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58 BERNERS the Barony, the abeyance thereof was terminated in his favour, and he was sum. to Pari, by writ, 7 May 1832, as LORD BERNERS.C) He was bap. 20 Jan. 176 1. Was Col. in the army. A Liberal in politics. He d. unm., 25 Mar. 1838, when the Barony for the third time fell into abeyance. Will pr. May 1838. X. 1838. 10. Henry Wilson, of Ashwellthorpe afsd., br. and h., b. I Oct. lySi] ed. at Emman. Coll., Cambridge; B.A. 1785; M.A. 1789; Rector of Alexton, co. Leicester, to 1845; Rector of Kirby Cane, Norfolk, 1820-51. Within 37 days of his brother's death, being h. to a moiety of the Barony, the abeyance thereof was (as before) terminated in his favour by Royal warrant 2 Apr. i838,() and on the 30th he took his seat as LORD BERNERS.(^) A Liberal in politics. He m., I May 1788, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Sumpter, of Histon Hall, CO. Cambridge. She d. 15 Dec. 1845, at Kirby Cane, in her 83rd year. He t/. 26 Feb. 1 851, at Kirby Cane, aged 88. Will pr. Apr. 1851. XI. 1851. II. Henry William (Wilson), Lord Berners, ist s. and h., b. 23 Feb. 1797. Pres. Royal Agric. Soc. 1858. A Conservative in politics. He m., istly, 24 Feb. 1823, (his cousin) Mary Letitia, ist da. and coh. of Col. George Crump, of Alexton Hall, co. Leicester, by Mary, da. of (his grandfather) Henry William Wilson, abovenamed. She, who was b, 25 Mar. 1800, d. s.p., 30 Sep. 1856, at Keythorpe Hall, co. Leicester, aged ^6. He m., 2ndly, 21 July 1857, at Vale Royal, co. Chester, Henrietta Charlotte, da. of Thomas (Chol- mondeley), 1st Lord Delamere, by Henrietta Elizabeth, da. of Sir Watkin Williams- Wynn, Bart. He d'. j./»., 27 June 1871, aged 74. Will pr. II Sep. 1 87 1, at Leicester, under ;^ 40,000. His widow, who was b. 3 June 1823, d. 13 Aug. 1874, aged 51. XII. 1 87 1. 12. Emma Harriet, suo jure Baroness Berners [H55]C)> nieceandh., being, at her uncle's death, the only surv. child of his only br., the Rev. and Hon. Robert Wilson, Rector of Ash- wellthorpe afsd., by his 2nd wife, Harriet, 2nd and yst. da. and coh. of Col. George Crump, of Alexton Hall, abovenamed. She was b. 18 Nov. 1835. On 28 Apr. 1853, she sue. her only br., Harry William Pigott Wilson, who d. unm., in his 21st year. Shortly afterwards, 3 Nov. 1853, she m., at St. Michael's, Pimlico, Sir Henry Thomas Tyrwhitt, 3rd Bart., of Stanley Hall, Salop, who was b. 16 Apr. 1824. He d. there of paralysis, 26 Jan. 1894, aged 69, and was bur. at Astley Abbots. The Baroness Berners is now (191 1) living. (*) See Pedigree previous page. C") See ante, page 156, note "c." if) Foralistof the only recognised Parliaments (down to I 500) which furnish a date of origin for Baronies by writ now (191 1) existing, see vol. vi, Appendix G. V.G.