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

Father: William Hilton

Mother: Sibill Lumley

Spouse(s): Lady Metcalfe

Children(s): Sir Sunderland

In 1516, William (Lord) Hilton entered the world in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, born to William (Sir) Hilton and Sibill Lumley. William (Lord) Hilton married Lady Margaret Metcalfe, and had children including Sir William (Mark Roger) Hilton, Knight, 10th Baron of Sunderland. William (Lord) Hilton passed away in 1562 in Sunderland, 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 (Sir) Hilton and Sibill Lumley.
  • William (Lord) Hilton married Lady Margaret Metcalfe, and had children including Sir William (Mark Roger) Hilton, Knight, 10th Baron of Sunderland.
  • William (Lord) Hilton passed away in 1562 in Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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William Hilton's Ancestors

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William Hilton
1516 – 1562
Birth Place: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Parents
William (Sir) Hilton
1492 – 1537
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sibill Lumley
1485 – 1518
Lumley, Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hilton's Descendants

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William ((Lord)) Hilton (1516 – 1562) m. Lady (Margaret) Metcalfe (04 Jul 1520 – 4 Jun 1566)
  1. 1. Sir (William (Mark Roger) Hilton, Knight, 10th Baron of) Sunderland (8 Feb 1555 – 8 Feb 1605) m. Ellen Mainwaring (1555 – 27 Mar 1606)
    1. 1. Rebecca (M) Hilton (Feb 1602 – 27 Sep 1673) m. Thomas (Roberts "Colonial Governor of Dover - New) Hampshire" (11 Oct 1600 – September 27 1673)
      1. 1. William Roberts (1617 – 9 Sept 1675) m. Joanna (Thrill) West (1630 – 30 May 1693)
        1. 1. Eli (Jeremiah) Roberts (28 Nov 1656 – 29 Jun 1693) m. Mary Mallory (28 Nov 1656 – 17 Sep 1752)

William Hilton's Timeline

3 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
1562
13 May 1562
Age 46
Burial of William (Lord) Hilton in London, England
London, 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] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 May 1562
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STC/PR/1/1

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