George was previously married to Mary Louisa's older sister Caroline who died when just 36 years of age.

George Hilton was the son of James Hilton and Elizabeth Troup. I'm grateful to Beth Robertson in Sydney, Australia for telling me more about George's immediate family. Beth's husband is descended from George's sister Mary Hilton, born 6 Feb 1859
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George can be seen at the 1881 census living at 67 Elderton Road, Lewisham, Kent:
Geo. HILTON Head M Male 24 Aberdeen, Scotland Gardener
Caroline HILTON Wife M Female 34 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Albert G. HILTON Son Male 2 Grt Totham, Essex, England
Minnie HILTON Daur Female 6 m Swerford, Oxford, England
Mary A. KING Visitor U Female 28 Avelegh, Essex, England Dressmaker
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Graham Barber tells me:
George was at one time Head Gardener at Pitlochry House, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. At one time he used to sell religious books from his home and at markets in Barnstaple, Bideford and Ilfracombe in Devon, England.
He retired in 1926 and moved to live at 24 Avery Hill, New Eltham, London.
His hobbies were gardening and painting.

His occupation was given as Colporteur in 1921 which - in case anyone (like me) is uncertain as to what a colporteur is, it's an "itinerant seller or giver of books, especially religious literature".

Mary appears in the 1881 census living at 10 Heath Terrace, Milverton, Warwick, England working as a domestic servant in the household of Thomas B Salmon.
Thomas B. SALMON Head M Male 70 Fenny Compton, Warwick,
England Retired Hosier & Draper
Sarah SALMON Wife M Female 59 Leicester, Leicester, England
Wife To Retired Hosier & Draper
Mary KNIBBS Servant U Female 21 Swerford, Oxford, England
General Domestic Serv
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In 1885 she was living at 10 Sylphide Villas, Forest Hill, London, England.
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George and Mary Louisa with their five daughters Elsie, Eva, Catherine, Edith and Winifred who were born between 1887 and 1894. Click image for larger version.

I am told by Graham Barber that Eslie married Alfred James Lawday on 12 June 1912. He was born 4 December 1883 at Barnstaple, Devon, England and died 22 September 1965.

She worked as cashier at International Grocers after leaving school. The shop stayed open late on Saturdays up to 10 pm and she had just one half day off per week.

After she and Alfred married they moved to lve in Wales until Alfred retired in 1948 when theymoved back to live at Eltham, SE London to be near to family.

Alfred was a Statin Master on the railways.

Graham Barber tells me that Eva worked for Barclays Bank in Barnstaple, Bideford, Wellington, Exeter, Edenbridge, Woowich London and never ever married.

Edith married William Edward Lawrence in June 1934. He was born in Brixham, Devon, England and he died in May 1971 at Taunton, Devon, England.

Graham Barber tells me that William had been a lumberjack in Canada and a miner in South Wales but finally went into the Ministry as a Baptist Minister in Lydney, Penzance, Evesham and Hatch Beauchamp, Nr Taunton, Devon, England. He was also a chaplain in the army serving at Antwerp and Arnhem.