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Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton 1500–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England.

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England

Father: James Ii

Mother: Hannah Ross

Spouse(s): Lady Radcliffe, Elizabeth Highfield

Children(s): Sir Hilton, Lady Hulton, Margaret blood, Alice Hulton, John Hulton, John Thorppe, Lady Hulton

In 1500, Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton entered the world in Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England., born to James Ii De Hulton Lord Of Farnworth Ii And Hannah Ritson Ross. Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton married Elizabeth Highfield, Lady Alice Christiana Radcliffe, and had children including Alice Hulton, John Hulton, John Hulton Or Thorppe, Lady Alice Of Farnworth Hulton, Lady Alice Hulton, Margaret Emily Orrell Royal Blood, Sir John Hilton. Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton passed away in 1587 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton entered the world in Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England., born to James Ii De Hulton Lord Of Farnworth Ii And Hannah Ritson Ross.
  • Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton married Elizabeth Highfield, Lady Alice Christiana Radcliffe, and had children including Alice Hulton, John Hulton, John Hulton Or Thorppe, Lady Alice Of Farnworth Hulton, Lady Alice Hulton, Margaret Emily Orrell Royal Blood, Sir John Hilton.
  • Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton passed away in 1587 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Hilton's Ancestors

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Sir Hilton
1500–1587
Birth Place: Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England.
Parents
James II De Hulton, Lord of Farnworth Ii
1460–1503
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Hannah (Ritson) Ross
1480–1530
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hilton's Descendants

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Sir (William II the blind Baron of) Hilton (1500–1587) m. Lady (Alice Christiana) Radcliffe (1510–1554) m. Elizabeth Highfield (1484–1557)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Hilton 1520–1556
    1. 1. Richard (I) Hilton 1554–1617 m. Marjorie Holcroft 1558–1605
      1. 1. Richard (of Westleigh) Hilton 1581–1645 m. Anne (Haslome) Hilton 1580–1654
        1. 1. Richard (Hilton) Sr. 1617–1689 m. Anne Tong 1617–1655
        2. 2. Margaret (Alice) Hilton –1754
  2. 2. Lady (Alice (of Farnworth)) Hulton 1525–1584
  3. 3. Margaret (Emily Orrell royal) blood 1525–1584
  4. 4. Alice Hulton 1525–1584
  5. 5. John Hulton 1520–1556
  6. 6. John (Hulton Or) Thorppe 1520–1556
  7. 7. Lady (Alice) Hulton 1525–1601

Sir Hilton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton in Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England.
Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England.
1587
1587
Age 87
Death of Sir William II the blind Baron of Hilton in Bolton, Lancashire, England
Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England

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