Biography:
1. Thomas Hilton, the second son of Joseph and Elizabeth, was born at Waltham Abbey in 1815. He possibly married Ann Bardell, the widow of William Bardell, who died in 1834, aged 23. At the time of William's death, Ann was pregnant and went to the workhouse (information from family member, Sally Thorn).
2. According to the 1841 Census, Thomas was a man of 25, working as a Labourer in the Gunpowder Mills. He and his wife, Ann, (also 25 - rounded down) were living in Blackboy Alley with William Bardell, then aged 7, and their daughter, Elizabeth, aged 1. Although Thomas was born in Essex, Ann was born elsewhere.
