The title Baron Hylton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1866. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...
The ruins of Hylton Castle (near Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, Northern England) are reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a murdered stable boy, known locally as the Cauld Lad of Hylton.
One story states that the stable boy was caught courting BaronHylton's daughter, and was killed.
It is on record that Robert Hylton, 13th BaronHylton was pardoned in 1609.
Sir William Hylton (Knight, Baron of Hylton) was the son of Sir Robert Hylton (Knight, Baron of Hilton) and Neville.
Sir Robert Hylton (Knight, Baron of Hilton) was the son of Sir Robert Hylton (Knight) and (?) Maverick.
Baron Alexander Hylton was born between 1050 and 1100, with the conclusion drawn that Sir Alexander was born after 1066 as pedigree notes say his parents married in reign of William the Conqueror.