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Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton 1405–1457 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1405

Birth Location: Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England

Death Date: 30 Oct 1457

Death Location: Durham, England

Father: Sir DeHilton

Mother: Lady Clifford

Spouse(s): Lady Stapleton

Children(s): Lady Hilton, Lady Hilton, Eleanor Hilton, Ralph Hilton, Joan Hilton, William Hilton, William Hilton, Jane Hilton, Lady (Hylton), Jane Hilton, Lady (Hylton), William Hilton, Joan Hilton, Willem Hylton, Lady Hylton, William Hilton

In 1405, Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton entered the world in Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England, born to Sir Robert Dehilton And Lady Maude Clifford. Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton married Lady Mary Stapleton, and had children including Eleanor De Hilton, Jane Hilton, Joan Hilton, Lady Elizabeth Ann Hilton Hylton, Lady Elizabeth Hilton, Lady Elizabeth Jane Ann Hilton, Lady Jane Ann Hilton Hylton, Ralph Hilton, Willem Lord Hylton, William De Hilton, William Hilton, William Ii De Hilton. Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton passed away in 1457 in Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1405, Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton entered the world in Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England, born to Sir Robert Dehilton And Lady Maude Clifford.
  • Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton married Lady Mary Stapleton, and had children including Eleanor De Hilton, Jane Hilton, Joan Hilton, Lady Elizabeth Ann Hilton Hylton, Lady Elizabeth Hilton, Lady Elizabeth Jane Ann Hilton, Lady Jane Ann Hilton Hylton, Ralph Hilton, Willem Lord Hylton, William De Hilton, William Hilton, William Ii De Hilton.
  • Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton passed away in 1457 in Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir DeHilton
1390–1447
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
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Lady Clifford
1376–1442
Birth Location: Brough Castle, Under Stainmoor Brough, Westmoreland, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Stapleton
1407–1472
Birth Location: Edenhall, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

Lady Hilton
1453–1513
Birth Location: Hilton Castle, Durham, England
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Lady Hilton
1432–1457
Birth Location: Old Park, Durham, England
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Eleanor Hilton
1450–1513
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
EH
Ralph Hilton
1451–1506
Birth Location: 1663219, Durham, England
RH
Joan Hilton
1430–1622
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
JH
William Hilton
1457–1506
Birth Location: Durham, County Durham, England
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William Hilton
1437–1506
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
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Jane Hilton
1434–1510
Birth Location: Hylton Castle, Durham, Northumberland, England
JH
Lady (Hylton)
1426–1510
Birth Location: Hilton Castle, Durham, England
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Jane Hilton
1434–
Birth Location: Hilton Castle, Northumberland, England
JH
Lady (Hylton)
1426–1510
Birth Location: Hilton Castle, Durham, England
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William Hilton
1429–1457
Birth Location: Hilton Manor, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Joan Hilton
1430–1622
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
JH
Willem Hylton
1420–1457
Birth Location: Hilton Castle, Northumberland, England
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Lady Hylton
1453–1513
Birth Location: Hilton Castle, Durham, England
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William Hilton
1437–1506
Birth Location: Hilton, Durham, England
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Sir Hilton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hilton
1405–1457
Birth Place: Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England
Parents
Sir Robert DeHilton
1390–1447
Durham, Durham, England
Lady (Maude) Clifford
1376–1442
Brough Castle, Under Stainmoor Brough, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
Willem (Lord) Hylton
1355–1435
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.
Denise Hylton
–1436
Swine, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hilton
1335–1370
Margaret Sutton
1380–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hilton's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord) Hilton (1405–30 Oct 1457) m. Lady (Mary) Stapleton (1407–13 Dec 1472)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Jane Ann) Hilton 1453–1513 m. Sir (Thomas "Grey Knight" Forster) III 1450–1526
    1. 1. Anna Forrester 1504–1559 m. Humphrey Stokes 1500–1550
      1. 1. Richard Stokes 1544–1593 m. Mary Smalbroke 1546–1591
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Stokes 1562–1615 m. John Holyoke 1551–1635
        2. 2. Francis STOKES 1558–1558
        3. 3. Humphrey Stokes 1560–1597
        4. 4. Richard STOKES 1568–1593
        5. 5. Edward Stokes 1567–1577
        6. 6. Mary Stokes 1571–1597
        7. 7. Thomas Stokes 1576–1657
        8. 8. William Stokes 1572–1594
        9. 9. Anne Stokes 1564–1607
        10. 10. Richard Stokes 1557–1657
        11. 11. Edward Stokes 1557–1657
        12. 12. William Stokes 1554–1572
    2. 2. Sir (Thomas IV) Forster 1500–1556
    3. 3. Margaret Forster 1490–1588
    4. 4. Agnes Forster 1480–1549
    5. 5. Lady (Agnes) Forster 1462–1500
    6. 6. Lady (Joan) Forster 1475–1535
    7. 7. Thomas Forrester 1485–1540
    8. 8. Robert Foster 1482–1545
    9. 9. Patrick Forster 1484–
    10. 10. John Forster 1482–1545
    11. 11. Nicholas Forster 1480–
    12. 12. Constance Forster 1470–1495
    13. 13. Regionald Forster 1486–
    14. 14. Constance Forster 1488–
    15. 15. William Forster 1500–1575
    16. 16. Thomas (Knight) Forster 1474–1526
    17. 17. Sir (Thomas) Forster 1500–1526
    18. 18. Sir (Thomas Sir Grey Knight 10th Governor Bamborough Castle) Forester 1500–1526
    19. 19. Robert Forster 1468–1490
    20. 20. Sir. (Knight Thomas Gov. of Bamburgh Castle) Forster 1477–1527
    21. 21. Roger Forster 1511–1545
    22. 22. Agnes Forster 1482–1510
    23. 23. Eleanor Forster 1494–
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Hilton 1432–1457
  3. 3. Eleanor (de) Hilton 1450–1513
  4. 4. Ralph Hilton 1451–1506
  5. 5. Joan Hilton 1430–1622
  6. 6. William (De) Hilton 1457–1506
  7. 7. William (De) Hilton 1437–1506
  8. 8. Jane Hilton 1434–1510
  9. 9. Lady (Elizabeth Ann Hilton) (Hylton) 1426–1510
  10. 10. Jane Hilton 1434–
  11. 11. Lady (Elizabeth Ann Hilton) (Hylton) 1426–1510
  12. 12. William Hilton 1429–1457
  13. 13. Joan Hilton 1430–1622
  14. 14. Willem (Lord) Hylton 1420–1457
  15. 15. Lady (Jane Ann Hilton) Hylton 1453–1513
  16. 16. William (II de) Hilton 1437–1506

Sir Hilton's Timeline

2 Records

1405
1405
Birth of Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton in Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England
Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England
1457
30 Oct 1457
Age 52
Death of Sir William Hilton, Knight, of Hilton Castle, 7th Lord Hilton in Durham, England
Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Hylton Castle, Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1457
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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