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William Hilton 1516 – 1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

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

Death Date: 1562

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

Father: Lord Sheriff

Mother: Mary Hilton

Spouse(s): Mary Metcalf

Children(s): Elizabeth Wollstonecraft

In 1516, William Hilton entered the world in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, born to Lord William Hilton III, 8th Baron, High Sheriff and Mary Hilton. William Hilton married Mary Metcalf, and had children including Elizabeth Wollstonecraft. William Hilton passed away in 1562 in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • In 1516, William Hilton entered the world in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, born to Lord William Hilton III, 8th Baron, High Sheriff and Mary Hilton.
  • William Hilton married Mary Metcalf, and had children including Elizabeth Wollstonecraft.
  • William Hilton passed away in 1562 in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Sheriff
1490 – 1536
Birth Location: Ormesby, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Hilton
1485 – 1518
Birth Location: Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Metcalf
1520 – 1565
Birth Location: Banks, Lancashire, England
MM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Wollstonecraft
1544 – 1587
Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
EW

William Hilton's Ancestors

Self
William Hilton
1516 – 1562
Birth Place: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Parents
Lord William Hilton III, 8th Baron, High Sheriff
1490 – 1536
Ormesby, Yorkshire, England
Mary Hilton
1485 – 1518
Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hilton's Descendants

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William Hilton (1516 – 1562) m. Mary Metcalf (1520 – 10 June 1565)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wollstonecraft (17 May 1544 – 20 May 1587) m. James Wollstonecraft (14 Jan 1545 – 16 Mar 1580)
    1. 1. Francis, (The Elder, Woossencrofte) Wolsencroft (1564 – 24 Sep 1616) m. Anne Hilton (1562 – 31 July 1629)
      1. 1. MARGARET WOLSENCROFT` (18 May 1581 – 1619) m. WILLIAM MYHILL` (25 Aug 1588 – 1667)
        1. 1. John (Mills) Myhill (14 Jan 1605 – 26 Jan 1683) m. Joane Russell (1605 – 1683)

William Hilton's Timeline

4 Records

1516
1516
Birth of William Hilton in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
1538
1538
Age 22
William Hilton was married in Ormesby St Margaret, Yorkshire, England
Ormesby St Margaret, Yorkshire, England
1543
1543
Age 27
William Hilton was married in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, , England
Wensleydale, Yorkshire, , England
1562
1562
Age 46
Death of William 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Ormesby St Margaret, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Wensleydale, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
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