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Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham 1420–1457 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England

Death Date: 30 Oct 1457

Death Location: Hilton, Durham, England

Father: Sir Hilton

Mother: Denise MNU

Spouse(s): Lady Stapleton

Children(s): Lady Hilton

In 1420, Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham entered the world in Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England, born to Sir William De Hilton And Denise Mnu. Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham married Lady Mary Stapleton, and had children including Lady Jane Anne Hilton. Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham passed away in 1457 in Hilton, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1420, Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham entered the world in Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England, born to Sir William De Hilton And Denise Mnu.
  • Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham married Lady Mary Stapleton, and had children including Lady Jane Anne Hilton.
  • Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham passed away in 1457 in Hilton, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hilton
1355–1435
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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Denise MNU
1375–1436
Birth Location: Swine, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Stapleton
1422–1533
Birth Location: Edenhall, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

Lady Hilton
1465–1513
Birth Location: Hilton, Durham, England
LH

Sir Durham's Ancestors

Self
Sir Durham
1420–1457
Birth Place: Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England
Parents
Sir William de Hilton
1355–1435
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Denise MNU
1375–1436
Swine, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Durham's Descendants

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Sir (William Hilton, 7th Baron of) Durham (1420–30 Oct 1457) m. Lady (Mary) Stapleton (1422–1533)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane Anne) Hilton 1465–1513 m. Lord (Humphrey Swynnerton) (Swinnerton) 1460–1504
    1. 1. Helen Swinnerton 1489–1574 m. Edward Littleton 1505–1558
      1. 1. Edward Littleton 1523–1574 m. Alice Cockayne 1535–1602
        1. 1. Jane Littleton 1566–1634 m. Thomas Lane 1572–1605

Sir Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham in Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England
Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England
1457
30 Oct 1457
Age 37
Death of Sir William Hilton, 7th Baron of Durham in Hilton, Durham, England
Hilton, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1457
    Event Place: Hilton, Durham, England
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