Tolleson family » Sir William Hilton (1516-1562)

Personal data Sir William Hilton 

  • He was born in the year 1516 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
  • (MARR ) in the year 1534 in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • (Title of Nobility ) from March 1559 till 1562: de jure baron Hilton.
  • (Title of Nobility ) : Lord.
  • (Hilton (Helton) of Hilton and Hilton (Hulton) of Lancashire and Cheshire are NOT RELATED! Note that the Lancashire family is Welsh. They descend from Bleythin %5BBleddyn%5D de Hulton. ) : There is no documented interaction between the Hiltons of Durham/York and the Lancs/Chesh branch until George I (1714-27)..
  • (New England immigrants William and Edward Hilton of the Fish Monger's guild are *NOT* related to the baronial line of Hiltons. Their father is William Hilton of Witton in Norwich, Cheshire ... That branch might be related to the Hultons of Lancashire. ) .
  • (National ID ) : 9268.
  • (National ID ) : 2284.
  • He died in the year 1562 in Sunderland, Durham, England, he was 46 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1562 in St Michaels, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Sir William Hilton

He is married to Margaret Metcalfe.

They got married on February 21, 1543 at Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England, he was 27 years old.

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