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	Stephen Hilton aged 23 born in Selling, Kent, England. Ship: HMS Minotaur Rating/Rank: Master's Mate
	Personal details
		Born	9 August 1785
		Died	25 February 1872
		Family	Married: Mary (born 1797, Selling, Kent, England; died 2 December 1880) 1823, Selling, Kent, England. Children: Matilda Hilton (born 1824, Chilham, Kent, England); Stephen William Hilton (born 1825 Chilham, Kent, England; buried 4 June 1877 Selling, Kent, England); Giles Gibbs Hilton (born 1828; died 25 February 1881); Lewis Hilton (born 1829; died 1829); Harry Hilton (born 1831); Mary Ann Hilton (born 1833); Richard Hilton (born 1839; died 1839); Victoria Minotaur Hilton (born 1841).
		Father	Thomas Gibbs Hilton (born 7 January 1750, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England; died 15 April 1826).
		Mother	Ann Jones (born 1750; died 28 September 1814).
		Parents' date of marriage	8 February 1776, Faversham, Kent, England
		Notes	Date of birth given on Hilton's lieutenants passing certificate is 9 August 1782. Stephen's brother Robert Hilton served on HMS Swiftsure as a Surgeon 2nd Mate at the Battle of Trafalgar.

	Service details
		HMS Bristol Ship's pay book number: (B3C, no 2) 17 April 1795 to 17 February 1796 Rank/rating: Boy Comments: On leave from HMS Bristol 18 February-26 Febraury 1796. Ship's pay book number: (B3C, no 2) 27 February 1796 to 21 June 1797 Rank/rating: Boy Comments: On leave form HMS Bristol 22 June -30 June 1796. Ship's pay book number: (B3C, no 2) 1 July 1796 to 31 July 1796 Rank/rating: Boy HMS Grana Ship's pay book number: (B3C, no 10) 1 July 1796 to 31 January 1798 Rank/rating: Boy HMS Pearl Ship's pay book number: (SB 422) 30 August 1799 to 30 November 1800 Rank/rating: Ordinary Seaman Ship's pay book number: (SB 422) 1 December 1800 to 14 February 1802 Rank/rating: Midshipman HMS Acasta Ship's pay book number: (SB 681) 15 February 1802 to 11 April 1802 Rank/rating: Midshipman Ship's pay book number: (SB 681) 12 April 1802 to 16 July 1802 Rank/rating: Able Seaman HMS Revolutionaire Ship's pay book number: (SB 857) 6 November 1802 to 21 March 1803 Rank/rating: Midshipman Comments: Lent to HMS Malta 22 March-10 April 1803. Ship's pay book number: (SB 857) 11 April 1803 to 21 April 1803 Rank/rating: Midshipman Ship's pay book number: (SB 20) 22 April 1803 to 3 April 1804 Rank/rating: Midshipman HMS Queen Ship's pay book number: (SL 3) 4 April 1804 to 18 April 1804 Rank/rating: Supernumerary Ship's pay book number: (SB 585) 16 April 1804 to 13 March 1805 Rank/rating: Midshipman HMS Minotaur Ship's pay book number: (SB 685) 14 March 1805 to 6 April 1806 (Was at Trafalgar) Rank/rating: Master's Mate

	Sources used
		Catalogue reference: ADM 36/13038 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/13405 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/13406 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/13818 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/13819 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/14477 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/14811 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16839 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16281 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16282 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16054 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16055 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16056 Catalogue reference: ADM 107/31 Website: www.familysearch.org
	Last updated: 11 October 2004

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