(Service) Batt. R. Irish Fusiliers; late Capt. 5th Batt.
Connaught Rangers ; was High Sheriff of co. Leitrim
1911 ; b. 1881 ; to. 1915 Mary Theodora, younger
dau. of Capt. George Hewson, J.P. and D.L., of The
Lodge, Dromahaire, co. Leitrim, and has, with
other issue, a son, * Charles Richard Rawdon St.
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George, b. 1918. Mr. Whyte, who was educated at
Marlborough Coll., is a J.P. and D.L. for co. Leitrim
(High Sheriff 1877), and a J.P. for Roscommon (was
on the roll for High Sheriff for IdOO).— Hatley
Manor, Carrick-on- Shamwn ; Newtown Manor, vid
Sligo.



WHYTE, Mrs., of Loughbrickland, co. Down.

Magda, 2nd dau. of Stephen Grehan, Esq., J.P. and
D.L., of Clonmeen, co. Cork, by Esther, who d. 1900,
3rd dau. of the late Col. Charles Raleigh Chichester,
D.L. ; TO. 1916 Capt. George Thomas Whyte,
F.R.C.S.L, D.P.H., of Loughbrickland, temp. Capt.
R.A.M.C, who was formerly Medical Officer W.
African Medical Staff, N. Nigeria, and Civil Medical
Officer Field Force, S. Africa, and who d. 1919,
leaving a dau., Esther Theresa Mary. — Loughbrick-
land Hoiise, Banbridge, co. Down.



WHYTE, EoBEET Peeston PRESTON-, Esq.,
D.S.O., of Leigh House, Devonshire.

Eldest son of Robert James Preston-Whyte, Esq., of
Leigh House, who d. 1904, by Caroline Edith, 2nd
dau. of the late Gen. William Coussmaker Andtr-
- son, C.S.I. ; 6. 1881 ; m. 1904 Inez, 3rd dau. of
Charles Oertel, Esq., of Abraham's Kraal, Orange
River Colony, and has, with other issue, a son, * Harold
James, h. 1905. Mr. Preston-Whyte, who was edu-
cated at Charterhouse, was formerly Lieut. 4th Batt.
Essex Regt., 10th Mounted Infantry in S. Africa, and
R.N. Devon Yeo., and is an Hon. 2nd Lieut, in the
Army, temp. Lieut.-Col. Comm. 7th (Service) Batt.
Somerset L.I., and Lord of the Manors of Ashwater,
Alverdiscott, Meeth, and Meshaw. — Leigh House,
Chtilmleigh, Devonshire; Elip/ontein, Abraham's
Kraal, Orange Free State Province, S. Africa.



WHYTE:VENABLES, the Rev. Arthur
Thellusson, of Eedhills House, co.
Cavan.
Second son of the Rev. George Augustus Oddie,
Rector of Aston, Hertfordshire, who d. 1877, by
Annie, who d. 1876, youngest dau. of the late Rev.
James Venables, Vicar of Buekland Newton, Dorset-
shire, and Prebendary of Wells ; b. 1851 ; to. 1886
Alice Blair, 2nd dau. of the Rev. George Thomas
Palmer, Rector of Newington, S.E., and Hon. Canon of
Rochester, and has, with other issue, a son, * Harold
Arthur, temp. Capt. R. Army Medical Corps ; edu-
cated at Queens' Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1913); b.
1891. Mr. Whyte-Venables, who was educated at
Haileybury and at St. John's Coll., Cambridge (B.A.
1875, M.A. 1884), and assumed his present surname,
in lieu of Oddie, by royal license 1905, was Vicar of
Great Glen, Leicestershire, 1886-1909, is a Grand
Juror for co. Cavan (was on the roll for High Sheriff
for 1907), and Lord of the Manor of Eedhills, co.
Cavan, and has been Vicar of Kimpton, Hertford-
shire, since 1916. — Redhills House, Redhills, co.
Cavan ; Residence : Kimpton Vicarage, Welwyn,
Hertfordshire.



WICKHAM, the Rev. James Douglas Cle-
PHANE, of Manor House, Holcombe,
Somerset.
Eldest son of the Rev. Hill Dawe Wickham, Rector
and Patron of Horsington, who d. 1874, by Jessie,
only child of the late Hay Clephane, Esq. ; b. 1840 ;
TO. 1877 Alice Matilda, 2nd dau. of William Neal,
Esq., and had a son, Anthony Theodore Clephane,



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Lieut. 4th Batt. Connaught Rangers, previously
Lieut. 4th Batt. Somersetshire L.L ; 6. 1887, and
killed in action 1914. Mr. Wickham, who was
educated at Exeter Coll., Oxford (B.A. 1864), is a
Magistrate for Somerset, and Lord of the Manor of
Holcombe, and was formerly Patron and Rector of
Horsington, Somerset. — Manor House, Holcombe,
Bath.

WICKHAM, Mrs., of Binsted Wyck, Hamp-
shire.

Sophia Emma, youngest dau. of Henry Francis
Shaw-Lefevre, Esq., who d. 1880 (brother of Charles,
1st and only Viscount Eversley, G.C.B.), by his 1st
wife Helen, who d. 1833, 4th dau. of the late
Maj.-Gen. John Gaspard Le Marchant ; m. 1860
William Wickham, Esq., of Binsted Wyck, who was
a J.P. and D.L. for Hants (High Sheriff 1888), and
M.P. for Hampshire (E. Div.) 1892-7, and who
d. 1897, leaving 2 daus., * Lucy, m. 1889 Col.
William Lewis Kinloch Ogilvy, C.B., who d. 1900,
and has had a son, William Wickham, Lieut.
20th Hussars ; b. 1896, and d. of wounds received
in action 1918, and a dau., Charlotte Helen ; and
El^onore, ni. 1893 Henry John Beresford Clements,
Esq. {whom see). — Binsted Wijck, iiear Alton.

WICKHAM, Mrs., of Fronwnion, Merioneth-
shire.
Mary Elizabeth, only child of the Rev. Ellis Osborne
WilUams, of Fronwnion, who d. 1887; m. 1888, as 3rd
mfe, Lieut.-Col. Thomas Wickham, of Batcombe,
Somerset, who was a J.P. and D.L. for Monmouth-
shire, and was formerly in the 33rd Regt. and R. Scots
Greys, and who d. 1903, leaving issue.— Fro?^^«»^o?s,
Dolgelly.

WICKHAM, William Wickham, Esq., of
Chestnut Grove, Yorkshire.
Eldest son of Lamplugh Wickham Wickham, Esq.,
J.P. and D.L., of Chestnut Grove, who d. 1883, by
his 1st wife Fanny, dau. of the late William Hale,
Esq., of Acomb, Yorkshire ; b. 183.5 ; m. 1868
Katharine Henrietta, who d. 1892, 3rd dau. of
Thomas Fairfax, Esq., and has, with other issue,
a son, * Thomas Lamplugh, a J.P. and D.L. for
the E. and a J.P. for the W. Ridings of Yorkshire
and Capt. 5th Batt. Alexandra, Princess of Wales's
Own Yorkshire Regt. b. 1869; to. 1899 Cycely
Mabel, only child of Sir Henry Somerville Boynton,
11th Bart., and on his marriage assumed by deed
poll the surname of Wickham-Boynton, and has,
with other issue, a son, * Henry Fairfax, educated
at the R. Mil. Coll., Sandhurst; b. 1900. Mr.
Wickham, who was educated at Eton, is a J.P. for
the W. Riding of Yorkshire ; late Capt. Yorkshire
Hussars Yeo. G&v.—OiestmU Grove, Boston Spa,
Yorkshire.



WICKLOW, Earl of (Ralph Feancis
Howard).— Cr. 1793.

Eldest son of Cecil Ralph, 6th Earl, by his 1st wife
Francesca Maria, who d. 1877, 2nd dau. of the late
Thomas Chamberlayne, Esq., of Cranbury Park, and
Weston Grove, Hampshire ; b. 1877 ; s. 1891 ; m.
1902 Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton, who d. 1917,
younger dau. of James, 2nd Duke of Abercorn. The
Earl of Wicklow, who was educated at Eton and at the
R. Mil. Coll., Sandhurst, is a J.P. and D.L. for co.
Wicklow, and Major S. Irish Horse, and was formerly
Capt. Reserve of Officers, previously 2nd Life Guards ;
served on the Staff at the War Office 1917-19;
elected a Representative Peer of Lreland 1905. —



Shelton Abbey, Arkloio, co. Wicklow ; Badn
17b, Radnor Place, Hyde Park, w.



WICKSTED, of Betley Hall, Staffordshire.
See Macdonald.

WIDDRINGTON, Brigadier-Gen. Bertbam
FiTZ Heebert, C.M.G., D.S.O., of New-
ton Hall, and Hauxley Hall, Northum-
berland.

Younger son of Major Shallcross Fitz Herbert
Widdrington, J.P. and D.L., late- Northumberland
L.I. Militia, formerly of Newton Hall, and Hauxley
Hall, who d. 1917, by Cecilia, eldest dau. of the late
Edward John Gregge-Hopwood, Esq., of Hopwood
Hall, Lancashire ; 6. 1873 ; m. 1912 Clothilde Enil,
dau. of the late Edward Onslow Ford, Esq . R.A-.,
and has a son, * Edward Antony Fitz Herbert, b.
1914. Brigadier-Gen. Widdrington, who was edu-
cated at Winchester and at the R. Mil. Coll., Sand-
hurst, is an Hon. Brigadier-Gen. ret., late Major and
Brevet Lieut.-Col. King's R. Rifle Corps, and a
Comm. of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece,
and commanded a Brigade, with the temp, rank
of Brigadier-Gen., 1916-19.— J^ewioii Hall, Felton,
Northumberland.

WIDDRINGTON, Mrs., of Moore Hall,
Cheshire.
CeciUa, eldest dau. of Edward John Gregge-Hopwood,
Esq., of Hopwood Hall, Lancashire, who d. 1891, by
Susan Fanny, who d. 1906, 3rd dau. of the late John
Baskervyle-Glegg, Esq., of Withington Hall, and
Gayton Hall, Cheshire. Mrs. Widdrington, who s.
her cousin the Rev. George Heron, M.A., Hon. Canon
of Chester, 1894, m. 1864 Major Shallcross Fitz
Herbert Widdrington, late Northumberland L.I.
Militia, of Newton Hall, and Hauxley Hall, North-
umberland, a J.P. and D.L. for Northumberland
(High Sheriff 1874) and a J.P. for Cheshire, who d.
1917, leaving, with other issue, * Bertram Fitz
Herbert (younger son), C.M.G., D.S.O. (whom see).—
Moore Hall, Warrington, Cheshire. \

WIGAN, Lord. See Crawford and Balcarres,
Earl of.

WIGAN, Sir Roderick Grey, Bart.— Cr. 1898.

Eldest son of Sir Frederick William Wigan, 2nd
Bart., by Elizabeth Adair, who d. 1902, eldest dau. of
the late Lieut.-Col. Francis Douglas Grey ; b. 1886 ;
s. 1907; TO. 1909 Ina, only child of Lewis Davis
Wigan, Esq. Sir Roderick Wigan was educated at
Eton and at Magdalen Coll., Oxford.— Residence :
Roddam Hall, Wooperton, Northumberland; New
University Club, s.w.

HHr, his son Frederick Adair, b. 1911.

WIGAN, Lewis Davis, Esq., formerly of Glen-
daruel, Argyllshire.
Son of Lewis Davis Wigan, of Oakwood, Maidstone,
Kent, who d. 1886, by Mary, who d. 1899, dau. of the
late John Gretton, Esq., of Bladon, Burton-on-Trent ;
b. 1862 ; m. 1889 Hermine Henriette Kate, eldest dau.
of George Graham, of Yardley, Worcestershire, and
has issue a dau., Ina; to. 1909 Sir Roderick Grey
Wigan, 3rd Bart, (wlwm see). Mr. Wigan is a J.P. for
Argyllshire.— S Edinburgh.

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WIGAN, William Lewis, Esq., ' of
House, Kent.
Eldest son of the Eev. WiUiam Lewis Wigan, of
Clare House, who d. 1876, by Caroline Eamsay, who
d. 1910, 3rd dau. of the late Aretas Aiers, Esq., of
Mailing Abbey, Kent ; b. 18.53 ; to. 1893 Laura, 2nd
dau. of the Eev. Thomas William Carr, of Eshott
Heugh, Northumberland, formerly Sector of Barming,
Kent, and has had, with other issue, 2 sons, 1. William
Lewis, Lieut. E. W. Kent Eegt.; b. 1895, and d. of
wounds received in action 1916; and 2. * Lambert
George, b. 1904. Mr. Wigan, who svas educated at
Radley and at Keble Coll., Oxford (B.A. 1876), is a
Magistrate for Kent.— Residence : Clare Cottage,
East Mailing, Maidstone.

WIGGETT, Henry Edward Allan, Esq.,
of Allanbay, Berkshire.
Only son of James Allan Wiggett, Esq., JP., of Allan-
bay, who rl. 1912, by Caroline Frederica, who d. 1919,
only dau. of the late Gen. Henry D'Oyly, formerly
Grenadier Guards ; b. 1868 ; vi. 1895 Margueretta
Leslie, 3rd dau. of the late James William Macnabb,
Esq., of Arthurstoue, Binfield, Berks, and has had
a son, Allan James, temp. Lieut. 13th (Service)
Batt. King's R. Eifle Corps; b. 1896, and d. of
wounds received in action 1916 ; and a dau., Leslie
Grace. Mr. Wiggett, who was educated at Win-
chester and at B.N.C., Oxford, is a Magistrate for
'Bexks.— Allanbay, Binfield, Bracknell; United Uni-
versity Club, s.w.

WIGGIN, Sir Charles Richard Henry,
Bart., of Metchley Grange, and Walton
Hall, Staflordshire.— Cr. 1892.
Only son of Sir Henry Arthur Wiggin, 2nd Bart., by
Annie Sarah, 3rd dau. of the late Charles Sogers
Cope, Esq., of Kinnerton Court, Eadnorshire, and of
Metchley House, Harborne ; b. 1885 ; s. 1917 ; to,
1910 Mabel Violet Mary, only dau. of Sir Wiliiam
Jaflray, 2nd Bart., of Skilts, Warwickshire. Sir
Charles Wiggin, who was educated at Eton and
at Trniity Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1907), is Major
E. Staffordshire Yeo.— Walton Hall, Eccleshall,
Staffordshire ; Brooks's Club, s.w. ; Bath Club, w.
Heir Pies., his ancle Walter William (trliom tee).

WIGGIN, Walter William, Esq., of The
Porehill House, Worcestershire.
Eldest surviving son of Sir Henry Samuel Wiggin,
1st Bart., M.P., of Metchley Grange, Staffordshire, who
d. 1905, by Mary Elizabeth, who d. 1911, 2nd dau.
of the late David Malins, Esq., J.P., of Edgbaston ;
b. 1856 ; TO. 1886 Edith, dau. of the late George
C. Adkins, Esq., of The Lightwoods, Warwickshire,
and had a son, George Robert, Lieut, and temp. Capt.
Worcestershire Hussars Yeo.; 6.1889, and killed in
action 1916. Mr. Wiggin, who was educated at Clif-
ton Coll., is a Magistrate for Worcestershire and
for Staffordshire, Major and Hon. Lieut.-Col. T.F.
Reserve, T.D., late Major and temp. Lieut.-Col
Worcestershire Hussars Yeo., and temp. Major 3rd
Batt. Worcestershire Vol. Eegt.— T/ie Fcyrehill House,
near King's Norton, Worcestershire ; Junior United
Service Club, s.w.

WIGHT-BOYCOTT, Mrs., of Rudge Hall,



COUNTY FAMILIES OP
Clare



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Anne Catherine, elder dau. of the Eev. John Morgan,
Rector of Llandudno, Carnarvonshire, who d. 1885,
by Catherine Anwyl, who d. 1881, eldest dau. of the
late WiUiam Anwyl-Roberts, Esq., of Denbighshire ;
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TO. 1894 Lieut.-Col. (temp. Brigadier-Gen. 191, ->)
Thomas Andrew Wight-Boycott, D.S.O., of Eud^e
Hall, and of Boycott, Shropshire, an Hon. Lieut.-Col.
in the Ai-my and Lieut.-Col. Warwickshire Yeo.,
who was formerly Major Q 0. Staffordshire Yeo. and
Lieut.-Col. 27th Batt. Imp. Yeo. in S. Africa, and who
d. from the effects of illness contracted on active
service 1916, leaving a dau. Millicent Anwyl.—
Budge Hall, Pattingliam, Wolverhampton.



WIGHTMAN.



See Seton-Wightman.



WIGRAM, George Montagu, Esq., of North-
lands, Wilts.
Eldest son of Henry James Wigram, Esq., of North-
lands, who d. 1902, by Penelope Emily, dau. of
George Edward Eyre, Esq., of Warrens, Wilts ; b.
1871; TO. 1902 Esther, dau. of James Frederick
Heydenrych, Esq., of Jausenville, Cape Colony. Mr.
Wigram, who was educated at Winchester, and was
formerly Capt. 3rd Batt. Highland L.I , and Li. ut.
Ceylon Mounted Infantry in S. Africa, is temp. Major
11th (Service) Batt. King's E. Eifle Corps.— iVor//i.
lands, Salisbury.



WIGRAM.



See under Fits- Wygra7n, Bart.



WILBERFORCE, William Basil Samuel
Anthony Joseph Edward, Esq., of
Markington Hall, Yorkshire.
Elder son of William Basil Wilberforce, Esq., of
Markington Hall, who d. 1913, by Margaret, youngest
dau. of Eobert Sadleir Moody, Esq., of Little Mal-
vern ; 6. 1904 ; is Lord of the Manor of Markington
and Patron of 1 living. — Ingerthorpe Grange, and
Markington Hall, Markington, Yorkshire.

lleir Pies., his brother Robert William Frauds, h. 1905.

WILBRAHAM, Hugh Edward, Esq., of
Delamere House, Cheshire.

Eldest surviving son of Roger William Wilbrahani,
Esq., of Delamere House, who d. 1897, by Louisa,
who d. 1901, 3rd dau. of the late Robert Gosling, Esq.,
of Botleys Park, Surrey ; b. 1857 ; m. 1887 Lilla Jane,
eldest dau. of the late Eev. Thomas Coney, of Bray-
wick Grove, Berkshire, and has, with other issue, a
son, * George Hugh de Vernon, Capt. T.F. Reserve,
late Cheshire Yeo., attached to King's African
Rifles ; b. 1890. Mr. Wilbraham, who was educated
at Haileybury Coll. and at the E. Mil. Coll., Sand-
hurst, and was formerly Capt. 82nd S. Lancashire
Eegt., and Capt. and Hon. Major 3rd Batt. E.
Lancashire Eegt., is a J.P., D.L., and C. Aid. for
Cheshire and temp. Major 3rd V.B. Cheshire Regt.
—Delainere House, Northwich; Naval and Military
Club, w.

WILBRAHAM, of Rode Hall, Cheshire. See

Baker- Wilbraham.



Baker- Wilbraham ; and



WILBRAHAM. See
Lathom, Earl of.

WILCOX, Ch.arles Walford, Esq., of Wol-
ston Manor, Warwickshire.
Only surviving son of William Wilcox, Esq., of
Wolston Manor, who d. 1853, by Frances Eliza,
who d. 1853, eldest dau. of the late John Harrop,
Esq., of Broughton Hall, Lancashire; b. 1847; to.
1871 Catharine, who d. 1911. younger dau. of the
late Francis Hoole, Esq., of Edgefield, Bradfield,
Yorkshire, and has 2 daus. Mr. Wilcox, who was ,



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educated at MaRdalene Coll.. Cambridge, is a J. P.
for Warwickshire, Lord of the Manor of Wolston,
and Patron of 1 living ; late Lieut. Warwickshire
Yeo. Cav., formerly Lieut. 2nd Warwickshire Militia.
— Wolston Manor, Coventry ; Junior Carlto7i Club,



WILD, Sir Ernest Edwakd, Knt., K.C.—
Cr. 1918.

Only surviving son of Edward Wild, Esq., J.P., of
Norwich, by Susan, who d. 1894, dau. of the late
James Chamberlin, Esq., of Catton, Norfolk ; *.
1869; m. 1894 Myra, 2nd dau. of the late William
Barnard, Esq., J.P., of Great Yarmoath. Sir Ernest
Wild, who was educated at Norwich School and at
Jesus Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1890, LL.B. 1891, LL.M.
1896), called to the Bar at the Middle Temple 1893
and appointed a K.C. 1912, was a Member of the
London C.C. 1907-10 and has been Judge of the
Norwich Guildhall Court of Record since 1897;
elected M.P. for the Upton Div. of W. Ham 1918.
— Carlton, Junior Carlton, and St. Stephen's Cbibs,
S.W.; Oarrick Club, w.c; 2-5, Albert Hall Mansions.
Kensington Gore, s.w. ; 1 , Garden Court, Temple, e.g.



WILD.



Bagnall- Wild.



WILDER, Geoege, Esq., formerly of Stansted
Park, Sussex.
Eldest son of George Wilder, Esq., of Stansted Park,
who d. 1896, by Mary Laura, eldest dau. of the late
Adm. George William Douglass O'Callashan, C.B. ;
b. 1876 ; m. 1st 1899 Una Evelyn Masie (whom he
div. 1912), eldest dau. of John H. Hodson, Esq. ;
2ndly 1913 Nina Woltereck, 2nd dau. of George
Brouncker Hamond, Esq. Mr. Wilder, who was
educated at Eton and at St. John's Coll., Oxford,
is Patron of 1 living. — Bay Bungalow, St. Mar-
garet's Bay, Kent; Badminton Chib, w. ;iJ. Auto-
mobile Club, s.w. ; 6, Great Cumberland Place, w.

WILDER, Major Graham Maeshall, of
Easfcon Grey, Wiltshire.

Elder surviving son of the Rev. Geoige Gordon Wilder,
Vicar of Eling, Hampshire, who d. 1876, by Honora
Elizabeth Graham, who d. 1916, dau. of the late
Graham Smith, Esq., J.P., of Easton Grey ; b. 1874 ;
m. 1914 Helen Alice, dau. of Joseph Basil Denison,
Esq., of Balure, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, and has,
with other issue, a son, *John Graham, 6. 1915. Major
Wilder, who was educated at Kossall and at Exeter
Coll., Oxford, is Major and temp. Lieut.-Col. Berks
Yeo., T.D.— Residence : Buckley, Easton Grey,
Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; Cavalry Clui, w.

WILDER, the Rev. Hbney Charles, of Purley
Hall, and Sulham, Berkshire.

Eldest son of the Rev. Henry Beaufoy Wilder, M.A.,
of Purley Hall, and Sulham, Rector of Sulham, who
d. 1908, by Augusta, who d. 1892, youngest dau. of the
late Langham Christie, Esq., of Preston Deanery,
Northamptonshire ; b. 1860 ; m. 1893 Cicely Helen,
2nd dau. of the late Rev. Arthur Bourehier Wrey, M.A.,
formerly Vicar of St. Marycburch, Devonshire, and
has, with other issue, a son, * Henry Arthur John, b.
1894. Mr. Wilder, who was educated at Eton and at
New Coll., Oxford (B.A. 1884, M.A. 1890), and was
Rector of Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, 1891-
1908, is Rector of Sulham, Rural Dean of BradEeld
Lord of the Manor of Sulham and Patron of 1
living.— Residence : Sulham Bectory, Patigbourne ;
Athenceum Club, s.w.



WILES, the Right Hon. Thomas.

Youngest son of Joseph Wiles, Esq., of St. Albans,
Hertfordshire, who d. 1905, by Jane Wright,, who d.
1901, dau. of the late Charles Young, Esq., of Isling-
ton; 6.1861; TO. 1890 Winifred Alice, youngest dau.
of the late Rev. Harris Crassweller, of Highbury.
Mr. Wiles, who was educated at Amersham Hall
School, is Senior Member of the tirm of Joseph Wiles
and Sons Ltd., Grain Merchants, of London, a J.P.
for Oxfordshire, and a Member of the Corn Exchange
and of the Baltic Shipping Exchange ; was a Member
of the London C.C. 1899-1907 and Parliamentary
Private Secretary to the Right Hon. T. MoKinnon
Wood 1908-12; sat as M.P. for the S. Div. of
Islington 1906-18.— SatoeH Spimieys, Rotherfield
Greys, Oxfordshire; Reform, and National Liberal
Clubs, s.w. ; 168, Ashley Gardens, s.w.

WILKES, John Fiske, Esq., of Lofts Hall,
Essex.

Only son of John Wilkes, Esq., of Lofts Hall, who d.
1887, by Lucy, dau. of Joseph Thomas Collin, Esq.,
of Wenden, Essex ; b. 1879. Educated at Harrow
and at Trinity Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1901, M.A.
1905), and called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1911,
is a Magistrate for Essex, Lieut. R.A.S.C, T.F., temp.
Capt. R.A.S.C, and Patron of 1 living. — Residence :
Elmdon Bury, Saffron Walden.

WILKIE, Capt. Archibald Hanning, of Or-
miston, and Bonnington, Midlothian.
Only son of William Wilkie, Esq., J. P.. of Ormiston
and Bonnington, who d. 1905, by Maud, eldest dau.
of the late Charles Townshend Murdoch, Esq., M.P.,
of Buckhurst, Berkshire; b. 1889; m. 1915 Maisie
Phebe, only dau. of Sir George Alexander Cooper, 1st
Bart., of Hursley Park, Hampshire, and has, with

other issue, a son, , b. 1918. Capt. Wilkie is

Capt. King's R. Rifle Corps ; appointed a D.A.A.G.,
with the temp, rank of Major, 1918. — Ormiston,
Kirkiiewton, Midlothian ; Conservative Club, s.w. ;
New Club, Edinburgh.

WILKIE-DALYELL, Sir James Beuce, Bart.,
of The Binns, Linlithgowshire. — Cr. 1686.
Elder son of John Wilkie, Esq., D.L., of Foulden,
Berwickshire, who d. 1884, by Henrietta Eleanor, 2nd
dau. of the late Thomas Bruce, Esq., of Arnot, Kinross-
shire ; b. 1867 ; s. Mrs. Elizabeth Grace Cornwall-
Dalyell, youngest dau. of Sir WUliam Cunningham
Cavendish Dalyell, 7th Bart., of The Binns, and
widow of Gustavus Charles Cornwall-Dalyell, Esq.,
at The Binns, and assumed the additional surname
of Dalyell 1913 ; m. 1894 Mary Marjoribanks,
2nd dau. of the late Watson Askew-Robertson,
Esq., of Pallinsburn, Northumberland, and the Hon.
Mrs. Askew-Robertson, of Ladykirk, Berwickshire,
and has a dau., Eleanor Isabel. Sir James Wilkie-
Dalyell, who was educated at Eton and at Trinity
CoU., Cambridge, and established his claim to the
Baronetcy (as 9th Bart.) before the Baronetcy Com-
mittee of the Privy Council 1914, is a J.P. for
Berwickshire, and Major 3rd Batt. K.O. Scottish
Borderers. — Tlie Binns, Linlithgow ; New Club,
Edinburgh.

Heir Pi-f.<., his brother John Dalyell (Wilkie), b. 1870.

WILKIN, Sir Waltee Heney, K.C.M.G.—

Cr. Knt. 1893, K.C.M.G. 1896.

Only surviving son of the late David Wilkin, Esq., of

the City of London, and of Kelvedon Hatch, Essex,

by Ann dau. of Joseph Farrington, Esq. ; b. 1842 ;

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m. 1872 Margot, dau. of Henry Ridley Dale. Edu-
cated at Brentwood and at City of London School ;
called to the Bar at the Middle Temple 1875; is
Alderman of Lime Street Ward, was Sheriff of
London 1893, and Lord Mayor of London 1895 ; was
formerly Col. 3rd Middlesex Art. Vol. (V.D.).— Li«-
ton, Cambridgeshire ; ' 43, Gloucester Square, w.

WJI.KINS-LEIR, the Eev. Edwaed John
Paul, of Weston House, Somerset.

Only son of the Kev. Edward Wilkins, Rector of
Hempstead with Lessingham, a J. P. for Norfolk, who
d. 1876, by Mary, who d. 1880, dau. of the late
Thomas Leir, Esq., of Jaggard's House, Wilts, and
of Weston House; 6. 1835. Educated at Mai"
borough and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (B.A. 1859) ;
assumed the additional surname of Leir by royal
license 1881, on s. to Weston House. — Weston House
Weston, iiear Bath.

WILKINSON, Major-Gen. Sir Peecival
Speaeman, K.C.M.G., C.B., formerly of
Mount Oswald, co. Durham.— Or. 1917.

Eldest son of Percival Spearman Wilkinson, Esq., of
Mount Oswald, who d. 1898, by Adela Julia Kirkby.
who d. 1870, eldest dau. of the late Kirkby Fenton,
Esq., of Caldecote Hall, Warwickshire ; h. 1865 ; m.
1910 Cicely Mary, younger dau. of Major-Gen. Walter
Charles Hunter -Blair, C.B., formerly R.G.A., and has
2 daus. Sir Percival Wilkinson is Major-Gen. lati
Northumberland Fusiliers, of which regt. he is Col
and Patron of 1 living ; was Insoector-Gen. of th
W. African Frontier Force 1909-13,



of the 1st Brigade, S. Army of India, 1913-14, and
Inspector of Infantry 1918-19 ; appointed to com
mand Northumbrian Div. T.F. 1919.— To/t Newton,
Market Easen, Lincolnshire ; United Service Club,
s.w.

-fWILKINSON, Lady.

Kate Mary, dau. of the late John Matcham, Esq. ;
m. 18— Sir Joseph Loftus Wilkinson, M.I.C.E., Gen.
Manager of the Great Western Railway, a Member
of the Army Railway Council and Lieut.-Col.
Engineer and Railway Vol. Staff Corps, who was
cr. Knt. 1902 and d. 1903.

WILKINSON, Sir Hieam Shaw, Knt., of
Moneyshanere, co. Londonderry. — Cr.
1903.

Son of the late John Wilkinson, Esq., of Belfast, by
Annabella, dau. of the late William Shaw, Esq., of
Holden's Valley, co. Down; b. 1840; m. 1864
Prudie, who d. 1870, dau. of the late Thomas
Gaffikin, Esq., of Belfast, and has, with other issue
a son, * Hiram Parkes, H.M.'s Crown Advocate in
China and Judge of H.M.'s High Court at Wei-hai-
Wei (appointed 1916) ; called to the Bar at the Middk
Temple 1889 • educated at Exeter Coll., Oxford (B.A
1887, M.A. and B.C.L. 1895) ; b. 1866; m. 1st 1892
Rnsetta Mary,who d.l899,only dau.of Louis Stromeyer
Little,Esq.,F.R.C.S., of Whitehill Roughets,Bletching
ley; 2ndly 1910 Marjorie Florence, only dau. of John
George Dalzell, Esq., of Marlowe House, Dulwich, and
has, with other issue, a son, * Charles Louis Gaffikin,