Eardley-Wilmot baronets connections
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Sir Benjamin John Eardley-Wilmot, 7th Bt, of Berkswell Hall, Warwickshire; b 24 Jan 1974; suc f 15 Nov 2014; mar 2009, •Clementine Daisy (bapt 29 June 1982), dau of Andrew Langton, of London, and has issue,
1. +Ario Timothy; b 28 May 2012.
2. +Blue; b 2015.
Lineage of Wilmot: Robert Wilmot/Wylmot, of Chaddesden (see WILMOT of Chaddesden, Bt), had a 3rd s, to whom he bequeathed Osmaston and other estates in Derbys,
Sir Nicholas Wilmot Kt (1674), SL, of Osmaston Hall, Derbys; b 1611; Dep Recorder of Nottingham; mar Dorothy (d 22 Jan 1682), dau of Sir Henry Harpur, of Calke, Derbys (collateral of the Harpur Crewe baronets, of Calke Abbey, Derbys, which dignity became extinct 1924); d 28 Dec 1682, leaving an eldest s,
Robert Wilmot MP, of Osmaston Hall, Derbys; MP for Derby 1689 (Convention Parl); mar Elizabeth, dau and sole hrss of Edward Eardley, of Eardley, Staffs; d 1722, leaving with other issue,
1. Robert (see below).
2. John, ancestor of the Wilmot later Wilmot-Chetwode family, of Woodbrook, Queen’s co.
3. Rev Charles, Rector of Langley, Derbys; mar Bridget, dau of Benjamin Blundell, and had issue.
4. Christopher; mar Anne, sis of Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax KG (see MANCHESTER, D), and had issue.
5. Henry, of Farnborough Park, Hants; mar Catherine Dowson.
The eldest s,
Robert Wilmot, of Osmaston Hall, Derbys; mar Ursula, 3rd dau and cohrss of Sir Samuel Marow/Marowe, 1st Bt, of Berkswell Hall, Warwicks [E] (see Lineage of Marow below) (b ca 1652; bur d 19 Nov 1685), by Mary Cayley; d Sept 1738, leaving with 2 dau,
1. Robert, later 1st Bt (see below).
2. John Eardley (see below).
The 2nd s,
Sir John Eardley Wilmot Kt (1755), PC (Sept 1766), SL (1755), of Osmaston Hall, Derbys; b 16 Aug 1709; educ Derby Sch, Westminster, Trinity Hall Camb (matric 1727), Inner Temple (Barrister 1732); declined KC and SL 1753; Judge of KBD 1755-66; declined post as Ld High Chllr 1756 and again 1770; CJ CP 1766-71; mar 3 Apr 1743, Sarah (b 1721; d 27 July 1772), dau of Thomas Rivett, of Derby (see RIVETT-CARNAC of Derby, Bt); d 5 Feb 1792, leaving issue,
1. John (see below).
2. Maria Marow; mar 6 Dec 1766, Sampson Gideon (later Eardley), 1st Baron Eardley (see Lineage of Gideon below); dspms 1 March 1794.
3. Elizabeth; mar 27 July 1788, Sir Thomas Blomefield, 1st Bt, of Attleborough, Norfolk (qv), and had issue.
The only s,
John Wilmot (later Eardley-Wilmot by Royal Lic dated 1812) MP; b 1749?; educ Westminster, Brunswick Academy, Univ Coll Oxf (matric 10 Jan 1766 aged 16), Inner Temple (Barrister 1773); MP: Tiverton 1776-84, Coventry 1784-96; mar 1stly 20 Apr 1776, Frances, dau of Samuel Sainthill; mar 2ndly 29 June 1793, Sarah (dsp), dau of Col Haslam; d 23 June 1815, leaving with 4 dau by his 1st w,
John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Bt, of Berkswell Hall, Warwickshire [UK] (so cr 23 Aug 1821); b 21 Feb 1783; educ Harrow; Barrister 1806; High Sheriff of Warwicks 1819-19; MP for North Warwickshire 1832-43; Lt-Gov of Van Diemen’s Land 1843-46; FRS; Author: An Abridgement of Blackstone’s Commentaries (1822), A Letter to the Magistrates of England on the Increase of Crime (1827); mar 1stly 21 May 1808, Elizabeth Emma (d 22 March 1818), sis of R-Adm Sir Edward Parry FRS, RN, Hydrographer of the RN 1823-29 (b 19 Dec 1790; d 8 July 1855) and dau of Dr Caleb Hillier Perry MD, of Bath, Somersts, who published one of the earliest descriptions of an exophthalmic goiter 1825 (b 21 Oct 1755; d 9 March 1822), and had issue,
1. John Eardley, later 2nd Bt (see below0.
2. Maj-Gen Frederick Marow RA; b 29 May 1812; mar 19 June 1851, Frances Augusta (d 22 Jan 1951), dau of George James Pennington, of Cumberland Str, London; d 30 Sept 1877, leaving with another dau (dvp an infant),
2.1. Kenred; b Sept 1853; with Bank of Montreal in Canada; mar 1stly 1880, Margaret (d 8 Nov 1892), dau of James Osborne; mar 2ndly 1896, Beatrice (dsp 7 Apr 1909), dau of T. C. Chisholm; mar 3rdly June 1911, Ethel Grace (d 1954), dau of Henry Taylor, of Perth, Ontario, Canada; d 28 Apr 1932, leaving issue by his 1st w,
2.1.1. Hilda Woodburn; b 19 Apr 1882; mar 9 Sept 1911, Maj John Hennings Wright, 48th Highlanders, of Canada (d 1942); d 23 Dec 1964, leaving issue.
2.1.2. Madge Pennington; b 1 March 1887; mar 1stly 19 Nov 1921, Sherman de Witt Enoch, a civil engineer (d 1934); mar 2ndly 1945, Dr Josef Heinrich Amrjem, of NY, USA; d 10 Jan 1966.
2.1.3. Trevor Kenred; b Oct 1889; educ McGill Univ (BSc 1913); mar 1stly 11 Feb 1914 (div Apr 1935), Louise Margaret, dau of William George Warner, of Montreal, Canada; mar 2ndly 15 June 1935, Frances Rebecca, dau of Alfred O. Secord, of Montreal.
2.2. Lt-Col Arthur CMG (1917), RA; b 6 June 1856; served Mahsud Waziri Expedition 1881, WWI (wounded); mar 2 Apr 1887, Mary Blanche (d 13 Aug 1942), only dau of Clement Thomas Sneyd-Kynnersly JP, DL, of Loxley Park and Highfields, Staffs; d 9 March 1940, leaving issue,
2.2.1. Dorothy Revell; b 8 July 1888; d unm 21 Jan 1972.
2.2.2. Margaret Stuart; b 17 Nov 1891; d unm 29 March 1971.
2.2.3. Lt Frederick Lawrence, Princess Patricia’s Canadian LI; b 25 Feb 1895; KIA 19 March 1915 during WWI.
2.2.4. Dulce; mar 28 Oct 1920, Stanley Smith, Prof of Physics at Univ of Alberta, Canada (d 1944); d 19 Jan 1960.
2.3. Col Irton IA; b 8 Apr 1859; mar 22 Oct 1885, Florence (d 25 Sept 1946), dau of Harry Corbyn Levinge (see LEVINGE of High Park, Bt); d 17 July 1936, leaving issue,
2.3.1. Capt Vere Levinge ARSM, AIMM, R; b 29 Oct 1886; educ Wellington; with Canadian Govt Mines Dept; mar 23 July 1815, Mary Cecil (d 1968), dau of H. Moffatt, of Toronto, Canada; d 23 Apr 1965, leaving issue,
2.3.1.1. Capt John Vere, Canadian Armoured Corps; b 18 March 1918; served WWII; KIA 15 Aug 1944 during WWII.
2.3.1.2. Hugh Irton RCAF, of RR No 1, Norland, Ontario K0M 2LO, Canada (2003); b 19 Nov 1925; educ McGill Univ (BSc 1951); with RCAF 1944-45; d unm 16 Nov 2008 at Haliburton Hosp, Ontario, Canada.
2.4. Bertha; mar 14 Nov 1878, George N. Todd (d 1891); d 1896, leaving issue.
2.5. Mabel; mar 10 July 1890, Lt-Col Alexander Kenneth Gillespie KGStJ, Staff Paymaster with APD (d 11 Sept 1934); d 29 Sept 1946.
2.6. Eva; mar 10 Oct 1891, Rev Gorge Herbert Aitken BA, Rector of Lambeth, Surrey (d 1919); d 27 March 1959.
2.7. Freda; d unm 24 March 1953.
3. Rev Edward Revell; b 11 Feb 1814; educ Trinity Hall Camb (MA); Hon Canon of Worcester; mar 1stly 4 Aug 1840, Francs Anne (d 11 Apr 1846), dau of Rev Charles Elkins, of Salisbury, Salop, and had issue,
3.1. Hubert Frederick; b 29 Apr 1843; d unm 1877.
3.2. Edward Snowdon; b 13 Nov 1844; d unm 4 July 1875.
3.3. Lt Francis RN; b 27 March 1846; mar 10 Aug 1874, Lucy Mary Emily (d 18 Feb 1929), dau of Rev George Rundle Prynne, Vicar of St Peter’s, Plymouth, Hants; d 23 Feb 1921, leaving issue,
3.3.1. Kenred; b 29 Apr 1875; d 23 March 1878.
3.3.2. Eric Hugh; b 28 May and dvp 29 July 1876.
3.3.3. Rev Hubert Valentine, Vicar of Coggeshall, Essex 1924-30; b 14 Feb 1878; educ St Paul’s, Keble Coll Oxf (BA 1900; MA 1904); Hon Chaplain to the Forces during WWI 1917 (wounded); Proctor in Convocation 1929; mar 22 Apr 1908, Muriel Ivy Holloway (d 9 Sept 1966), dau of S. William Lovett, of Norwich, Norfolk; d 17 Jan 1963, leaving issue,
3.3.3.1. Hazel Mary; b 6 Feb 1910; educ St Anne’s Coll Oxf (BA 1931); d unm 11 May 1998.
3.3.3.2. Monica Germaine; b 18 June 1913; d unm Apr 1992.
3.3.3.3. Paul Revell RAF; b 13 May 1917; educ St Paul’s; served WWII; mar 27 March 1953, Joan Violet, of Woodland View, New Rd, Cookham Rise, Berks SL6 9HB (2003) (d 21 July 2018 aged 86), dau of John William Shepherd, of High Wycombe, Berks; d 5 Aug 2001, leaving issue,
3.3.3.3.1. +David Revell [David Eardley-Wilmot, 7 Baybrook, Maidenhead Road, Cookham Rise, Berks (2003)]; b 17 Aug 1954.
3.3.3.3.2. •Sarah Mary [Mrs Sarah Rushton, Clare Cottage, 40 Hale Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 9QH (2003)]; b 20 Oct 1957; educ Windsor Girls’ GS; mar 16 Sept 1978 (div 2000), Peter William, s of Alfred James Rushton, and has issue,
3.3.3.3.2.1. •Oliver William; b 22 May 1983.
3.3.3.3.2.2. •Morgan David; b 3 March 1988.
3.3.3.3.2.3. •Theodore Alexander; b 3 March 1988.
3.3.4. Mabel Ernestine; b 22 March 1879; mar 11 May 1907, Edward Fletcher, a solicitor (d 21 Nov 1967), 4th s of Rev William Edward Emmet; d 8 Apr 1964, leaving issue.
3.3.5. George Revell; b 10 June 1880; mar 18 Nov 1909, Janet Mary (d 30 June 1964), dau of Rev Canon W. Crisp, of Cape Town, South Africa; dsp 27 Sept 1910.
3.3.6. Muriel; b 9 Jan 1883; d unm 14 June 1956.
3.3.7. Lt Gerald Howard, 9th Btn Devons Regt; b 14 March 1890; d 10 March 1916 from wounds received in action during WWI.
(continued) Rev Edward mar 2ndly 8 Feb 1848, Emma Hutchinson (d 14 Feb 1907), dau of William Lambert BCS; d 30 May 1899, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
3.4. Rev Ernest Augustus, Vicar of Broxbourne, Herts; b 9 Nov 1848; educ Clare Coll Camb (MA); Prebendary of Wells; mar 1stly 8 Apr 1875, Emily Dora (d March 1897), dau of Rev Charles Holland, Prebendary of Chichester; mar 2ndly 15 Aug 1906, Arthurina Jane Arabella (d Aug 1943), yst dau of Maj-Gen Arthur Butcher; d 13 Dec 1932, leaving issue by his 1st w,
3.4.1. Mary Dora; b 2 March 1877; d unm 5 Apr 1924.
3.4.2. Rev Charles Revell, Rector of Levis, Quebec, Canada 1938-42; b 24 Jan 1880; educ Haileybury, Clare Coll Camb (BA 1902; MA 1906); Canon of Quebec Cath 1932-42 (Hon Canon 1942); Examining Chaplain to Bp of Quebec 1932-42; mar 1914, Rose Meredith (d 1 Dec 1954), dau of C. H. Bowen, of Sherbroke, Quebec, Canada; d 1962, leaving issue,
3.4.2.1. Barbara Rose, of 36 Morewood Crescent, Willowdale, Toronto, Ontario MK2 1L7, Canada (2003); b 30 June 1915 in Quebec; served WWII as Nursing Sis with RCAF; mar 1stly 1 Aug 1942, John Franklin Carr RCAF, of New Liskeard, Ontario (KAS 26 Oct 1942); mar 2ndly Oct 1947, Geoffrey, only s of Guy Constable, of Creston, British Columbia, Canada; d 12 Apr 2002 at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (bur there), leaving issue,
3.4.2.1.1. •Catherine Judith; b 1950.
3.4.2.1.2. •Janet Meredyth; b 1953.
3.4.2.1.3. •Susan Emily; b 1956.
3.4.2.1.4. •Peter Geoffrey; b 1961.
3.4.2.2. Cecilia Torlesse; b 1917; served with Canadian WAC 1942-45; mar July 1946, Eliot Albert Leyden; d 1999, leaving issue,
3.4.2.2.1. •Sylvia Dawn; b 1947.
3.4.2.2.2. •Richard Harold; b 1950.
3.4.2.2.3. •Michael Peyton; b 1952.
3.4.2.2.4. •Andrew Charles; b 1954.
3.4.2.2.5. •Elizabeth Rose; b 1957.
3.4.2.3. Sgt Robert “Bob” Lloyd RCAF, of Beechwood Manor, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; b 1921 at Shigawake, Quebec; educ Rothesay Coll, The Boys’ HS of Quebec City; served WWII; mar 1949, Joyce Ethel (d May 2003), dau of Delbert Dagles, of Three Rivers, Quebec; d 10 Sept 2011 at Trillium Health Centre (cremated and bur at Brampton Memorial Gdns), leaving issue,
3.4.2.3.1. +David “Drew” Robert, of Calgary; b 1952.
3.4.2.4. Sylvia Revell, of RR2 Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada (2003); b 3 July 1926; educ MacDonald Coll McGill Univ (BSc); mar 18 Sept 1948, Allan Adolphus (d 1999), s of Adolphus Fulton Saunders, of Petitcodiac; d 23 June 2023, leaving issue,
3.4.2.4.1. Heather Anne; b 5 Nov 1949; d 8 March 1945.
3.4.2.4.2. •Nancy Peyton; b 18 June 1951.
3.4.2.4.3. •Sylvia Lee; b 12 Sept 1953.
3.4.3. Maud Cecilia; b 28 Jan 1882; d unm 19 Feb 1967.
3.4.4. Irene Mildred; b 15 March 1884; d unm 6 Sept 1976.
3.4.5. Hilda Violet; b 13 July 1886; mar 7 Feb 1912, Frederick Kingsmill, s of Dr John Annesley Brownrigg MD; d Jan 1944, leaving issue.
3.4.6. Ernest Lancelot; b 13 Oct 1888; served WWI with NZ Expeditionary Force 1917-18 (wounded); mar 2 Dec 1919, Margaret (d 1966), dau of L. Hanlon, of Auckland, NZ; d 1975, leaving issue,
3.4.6.1. Sgt Philip RNZAF, of 8 Ballaret Str, Ellerslie, Auckland, NZ (2003); b 1920; mar 1948, Joan Hazel, dau of G. R. Fox, of Auckland; d 15 Aug 2001 at Auckland, leaving issue,
3.4.6.1.1. •Kay; b 1951; mar 1972, •William James Chapman, of Roslyn, Dunedin, NZ, and has issue,
3.4.6.1.1.1. •Kirsten; b 1974.
3.4.6.1.1.2. •Melanie; b 1977.
3.4.6.1.2. +Ronald Ernest; b 10 Feb 1953; mar 1972, •Gaylene Mildon, of Mt Wellington, Auckland, and has issue,
3.4.6.1.2.1. +Matthew Ronald; b 1973.
3.4.6.1.2.2. +Jamie; b 1975.
3.4.6.1.2.3. +Nicholas; b 1977.
3.4.6.2. Eileen Mary; b 7 Feb 1922; mar 1943, Richard Quentin Taylor; d 11 March 2014 at Auckland, leaving issue,
3.4.6.2.1. •Peter Raymond; b 1945.
3.4.6.2.2. •Lynne Carole; b 1946.
3.4.7. Christine; b 11 July 1893; d unm 19—.
3.5. Robert JP, MB, MRCE; b 6 Nov 1849; mar 3 May 1876, Frances Gwynne (d 18 May 1928), dau of Charles William Whitby MB, MRCS, of Ottery St Mary, Devons; d 3 Dec 1935, leaving issue,
3.5.1. Edward Gwynne; b 1 Feb 1877; educ Tonbridge, Oriel Coll Oxf (BA 1899; MA 1903); Lincoln’s Inn (Barrister 1908; Bencher 1939); Assist Master at Harrow 1906-06; Master of Skinners’ Co 1922-23; T/Capt with 7th Btn RWF and RTO 1916; Counsel to PO 1939-47; mar 4 Aug 1904, Jane Millicent OBE (1920) (d 11 Dec 1964), only dau of Sir James William Scott, 1st Bt, of The Yews (qv); d 12 Oct 1965, leaving issue,
3.5.1.1. Elizabeth Averil MBE (1955); b 21 May 1905; mar 26 June 1928, Sir Cyril Holland Shakerley, 5th Bt, of Somerford Park (qv), and had issue,
3.5.1.2. Mary Marow; b 18 May 1909; mar 24 Oct 1933, Capt John de Bourbel of Dunninald MC, JP, DL, Gordon Highlanders (d 1975), only s of Lt-Col John Raymond Evelyn Stansfeld DSO; d 1 Aug 1997, leaving issue,
3.5.1.2.1. John Raoul Wilmot MBE (2000), JP (Angus 1988), DL (Angus 1984), of Dunninald, Montrose, Angus DD10 9TD (2003); b 15 Jan 1935; educ Eton, Christ Church Oxf (MA); Lt Gordon Highlanders 1954-58; Dir: Joseph Johnston & Sons Ltd 1962-2001, Montrose Chamber of Commerce 1984-87; Chm: Esk Dist Salmon Fishery Brds 1967-86; Editor of Salmon Net magazine 1978-85; FIFM 1996; mar 20 Jan 1965, •Rosalinde Rachel, dau of Desmond Gurney Buxton (see BUXTON of Shadwell Lodge, Bt); d 17 March 2019, leaving issue,
3.5.1.2.1.1. •Edward John Buxton [Edward Stansfeld of Dunninald the Younger, Dunninald Mains, Montrose, Angus DD10 9TD (2003)]; b 21 Feb 1966; educ Eton, Edinburgh Univ; mar 28 Jan 1996, •Mary Katharine Margaret, only dau of Robert Graham Langton Brackenbury, and has issue,
3.5.1.2.1.1.1. •Katharine Elizabeth; b 2 Apr 1997.
3.5.1.2.1.1.2. •Harold John Maryons; b 13 Sept 1998.
3.5.1.2.1.2. •Robert George Wilmot [Robert Stansfeld of Dunninald the Younger, 51 Moreton Terrace, London SW1V 2NS (2003)]; b 24 Oct 1967; educ Eton, Durham Univ; mar 20 Jan 2001, •Maryel Cecilia, dau of Hon Charles Malcolm Napier, ygr s of William Napier, 13th Lord Napier (see ETTRICK, B).
3.5.1.2.1.3. •Nicholas Desmond Morse [Nicholas Stansfeld, Flat 1F2, 30 Haddington Place, Edinburgh EH7 4AG (2003)]; b 18 Apr 1972; educ Glenalmond, City Coll Norwich.
3.5.1.2.2. •Martin Raymond Eardley [Martin Stansfeld, Fortesk, Finavon, Forfar, Angus DD8 3PW (2003)]; b 18 Sept 1937; mar 18 Apr 1991, •Monica Ann Joseph, of Youngstown, OH, USA.
3.5.2. Maj (T/Lt-Col) Theodore DSO, York and Lancs Regt; b 15 Dec 1879; mar 29 July 1908, Mildred Clare (b 1882; d 3 Feb 1956), dau of William Francis Reynolds, of Woodland Grange, nr Leamington; KIA 22 March 1918 during WWI, leaving issue,
3.5.2.1. Capt (T/Lt-Col) Anthony Revell, Ir Grds; b 9 Jan 1910; educ Downside, Trinity Coll Camb (MA); KIA Aug 1944 during WWII.
3.5.2.2. (Mildred) Joan, of The Bridge House, Leintwardine, Craven Arms, Salop (2003); b 12 Jan 1912; mar 1stly 28 June 1939, Thomas Walton (d 28 Jan 1948), only s of David Davies MB, MRCS, LRCP, of Hurst View, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and had issue,
3.5.2.2.1. •Caroline; b 1941.
3.5.2.2.2. •Sophia; b 1946; mar 1969, •Henning Rasmussen.
3.5.2.3. (continued) Mildred Joan mar 2ndly 23 Feb 1952, (Arthur) Geoffrey Neale Cross, Baron Cross of Chelsea [LP] (see Lineage of Cross below); d 29 Oct 2011, leaving further issue by her 2nd husband.
3.6. Edith Augusta; b 26 Apr 1851; mar 27 Sept 1877, Rev Walter Lancelot MA (d 11 Apr 1935), 2nd s of Rev Charles Holland, Rector of Petworth, Sussex; d 12 Apr 1935, leaving issue.
3.7. Louisa Caroline; b 2 Oct 1852; mar 27 Sept 1877, Col Vincent Rivaz CB, IA (d 1 March 1924); d 25 June 1924, leaving issue.
3.8. Maj Henry ISC; b 3 March 1854; mar 17 Nov 1883, Agnes Mary (d 11 June 1944), dau of Lt-Gen Edward Burgoyne Cureton; d 18 Feb 1933, leaving issue,
3.8.1. T/Capt (Staff Capt 1917) Percy OBE (1919); b 22 Oct 1886; mar 1915, Maisie Loder; d May 1960.
3.8.2. F/Lt Lambert OBE (1942), RAF also Lt Royal Leics Regt and RFC; b 12 July 1894; Assist Regional Dir with HO NE Region (retired 1959); mar 14 July 1930, Angela Clare Gertrude (d 4 March 1955), 2nd dau of Col Arthur Hare Vincent, of Summerhill, co Clare; d 1989, leaving issue,
3.8.2.1. Charles Vincent Burgoyne, of Fir Tree House, Lower Morton, Thornbury, Avon BS12 1LF (2003); b 30 May 1932; educ Wellington; mar 26 Aug 1961, •Sheila Murial, only dau of George Frederick Broomsfield, of Thornbury; d 24 June 2023, leaving issue,
3.8.2.1.1. •Jane Clare [Mrs Jane Sprackman, 30 Severn Drive, Thornbury, Bristol (2003)]; b 24 Feb 1962; mar 1984, •Geoffrey J. Sprackman, and has issue,
3.8.2.1.1.1. •Katie-Jane; b 1988.
3.8.2.1.1.2. •Ben Charles; b 1991.
3.8.2.1.2. •Sarah Elizabeth [Mrs Sarah Northcott, Hazel Cottage, Tremeer Lane, St Tudy, Wadebridge, Cornwall (2003)]; b 3 Oct 1963; educ Castle Sch Thornbury, Coll of St Mark and St John Plymouth (BA); Police Officer 1988; mar 2 June 1990, •Jeremy John Linford, s of Peter Derek Northcott, and has issue,
3.8.2.1.2.1. •Emma Claire; b 12 Dec 1993.
3.8.3. Florence; mar 5 Sept 1905, Rev George William Phillips, Rector of Checkley, Staffs (d 16 Dec 1920), and had issue.
3.8.4. Eleanor; mar 27 July 1914, William Taylor, s of John Edward Taylor Loveday, of Williamscote, Banbury, Oxon (d 15 Aug 1955).
4. V-Adm Arthur Parry CB, RN; b Apr 1815; mar 28 July 1868, Charlotte Louisa Mackenzie (d 9 Apr 1870), dau of Richard Wright JP, of Larriga House, co Cork; d 2 Apr 1886, leaving issue,
4.1. Flora Cecilia; mar 25 Nov 1897, Arthur John Frederick Dawson; d 29 March 1907, leaving issue.
5. Maj Henry Robert RA; KIA 1 Jan 1852 during the Kaffir War.
6. Augustus Hillier; b 12 March 1818; mar 20 May 1845, Matilda Jessie (d 28 Apr 1904), dau of John Dunn, of Hobart Town, a banker; d 9 Jan 1892, leaving issue,
6.1. Stuart; b 16 Sept 1847; mar 1874, Rosa Cornelia (d 1 Aug 1924), dau of William Johnstone, of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; d 29 June 1932, leaving issue,
6.1.1. Gerald Stuart; b 1876; mar 1902, Vera Constance (d 19 June 1965; mar 2ndly 2 Jan 1913, Capt William Henry Wake Ridley RN, see RIDLEY, V), dau of Charles Walker, of Launceston, Tasmania; d 12 Nov 1909, leaving issue,
6.1.1.1. Capt Stuart Jeffrey RASC; b 4 Aug 1907; educ Geelong GS, St Edward’s Sch Oxford; served WWI; mar 11 Nov 1933, Isobel Mary (d 1994), dau of William Young Fleming, of Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, and had issue,
6.1.1.1.1. •Gillian Mary [Mrs Gillian Cook, 346 Vesuvius Drive, Brea, CA, USA (2003)]; b 6 Aug 1935; mar 12 Oct 1957, •William H. Cook, and has issue,
6.1.1.1.1.1. •Victoria Mary; b 20 Aug 1961.
6.1.1.1.2. Brian, of 15 Fernglen Road, St Heliers, Auckland, New Zealand (2003); b 24 Oct 1939; mar 1stly 1960 (div 1972), Margaret Robyn, dau of A. Doust; mar 2ndly 1980, Maureen Jean, a psychologist, NZ Commemorative Medal for Services to NZ 1990, NZ Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 (20 Aug 2022 aged 85), dau of George Huddlestone, of Cambridge; d 6 March 2022, leaving issue by his 1st w,
6.1.1.1.2.1. Allen Stuart; b 8 Oct 1961; d 19— (?).
6.1.1.1.2.2. •Kathryn Anne; b 16 June 1966.
6.1.1.1.3. •Valerie [Mrs Valerie Haley, 1160 West Farrington Drive, La Habra, CA, USA (2003)]; b 20 Nov 1946; mar 16 June 1968 (div 1978), Lowell Keith Eitzen; mar 2ndly 1981, R. P. Haley.
6.1.2. Cdr Trevor DSO (1918), RN; b 2 Jan 1884; served WWI (despatches), WWII; Officer of Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus (Italy); mar 19 Sept 1912, Frances Isabel (d July 1969), dau of Dr Kenneth Cousens, of Honolulu, HW, USA; dsp 24 May 1957.
6.1.3. Arthur Parry; b 1888; mar 14 Aug 1912, Amy, dau of Percy Reynolds, of Hobartville, Richmond, NSW, Australia, and had issue,
6.1.3.1. +A son; b 19—.
6.1.3.2. A son; k in a motor cycle accident.
6.2. Trevor; b 23 Nov 1850; mar 19 Feb 1898, Rosa Matilda (d 27 Oct 19450, widow of Arthur Bryden and dau of Sir Arthur Percy Cuninghame-Fairlie, 10th Bt, of Robertland (see FAIRLIE-CUNINGHAME of Robertland, Bt); d 21 Apr 1922.
6.3. Sir Sainthill KCIE (12 Dec 1911); b 17 July 1852; Inspector-Gen of Forests in India 1903-08; mar 1stly 1 Dec 1884, Emma Elizabeth (d 5 July 1890), dau of George Casey, of Winterbourne, St Leonards, Sussex, and had issue,
6.3.1. Helen Jessie MBE (1955); b 22 Feb 1886; d unm 4 March 1963.
(continued) Sir Sainthill mar 2ndly 12 Dec 1891, Mabel Boisragon (d 18 Aug 1958), dau of W. H. Winter, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent; d 13 Nov 1929, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
6.3.2. Mabel Iris; b 6 Aug 1893; mar 21 Dec 1922, George Herbert (b 1880; d 12 Nov 1969), s of R. Dummett; d 1980, leaving issue,
6.3.2.1. Sir Michael Anthony Eardley Kt (1999), 54 Park Town, Oxford OX2 6SJ (2003); b 27 June 1925; educ Sandroyd Sch, Winchester Coll (1st Scholar), Christ Church Oxf (Scholar; 1st Class Hons PPE); with the Army 1943-47 (R and Intelligence Corps in India 1945 and Malaya 1946-47; also Sgt); Assist Lecturer at Birmingham Univ 1950-51; Fellow of All Souls Coll Ocf 1950-79, 1979-92 (Sr Resident Fellow 1974-79; Sub-Warden 1974-76; Emeritus Fellow 1992-98); Cmwlth Founding Fellow of Univ of California at Berkeley 1955-56; Visit Lecturer: Ghana Univ 1958, Stanford Univ 1960-66, Minn Univ 1968, Princeton Univ 1970, Rockefeller Univ 1973; Reader in Philosophy of Mathematics at Oxf Univ 1962-74; Fndr Member of Oxford Cttee for Racial Integration 1965 (Chm 1966); Member: Legal Affairs Panel for Natl Cttee for Cmwlth Immigrants 1966-68, Exec Cttee for Campaign Against Racial Discrimination 1966-67; Chm: Jt Cncl for the Welfare of Immigrants 1970-71 (V-Chm 1967-69, 1973-75); William James Lecturer in Philosophy at Harvard Univ 1976; Wykeham Prof of Logic at Oxford Univ 1979-92 (Emeritus 1992); Hon PhD (Nijmegen Univ) 1983; Foreign Hon Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1985; Hon DLitt: Oxf 1989, Caen Univ 1993, Aberdeen Univ 1993; Hon DU (Stirling Univ) 2002; FBA (1968-84, 1995); Hon Fellow at New Coll Oxf 1998; mar 1951, Agnes Margaret Ann (d 7 Feb 2012), dau of Arthur William Chesney; d 27 Dec 2011, leaving issue,
6.3.2.1.1. •Christopher; b 1952.
6.3.2.1.2. •Andrew; b 1953.
6.3.2.1.3. •Susanna; b 1957.
6.3.2.1.4. •Tessa; b 1958.
6.3.2.1.5. •Paul; b 1960.
6.4. Hungerford Colston; b 7 Dec 1855; mar Mary (d Feb 1941); d 28 Apr 1919, leaving a dau.
6.5. Colville, Ceylon Civil Service; b 5 Jan 1858; mar 1stly 27 Sept 1894, Frances Field (d 22 June 1902), only dau of James Bruyn Andrews, of Le Pijautier, Mentone; mar 2ndly 21 Sept 1903, Adele Winifrede (dsp 7 Aug 1910), 2nd dau of John Arthur Locke, of Dulverton, Somersets; mar 3rdly 7 March 1916, Marian Constance (d 11 Aug 1962), dau of C. E. Hare, of Lee-on-Solent; d 11 Nov 1934, leaving issue by his 1st w,
6.5.1. Irene Victoria; b 26 July 1897; mar 5 June 1918, Maj John Wilberforce Hare DSO, RA (d 28 Nov 1954); d 1956, leaving issue.
6.6. George; b 27 Nov 1862; mar 1stly 1896, Florence (dsp 18 Jan 1910), dau of Rev George B. de Renzi; mar 2ndly 1 June 1911, Rose Suzanne, elder dau of F. Eden Waddington; dsp 31 July 1946.
6.7. Katherine; mar 1875, John R. Binney; d 1876, leaving issue.
6.8. Annie; mar 28 May 1914, Frederick Edward Farrer, a barrister.
7. Elizabeth Emma Eardley; mar March 1829, George Graham Blackwell, of Ampney Park, Gloucs (d 30 March 1838), leaving issue.
8. Selina Matilda Caroline; mar 1stly 11 June 1844, Wade Browne, of Monkton Farleigh, Wilts (d 2 Aug 1851); mar 2ndly 15Dec 1859, Rev Joseph Abbott, Rector of Wrentham, Suffolk (d 1896); d 20 March 1902, leaving issue by her 1st husband.
(continued) Sir John mar 2ndly 30 Aug 1819, Elizabeth (d 15 Dec 1869), dau of Sir Robert Chester, Assist Master of the Ceremonies to George II; d 3 Feb 1847, leaving further issue by his 2nd w with 2 dau,
9. Robert Charles Chester; b 4 June 1822; Sec for Prison Dept (HO); mar 4 Dec 1849, Jeanie Louisa Stewart (d 19 March 1909), 2nd dau of John Dunn, of Tasmania, a banker; d 24 May 1910, leaving issue,
9.1. Arthur Denison; b 13 Feb 1858; d 11 Nov 1888.
9.2. Eliza Catherine; mar 27 March 1878, Dr Holland John Cotton MD (d 25 June 1908); d 14 Dec 1938, leaving issue.
9.3. Constance; mar 5 Sept 1907, William Tisdall (d 29 Sept 1909), s of William Pilkington, of Carrick, Queen’s co; d 23 Feb 1940.
10. Capt Charles Octavius, 96th and 31st RoF; b 2 Oct 1824; mar 1stly 3 May 1849, Grace Sophia (d 30 Sept 1865), dau of John Dunn, and had with another dau (who d unm),
10.1. Charles Herbert de Vere; b 13 Oct 1853; d unm 21 Feb 1888.
10.2. Capt Cecil Francis de Lys, 2nd Btn Cheshire Regt; b 4 Aug 1855; Commsnr of Prisons for England and Wales; mar 25 Apr 1888, Alice Maule (d Jan 1930), elder dau of Edmund Scott, of San Francisco, CA, USA; dsp 14 July 1916.
10.3. Violet Agnes; mar 12 Jan 1882, Henry Sydney Smith, of Chelsea, London; d 26 July 1935, leaving issue.
10.4. Edith Mary; mar 21 May 1885, Maj Jeffrey Charles Marston RA (d 4 Oct 1899); d 16 Sept 1951, leaving issue,
(continued) Capt Charles Octavius mar 2ndly 2 Oct 1866, Elizabeth (d 9 Feb 1924), 2nd dau of Charles Brooke; d 26 July 1886, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
10.5. Dr Charles Chester MD; b 29 Oct 1867; d unm 8 Apr 1895.
10.6. Capt Ernest ISC; b 27 Sept 1868; d unm 7 Apr 1900.
The eldest s,
Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, 2nd Bt, DL; b 16 Nov 1810; Recorder of Warwick 1852-74; County Court Judge for Bristol 1854-63 and Marylebone 1863-71; MP for South Warwickshire 1874-85; mar 27 Apr 1839, Eliza Martha (d 23 Oct 1887), sis of Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley, 9th Bt, of Penrhyn (qv); d 1 Feb 1892, leaving with another dau (who d unm),
1. William Assheton, later 3rd Bt (see below).
2. Maj-Gen Revell CB, Bengal Inf; b 29 Aug 1842; Col cmdg 14th Bengal Lancers; served Bhutan and Jowaki Expeditions, Afghan War; mar 23 July 1906, Elizabeth, dau of Dr T. W. Toone-Smith MD; d 14 June 1922.
3. Edward Parry; b 23 Dec 1843; mar 4 May 1872, Justine (d 21 Jan 1917), dau of M. Klein, of Lorraine; d 27 June 1898, leaving 2 dau (who both d unm).
4. Lt Frederick Henry RA; b 3 March 1846; KIA 3 Nov 1873 during the Ashanti War.
5. R-Adm Sir Sydney Marow Kt (1908), RN; b 3 Oct 1847 at Mortlake, Surrey; educ under Rev W. Foster at Stubbington; RN: joined 9 June 1860, Lt 1869, Cdr Jan 1881, Capt June 1886, retired March 1901 at R-Adm; served Fenian Raids 1866; Assist Dir of Naval Intelligence Dept 1887-90; Supt of Ordnance Stores at the Admiralty 1902-09; Canadian General Service Medal 1866; Member 4th Class of Order of Osmanieh; Author: The Next Naval War (1894), The Battle of the North Sea (1912); An Admiral’s Memoires (1927; memoirs) among others; mar 11 Oct 1877, Grace Maude (d 20 Feb 1946), dau of Thomas Rolls Hoare, of Burton Park, Petworth, Sussex; d 27 Feb 1929, leaving issue,
5.1. Kate; b 21 Feb 1879; mar 10 Dec 1903, Norman RFC, only s of G. H. Deakin; d 8 Dec 1917, leaving issue.
5.2. May; b 15 Feb 1883; educ Heidelberg; a lyricist; d unm 3 June 1970.
5.3. Nora; b 24 Feb 1885; mar 19 Oct 1909, Edward Cleland, s of D. Richardson, of Cove, Dunbartons; d 23 Nov 1976, leaving 1 s and 2 dau.
5.4. Lt Guy RGA; b 29 Jan 1893; served WWI; d unm 31 May 1966.
6. Hugh Eden; b 7 Nov 1850; a barrister 1871; a County Court Judge 1891-1920; mar Elizabeth Ellen (d 14 Apr 1923); d 10 March 1926.
7. Selina Anne Mary; mar 1stly 19 Apr 1876 (div 26 Oct 1886), Capt St Aubyn Henry Player, Inniskilling Dragoons (d 1891); mar 2ndly 18 Nov 1886, Chaloner Chute Ellis; d 20 May 1922, leaving issue.
The eldest s,
Sir William Assheton Eardley-Wilmot, 3rd Bt; b 16 May 1841; Col of Northumb Fusil; DAAG HQ Ir 1879-82; DJA Ir 1882-85 and London 1885-96; mar 12 Dec 1876, Mary (d 22 Feb 1929), 3rd dau of David Watts Russell, of Biggin, Northants; d 12 Apr 1896, leaving issue,
1. Cicely Marguerite; b 12 June 1878; mar 14 June 1916, Cdr Ivor Francis OBE, RN, Naval Sec to the Ordnance Brd (d 22 March 1955), s of Maj Newton Charles Chichester; d 10 Oct 1961.
2. Sylvia Mary; b 24 Aug 1880; mar 24 June 1913, Geoffrey Greenwood RNVR (d 5 Feb 1951), s of George Pearson; d 17 March 1964, leaving issue.
3. John, later 4th Bt (see below).
4. Cdr (Frederick) Neville RN; b 29 Jan 1885; mar 5 July 1915, Dorothy (d 11 Nov 1959), elder dau of Charles Carruthers Little, of Double Bay, Australia; d 15 July 1956, leaving issue,
4.1. John Assheton, later 5th Bt (see below).
4.2. Maj Anthony Neville, Royal Northumb Fusil attached with 6th Durham LI; b 24 March 1918; educ St Paul’s; served WWII (despatches); KIA 23 March 1943 in North Africa during WWII.
4.3. Rosemary; b 17 July 1920; mar 14 Sept 1939, Capt Hon Basil Egerton Feilding, Coldstream Grds, paternal grands of Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh and 8th Earl of Desmond (qv); d 22 Oct 2009, leaving issue.
4.4. +Michael [Michael Eardley-Wilmot, 2 Mittara Road, Terrigal, NSW, Australia (2003)]; b 29 July 1924; mar 10 Feb 1956, •Sylvia, dau of Arthur Irish, of NSW.
5. T/Lt Stephen, Northumb Fusil; b 11 Aug 1887; educ Wellington; served WWII; mar 10 July 1923, Marguerite May (d 12 Feb 1958), dau of Edgar C. Prettie; dsp 23 March 1950.
The eldest s,
Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 4th Bt; b 14 Oct 1882; educ Eton; served Boer War 1902 as Capt Rifle Brigade (medal with 2 clasps), WWI (wounded); mar 14 June 1916, Annabel (d 20 Feb 1961), dau of Elverton R. Chapman, of Long Island, NY, USA; dspm 9 Feb 1970,
1. •Mary Assheton Alexandra; b 9 Feb 1927; mar 25 Nov 1950, •Gavin Douglas, only surv s of Capt William Gilbert Don, Fife and Forfar Yeo, of Angus, by Jeannette Elizabeth Edith Grizel, 2nd dau of Brig-Gen William Charles Douglas of Brigton CB, DSO, JP, DL and has issue,
1.1. •Susannah Mary Grizel Douglas; b 10 Jan 1952.
1.2. •Sarah Amabel Douglas; b 31 March 1955.
1.3. •William Assheton Eardley Douglas; b 16 May 1958.
1.4. •John Gavin Marow Douglas; b 11 Dec 1960.
1.5. •Alexander John Wilmot Douglas; b 25 July 1964.
1.6. •Cecily Margaret Douglas; b 21 Jan 1970.
The nephew,
Sir John Assheton Eardley-Wilmot, 5th Bt, LVO (1957), DSC (1943); b 2 Jan 1917; educ RNC Dartmouth; Cdr RN 1950 (retired 1967); served WWII (Norwegian War Medal 1943); CO: HMS Opossum 1951-53; Member of Monopolies Commsn 1967-82; MIMgt; FRSA 1970; Freeman CoL; mar 23 June 1939 his cousin, Diana Elizabeth, of 41 Margravine Gdns, London WT 8 RN (2003) (d 4 July 2006; cremated 12 July at Mortlake Crematorium), ygr dau of Cdr Aubrey Moore RN; d Dec 1995, leaving issue,
1. Michael John Assheton, later 6th Bt (see below).
2. •Patricia Enid; b 12 Oct 1944; mar 30 July 1966, Lt Andrew RN, of 41 Margravine Gdns, London W6 8RN (2003) (d 20—), s of Thomas McMeekan, of Earl’s Court, London; mar 2ndly 2012, •James Edward Middleton, and has issue by her 1st husband,
2.1. •Emily Charlotte; b 1974.
2.2. •Isabel Heloise; b 1978; mar 2012, Matthew Barnabas Wakefield, ygr s of Sir Martin Wakefield Jacomb Kt (1985), Chllr of Buckingham Univ 1998-2010 (b 11 Nov 1929; d 8 June 2024), by Evelyn Helen, dau of Richard Frank Heathcoat-Amory (see HEATHCOAT-AMORY of Knightshayes Court, Bt)
The only s,
Sir Michael John Assheton Eardley-Wilmot, 6th Bt; b 13 Jan 1941; educ Clifton; FRSA; mar 1stly 10 July 1971 (div 1987), Wendy, ygr dau of Anthony John Wolstenholme, of Clandon, Surrey, by Mrs C. Chapman Pincher, of Ewhurst, Surrey, and had issue,
1. Benjamin John, present 7th Bt (see as above).
2. +Guy Assheton; b 1979.
3. •Holly Joanna; b 27 June 1976; mar 2007, •David O. Beck, and has issue,
3.1. •Roxanne; b 2010.
3.2. •Sasha; b 2013.
(continued) Sir Michael John Assheton, 6th Bt mar 2ndly 1987, •Diana Margaret, dau of Robert Graham Wallis; d 15 Nov 2014, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,
4. •Poppy Clementine; b 1987.
Lineage of Marow, Baronets of Berkswell Hall, Warwickshire: Thomas Marow, of Berkswell, Warwicks; mar Anne, dau of Sir Thomas Grantham, of Glthe, Lincs; d bef 1669 (?), leaving a s and h,
Sir Samuel Marow, 1st Bt, of Berkswell Hall, Warwickshire [E] (so cr 16 July 1679), Kt (29 Oct 1669); b ca 1652; educ Gray’s Inn; mar (by lic dated 13 Oct 1669 both aged 17), Mary (mar 2ndly in or bef 1669, Francis Fisher, of Berkswell; d 19 Oct 1714 a widow aged 63), dau of Sir Arthur Cayley, of Newland, Warwicks; dspm in or bef 1699, when the baronetcy became EXTINCT.
Lineage of Gideon (later Eardley), Barons Eardley: Rowland Gideon (formerly Abundiente); b ca 1655; a Portuguese Jew of Sephardic origin who was a wealthy West Indian merchant; mar as his 2nd w, Esther, dau of Domingo (or Abraham) de Porto, a diamond merchant at Madras, British India (d 1690); d 1722, leaving a 2nd s,
Sampson Gideon, of Stepney, Middx and Spalding, Lincs; b Feb 1699 at London Wall; Freeman of CoL; Liveryman with Painters-Stainers’ Co 1697; a wealthy Jewish financier; mar Jane (d 12 Dec 1778), dau of Charles Ermell, an English Protestant; d 17 Oct 1762 (bur at Novo Cemetery, Miles End, Middx), leaving issue,
1. Sampson, later 1st Baron Eardley (see below).
2. Elizabeth; mar 3 Feb 1757, William Hall Gage, 2nd Viscount Gage (qv); dsp 1 July 1783.
3. Susannah; d unm 1784.
The only s,
Sampson Gideon (later Eardley by Royal Lic dated 17 July 1789), 1st Bt, of Belvedere, Lincolnshire [GB] (so cr vp 21 May 1759) later 1st Baron Eardley, of Spalding (sic) [I] (so cr 24 Sept 1789); b 10 Oct 1745; educ Tonbridge, Eton, Christ Church Oxf (Hon DCL 1773), Lincoln’s Inn, Grand Tour (Rome) 1767; MP (Tory): Cambridgeshire 1770-80, Midhurst 1780-84, Coventry 1784-96, Wallingford 1796-1800, 1801-02; Bailiff to Brd of Bedford Level Corp 1767-d; FRS 1789; FSA 1789; Provincial Grand Master of Cambs Freemasons 1796-d; mar 6 Dec 1766, Maria Marow (b July 1743; d 1 March 1794), eldest dau of Sir John Eardley Wilmot PC, SL (see Lineage of Wilmot above); dspms 25 Dec 1824, when the peerage and baronetcy became EXTINCT,
1. Hon Maria Marow/Marowe; b 22 Nov 1767; mar 8 Sept 1794, George William Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes, 8th Baron Saye and Sele (qv); d 3 Oct 1834, leaving issue.
2. Hon Sampson Eardley; b 29 Dec 1770; dvp unm 21 May 1824.
3. Lt-Col Hon William Eardley; b 22 May 1775; dvp unm 17 Sept 1805.
4. Hon Charlotte Elizabeth; mar 22 Sept 1792, Sir Culling Smith, 2nd Bt, of Hadley, Middx (see Lineage of Smith below); d 15 Sept 1826, leaving issue.
Lineage of Smith (later Eardley), Baronets of Hadley, Middlesex: Thomas Smith, of Hadley, Middx; d 1740, leaving a s,
Thomas Smith, of Hadley; a merchant; mar Culling Horne; d 1744, leaving with other issue,
Sir Culling Smith, 1st Bt, of Hadley, Middlesex [UK] (so cr 22 Dec 1802); b 20 Nov 1731; mar Mary (d 5 Apr 1782), sis of Rev John DD, Rector of St Clement Danes and Hadley (b 1733; d 1786) and dau of John Burrows; d 19 Oct 1812, leaving issue,
1. Louisa; mar Rev Thomas, Rector of Everton, Hants, s of Thomas Rivett MP (see RIVETT-CARNAC of Derby, Bt).
2. Culling, later 2nd Bt (see below).
The only s,
Sir Culling Smith, 2nd Bt; b 1769; mar 22 Sept 1792, Hon Charlotte Elizabeth (d 15 Sept 1826), ygr dau of Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley (see Lineage of Gideon above); d 30 June 1829, leaving issue,
1. Maria Charlotte; mar 30 Oct 1826, Rev Eardley Childers (d 1830?), s of Col John Walbanke-Childers, 11th LD (d 1 March 1812), and had issue,
1.1. Hugh Culling Eardley PC (1868), MP; b 25 June 1827 at London; educ Cheam Sch, Wadham Coll Oxf, Trinity Coll Camb (BA 1850; MA 1857); Dir of Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Co 1852; V-Chllr of Melbourne Univ 1853-57; Collector of Customs (Victoria, Australia) 1853-55; Commsnr of Trade and Customs 1855-57; MLA for Victoria (Australia) 1856-57; MP (Lib): Pontefract 1860-85, Edinburgh South 1886-92; Civil Ld of Admiralty 1864-66; Financial Sec to HMT 1865-66; 1st Ld of Admiralty 1868-71; Chllr of Duchy of Lancs 1872-73; Paymaster-Gen 1872-73; SoS for War 1880-82 in which role he gave rise to the eponymous Childers Reforms of 1881 for the army following as a continuation of the earlier Cardwell Reforms; Chllr of Excheq 1882-85; Home Sec Feb-July 1886; mar 1stly 1850, Emily (d 1875), dau of George J. A. Walker, of Norton, Worcs; mar 2ndly 12 Apr 1879, Kathrine Anne (b ca 1832; dsp 30 May 1895), former w of Lt-Col Hon Gilbert (b 23 May 1826; d 25 May 1865), ygr s of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto GCB (qv) and dau of Rt Rev Ashurst Turner Gilbert DD, Bp of Chichester 1842-70 (b 14 May 1786; d 1870); d 29 Jan 1896 at London, leaving issue by his 1st w.
2. Louisa Selina; d unm 26 Oct 1852.
3. Culling Eardley, later 3rd Bt (see below).
The only s,
Sir Culling Eardley Smith (later Eardley by Royal Lic dated 14 May 1847 upon inheriting the Eardley estates through his m), 3rd Bt; b 21 Apr 1805; mar 9 Feb 1832, Hon Charlotte Elizabeth (d 15 Sept 1826), ygr dau of Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley (see Lineage of Gideon above); d 21 May 1863, leaving issue,
1. Isabella Maria; mar 6 Aug 1863, Very Rev Hon William Henry DD, Dean of Ripon 1895-1915 (b 12 Dec 1831; d 24 Dec 1916), ygr s of Thomas Francis Freemantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe (qv); d 13 July 1901, leaving issue.
2. Frances Selina; mar 1 July 1865 at St George’s Ch, Hanover Sq as his 2nd w, London, Robert Culling, of Bedwell Park, Hatfieeld, Herts, MP for Middlesex 1857-67 (b 7 May 1823; d 1867); dsp.
3. Eardley Gideon Culling, later 4th Bt (see below).
The only s,
Sir Eardley Gideon Culling Eardley, 4th Bt; b 12 Aug 1838; mar 12 Dec 1859, Florence, dau of Jams Magee, of New Orleans, LA, USA; dsp 13 May 1875, when the baronetcy became EXTINCT.
Lineage of Cross, Baron Cross of Chelsea [LP]: Arthur George Cross, a quantity surveyor; mar Mary Elizabeth Dalton, and had issue,
1. Arthur Geoffrey Neale, later Baron Cross of Chelsea [LP] (see below).
2. Sir (Alfred) Rupert Neale Kt (1973), QC, FBA (1967); b 15 June 1912 at Chelsea, London; educ Worcester Coll for the Blind, Worcester Coll Oxf (BA 1933; BCL 1937; DCL 1958); Solicitor 1939; Tutor at Law Soc 1945-48; Fellow of Magdalen Coll Oxf 1948-64; Visit Prof at Adelaide Univ 1962 and Sydney 1968; Vinerian Prof of English Law at Oxf 1964-79 (also Fellow of All Souls Coll Oxf); Author: Cross on Evidence (1959), Statutory Interpretation (1976) among others; mar 1937, Aline Heather, dau of — Chadwick, of Leeds, a solicitor; dsp 12 Sept 1980 at Oxford.
The elder s,
(Arthur) Geoffrey Neale Cross, Baron Cross of Chelsea, of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [A] (so cr 12 March 1971), Kt (1960), PC (1969); b 1 Dec 1904; educ Westminster, Trinity Coll Camb (Craven Scholar 1925; Fellow 1927-31; Hon Fellow 1972), Middle Temple (Barrister 1930; Bencher 1958); QC 1949; Chllr of Durham 1959-60; JHC (CD) 1960-69; LJA 1969-71; Ld of Appeal in Ordinary 1971-75; Chm of Appeal Cttee of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers 1976-81; mar 1952, (Mildred) Joan (b 12 Jan 1912; d 29 Oct 2011), widow of Thomas Walton Davies and dau of Lt-Col Theodore Eardley-Wilmot DSO (see Lineage of Wilmot as above); dspm 4 Aug 1989,
1. •Hon Julia; b 1953; mar 1stly 1973 (div), Barney Walker; mar 2ndly 19—, •David Openshaw, and has issue.