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William (Lord) Hilton 1516–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Houghton-le-Spring, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: William Hilton

Mother: Sibill Lumley

Spouse(s): Margaret Metcalfe

Children(s): William Hilton, Captain Hilton, Sibyl Hilton, Anne Hilton

In 1516, William (Lord) Hilton entered the world in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, born to William De Hilton And Sibill Lumley. William (Lord) Hilton married Margaret Metcalfe, and had children including Anne Hilton, Captain Mark Roger Hilton, Dorothy Hilton, Sibyl Hilton, William Sir Hilton. William (Lord) Hilton passed away in 1562 in Houghton-le-Spring, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • In 1516, William (Lord) Hilton entered the world in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, born to William De Hilton And Sibill Lumley.
  • William (Lord) Hilton married Margaret Metcalfe, and had children including Anne Hilton, Captain Mark Roger Hilton, Dorothy Hilton, Sibyl Hilton, William Sir Hilton.
  • William (Lord) Hilton passed away in 1562 in Houghton-le-Spring, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hilton's Ancestors

Self
William Hilton
1516–1562
Birth Place: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Parents
William De Hilton
1501–1537
Nappa, Settle, East Yorkshire, England
Sibill Lumley
1485–1518
Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Grandparents
William Hylton
1437–1506
Durham, Durham, England
Margaret (Margery) Bowes
1438–1503
Streatlam Castle, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
William Hilton
1405–1457
Mary Stapleton
1407–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maud Westmoreland
1391–1442
Robert Hilton
1400–1448

William Hilton's Descendants

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William ((Lord)) Hilton (1516–1562) m. Margaret Metcalfe (1520–1565)
  1. 1. William ((Sir)) Hilton 1533–1600 m. Anne Yorke 1536–1600
    1. 1. Thomas ((Baron)) Hilton 1558–1598 m. Anne Bowes 1559–1608
      1. 1. John Hilton 1598–1655 m. Thomasine Warter 1605–
        1. 1. Henry Hilton 1628–1712 m. Anne Proctor 1632–
      2. 2. Jane Hilton 1584–1645 m. Ralph Delaval 1577–1628
        1. 1. Thomas Delaval 1612–1662 m. Elizabeth Belasye 1613–1661
  2. 2. Captain (Mark Roger) Hilton 1560–1605 m. Ellen Mainwaring 1562–1606
  3. 3. Sibyl Hilton 1543–
  4. 4. Anne Hilton 1548–1585

William Hilton's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of William (Lord) Hilton in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
1562
1562
Age 46
Death of William (Lord) Hilton in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houghton-le-Spring, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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