Peter Hilton
Peter was born in 1807 in
Upholland and his baptism took place on May 14th, 1809 in
Wigan.
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Birth Notes
Name: Peter Hilton
Baptism Date: 14 May 1809
Parish: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Father's name: Peter Hilton
Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
Reference Number: Drl/2/524
Peter Son of Peter Hilton of Upholland, Innkeeper
He died at the age of 64 in 1871 in
Wisconsin (WI). He was buried in 1871 in
Wisconsin (WI).
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Death Notes
Name: Peter Hilton
Birth Date: 1807
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Death Date: 1871
Death Place: Wisconsin, USA
Cemetery: Mound Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Elizabeth Hilton
Children: Cathrine Colton
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
General Notes
There is a Peter Hilton baptised at Wigan, his father Peter was an Innkeeper at Upholland, Lancashire. Later his father may have been a Wheelwright. In 1851, this Peter Hilton, lodger, Widower, aged 41 was a Sawyer (i.e. a timber cutter) at Upholland. In 1871, Peter is a Carpenter in Pemberton. This cant be the Peter that emmigrated to the USA.
Peter Hilton married Elizabeth Mather 6 Nov 1831 in Bolton. It was just in time, as Elizabeth (aka Betty) gave birth 2 months later. Their marriage may have been a double marriage as Sarah Mather married at the same church, same day. The marriage records are adjacent. However, they are not sisters.
In Jan 1832 when Catherine was baptised, Peter was a Chair Maker in Little Bolton
Peter and
Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on November 6th, 1831 at
St. Peter's (Bolton) witnessed by George Horrocks & James Liptrot.
4 They had two daughters named
Catherine and
Grace. There are possibly more children.
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Children
Catherine Hilton
Catherine was born on January 7th, 1832 in
Little Bolton and her baptism took place on January 9th, 1832 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
Name: Catharine Hilton
Baptism Date: 9 Jan 1832
Parish: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father: Peter Hilton
Mother: Belly Hilton (i.e. Betty)
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/24
She died at the age of 76 on July 17th, 1908 in
Minnesota (MIN).
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Death Notes
17 July 1908, Catherine died in Minnesota
Grace Hilton
Grace was born in November 1833. She died in November 1833 in
Bolton. She was buried on November 6th, 1833 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Death Notes
Name: Grace Hilton
Age: 0
Birth Date: abt 1833
Burial Date: 6 Nov 1833
Burial Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father: Peter Hilton
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/5/7