'Wilson01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Wilson of Ashwellthorpe, Wilson Lord Berners, Wilson of Didlington, Wilson of Knight Thorpe

                               
BLG1934 identifies the arms of the Barons Berners, quartered with those of Tyrwhitt, as "sa, a wolf salient or in chief a fleur de lis arg. between two vezants". Nichols identifies the arms of the family of Knight-Thorpe as "Or, a wolf rampant Argent; in chief a fleur de lis of the last between two bezants".
Rowland (not Robert) Wilson of London (d c1638, alderman)
m. Catharine Rudd (d c1647, dau of Richard Rudd of London, m2. John Highland (alderman of London))
1. Robert Wilson of Didlington (Norfok), Knighthorpe (Leicestershire) & Merton (Surrey) (d 11.11.1660)
(1) Robert is the first mentioned by BP1934 which does not name his wives.
(2) Nichols (p514) identifies Robert's 1st wife Catharine Ashe as dau of Edward Ashe of London, sister of Sir Joseph Ashe, (1st) Bart (who married Mary, Robert's sister). Nichols (p907) identifies her just as dau of Edward Ashe of London and shows them as getting married in 1649. That date, and the fact that Sir Joseph married Robert's sister Mary (see below), indicates that she was possibly ...
  m1. (1649) Catharine Ashe (possibly sister (but could be cousin?) of Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Bart)
  A. Robert Wilson (b c1650, d unm 10.12.1701)
  B. Edward Wilson of Didlington & Colweston (b 1652-3, d 03.04.1708) this line followed by BP1934 & Nichols (p514)
  m. Judith Webster (bur 1745, dau of Henry Webster of Bungay)
  i. Robert Wilson of Didlington (b 1690-1, d um 22.07.1769)
ii. Henry Wilson of Didlington (bur 28.03.1741)
  m. (02.05.1720) Elizabeth Knyvet of Ashwellthorpe (bur 24.08.1757, dau of John Knyvet of Trowse)
  Elizabeth's great-great-great-great-grandfather John Knyvet's mother was Jane Bourchier, daughter of John, 2nd Lord Berners. Through this connection, Henry and Elizabeth's grandson Robert successfully claimed the Barony of Berners in 1832, 300 years after the barony had become dormant following the death of the 2nd Lord without male issue.
a. Henry William Wilson of Didlington & Ashwellthorpe (bpt 12.04.1728, d 06.09.1796)
  m. (20.05.1757) Mary Miller (d 13.08.1772, dau of Sir John Miller of Lavant, Bart)
  (1) Robert Wilson of Didlington & Ashwellthorpe, 9th Lord Berners (bpt 20.0.1.1761, d unm 25.03.1838, major)
  As reported just above, Robert's claim to the Barony succeeded in 1832. That was before Nicihols's publication.
(2) Henry Wilson, 10th Lord Berners (b 01.10.1762, d 26.02.1851, cleric)
  m. (01.05.1788) Elizabeth Sumpter (d 15.12.1845, dau of Thomas Sumpter of Histon Hall)
  (A) Henry William Wilson, 11th Lord Berners (b 23.02.1797, dsp 27.06.1871)
  m1. (24.02.1823) Mary Letitia Crump (d 30.09.1856, dau of Col. George Crump of Alexton Hall) @1@ below
  m2. (21.07.1857) Henrietta Charlotte Cholmondeley (d 13.08.1874, dau of Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Lord Delamere)
(B) Robert Wilson (b 01.09.1801, d 10.12.1850, rector of Ashwellthorpe)
  m1. Emma Pigott (dau of Col. William Pigott of Doddershall Park)
  m2. (13.04.1832) Harriet Crump (d 03.09.1881, dau of Col. George Crump of Alexton Hall) @2@ below
  (i) Harry William Pigott Wilson (b 11.20.1833, d unm 28.04.1853)
  (ii) Emma Harriet Wilson, Baroness Berners (b 18.11.1835, d 18.08.1917)
  m. (03.11.1853) Sir Henry Thomas Tyrwhitt, 3rd Bart (b 16.04.1824, d 26.01.1894)
  The Barony passed to their eldest surviving son who assumed the name Tyrwhitt-Wilson.
  (C) Charlotte Wilson (d 08.02.1857)
  m. (03.04.1809) Abbot Upcher of Sheringham (d 11.02.1819)
  (D) Elizabeth Wilson (d 10.02.1865)
  m. (08.01.1810) William Chester (b 27.05.1775, d 22.11.1838, rector of Denton)
  (E) Mary Wilson (d 28.01.1874)
  (F) Anne Wilson (d 17.09.1875)
  m. John M. Johnson (rector of Scoulton)
  (3) George Wilson (b 27.11.1768, d 07.08.1837, rector of Didlington, 5th son)
  m. (12.09.1797) Anna Maria Millard (d 20.01.1846, dau of Rev. Charles Millard of Norwich)
  (A)+ issue - George Knyvet, Edward
  (4) Susanna Wilson
  m1. William Russell of Stubbers
  m2. Rev. Roger Keddington
  (5) Elizabeth Wilson
  m. E.V. (or V.P.) Eyre (Colonel)
(6) Mary Wilson
  m. George Crump of Alexton Hall (Colonel)
  (A) Mary Letitia Crump (d 30.09.1856)
  m. (24.02.1823) Henry William Wilson, 11th Lord Berners (b 23.02.1797, dsp 27.06.1871) @1@ above
  (B) Harriet Crump (d 03.09.1881)
  m1. John Sheppard
  m2. (13.04.1832) Robert Wilson (b 01.09.1801, d 10.12.1850, rector of Ashwellthorpe) @2@ above
  m3. (23.06.1859) Edward Newenham Hoare (d 01.02.1877, Dean of Waterford)
  (7) Letitia Wilson
  m. John Sheppard of Campsey Ash
  (8)+ other issue - Knyvet (d unm 1796, major), William (d 1792)
  b. Edward Knyvet Wilson (d unm, captain)
  c. Harriet Wilson
  m. Herbert Leighton
  iii. Charles Wilson of London (d 1746)
  m. _ Dewy
  a.+ 1 son + 2 daughters
  iv. John Wilson of Lynn
  a. Archdale Wilson (d 1758)
  b. Mary Wilson
  m. Thomas Allen
  (1) Wilson Allen (clerk)
c. Anne Wilson
  m. Joseph Taylor (MD)
  (1) Archdeale Wilson Taylor of Barnham House & Knight-thorpe
  v.+ other issue - Catharine (d 29.09.1699), Catharine (d 11.02.1708)
  m2. Johanna Parker (d 16.11.1673, dau of John Parker of London, m2. William Walters of Condall)
  C. William Wilson of Knight-thorpe (b 1657-8, dsp 26.07.1681)
m. Rebeckah Westbrooke (b c1654, d 21.10.1716, dau of Robert Westbrooke of Collingham, m2. William Woolley of Derby)
  D. John Wilson of Knight-thorpe (b 1658-9, dsp 21.05.1718)
  m1. Mary Walpole (d 15.06.1686, dau of Sir Edward Walpole of Houghton)
  m2. Dorothea Chester (b c1666, d 21.11.1754, dau of Sir Anthony Chester of Chicheley, Bart)
2. Richard Wilson of North Wheatley, Nottinghamshire (a 1614)
  A.+ issue - Richard, Susannah
3. Thomas Wilson of London & Keythorpe (b c1636, d 15.01.1699) this line followed by Nichols (p514)
  m. Anne Packe (b c1642, d 23.12.1722, dau of Christopher Packe of Cotes, Lord Mayor of London)
  A. William Wilson (a 1702, rector of Stivekey, 7th son)
  m. Anne
  i. Catharine Wilson (dsp)
  m. _ Dersley of Norwich
  ii. Anne Wilson
  m. _ Wright
  a. Anne Wilson Wright
  m1. Edward Warner
  (1) Anne Warner
  m. Charles Bagge (MD)
  m2. _ Barnwell
  (2) Catharine Barnwell of Mileham
  iii. Dorothy Wilson (dsp)
m. _ Buller
  iv.+ other issue - Joseph (d unm), Thomas (d unm bur 24.07.1756), William of Keythorpe (d 12.12.1796), Robert (d unm 1762)
  B. Catharine Wilson (b 1662-6, dsp 02.07.1747)
  m. Charles Parker of Peterborough (m1. ??)
  C.+ other issue - Thomas, Christopher, Robert of Keythorpe (b 1664-5, d unm 30.04.1739), Charles, Edward (d 1694), Joseph of London (b c1670, d unm 04.12.1720), John, James of Allexton (Sheriff of Leicestershire)
4. Anne Wilson (d unm)
5. Catharine Wilson
  m. Thomas Austin of Huxton
6. Mary Wilson (d 27.11.1705)
  m. (by 1658) Sir John Ashe of Tottenham, Bart
7. Martha Wilson (d 30.06.1697)
  m1. Sir Edward Cropley (son of Sir John of Clerkenwell)
  m2. (c01.1671) Sir Edward Bowyer of Camberwell

Main source(s): BP1934 ('Berners'), 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 3, part 1, 1800, 'Pedigree of the Wilsons of Keythorpe and Didlington', p514) with just a little input/support (for earliest generations) from 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 3, part 2, 1804, 'Pedigree of Wilson of Knight-thorpe', p907)
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