Brief Life History of Joshua
When Joshua Hilton was born on 12 April 1714, in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Hilton, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Crockett, was 21. He married Dorothy Revel on 18 December 1739. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters.
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Sources (15)
- Joshua, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Joshua in entry for Dorothy Hilton, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Joshua, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
Spouse and Children
1714– Male
1696–1758 Female
Children (11)
1740– Male
1742– Female
1744– Female
1744– Female
1744– Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1689–1788 Male
1693– Female
Siblings (7)
1714– Male
1717– Female
1720–1748 Female
1720–1788 Female
1722–1765 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 87
1815
Age 101
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
Age 107
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire):
habitational name from any of various places called Hilton (e.g. in Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, North Yorkshire, and Westmorland), most of which derive from Old English hyll ‘hill’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some come from Old English helde ‘slope’ + tūn.
occasionally, as in the case of Ralph filius Hilton (Yorkshire 1219), perhaps from the personal name Hilton, itself a possible form of Norman Hildun, composed of the ancient Germanic elements hild ‘strife, battle’ + hūn ‘bear cub’. Compare Hilt . This English surname is present in Ireland (mainly taken to Ulster in the early 17th century, though recorded earlier in Dublin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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