Wilson, Matthew
WILSON, MATTHEW. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, Jan. 4, 1821. Of Yorks. Matric. Michs. 1821; B.A. 1825. Ord.
deacon (Lincoln), 1825; priest, 1826; C. of Alexton, Leics.,
-1841-3. V. of Loddington, 1843-77. Disappears from Crockford, 1878. (Clergy List.)
WILSON, MATTHEW AMCOTTS. Adm. Fell.-Com. at Downing,
Jan. 22, 1873. [Eldest s. of Sir Matthew Wharton, Bart.
(Christ Church, Oxford, 1845), of Eshton Hall, Gargrave,
Yorks. (and Gratiana Mary, dau. of Admiral Richard
Thomas, of Stonehouse). B. Jan. 2, 1853. School, Harrow.]
Matric. Lent, 1873. Captain, ist West Yorks. Militia, 1874;
Major, K.O.Y.L.I., 1909. Succeeded his father as 3rd Bart.,
Mar. 1, 1909. Of Eshton Hall. J. P. and D.L. for the West
Riding; J. P. for the N. and E. Ridings. Married, Oct. 8, 1874,
Georgina Mary, eldest dau. of Richard Thomas Lee, of
Grove Hall, Yorks., and had issue. Died Jan. 18, 1914.
(Harrow Sch. Reg.; Burke, P. and B.; Who was Who; The
Times, Jan. 19, 1914)
WILSON, MERVYN SEEPINGS. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Pem- broke, July 14, 1873. S. of Francis Reed, Esq., of London.
B. at King's Lynn. [School, Felsted.] Matric. Michs. 1873;
Scholar; B.A. 1877. At King's College Hospital. M.R.C.S. and L.S.A., 1882. House Surgeon, Salisbury General In-
firmary. Practised at Chippenham, Wilts. Member of Wilts.
C.C. Died, Sept. 29, 1933, aged 79- (Medical Directories; The
Times, Sept. 30, 1933)
WILSON, NORMAN. Adm. at Pembroke, Oct. 1897. 3rd s. of
Alexander Christy, M.D., of Doncaster. B. there, Oct. 10,
1878. School, Dean Close, Cheltenham. Matric. Michs. 1897;
B.A. 1900; M.A. and B.Chir. 1907; M.D. 1911. At Edinburgh
University and the London Hospital. Clinical Assistant,
Royal Waterloo Hospital for children. Practised at Sher- borne, Dorset. Medical Officer of Health, Sherborne U.D.C.
Died Apr. 20, 1936, at Salisbury, Rhodesia. Brother of
Angus B. (1895) and Walter R. (1891). (Medical Directories;
The Times, May 6, 1936.)
WILSON, PERCIVAL ALEXANDER. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel,
Sept. 20, 1894. S. of J. A., Esq., of West End, Hambledon,
Hants. [B. Nov. 22, 1875. School, Eton.] Matric. Michs.
1894. Kept seven terms. Second Lieut., West India Regt.,
1899; Lieut., 1900; Garrison Adjutant in Jamaica, 1902-3;
employed with the Egyptian Army, 1906-9; Captain, Royal West Kent Regt., 1907; retired, 1913. Served in the Great
War, 1914-19 (mentioned in despatches; M.C.). (Eton Sch.
Lists ; A rmy Lists.)
WILSON, PETER. Adm. sizar at St John's, Nov. 12, 1785.
Of Cumberiand. Name off, Nov. 23, 1785. (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 563.)
WILSON, PETER McCANDLISH. Adm. at Clare, Apr. 21, 1899.
[S. of J., postmaster, of Derby. B. Aug. 29, 1881.] School
[Derby School and] Hymer's College, Hull. Matric. Michs. 1899; B.A. 1902; M.A. 1909. Of Woodbourne, 20, North Hill
Road, Headingley, Leeds, in 1946. (Derby Sch. Reg.)
WILSON, PHILIP. Adm. pens, at Trinity, May 21, 1814.
[4th s. of Thomas, of Tobago, West Indies.] School, West- minster. Did not reside. Matric. from Trinity College,
Oxford, Apr. 26, 1816, age 19; B.A. (Oxford) 1820; M.A.
(Oxford) 1823. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Jan. 28, 1815.
R. of Ilchester, Somerset, 1830-7. Died at Carhampton,
Somerset, June 23, 1847, aged 52. (Record of Old West- minsters; Al. Oxon.; O. Mag., 1847, 11. 548.)
WILSON, PHILIP WHITWELL. Adm. at Clare, Jan. 8, 1894.
[7th] s. of Isaac Whitwell, J. P., of Castle Lodge, Kendal,
Westmorland [and Anne, dau. of Jonathan Bagster]. [B.
May 21, 1875.] School, Kendal Grammar. Matric. Michs.
1894; Scholar; B.A. 1897. President of the Union, 1896. In
the Press Gallery, House of Commons for twelve years. M.P.
for St Pancras (South) 1906-10. Sometime Parliamentary and
American correspondent to the Daily News. On the staff of the
New York Times. Married (i) 1899, Alice Selina, only dau. of
Henry Collins Pawtucket, of Rhode Island, U.S.A., and had
issue; (2) 1944, Mary Elizabeth, eldest dau. of George R.
Cross, of Edgewater, New Jersey. Author, The Church we
forget; The Irish Case; William Pitt the Younger; The Romance
of the Calendar; Newtopia; Black Tarn; etc. Of Linden House,
3001, Henry Hudson Parkway, New York, in 1950. (Burke,
L.G.; Who's Who; Kelly, Handbook.)
WILSON, PLUMPTON. Adm. sizar at Trinity Hall, Apr. 3,
1818. S. of William, of Co. Wexford, Ireland. B. Nov. 22,
1799, at Colsterworth, Lines. Matric. Michs. 1818; Scholar;
(Civil Law Classes, ist Class, 1820-1); LL.B. 1828. Ord. deacon (Peterb.), 1824; priest, 1825. R. of Newmarket with
Wood Ditton, Cambs., 1834-47. V. of Thorpe-Arnold, Leics.,
1847-52. R. of Knaptoft with Shearsby and Mowsley, Leics.,
1852-76. Married and had issue. Disappears from Crockford, 1877.
Wilson, Richard
WILSON, RALPH VENABLES. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1877.
S. of George Venables, land-agent, deceased, of Co. Donegal,
Ireland. B. [May 17, 1857], at KUIybegs. Schools, St Maryle-
bone and All Souls' Grammar. Doubtful if resided. Adm. at
Jesus, Oct. 1877. Matric. Michs. 1877; B.A. 1881. Ord.
deacon (Canterbury), 1880; priest, 1881; C. of Chislet, Kent,
1880-2. Sunday Evening Lecturer, All Saints, Notting Hill,
1882-3. Chaplain, R.N., 1883-1914; H.M.S. Sultan, 1883;
Garnet, 1884-6; Thunderer, 1887-8; Lion, 1888-9; Devasta-
tion, 1889-90; Iron Duke, 1890-2; Howe, 1892; Empress of
India, 1893-5; Crescent, 1895-7; at the Royal dockyard,
Bermuda, 1898-1903; H.M.S. Aeolus, 1903-4; at Gosport,
1904-9; at Chatham, 1909-14. Latterly of Gosport, Hants. Died May 29, 1924. Brother of William S. S. (1877). (Venn,
II. 425; Crockford; The Times, May 31, 1924.)
WILSON, RANDLE HUGH. Adm. pens, at Selwyn H., Oct. 10,
1885. B. July 6, 1865. [School, Denstone College.] Matric.
Michs. 1885. Went to Canada. At St John's College, Winni- peg. Ord. deacon, 1902; priest, 1903; C.-in-charge of Poplar
Point, Rupert's Land, 1902-3. Inc. of Christ Church, Hamiota, 1904-5. Inc. of Norwood, 1906-7. Died Oct. 4,
1914, at Parksville, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
(Denstone Coll. Reg.; Crockford.)
WILSON, REGINALD ALFRED. Adm. pens, (age 20) at Pem-
broke, Oct. 1, 1879. Only [surv.] s. of the Rev. Nathaniel,
V. of Ingham, Norfolk. B. at Stoke Damerel, Devon. Matric.
Michs. 1879; B.A. 1883. Died May 19, 1883, at Ingham
vicarage. (The Times, May 23, 1883.)
WILSON, REGINALD HENRY RIMINGTON (1871), see
RIMINGTON-WILSON.
WILSON, REGINALD THORP. Adm. pens, at Trinity, May 23.
1884. [Eld.] s. of the Rev. William [Reginald] (1857), V. of
Bolsterstone, Sheffield (and Martha, 3rd dau. of Richard
Thorp). B. [Feb. i], 1866, at Bamsley, Yorks. School, Shrews- bury. Matric. Michs. 1884; B.A. 1888; M.A. 1892. Lieut.,York
and Lancaster Regt., 1897. Adm. Solicitor, 1891 ; practised in
Sheffield (Messrs Younge, Wilson and Co.). Married, Aug. 30,
1900, Gladys, eldest dau. of James Willis Dixon, of Sheffield,
and had issue. Succeeded to Waldershaigh, near Sheffield, on
the death of his father, 1914; living there in 1950. Died Feb.
15, 1953- Brother of Clement E. M. (1894), Evelyn R. (1898)
and Rowland A. (1887). (Law Lists; Burke, L.G.; Army
Lists; Kelly, Handbook.)
WILSON, RICHARD. Adm. pens, (age 17) at Trinity, Nov. 14,
1770. S. of [the Rev.] Christopher (1732) [Preb. of St Paul's]. Of Westminster. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1771; Scholar,
1772; B.A. 1775; M.A. 1778. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Jan. 23, 1771. Brother of Christopher (1782). (Eton Coll. Reg.; Inns
of Court.)
WILSON, RICHARD. Adm. sizar (age 16) at St John's, June 21, 1771. S. of the Rev. [John] (1726), R. of Fulboum, Cambs.
B. there. [Bapt. Feb. 24, 1755.] Matric. Michs. 1772;
Scholar, 1775; B.A. 1776; M.A. 1780. Ord. deacon (Ely, for
Canterbury), Sept. 28, 1777; priest (London, for Canterbury),
May 30, 1779; C. of Ospringe, Kent, 1777-80. C. of Fulboum,
Cambs., 1780. Married at St Mary-the-Less, Cambridge,
July 25, 1776, Ann Selby. Died June 12, 1784, at his lodgings
at Charing Cross, when he was described as ' Chaplain of the
Sampson, guard-ship'; buried at Fulboum, June 16. (St
John's Coll. Adm., iv. 563; Cambridge Chronicle, June 19, 1784-)
WILSON, RICHARD. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, Oct. 13, 1773.
Of Leicester. Matric. Michs. 1774; B.A. 1778; M.A. 1781.
WILSON (post FOUNTAYNE- WILSON), RICHARD. Adm. Fell.-
Com. (age 18) at Trinity, Oct. 20, 1800. [Eldest] s. of
Richard, of [Rudding Hall and] Follifoot, Yorks. (and
Elizabeth, dau. of the Very Rev. John Fountayne, D.D.,
Dean of York). [B. June 9, 1783.] School, Eton. Matric.
1800. Succeeded to his father's property, 1786, and to the Melton Park estates of his maternal grandfather, 1802, and
assumed the additional surname of Fountayne. High Sheriff
of Yorkshire, 1807. M.P. for Yorkshire, 1826-30. Married
Sophia, 3rd dau. of George Osbaldeston, M.P., of Hutton
Bushell, and had issue, five daughters. Died in 1847. (Eton
Sch. Lists; Burke, L.G. (sub Montagu).)
WILSON, RICHARD. Adm. sizar at St John's, Feb. 17, 1819. B. [Dec. 29, 1798], at Kendal, Westmorland. School,
Sedbergh. Matric. Michs. 1819; Scholar, 1823; B.A. (15th
Wrangler) 1824; M.A. 1827; D.D. 1839. Fellow, 1826-31. Ord. deacon (Ely), Nov. 2, 1828; priest, June 14, 1829. Head
Master of Wigan Grammar School, 1835-7. Chaplain of
Chelsea workhouse, 1837-79. Head Master of St Peter's College School, Eaton Square, 1837-52. Evening Lecturer at
Chelsea, 1845. C. of St Saviour's, Upper Chelsea, 1872^. Dean of the College of Preceptors for 11 years. Married
(i) 1830, Frances, dau. of R. Hough, of Newark, Notts.;
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