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William David Hilton 1877 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1877

Birth Location: Picton, New Zealand

Death Date: 25 July 1952

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Henry Hilton

Mother: Elizabeth CRAGG

Spouse(s): Sarah Simmonds

Children(s): Alice Hilton, Maud Hilton, William Hilton, Louis Hilton

William David Hilton was born in 1877 in Picton, New Zealand, the child of Henry Edward Hilton and Elizabeth CRAGG. William David Hilton married Sarah "Maud" Simmonds, and had children including Alice Margaret Hilton, Maud Hilton, William Henry Hilton, Louis Hilton. William David Hilton passed away in 1952 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William David Hilton was born in 1877 in Picton, New Zealand, the child of Henry Edward Hilton and Elizabeth CRAGG.
  • William David Hilton married Sarah "Maud" Simmonds, and had children including Alice Margaret Hilton, Maud Hilton, William Henry Hilton, Louis Hilton.
  • William David Hilton passed away in 1952 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Hilton
1851 – 1937
Birth Location: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
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Elizabeth CRAGG
1852 – 1880
Birth Location: Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Simmonds
1878 – 1952
Birth Location: Pelorus, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Alice Hilton
1900 – 1971
Birth Location: –
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Maud Hilton
1902 – 1970
Birth Location: Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
MH
William Hilton
1906 – 1950
Birth Location: –
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Louis Hilton
1911 – 1979
Birth Location: Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
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William Hilton's Ancestors

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William Hilton
1877 – 1952
Birth Place: Picton, New Zealand
Parents
Henry Edward Hilton
1851 – 1937
Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
Elizabeth CRAGG
1852 – 1880
Over Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Henry Hilton
1824 – 1859
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Jane Wheeler
1821 – 1856
Bridgenorth, Shropshire, England Civil Parish: Wolverhampton
Titus Cragg
1830 – 1869
Scotforth, Lancashire, England
Susannah Proctor
1831 – 1904
Ingleton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hilton's Descendants

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William (David) Hilton (1877 – 25 July 1952) m. Sarah ("Maud") Simmonds (Oct 1878 – 26 Dec 1952)
  1. 1. Alice (Margaret) Hilton (1900 – 1971)
  2. 2. Maud Hilton (1902 – 11 JUN 1970)
  3. 3. William (Henry) Hilton (1906 – 1950)
  4. 4. Louis Hilton (31 March 1911 – 24 Sept 1979) m. Rawi ("Lovey") Moa (1911 – 10 Jul 1970) m. Maati ((Marge) Pamela) Timu (1917 – 1980)
    1. 1. Douglas (Louis) Hilton (19 August 1932 – 4 Oct 2014) m. Lilith (Rauhuia (Bonnie)) Bartlett (23 Mar 1932 – 14 Jun 2012)
      1. 1. Michael (Grant) Hilton (20 Mar 1962 – 27 Feb 2008)
    2. 2. David Hilton ( – 4 Oct 2014)
    3. 3. Dana Hilton
    4. 4. Yvonne Hilton
    5. 5. Dana Hilton
    6. 6. Haami (Tekuru) Hilton (1942 – ) m. Ramona ((Mona) Te Hei o Raukawa) Heke (14 Sep 1945 – 27 May 1996)
      1. 1. Haami (Jnr.) Hilton
      2. 2. Maati Hilton
      3. 3. Dianne Hilton m. Ave
      4. 4. Christine Hilton

William Hilton's Timeline

2 Records

1877
1877
Birth of William David Hilton in Picton, New Zealand
Picton, New Zealand
1952
25 July 1952
Age 75
Death of William David Hilton in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Picton, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1952
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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