BARONETAGE
Last updated 24/04/2018 (15 Mar 2025)
Date	Type	Order	Name	Born	Died	Age
Names of baronets shown in blue have not yet been placed on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.
Dates in italics in the "Born" column indicate that the baronet was baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate that the baronet was buried on that date.
WERDEN of Cholmeaton, Cheshire
28 Nov 1672	E	1	John Werden MP for Reigate 1673‑1679 and 1685‑1689	25 Mar 1640	29 Oct 1716	76
29 Nov 1716 to     13 Feb 1758		2	John Werden Extinct on his death	28 Apr 1683	13 Feb 1758	74
WERNHER of Luton Hoo, Beds
2 Aug 1905	UK	1	Julius Charles Wernher	9 Apr 1850	21 May 1912	62
21 May 1912		2	Derrick Julius Wernher for further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	7 Jun 1889	6 Mar 1948	58
6 Mar 1948 to     30 Jun 1973		3	Sir Harold Augustus Wernher Extinct on his death	16 Jan 1893	30 Jun 1973	80
WESTCOMBE of Cadiz, Spain
23 Mar 1700	E	1	Martin Westcombe		by 1736
by 1736 to     6 Dec 1752		2	Anthony Westcombe Extinct on his death	c 1708	6 Dec 1752
WESTERN of Rivenhall, Essex
20 Aug 1864	UK	1	Thomas Burch Western MP for Essex North 1865‑1868; Lord Lieutenant Essex 1869‑1873	22 Aug 1795	30 May 1873	77
30 May 1873		2	Thomas Sutton Western MP for Maldon 1857‑1865	7 Oct 1821	20 Jun 1877	55
20 Jun 1877 to     1 Feb 1917		3	Thomas Charles Callis Western Extinct on his death	29 Aug 1850	1 Feb 1917	66
WESTON of Kendal, Westmorland
31 Jul 1926 to     19 Sep 1926	UK	1	John Wakefield Weston MP for Kendal 1913‑1918 and Westmorland 1918‑1924 Extinct on his death	13 Jun 1852	19 Sep 1926	74
WHALLEY-SMYTHE-GARDINER of Roche Court, Hants
14 Jan 1783	GB	1	John Whalley-Gardiner For information on the special remainder included in this creation, see the note at the foot of this page MP for Westbury 1780‑1784	26 May 1743	18 Nov 1797	54
18 Nov 1797		2	James Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner	1 Oct 1748	21 Aug 1805	56
21 Aug 1805		3	James Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner	2 Sep 1785	22 Oct 1851	66
22 Oct 1851 to     6 Oct 1868		4	John Brocas Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner Extinct on his death	16 Mar 1814	6 Oct 1868	54
WHARTON of Kirby Kendall, Westmorland
19 Dec 1677	E	1	George Wharton	4 Apr 1617	12 Aug 1681	64
12 Aug 1681 to     by 1741		2	Polycarpus Wharton Extinct on his death	c 1652	by 1741
WHEATE of Glympton, Oxon
2 May 1696	E	1	Thomas Wheate MP for Woodstock 1690‑1695 and 1708‑1721	6 Sep 1667	25 Aug 1721	53
25 Aug 1721		2	Thomas Wheate MP for Woodstock 1722‑1727	2 Mar 1693	1 May 1746
1 May 1746		3	George Wheate	c 1700	5 Jun 1751
5 Jun 1751		4	George Wheate		26 Jan 1760
26 Jan 1760		5	Jacob Wheate		Feb 1783
Feb 1783 to     14 Jul 1816		6	John Thomas Wheate Extinct on his death	17 Oct 1749	14 Jul 1816	66
WHEELER of Woodhouse Eaves, Leics
7 Feb 1920	UK	1	Arthur Wheeler	18 Sep 1860	20 May 1943	82
20 May 1943		2	Arthur Frederick Pullman Wheeler	10 Dec 1900	16 Dec 1964	64
16 Dec 1964		3	John Hieron Wheeler	22 Jul 1905	21 Apr 2005	99
21 Apr 2005		4	John Frederick Wheeler	3 May 1933
WHEELER-CUFFE of Leyrath, Kilkenny
30 Dec 1800	I	1	Jonah Wheeler-Denny-Cuffe (later Denny-Wheeler-Cuffe)	c 1769	9 May 1853
9 May 1853		2	Charles Frederick Denny Wheeler-Cuffe	1 Sep 1832	15 Jan 1915	82
15 Jan 1915 to     8 Feb 1934		3	Otway Fortescue Luke Wheeler-Cuffe Extinct on his death	9 Dec 1866	8 Feb 1934	67
WHELER of Westminster, Middlesex
11 Aug 1660	E	1	William Wheler MP for Westbury 1640‑1648 and 1659, and Queenborough 1660	c 1601	6 Aug 1666
6 Aug 1666		2	Charles Wheler MP for Cambridge University 1667‑1679	c 1620	26 Aug 1683
26 Aug 1683		3	William Wheler	1654	23 Feb 1709	54
23 Feb 1709		4	Trevor Wheler	25 Nov 1697	17 Oct 1718	20
Oct 1718		5	William Wheler	c 1704	4 Jun 1763
Jun 1763		6	William Wheler	16 Jul 1726	16 Apr 1799	72
Apr 1799		7	Charles Wheler	22 Dec 1730	12 Jul 1821	90
12 Jul 1821		8	Trevor Wheler	23 Jun 1763	4 Feb 1830	66
4 Feb 1830		9	Trevor Wheler	20 Dec 1792	6 Sep 1869	76
6 Sep 1869		10	Francis Wheler	9 Nov 1801	4 Apr 1878	76
4 Apr 1878		11	Trevor Wheler	12 Mar 1828	10 Jan 1900	71
10 Jan 1900		12	Edward Wheler	5 Dec 1857	11 Aug 1903	45
11 Aug 1903		13	Trevor Wood Wheler	20 Sep 1889	14 Jan 1986	96
14 Jan 1986		14	Edward Woodford Wheler	13 Jun 1920	22 Jun 2008	88
22 Jun 2008		15	Trevor Woodford Wheler	11 Apr 1946
WHELER of Otterden, Kent
29 Jun 1925 to     14 Dec 1927	UK	1	Granville Charles Hastings Wheler MP for Faversham 1910‑1927 Extinct on his death	2 Oct 1872	14 Dec 1927	55
WHICHCOTE of Inner Temple, London
2 Apr 1660	E	1	Jeremy Whichcote	c 1614	22 Jun 1677
22 Jun 1677		2	Paul Whichcote	5 Mar 1643	Dec 1721	78
Dec 1721		3	Francis Whichcote MP for Cambridgeshire 1718‑1722	c 1692	27 Oct 1775
27 Oct 1775		4	Christopher Whichcote	15 Mar 1738	9 Mar 1786	57
9 Mar 1786		5	Thomas Whichcote	5 Mar 1763	4 Oct 1828	65
4 Oct 1828		6	Thomas Whichcote	10 Aug 1787	23 Aug 1829	42
23 Aug 1829		7	Thomas Whichcote	23 May 1813	17 Jan 1892	78
17 Jan 1892		8	George Whichcote	31 May 1817	14 Apr 1893	75
14 Apr 1893		9	George Whichcote	3 Sep 1870	5 Dec 1946	76
5 Dec 1946 to     7 May 1949		10	Hugh Christopher Whichcote Extinct on his death	18 Apr 1874	7 May 1949	75
WHITAKER of Babworth, Notts
15 Jul 1936	UK	1	Sir Albert Edward Whitaker	9 May 1860	11 Jun 1945	85
11 Jun 1945		2	John Albert Charles Whitaker	5 Mar 1897	5 Oct 1957	60
5 Oct 1957		3	James Herbert Ingham Whitaker	27 Jul 1925	13 Jan 1999	73
13 Jan 1999		4	John James Ingham Whitaker	23 Oct 1952
WHITE of Blagdon, Northumberland
6 May 1756	GB		See "Ridley"
WHITE of Tuxford, Notts and Wallingwells, Yorks
20 Dec 1802	UK	1	Thomas Woollaston White For details of the special remainder included in the creation of this baronetcy, see the note at the foot of this page	20 Jan 1767	28 Oct 1817	50
28 Oct 1817		2	Thomas Woollaston White	3 Oct 1801	7 Aug 1882	80
7 Aug 1882		3	Thomas Woollaston White	7 Feb 1828	20 May 1907	79
20 May 1907		4	Archibald Woollaston White	14 Oct 1877	16 Dec 1945	68
16 Dec 1945		5	Thomas Astley Woollaston White	13 May 1904	20 May 1996	92
20 May 1996		6	Nicholas Peter Archibald White	2 Mar 1939
WHITE of Cotham House, Bristol, Gloucs
26 Aug 1904	UK	1	George White	28 Mar 1854	22 Nov 1916	62
22 Nov 1916		2	George Stanley White	31 Jul 1882	18 Jan 1964	81
18 Jan 1964		3	George Stanley Midelton White	11 Apr 1913	31 Mar 1983	69
31 Mar 1983		4	George Stanley James White	4 Nov 1948
WHITE of Salle Park, Norfolk
29 Jun 1922	UK	1	Woolmer Rudolph Donati White	21 Aug 1858	6 Dec 1931	73
6 Dec 1931		2	Rudolph Dymoke White MP for Fareham 1939‑1950	11 Jun 1888	25 May 1968	79
25 May 1968		3	Headley Dymoke White For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	15 Apr 1914	25 Feb 1971	56
25 Feb 1971		4	John Woolmer White	4 Feb 1947
WHITE of High Mark, Wigtown
28 Jul 1926	UK		See "Dalrymple-White"
WHITE of Boulge Hall, Suffolk
14 Jun 1937	UK	1	Robert Eaton White	6 Nov 1864	5 Aug 1940	75
5 Aug 1940		2	Eric Richard Meadows White	29 Jun 1910	26 Apr 1972	61
26 Apr 1972 to     2015		3	Christopher Robert Meadows White Extinct on his death	26 Aug 1940	2015	74
WHITE-TODD of Eaton Place, London
20 Jun 1913 to     19 Feb 1926	UK	1	Joseph White-Todd Extinct on his death	23 Jun 1846	19 Feb 1926	79
WHITEFOORD of Blairquhan, Ayr
30 Dec 1701	NS	1	Adam Whitefoord		Nov 1727
Nov 1727		2	John Whitefoord	c 1701	2 Mar 1763
2 Mar 1763 to     10 Apr 1803		3	John Whitefoord On his death the baronetcy became dormant	c 1730	10 Apr 1803
WHITEHEAD of Highfield House, Kent
26 Nov 1889	UK	1	James Whitehead MP for Leicester 1892‑1894	2 Mar 1834	20 Oct 1917	83
20 Oct 1917		2	George Hugh Whitehead	30 Oct 1861	21 May 1931	69
21 May 1931		3	Rowland Edward Whitehead	1 Sep 1863	9 Oct 1942	79
9 Oct 1942		4	Philip Henry Rathbone Whitehead	24 Jul 1897	31 Dec 1953	56
31 Dec 1953		5	Rowland John Rathbone Whitehead	24 Jun 1930	28 Jul 2007	77
28 Jul 2007		6	Philip Henry Rathbone Whitehead	13 Oct 1957
WHITELEY of Grimley, Worcs
8 Feb 1918	UK		See "Huntington-Whiteley"
WHITMORE of Apley, Salop
28 Jun 1641	E	1	Thomas Whitmore MP for Bridgnorth 1640‑1644	28 Nov 1612	May 1653	40
May 1653 to     30 Mar 1699		2	William Whitmore MP for Shropshire 1660 and Bridgnorth 1661‑1699 Extinct on his death	6 Apr 1637	30 Mar 1699	61
WHITMORE of Orsett, Essex
28 Jun 1954	UK	1	Sir Francis Henry Douglas Charlton Whitmore Lord Lieutenant Essex 1936‑1958	20 Apr 1872	12 Jun 1962	90
12 Jun 1962		2	John Henry Douglas Whitmore	16 Oct 1937	28 Apr 2017	79
28 Apr 2017		3	Jason Whitmore	26 Jan 1983
WHITSHED of Killincarrick, Wicklow
16 May 1834	UK		See "Hawkins-Whitshed"
WHITWORTH of The Firs, Lancs
1 Nov 1869 to     22 Jan 1887	UK	1	Joseph Whitworth Extinct on his death	21 Dec 1803	22 Jan 1887	83
WIDDRINGTON of Widdrington, Northumberland
26 Sep 1635 to     13 Jul 1671	NS	1	Edward Widdrington On his death the baronetcy became either extinct or dormant		13 Jul 1671
WIDDRINGTON of Widdrington, Northumberland
9 Jul 1642	E	1	William Widdrington He was subsequently created Baron Widdrington in 1643 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its forfeiture in 1716	11 Jul 1610	3 Sep 1651	41
WIDDRINGTON of Cartington, Northumberland
8 Aug 1642 to     13 Jul 1671	E	1	Edward Widdrington Extinct on his death		13 Jul 1671
WIGAN of Clare Lawn, Surrey and Purland Chase, Ross
9 Mar 1898	UK	1	Sir Frederick Wigan	4 Oct 1827	2 Mar 1907	79
2 Mar 1907		2	Frederick William Wigan	18 Mar 1859	6 Apr 1907	48
6 Apr 1907		3	Roderick Grey Wigan	11 Nov 1886	15 Jan 1954	67
15 Jan 1954		4	Frederick Adair Wigan	13 Apr 1911	24 Jan 1979	67
24 Jan 1979		5	Alan Lewis Wigan	19 Nov 1913	3 May 1996	82
3 May 1996		6	Michael Iain Wigan	3 Oct 1951
WIGGIN of Metchley Grange, Staffs and Garth Gwynion, Montgomery
17 Jun 1892	UK	1	Henry Samuel Wiggin MP for Staffordshire East 1880‑1885 and Handsworth 1885‑1892	14 Feb 1824	12 Nov 1905	81
12 Nov 1905		2	Henry Arthur Wiggin	3 May 1852	2 May 1917	64
2 May 1917		3	Charles Richard Henry Wiggin	21 Mar 1885	16 Sep 1972	87
16 Sep 1972		4	John Henry Wiggin	3 Mar 1921	1 Jan 1992	70
1 Jan 1992		5	Charles Rupert John Wiggin	2 Jul 1949	12 Oct 2012	63
12 Oct 2012		6	Richard Edward John Wiggin	1 Jul 1980
WIGRAM of Walthamstow, Essex
30 Oct 1805	UK	1	Robert Wigram MP for Fowey 1802‑1806 and Wexford 1806‑1807	30 Jan 1743	6 Nov 1830	87
6 Nov 1830		2	Robert Wigram (Fitzwygram from 1832) MP for Fowey 1806‑1818, Lostwithiel 1818‑1826 and Wexford 1829‑1830	25 Sep 1773	17 Dec 1843	70
17 Dec 1843		3	Robert Fitzwygram	7 Aug 1813	3 Sep 1873	60
3 Sep 1873		4	Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram MP for Hampshire South 1884‑1885 and Fareham 1885‑1900	29 Aug 1823	9 Dec 1904	81
9 Dec 1904		5	Frederick Loftus Francis Fitzwygram	11 Aug 1884	5 May 1920	35
5 May 1920		6	Edgar Thomas Ainger Wigram	23 Nov 1864	15 Mar 1935	70
15 Mar 1935		7	Clifford Woolmore Wigram	24 Jan 1911	11 Dec 2000	89
11 Dec 2000		8	Edward Robert Woolmore Wigram	19 Jul 1913	11 Oct 2003	90
11 Oct 2003		9	John Woolmore Wigram	25 May 1957
WILBRAHAM of Woodhey, Cheshire
5 May 1621	E	1	Richard Wilbraham	1579	Apr 1643	63
Apr 1643		2	Thomas Wilbraham	c 1601	31 Oct 1660
31 Oct 1660 to     Aug 1692		3	Thomas Wilbraham MP for Stafford 1679‑1681 Extinct on his death	c 1630	19 Aug 1692
WILBRAHAM of Loventor, Devon
19 Sep 1776	GB		See "Baker-Wilbraham"
WILDE of London
13 Sep 1660	E	1	William Wilde MP for London 1660	c 1611	23 Nov 1679
23 Nov 1679 to     late 1721		2	Felix Wilde Extinct on his death	c 1654	late 1721
WILKINSON of Brook Witley, Surrey
8 Dec 1941	UK	1	George Henry Wilkinson	20 Jul 1885	27 Jun 1967	81
27 Jun 1967		2	Leonard David Wilkinson	18 Jan 1920	1 Nov 1972	52
1 Nov 1972		3	David Graham Brook Wilkinson	18 May 1947
WILKS of Grosvenor Street, London
5 Feb 1898 to     8 Nov 1911	UK	1	Samuel Wilks Extinct on his death	2 Jun 1824	8 Nov 1911	87
WILLIAMS of Vaynol, Carnarvon
15 Jun 1622	E	1	William Williams		c 1630
c 1630		2	Thomas Williams		c 1650
c 1650		3	William Williams		c 1659
c 1659		4	Griffith Williams		c 1663
c 1663		5	Thomas Williams		c 1673
c 1673 to     23 Dec 1696		6	William Williams MP for Caernarvonshire 1689‑1696 Extinct on his death	c 1668	23 Dec 1696
WILLIAMS of Marnhull, Dorset
19 Apr 1642	E	1	Edmund Williams		early 1644
early 1644 to     Nov 1680		2	John Williams Extinct on his death	11 Sep 1642	14 Nov 1680	38
WILLIAMS of Minster, Kent
22 Apr 1642 to     27 Feb 1669	E	1	John Williams Extinct on his death	c 1609	27 Feb 1669
WILLIAMS of Llangibby, Monmouth
14 May 1642	E	1	Trevor Williams MP for Monmouth 1660‑1661 and 1679, and Monmouthshire 1667‑1679, 1679‑1685 and 1689‑1690	c 1623	Nov 1692
Nov 1692		2	John Williams MP for Monmouth 1689‑1690 and Monmouthshire 1698‑1704	c 1651	Nov 1704
Nov 1704		3	Hopton Williams MP for Monmouthshire 1705‑1708	c 1663	20 Nov 1723
20 Nov 1723		4	John Williams		11 Mar 1739
11 Mar 1739 to     Dec 1753		5	Leonard Williams Extinct on his death		Dec 1753
WILLIAMS of Guernevet, Brecon
4 May 1644	E	1	Henry Williams MP for Breconshire 1628‑1629	c 1607	c 1652
c 1652		2	Henry Williams MP for Brecon 1660‑1661	c 1635	Feb 1666
Feb 1666 to     c 1695		3	Walter Williams Extinct on his death	c 1636	c 1695
WILLIAMS of Eltham, Kent
12 Nov 1674	E	1	Thomas Williams MP for Weobly 1675‑1678	c 1621	12 Sep 1712
12 Sep 1712		2	John Williams MP for Herefordshire 1701‑1705	24 Nov 1653	28 Apr 1723	69
28 Apr 1723		3	David Williams	6 Nov 1659	6 Feb 1740	80
6 Feb 1740		4	Henry Williams		15 Aug 1741
15 Aug 1741 to     12 Jul 1804		5	Edward Williams On his death the baronetcy became either extinct or dormant		12 Jul 1804
WILLIAMS of Grays Inn, London
6 Jul 1688	E		See "Williams-Wynn"
WILLIAMS of Edwinsford, Carmarthen
30 Jul 1707 to     19 Jul 1745	GB	1	Nicholas Williams MP for Carmarthenshire 1724‑1745; Lord Lieutenant Carmarthenshire 1735‑1740 Extinct on his death	1681	19 Jul 1745	64
WILLIAMS of Clapton, Northants
4 Apr 1747	GB	1	Hutchins Williams	c 1700	4 Nov 1758
4 Nov 1758		2	William Peere Williams MP for New Shoreham 1758‑1761	c 1730	27 Apr 1761
27 Apr 1761 to     2 Feb 1784		3	Booth Williams Extinct on his death	c 1735	2 Feb 1784
WILLIAMS of Clovelly, Devon
7 Jul 1795	GB		See "Hamlyn-Williams"
WILLIAMS of Bodelwyddan, Flint
24 Jul 1798	GB	1	John Williams	22 Dec 1761	9 Oct 1830	68
9 Oct 1830		2	John Williams (Hay-Williams from 12 May 1842)	9 Jan 1794	10 Sep 1859	65
10 Sep 1859		3	Hugh Williams	8 Jan 1802	10 May 1876	74
10 May 1876		4	William Grenville Williams For information on the death of this baronet's two daughters, see the note at the foot of this page	30 May 1844	28 Aug 1904	60
28 Aug 1904		5	William Willoughby Williams	11 Sep 1888	18 Jan 1932	43
18 Jan 1932		6	Hugh Grenville Williams	26 Mar 1889	9 Dec 1961	72
9 Dec 1961		7	Reginald Lawrence William Williams	3 May 1900	30 Jan 1971	70
30 Jan 1971		8	Francis John Watkin Williams	24 Jan 1905	3 Jan 1995	89
3 Jan 1995 to     19 Apr 2018		9	Lawrence Hugh Williams Extinct on his death	25 Aug 1929	19 Apr 2018	88
WILLIAMS of Llwyny Wormwood, Carmarthen
22 May 1815	UK		See "Griffies-Williams"
WILLIAMS of Kars
18 Jul 1856 to     26 Jul 1883	UK	1	Sir William Fenwick Williams MP for Calne 1856‑1859 Extinct on his death	4 Dec 1800	26 Jul 1883	82
WILLIAMS of Tregullow, Cornwall
4 Aug 1866	UK	1	William Williams	3 Aug 1791	24 Mar 1870	78
24 Mar 1870		2	Frederick Martin Williams MP for Truro 1863‑1878	25 Jan 1830	3 Sep 1878	48
3 Sep 1878		3	William Robert Williams	21 Feb 1860	16 May 1903	43
16 May 1903		4	William Frederick Williams	17 May 1886	20 Sep 1905	19
20 Sep 1905		5	Frederick William Williams For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	15 Jan 1888	2 Oct 1913	25
2 Oct 1913		6	Burton Robert Williams	7 Jul 1889	3 Oct 1917	28
3 Oct 1917		7	Frederick Law Williams	10 May 1862	20 Dec 1921	59
20 Dec 1921		8	William Law Williams For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	1 May 1907	1 Jul 1960	53
1 Jul 1960		9	Robert Ernest Williams	6 Jun 1924	26 May 1976	51
26 May 1976		10	Donald Mark Williams	7 Nov 1954
WILLIAMS of London
30 Oct 1894 to     24 May 1926	UK	1	John Williams Extinct on his death	6 Nov 1840	24 May 1926	85
WILLIAMS of Castell Deudrath and Borthwen, Merioneth
28 Jul 1909	UK	1	Arthur Osmond Williams MP for Merioneth 1900‑1910; Lord Lieutenant Merioneth 1909‑1927	17 Mar 1849	28 Jan 1927	77
28 Jan 1927 to     19 Dec 2012		2	Michael Osmond Williams Extinct on his death	22 Apr 1914	19 Dec 2012	98
WILLIAMS of Bridehead, Dorset
9 Feb 1915	UK	1	Robert Williams MP for Dorset West 1895‑1922	15 Jun 1848	15 Apr 1943	94
15 Apr 1943		2	Philip Francis Cunningham Williams	6 Jul 1884	6 May 1958	73
6 May 1958		3	David Philip Williams	5 Oct 1909	31 Oct 1970	61
31 Oct 1970		4	Robert Philip Nathaniel Williams	3 May 1950
WILLIAMS of Miskin, Glamorgan
25 Jun 1918	UK		See "Rhys-Williams"
WILLIAMS of Ewhurst, Surrey
28 Nov 1922	UK		See "Hume-Williams"
WILLIAMS of Park, Aberdeen
29 Jun 1928 to     25 Apr 1938	UK	1	Robert Williams Extinct on his death	21 Jan 1860	25 Apr 1938	78
WILLIAMS of Glynwr, Carmarthen
10 Jul 1935 to     3 Feb 1959	UK	1	Evan Williams Extinct on his death	2 Jul 1871	3 Feb 1959	87
WILLIAMS of Cilgeraint, Carnarvon
3 Jul 1953	UK	1	Sir Herbert Geraint Williams MP for Reading 1924‑1929, Croydon South 1932‑1945 and Croydon East 1950‑1954	2 Dec 1884	25 Jul 1954	69
25 Jul 1954		2	Robin Philip Williams	27 May 1928	14 Sep 2013	85
14 Sep 2013		3	Anthony Geraint Williams	22 Dec 1958
WILLIAMS
1955 to     15 Oct 1958	UK	1	George Clark Williams Lord Lieutenant Carmarthen 1949‑1953 Extinct on his death	2 Nov 1878	15 Oct 1958	79
WILLIAMS of Exeter, Devon
2 Jul 1964	UK		See "Dudley-Williams"
WILLIAMS-BULKELEY of Penrhyn, Carnarvon
17 Jun 1661	E	1	Griffith Williams		1663
1663		2	Robert Williams MP for Carnarvonshire 1656‑1658 and Carnarvon 1659	c 1627	1678
1678		3	John Williams		c 1682
c 1682		4	Griffith Williams		c 1685
c 1685		5	Hugh Williams		c 1706
c 1706		6	Griffith Williams		Jul 1734
Jul 1734		7	Robert Williams		Nov 1745
Nov 1745		8	Hugh Williams MP for Beaumaris 1768‑1780 and 1785‑1794	1718	19 Aug 1794	76
19 Aug 1794		9	Robert Williams MP for Caernarvonshire 1790‑1826 and Beaumaris 1826‑1830	20 Jul 1764	1 Dec 1830	66
1 Dec 1830		10	Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley MP for Beaumaris 1831‑1832, Anglesey 1832‑1837 and 1847‑1868, and Flint Boroughs 1841‑1847; Lord Lieutenant Caernarvonshire 1851‑1866	23 Sep 1801	28 Aug 1875	73
28 Aug 1875		11	Richard Mostyn Lewis Williams-Bulkeley	20 May 1833	28 Jan 1884	50
28 Jan 1884		12	Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley Lord Lieutenant Anglesey 1896‑1942	4 Dec 1862	7 Jul 1942	79
7 Jul 1942		13	Richard Harry David Williams-Bulkeley Lord Lieutenant Anglesey 1947‑1974	5 Oct 1911	3 Feb 1992	80
3 Feb 1992		14	Richard Thomas Williams-Bulkeley	25 May 1939
WILLIAMS-DRUMMOND of Hawthornden, Edinburgh
27 Feb 1828	UK	1	John Forbes Drummond For details of the special remainder included in this creation, see the note at the foot of this page		28 May 1829
28 May 1829		2	Francis Walker Drummond	1781	29 Feb 1844	62
29 Feb 1844		3	James Williams-Drummond	11 Aug 1814	10 May 1866	51
10 May 1866		4	James Hamlyn Williams Williams-Drummond Lord Lieutenant Carmarthen 1898‑1913	13 Jan 1857	15 Jun 1913	56
15 Jun 1913		5	James Hamlyn Williams Williams-Drummond	25 May 1891	7 Jan 1970	78
7 Jan 1970 to     27 May 1976		6	William Hugh Dudley Williams-Drummond Extinct on his death	13 Feb 1901	27 May 1976	75
WILLIAMS-WYNN of Grays Inn, London
6 Jul 1688	E	1	William Williams MP for Chester 1675‑1681, Montgomery 1685 and Beaumaris 1689‑1690 and 1695‑1698; Solicitor General 1687‑1689; Speaker of the House of Commons 1680‑1681; Lord Lieutenant Merioneth 1689‑1690	c 1634	11 Jul 1700
11 Jul 1700		2	William Williams MP for Denbigh 1708‑1710	c 1665	20 Oct 1740
20 Oct 1740		3	Watkin Williams-Wynn MP for Denbighshire 1716‑1741 and 1742‑1749	1692	23 Sep 1749	57
23 Sep 1749		4	Watkin Williams-Wynn MP for Shropshire 1772‑1774 and Denbighshire 1774‑1789; Lord Lieutenant Merioneth 1775‑1789	1749	24 Jul 1789	40
24 Jul 1789		5	Watkin Williams-Wynn MP for Beaumaris 1794‑1796 and Denbighshire 1796‑1840; Lord Lieutenant Merioneth 1793‑1830	25 Oct 1772	6 Jan 1840	67
6 Jan 1840		6	Watkin Williams-Wynn MP for Denbighshire 1841‑1885	22 May 1820	9 May 1885	64
9 May 1885		7	Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams‑Wynn MP for Denbighshire 1885; Lord Lieutenant Montgomery 1891‑1944	6 Jun 1860	24 May 1944	83
24 May 1944		8	Watkin Williams-Wynn	25 Jan 1891	9 May 1949	58
9 May 1949		9	Robert William Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn Lord Lieutenant Denbigh 1928‑1951	3 Jun 1862	23 Nov 1951	89
23 Nov 1951		10	Owen Watkin Williams-Wynn Lord Lieutenant Denbigh 1966‑1974 and Clwyd 1976‑1979	30 Nov 1904	13 May 1988	83
13 May 1988		11	David Watkin Williams-Wynn	18 Feb 1940	18 Nov 2023	83
18 Nov 2023		12	Charles Edward Watkin Williams-Wynn	16 Sep 1970
WILLIAMSON of East Markham, Notts
3 Jun 1642	E	1	Thomas Williamson	14 May 1609	14 Oct 1657	48
14 Oct 1657		2	Thomas Williamson	10 May 1636	23 Apr 1703	66
23 Apr 1703		3	Robert Williamson		25 May 1707
May 1707		4	William Williamson	9 Oct 1681	Apr 1747	65
Apr 1747		5	Hedworth Williamson	c 1710	9 Jan 1788
9 Jan 1788		6	Hedworth Williamson	1751	14 Mar 1810	58
14 Mar 1810		7	Hedworth Williamson MP for co. Durham 1831‑1832, Durham North 1832‑1837 and Sunderland 1847‑1852	1 Nov 1797	24 Apr 1861	63
24 Apr 1861		8	Hedworth Williamson MP for Durham North 1864‑1874 For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	25 Mar 1827	26 Aug 1900	73
26 Aug 1900		9	Hedworth Williamson	23 May 1867	27 Oct 1942	75
27 Oct 1942		10	Charles Hedworth Williamson	6 Sep 1903	8 Apr 1946	42
8 Apr 1946 to     31 Dec 2000		11	Nicholas Frederick Hedworth Williamson Extinct on his death For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	26 Oct 1937	31 Dec 2000	63
WILLIAMSON of Glenogil, Forfar
29 Jul 1909	UK	1	Archibald Williamson He was subsequently created Baron Forres in 1922 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	13 Sep 1860	29 Oct 1931	71
WILLINK of Dingle Bank, Lancs
20 Jul 1957	UK	1	Henry Urmston Willink MP for Croydon North 1940‑1948; Minister of Health 1943‑1945; PC 1943	7 Mar 1894	1 Jan 1973	78
1 Jan 1973		2	Charles William Willink	10 Sep 1929	10 Mar 2009	79
10 Mar 2009		3	Edward Daniel Willink	18 Feb 1957
WILLOUGHBY of Risley, Derby
29 Jun 1611 to     20 Nov 1649	E	1	Henry Willoughby Extinct on his death	14 Sep 1579	20 Nov 1649	70
WILLOUGHBY of Willoughby, Notts
4 Aug 1660 to     10 Feb 1671	E	1	William Willoughby Extinct on his death	c 1630	10 Feb 1671
WILLOUGHBY of Wollaton, Notts
7 Apr 1677	E	1	Francis Willoughby	1668	Sep 1688	20
Sep 1688		2	Thomas Willoughby He was subsequently created Baron Middleton in 1712 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	9 Apr 1672	2 Apr 1729	56
WILLOUGHBY of Baldon House, Oxon
8 Dec 1794	GB	1	Christopher Willoughby	Nov 1748	5 Apr 1808	59
5 Apr 1808		2	Christopher William Willoughby	2 Sep 1793	24 Jun 1813	19
24 Jun 1813		3	Henry Pollard Willoughby MP for Yarmouth (IOW) 1831‑1832, Newcastle under Lyme 1832‑1834 and Evesham 1847‑1865	17 Nov 1796	23 Mar 1865	68
23 Mar 1865		4	John Pollard Willoughby MP for Leominster 1857‑1858	21 Apr 1799	15 Sep 1866	67
15 Sep 1866 to     16 Apr 1918		5	John Christopher Willoughby Extinct on his death	20 Feb 1859	16 Apr 1918	59
WILLS of Coombe Lodge, Somerset
12 Aug 1893	UK	1	William Henry Wills He was subsequently created Baron Winterstoke in 1906 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1911	1 Sep 1830	29 Jan 1911	80
WILLS of Manor Heath, Hants
15 Feb 1897	UK	1	Frederick Wills MP for Bristol North 1900‑1906	22 Nov 1838	18 Feb 1909	70
18 Feb 1909		2	Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills He was subsequently created Baron Dulverton in 1929 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	28 Mar 1880	1 Dec 1956	76
WILLS of Hazelwood, Gloucs and Clapton-in-Gordano, Somerset
19 Aug 1904	UK	1	Sir Edward Payson Wills	12 Jun 1834	13 Mar 1910	75
13 Mar 1910		2	Edward Chaning Wills	25 Apr 1861	14 Oct 1921	60
14 Oct 1921		3	Ernest Salter Wills Lord Lieutenant Wiltshire 1930‑1942	30 Nov 1869	14 Jan 1958	88
14 Jan 1958		4	Ernest Edward de Winton Wells	8 Dec 1903	19 Aug 1983	79
19 Aug 1983		5	David Seton Wills	29 Dec 1939	2 Jun 2023	83
2 Jun 2023		6	James Seton Wills	24 Nov 1970
WILLS of Blagdon, Somerset
19 Jul 1923	UK	1	George Alfred Wills	3 Jun 1854	11 Jul 1928	74
11 Jul 1928		2	George Vernon Proctor Wills	21 Mar 1887	1 Feb 1931	43
1 Feb 1931		3	George Peter Vernon Wills	8 Jan 1922	19 Apr 1945	23
19 Apr 1945		4	John Vernon Wills Lord Lieutenant Avon 1974‑1996 and Somerset 1994‑1998	3 Jul 1928	26 Aug 1998	70
26 Aug 1998		5	David James Vernon Wills	2 Jan 1955
WILLSHIRE of the East Indies
22 May 1841	UK	1	Sir Thomas Willshire	24 Aug 1789	31 May 1862	72
31 May 1862		2	Arthur Reginald Thomas Willshire	23 Nov 1850	26 Apr 1919	68
26 Apr 1919 to     1 Apr 1947		3	Gerard Arthur Maxwell Willshire Extinct on his death For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	21 Aug 1892	1 Apr 1947	54
WILLYS of Fen Ditton, Cambs
15 Dec 1641	E	1	Thomas Willys Cambridgeshire 1659 and Cambridge 1660	c 1614	17 Nov 1701
17 Nov 1701		2	John Willys	c 1635	9 Aug 1704
Aug 1704		3	Thomas Willys	c 1674	17 Jun 1705
17 Jun 1705		4	Thomas Willys	c 1704	c 1724
c 1724		5	Thomas Willys	c 1680	17 Jul 1726
17 Jul 1726 to     14 Apr 1732		6	William Willys MP for Newport (IOW) 1727 and Great Bedwyn 1727‑1732 Extinct on his death	c 1685	14 Apr 1732
WILLYS of Fen Ditton, Cambs
11 Jun 1646	E	1	Richard Willys	c 1615	9 Dec 1690
Dec 1690 to     1701		2	Thomas Fox Willys Extinct on his death	30 Jun 1661	1701	40
WILMOT of Witney, Oxon
1 Oct 1621 to     13 Mar 1629	I	1	Arthur Wilmot Extinct on his death		13 Mar 1629
WILMOT of Chaddesden, Derby
15 Feb 1759	GB	1	Edward Wilmot	29 Oct 1693	21 Nov 1786	93
21 Nov 1786		2	Robert Mead Wilmot	13 Sep 1731	9 Sep 1793	61
9 Sep 1793		3	Robert Wilmot	5 Jul 1765	13 Jul 1842	77
13 Jul 1842		4	Henry Sacheverell Wilmot	11 Feb 1801	11 Apr 1872	71
11 Apr 1872		5	Henry Sacheverell Wilmot VC MP for Derbyshire South 1869‑1885 For further information on this baronet and VC winner, see the note at the foot of this page	3 Feb 1831	7 Apr 1901	70
7 Apr 1901		6	Ralph Henry Sacheverell Wilmot	8 Jun 1875	14 Jan 1918	42
14 Jan 1918		7	Arthur Ralph Wilmot	2 Feb 1909	3 Oct 1942	33
3 Oct 1942		8	Robert Arthur Wilmot	8 Oct 1939	14 Nov 1974	35
14 Nov 1974		9	Henry Robert Wilmot	10 Apr 1967
WILMOT of Osmaston, Derby
10 Oct 1772	GB	1	Robert Wilmot	c 1708	14 Nov 1772
14 Nov 1772		2	Robert Wilmot	c 1752	23 Jul 1834
23 Jul 1834		3	Robert John Wilmot (Wilmot-Horton from 1823) MP for Newcastle under Lyme 1818‑1830; Governor of Ceylon 1831‑1837; PC 1827	21 Dec 1784	31 May 1841	56
31 May 1841		4	Robert Edward Wilmot-Horton (Wilmot from 11 Jan 1842 and Wilmot-Horton from 1871)	29 Jan 1808	22 Sep 1880	72
22 Sep 1880		5	George Lewis Wilmot-Horton	8 Nov 1825	24 Oct 1887	61
24 Oct 1887 to     16 Aug 1931		6	Robert Rodney Wilmot Extinct on his death	20 Jun 1853	16 Aug 1931	78
WILMOT of Berkswell Hall, Warwicks
23 Aug 1821	UK		See "Eardley-Wilmot"
WILSON of Killenure, Donegal
3 Jul 1629 to     16 Apr 1636	I	1	John Wilson Extinct on his death		16 Apr 1636
WILSON of Eastbourne, Sussex
4 Mar 1661	E		See "Maryon-Wilson"
WILSON of East Stoke, Notts
31 Oct 1757	GB		See "Bromley"
WILSON of Delhi, India
8 Jan 1858	UK	1	Sir Archdale Wilson	3 Aug 1803	9 May 1874	70
9 May 1874		2	Roland Knyvet Wilson	27 Aug 1840	29 Oct 1919	79
29 Oct 1919 to     25 May 1921		3	Arthur Knyvet Wilson OM 1912 Extinct on his death	4 Mar 1842	25 May 1921	79
WILSON of Eshton Hall, Yorks
16 Mar 1874	UK	1	Mathew Wilson MP for Clitheroe 1841‑1842 and 1847‑1853, Yorkshire West Riding North 1874‑1885 and Skipton 1885‑1886	29 Aug 1802	18 Jan 1891	88
18 Jan 1891		2	Mathew Wharton Wilson	20 Mar 1827	1 Mar 1909	81
1 Mar 1909		3	Mathew Amcotts Wilson	2 Jan 1853	18 Jan 1914	61
18 Jan 1914		4	Mathew Richard Henry Wilson MP for Bethnal Green South West 1914‑1922	25 Aug 1875	19 May 1958	82
17 May 1958		5	Mathew Martin Wilson	2 Jul 1906	20 Mar 1991	84
20 Mar 1991		6	Mathew John Anthony Wilson	2 Oct 1935
WILSON of Archer House, Yorks
26 Aug 1897 to     27 Apr 1907	UK	1	Alexander Wilson Extinct on his death	28 Jun 1837	27 Apr 1907	69
WILSON of Airdrie, Fife
27 Jul 1906	UK	1	John Wilson MP for Falkirk 1895‑1906	26 Jun 1844	28 Jul 1918	74
28 Jul 1918		2	James Robertson Wilson	5 May 1883	30 Sep 1964	81
30 Sep 1964		3	John Menzies Wilson	12 Feb 1885	22 Oct 1968	83
22 Oct 1968		4	Thomas Douglas Wilson	10 Jun 1917	12 Nov 1984	67
12 Nov 1984		5	James William Douglas Wilson	8 Oct 1960
WILSON of Currygrane, Longford
3 Oct 1919	UK	1	Henry Hughes Wilson MP for Down North 1922; Field Marshal 1919 Extinct on his death For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	5 May 1864	22 Jun 1922	58
WILSON of Carbeth, Stirling
11 Feb 1920	UK	1	David Wilson	4 Apr 1855	8 Mar 1930	74
8 Mar 1930		2	John Mitchell Harvey Wilson	10 Oct 1898	6 Feb 1975	76
6 Feb 1975		3	David Wilson	30 Oct 1928	28 Apr 2014	85
28 Apr 2014		4	Thomas David Wilson	6 Jan 1959
WILSON-TODD of Halnaby Hall, Yorks
31 Aug 1903	UK	1	William Henry Wilson-Todd MP for Howdenshire 1892‑1906	17 Apr 1828	10 Apr 1910	81
10 Apr 1910 to     13 Feb 1925		2	William Pierrepont Wilson-Todd Extinct on his death	3 May 1857	13 Feb 1925	67

	Sir Derrick Julius Wernher, 2nd baronet
	Sir Julius Wernher, 1st baronet, became one of the wealthiest men in England due to his interests in diamond mines in South Africa. Unfortunately, it would seem that his eldest son did not inherit his father's financial acumen.
	In May 1912 he appeared in the bankruptcy courts, as reported in The New York Times of 8 May:-
	Derrick Wernher, son of the South African millionaire Sir Julius Wernher, appeared in the Bankruptcy Court today, when an extraordinary story of how he spent £115,000 ($575,000) was disclosed.
	The bankrupt attributed his failure to extravagant living, betting, gambling, and heavy interest, commissions, and bonuses on money-lending transactions.
	Derrick Wernher is 22 years of age. He was educated at Eton and Oxford, and on leaving the university had contracted debts to the amount of $200,000, chiefly as a result of gambling transactions, including baccarat and horse racing. These debts were paid by his father, who then advertised in the English and Continental newspapers that he would not be responsible for any further debts his son might incur.
	Since then, the bankrupt said, he had incurred debts to the amount of $350,000 to unsecured creditors. In November, 1910, his father obtained an appointment for him as private secretary to a gentleman travelling in Egypt and the Sudan at a remuneration of $200 a month, but in May, 1911, that engagement terminated.
	"Did your father say that if you would do two year's honest work he would leave you his vast fortune, but that if you did not turn over a new leaf he would leave his money elsewhere?" was asked. "He did not," was the reply.
	Questioned regarding the heavy purchases of jewellery, Derrick Wernher said that Oscar Kahn was a creditor for $245,000 under that head. He bought the jewellery in October, 1910, under the following circumstances:-
	He had made the acquaintance of Tery, a Hungarian, who was acquainted with his financial necessities and suggested a plan of relieving them. Tery said he had relations with a large jewellery firm in Paris which would willingly do business with the debtor. Accordingly Tery introduced him to Oscar Kahn, who asked the witness if he were the eldest son of his father, On learning that he was, Kahn, the debtor said, supplied him with a magnificent string of pearls. He was not asked any question as to his financial position, and did not instruct Tery to make any statement on the subject. He gave Kahn security in the shape of acceptances for the jewellery.
	Mr. Wernher added that he took the string of pearls to an address which Kahn gave him and received for the jewels $6,000 in cash and a check for $44,400. He took the check back to Kahn because a premium of $1,000 had been paid in respect to a policy affected on his life. The check was cashed and the witness received $43,000, which, with the $6,000 in cash, made up the total consideration in respect of a liability of over $235,000. He paid Tery a commission of $4,000 out of the money.
	The debtor said he had paid off a number of debts with the money, and the remainder went chiefly in gambling in Florence and in the payment of betting losses in England.
	When Sir Julius died later that month, his estate was valued at $25 million. Of this amount a sum of $750,000 was left in trust for life for Derrick, with the proviso that no more than $6,000 per annum be paid to him between the ages of 25 and 30, and not more than $12,000 per annum after reaching age 30. If and when he married, the $750,000 would remain in trust for the benefit of his wife and any children. If he died unmarried, the capital amount would revert to his father's estate.
	According to a report in The Washington Post of 17 October 1919, Sir Derrick's "career in the United States, especially New York, has been almost as unpleasantly spectacular as in England." This report also states that, after joining the Army during WW1 and rising to the rank of acting Major, Wernher was cashiered following a court-martial.
	In June 1924, Derrick was arrested and charged with perjury. The warrant for his arrest was dated 12 years earlier and alleged that he had committed perjury during his bankruptcy hearing. Fortunately for him, the principal witness against him had died in the meantime, and he was accordingly discharged.
	Wernher died when he fell from his apartment balcony, as reported in The Manchester Guardian on 8 March 1948:-
	Sir Derrick Julius Wernher (58) fell 80 feet to his death from the balcony of his flat in Princess Gate, South Kensington, London, early on Saturday. His body, fully clothed, was found by another resident of the flats on the terrace at the back of the building. There is no suspicion of foul play.
	A woman friend told a reporter that Sir Derrick, who was 6ft 7in in height, suffered from giddiness. "But he loved to go out on to the balcony of his flat to admire the view or, at night, to watch the lights."
	The special remainder to the baronetcy of Whalley-Gardiner created in 1783
	From the London Gazette of 24 December 1782 (issue 12400, page 1):-
	The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain to John Whalley Gardiner, of Roch Court in the County of Hants, Esq., and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten; with Remainders severally to James Whalley, Esq., Son of Robert Whalley, late of the City of Oxford, Esq; and to Thomas William Whalley, Esq, also Son of the said Robert Whalley, and the respective Heirs Male of their Bodies lawfully begotten.
	The special remainder to the baronetcy of White created in 1802
	From the London Gazette of 27 November 1802 (issue 15536, page 1253):-
	The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Thomas Wollaston White, of Tuxford and Wallingwells, in the Counties of Nottingham and York, Esq; with Remainders to his Brothers Taylor White and Charles Lawrence White, Esqrs, and their respective Heirs Male.
	Sir Headley Dymoke White, 3rd baronet [UK 1922]
	Sir Headley committed suicide in February 1971. The following report on the subsequent inquest into his death appeared in the London Daily Telegraph of 3 March 1971:-
	A baronet shot himself after a lovers' quarrel, his mistress told an inquest in Norwich yesterday. She had rejected him, she said, and he had said: "I cannot live without you."
	A suicide verdict was recorded on Sir Headley Dymoke White, 56, who died in hospital on Thursday after the shooting in a lane at Taverham, Norfolk. Sir Headley, the third baronet, farmed 2,500 acres at Salle, Norfolk.
	Mrs. Vilma Seppings,37, told the inquest that after becoming Sir Headley's secretary four years ago, she became his mistress in June, 1968. After leaving her husband last September, she lived in rooms at Cambridge Street, Norwich, where she was visited by Sir Headley who provided money for her maintenance. The baronet, she said, had by this time been separated from his wife more than six months. Two months later she realised things were not working well between them and she told him she wanted to end their liaison. He refused to listen and said he would kill himself. She did not take the threat seriously. To avoid him she moved to another address in Norwich. She said Sir Headley employed a private detective to try and find her, but they then met by accident. Because of his threats to shoot himself she agreed to move back to her previous address.
	She said that last month she moved to a caravan site at Drayton, Norfolk, to get away from him. She was due to see him on this return from a week in Italy on Feb. 18, but she left a note instead. It said: "I must be absolutely honest. I never intended to be waiting for you when you came back tonight. I thought the holiday would make you realise how much better we are apart. I have been happier these last few days than for a long while and everyone says how much better I look. I still never intend going home with you. I have had enough of men to last me a lifetime." The note continued: "I shall never go out of my way to avoid you. Perhaps we ought to be adult about things and not bear any malice. But at the moment I never want to set eyes on you again."
	But, Mrs. Seppings told the inquest, on Monday last week they met by chance and had further meetings until a quarrel on Wednesday. She agreed to see him the following day in Norwich. The rendezvous was later altered and they met in Breck Farm Lane, Taverham. He got out of his car and sat in the passenger seat of her car. "We talked and talked and talked. He talked about me coming back to him, threatening to shoot himself if I left him. I kept making it quite clear that I would not go back to him."
	He told her he could not live without her. He went to his car and opened the boot. She saw him point the end of a double-barrelled shotgun into his mouth. "There was a flash and he fell. I ran to his side but there was nothing I could do." Mrs. Seppings added: "I knew he possessed a gun and sometimes kept it in his car for shooting purposes. But I did not think he would ever use it."
	Sir Headley was a major in the Army Intelligence Corps in the 1939-45 war. He leaves a widow, two daughters and a son, Mr. John Woolmer White, who succeeds to the baronetcy.
	Sir William Grenville Williams, 4th baronet [GB 1798]
	Sir William suffered more than his share of tragedy during his life. His infant son, Owen Arthur Williams, died at 11 months, apparently after he swallowed some orange pips, and two of his daughters, together with their governess, were drowned when they fell through the ice into a frozen pond. The following report appeared in the Weekly Irish Times of 22 February 1902:-
	An inquest was held yesterday relative to the sad ice accident at Rhuddian, North Wales, on Thursday, in which two daughters [Megan Louise (11) and Olwen Harriet (8)] of Sir William Grenville Williams, Bart., and Miss Garrett, their governess, lost their lives. The bereaved father, who was the first witness, wept bitterly, and said he did not know the governess was with his daughters, so that she must have met them after they saw him off at the railway station. Sir William gave his evidence with the greatest difficulty, and was assisted by his brother, the Bishop of Bangor. The stationmaster at Rhuddian stated he saw Miss Garrett in the water, but did not know there were other victims till the bodies were recovered. He was able to get a rope across the pond, and the governess succeeded in catching hold of it. He pulled her on to the ice, but then she fell back and sank. Some of the jury mentioned that the pond was the most dangerous one in the district, and that a spring existed there. Several accidents had occurred there. The jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned, and passed a vote of sympathy with Sir William. They also expressed the opinion that Miss Garrett (who belonged to Surrey) had behaved most heroically, it being evident that she lost her life in trying to save the children. They also decided to petition to London and North-Western Railway Company to fence the pool on account of its dangerous character.
	Further particulars of the sad affair show that the Misses Williams were accompanied by a dog, which they tied to a post before going on to the ice to slide. The animal became greatly excited when released and rushed to the ice after his mistresses, crying piteously.
	Sir Frederick William Williams, 5th baronet [UK 1866]
	Sir Frederick died as a result of an overdose of ether in Paris in 1913, aged only 25. The following account of his death appeared in the Adelaide Advertiser, reprinted from the London Daily Sketch, on 19 November 1913:-
	The English baronet, Sir Frederick William Williams, of Barnstaple, who died in Paris from an overdose of ether, was a brilliant, handsome, eccentric man of 25, who devoted his talents to the pursuit of luxury.
	His Paris apartments were strangely and elaborately fitted up, as were those he used to occupy in London, which contained one room draped in black, with a coffin in the centre.
	It would be difficult to conceive of anything more extraordinary than this London "death chamber". Incense was kept burning in it, and it was lighted by a solitary candle. A human skull rested on the top of the coffin.
	Sir Frederick came (says the Paris correspondent of a London paper) to France a few months ago and lived on a scale that surpassed his London achievements. His flat in the Montmartre quarter was most expensively furnished. It was decorated with rare flowers and perfume burners, and the air has heavy with scent. Here, with his eyebrows pencilled and his lips reddened, he received his visitors. At the last Mi-Careme ball he distinguished himself by coming out as a ballet dancer. A few weeks ago he took up the tango, and engaged a lady to give him lessons.
	His friends knew that he took drugs - he boasted of it - but were ignorant of the fact that he had taken to ether. His intellectual attainments were many, and he knew several languages.
	The death of Sir Frederick William Williams from an overdose of ether should act as a warning to the many people who have got into the habit of using this drug. Sir Frederick is the third victim reported from Paris within a few days. The other two were women.
	"I am afraid a great many people take ether nowadays without realising its harmful and dangerous effects," said a West-End physician to the London "Daily Sketch".
	"Medically, ether is used in very small doses as a stimulant to the heart. It is also used as an anaesthetic by surgeons and dentists.
	"Of recent years there has grown up a habit of taking ether as a substitute for alcohol. You can get drunk on ether just as you can get drunk on whisky, and it's very much cheaper.
	"It can be drunk like any other spirit, or is fumes can be inhaled. It acts much more quickly when inhaled. At first there is a pleasant sensation and then unconsciousness supervenes. But when inhaled it must be mixed with air, or the feeling is one of suffocation. An overdose causes a stoppage of the heart's action, the ultimate effect of all powerful stimulants indiscriminately used."
	A firm of chemists told the "Daily Sketch" that a great deal of ether was sold, there being no restrictions upon it.
	Sir William Law Williams, 8th baronet [UK 1866]
	After Sir William's death, the following article appeared in the London Daily Telegraph of 2 July 1960:-
	Sir William Law Williams, the baronet who became the licensee of an inn, collapsed and died at his club in Barnstaple yesterday, aged 53. He is succeeded by his second cousin, Mr. Robert Ernest Williams, 36, a Canadian National Railways brakeman and part-time guard.
	The Canadian has three small sons and a daughter. He had described himself as "a common, ordinary Joe."
	Some time ago he telephoned Sir William, who had no children of his own, to say he had discovered he was the heir, being the grandson of Sir William's father's seventh brother.
	He will inherit the Heanton estate in North Devon and the family seat at Upcott, near Barnstaple. He will also become the owner of a number of farms and shooting rights over a considerable area. Sir William was a first-class shot and an authority on game birds.
	In 1928 he lost a fortune of £150,000 intended to endow the baronetcy. His great-uncle, Mr. Michael Williams, who died in 1905, left the money to the first person born after his death to become entitled to the baronetcy and attain the age of 21.
	Sir William succeeded to the title in 1921. In 1928, when he was 21, he claimed the money, but the bequest was held void for remoteness by Mr. Justice Clausen in the Chancery Division. The law of perpetuity had been overlooked when the will was drawn up. By this law property cannot be legally tied up for longer than lives in being at the date of the settlement, and within 21 years afterwards. Sir William, born in 1907, thus lost his claim by two years [i.e. he needed to claim the bequest by 1926, being 21 years after the death of Michael Williams - but in 1926, he had not yet reached the age of 21 as specified in the will].
	In 1952 he failed in another suit in the Chancery Division. Mr. Justice Roxburgh ruled that under the will of his father, Sir Frederick Law Williams, he was entitled only to a life interest in freeholds in Devon and Cornwall worth about £200,000.
	As a young man Sir William joined the Royal Welch Fusiliers, in which he became a captain. Later he became licensee of the Exeter Inn at Heanton, on his estate, and changed the name to the Williams Arms. He married in 1950. His wife was then Miss Betty Kathleen Taylor.
	The special remainder to the baronetcy of Drummond (later Williams-Drummond) created in 1828
	From the London Gazette of 25 December 1827 (issue 18426, page 2625):-
	The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom to John Forbes Drummond, of Hawthornden, in the county of Mid Lothian, Esq. Captain in the Navy, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten; and in default of such issue, to Francis Walker-Drummond, of Hawthornden aforesaid, Esq. And his heirs male by Margaret Anne Walker Drummond, his wife (daughter of the said John Forbes Drummond).
	Sir Hedworth Williamson, 8th baronet
	Sir Hedworth suffered the misfortune of accidently shooting a member of his hunting party in October 1867. The following account of this accident appeared in The York Herald on 2 November 1867:-
	On Tuesday [29 October], a painful gun accident occurred at Edlingham, a village a few miles west of Alnwick, where Sir Hedworth Williamson, M.P. for North Durham, and a party of friends, including Col. Harrison, of the Royal Artillery, had been shooting in the woods belonging to Sir John Swinburne. The party had followed the sport during the morning, and shortly after noon they partook of luncheon together. Sir Hedworth had a new breech-loading gun, of which, after luncheon, the party were discussing the merits; and Sir Hedworth was in the act of handing it to Col. Harrison for inspection, when it unfortunately exploded, the contents entering the deceased's leg near to the knee, on the inner side, and going in a slanting direction across and up the thigh. Col. Harrison was carried to the house of the Rev. M.G.H. Buckle, vicar of Edlingham, which was only a short distance, and medical assistance [was] immediately sent for. Dr. Robertson, of Glanton, was promptly in attendance, and, assisted by Dr. Easton, of Alnwick, who had also been sent for, dressed the wound, and used every means that their skill suggested to stop the bleeding, but without completely succeeding. As it still continued to flow, other means were applied and stimulants administered, but all without avail, as the unfortunate gentleman died from the effects of haemorrhage the same evening, at eight o'clock. Intelligence of the sad catastrophe was telegraphed to Mr. T.E. Harrison, engineer of the North‑Eastern Railway, and brother of the deceased, who proceeded to Edlingham, and the wife of Colonel Harrison and his son arrived upon the scene on Wednesday. Colonel Harrison was son of Mr. Harrison, of Sunderland, the family having long been associated with the trade of that port. The unfortunate colonel, who was a neighbour of Sir H. Williamson, at Whitburn, near Sunderland, had been twenty-one years in India, and only returned home last year, after having got a well-earned pension.
	Another version of the melancholy affair is that Colonel Harrison was walking in front of Sir Hedworth Williamson, who was carrying his gun under his arm with the muzzle pointed downwards, when, by some accident, the trigger caught a button, and the contents of the gun were discharged into one of Colonel Harrison's legs below the knee. It tore the calf of the leg nearly away, and lacerated it fearfully, leaving the bone exposed. One of the party, a military gentleman, who had been in the service in India, had some knowledge of surgery, and succeeded in tying up the arteries, and to an extent stopping the bleeding. Col. Harrison was carefully removed to the Vicarage at Edlingham, and the best medical aid in the district was summoned to his assistance; but all the efforts of the professional gentlemen could not prolong life.
	Sir Nicholas Frederick Hedworth Williamson, 11th and last baronet [E 1642]
	From The Times of 12 January 2001:-
	An Old Etonian racing driver drank himself to death on New Year's Eve when his only company was his customary bottle of whisky, an inquest was told yesterday.
	Sir Nicholas Williamson, the colourful and eccentric 11th Baronet, was found by his housekeeper slumped in his favourite armchair at his country home, Abbey Croft, in the village of Mortimer, near Reading. Dorothy Smith told Charles Hoile, the West Berkshire Coroner, that Sir Nicholas, 63, drank up to a pint of whisky a day. She added: "He was a nice man and a very good employer." Recording a verdict of death by dependency on alcohol, Mr. Hoile said: "My conclusion is that he died as a result of alcohol toxicity."
	Sir Nicholas, who succeeded his uncle, Sir Charles Williamson, to the baronetcy in 1946, was unmarried and had no heirs. His father, Major William Williamson, died in action in 1942.
	After the inquest Julian Lambton, his godson and cousin, said that he remembered Sir Nicholas as the "exciting dare-devil hero of the family." The sports car fanatic would race state-of-the-art vehicles through the grounds of private country houses. He was national hill-climbing champion in 1970 and 1972 and his collection of cars included Maclarens, D-type Jaguars and Mercedes - the Formula One cars of their day. Lamenting the demise of the baronetcy, created in 1642, Mr. Lambton added: "That's the quite sad thing about it - it has to go to a direct descendant."
	Sir Nicholas had lived in Mortimer all his life and served on the parish council. He was for almost 40 years in the volunteer fire brigade, started because of his habit of hanging around waiting for fire calls during his school holidays. Mr. Lambton said: "In the end the firemen would let him ride on the engine and then asked him to join when he was in his late teens."
	Sir Nicholas bought a vintage engine and restored it before giving it to the service. The 1938 Dennis was the first ladder escape vehicle acquired by Reading Fire Service. Now based at Windsor fire station for ceremonial duties, it will accompany the funeral procession through Mortimer today.
	Sir Gerard Arthur Maxwell Willshire, 3rd baronet
	Sir Gerard was imprisoned in 1927 following his conviction for indecent assault on a young woman. The following report appeared in The Times of 29 June 1927:-
	Sir Gerard Arthur Maxwell Willshire, Bt., of Rose House, Hindhead, was brought up at the Kent Assizes at Maidstone yesterday, committed by the county magistrates sitting at Maidstone on May 19, on the charge of having "unlawfully and indecently assaulted and ill-treated Jean Olds", aged 22, at Thurnham on May 10.
	When committed the defendant pleaded "Not Guilty", and reserved his defence. Yesterday on the case being called he pleaded "Guilty", and Mr. Justice Rowlatt sentenced him to six months' imprisonment in the second division.
	In the case presented by the prosecution when the defendant was before the magistrates it was alleged that he had taken Miss Olds for a drive in his motor-car from London, stopped at a wood near Maidstone, tied her hands behind her, having ordered her to undress, and when she was wearing only her shoes and stockings blackened her with some [black boot] polish.
	Sir Travers Humphreys [the prosecutor], after the plea of "Guilty" had been tendered, said that additional evidence had been taken with regard to other acts. This indicated that the defendant was very far from being a normal person. He did things at times which were certainly the actions of a person of abnormal mentality, possibly of abnormal sexual ideas.
	The Judge asked if the woman had complained to the police. Sir Travers Humphreys - The woman at whose house she called said to the police, "What a state she was in!" and a police officer actually saw the girl while she was black before she had a bath.
	Mr. Birkett [for the defence] said that the very serious course of pleading "Guilty" had been taken after the most anxious consideration. That course prevented a repetition of the painful and distressing story which had attained such wide publicity, and moreover would save Miss Olds from another painful ordeal. There were matters contained in the additional evidence which it was right to consider. They were matters confined to a comparatively short space of time. On the other hand, there would be much which one could say in favour of the defendant in every other part of his life. He had been most happily married to Lady Willshire for four years, and Lady Willshire told him (counsel) that life had been one of continuous happiness without any blot.
	The defendant, continued counsel, had during his war service contracted a virulent type of trench fever, which still had recurrent effects upon him at the present time. A doctor would give evidence to the effect that the trench fever caused a mental disturbance, and in these circumstances the slightest quantity of drink taken by the defendant had a very pronounced effect. There could be no doubt that during the days immediately preceding the offence the defendant had been drinking heavily and was at the same time suffering from trench fever. He (Mr. Birkett) suggested that the defendant should be kept under medical supervision.
	Dr. Beckett Overy was then called by Mr. Birkett, and said that he was prepared in a certain event to see that the defendant went to a suitable home where he could get medical supervision.
	Mr. Justice Rowlatt, passing sentence, said that he did not think it would be possible for anyone to have believed that the young woman who was the prosecutrix could possibly have consented to the sort of acts that were done. The publicity and humiliation for the prosecutrix would have been very much greater, but by pleading "Guilty" the defendant had saved that, and had done something by acknowledging his fault towards lessening it. The case revealed a most terrible outrage. To cover a woman's naked body with blacking and abandon her in the middle if the night was an outrage which it was very, very difficult to speak temperately of. He could not conceive why a man should do it unless under the influence of some abnormality. The defendant had been suffering from neurasthenia and had had trench fever, but he (the Judge) was perfectly sure it would not have caused him to do anything like this but for drink. He had seen the other evidence which could have been given, and he had no doubt that that was the whole of the story. The defendant seemed to fall under the influence of some curious tendencies when he got drunk, and if he yielded to it one of these days it might be that he would handle some woman in such a way that he would be charged with murder.
	In the face of an outrage of this kind he could not yield to the plea that the defendant should be put under medical supervision. Prison would be an inebriate's home for him, and he would urge the defendant when he came out to take the advice of his doctor and absolutely quit the drink, as he did not know what his future might be. The mildest possible sentence was six calendar months' imprisonment in the second division.
	Sir Henry Sacheverell Wilmot VC, 5th baronet and MP for Derbyshire South 1869‑1885
	Wilmot was a Captain in the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade during the Indian Mutiny, during which conflict he was awarded the Victoria Cross. The citation, dated 24 December 1858, reads:-
	Captain (now Brevet-Major) Henry Wilmot, Corporal W. Nash, and Private David Hawkes, for conspicuous gallantry at Lucknow on the 11th of March, 1858. Captain Wilmot's company was engaged with a large body of the enemy near the Iron Bridge. That officer found himself at the end of a street with only four of his men, opposed to a considerable body. One of the four was shot through both legs and became utterly helpless; the two men lifted him up, and although Private Hawkes was severely wounded he carried him for a considerable distance, exposed to the fire of the enemy, Captain Wilmot firing with [his] men's rifles, and covering the retreat of the party.
	Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st baronet
	Wilson was an Anglo-Irish soldier whose career reached its culmination during the Great War. In 1918, he was appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1919. After retiring from the Army, he was returned to the House of Commons in February 1922. Four months later, he was assassinated by two members of the Irish Republican Army. The following report appeared in The Times of 23 June 1922:-
	Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, M.P., late Chief of the Imperial General Staff, was murdered yesterday afternoon at the door of his London residence, 36, Eaton-place, S.W., by men who fired at him at close range when he was about to enter his house.
	Two men, who are believed to be connected with the I.R.A., are under arrest.
	After the murder the assailants made desperate efforts to escape. Armed with large Service revolvers, they kept up fire on their pursuers until they were overpowered.
	Two police constables and another man, a motor-car driver named Alexander Clarke, were wounded.
	The murder was committed just after half-past 2. Sir Henry Wilson, wearing uniform, had earlier in the afternoon unveiled the Great Eastern Railway War Memorial at Liverpool-street Station, and he returned home in a taxi-cab. There was nothing in the quiet thoroughfares in the neighbourhood of Eaton-square to suggest the imminence of a diabolical crime.
	Sir Henry Wilson's house stands at the corner of Eaton-place and Belgrave-place, the entrance being in the latter thoroughfare. From the stories of eye-witnesses it would appear that Sir Henry Wilson, on alighting from his cab, stepped across the pavement to his door and was in the act of opening it when a shot was fired, apparently diagonally from near the kerb at the corner of Eaton-place, only a few yards away. He instinctively ducked, and the bullet entered the left upper panel of the door. Another shot followed. It is stated that with great intrepidity the Field-Marshal turned towards his assailants, and according to one eye-witness he was seen to grasp his sword as if he were about to draw it.
	Several shots were then fired, apparently from different directions, but at a few yard's range, and Sir Henry Wilson was wounded in the body, arm, and leg. He fell on the pavement near his own doorstep. Lady Wilson, who was at home, hearing the commotion, hurried to the door and was terribly distressed to find what had happened. She was able, however, to assist in getting Sir Henry carried into the house.
	The sound of the revolver shots brought a number of people to the scene, and the assailants, both young men, one described as of stout build and the other as a cripple, having accomplished their cowardly task, endeavoured to escape. Police whistles were blown, and an exciting chase ensued. The police, however, were at a disadvantage, being unarmed, and it was soon evident that the runaways meant to resist to the very last. They were apparently well equipped with ammunition, and they were not slow to use it.
	From the scene of the outrage the assailants made off along Eaton-place and, according to several eye-witnesses, they jumped into a taxicab which was coming from Lowndes-place, but, for some reason, they alighted again, and continued towards Eaton-terrace. They kept their pursuers back by turning every now and then and firing their revolvers, and for some distance they walked backwards as they kept up an almost continuous fire. One of the men sought to elude his pursuers by jumping into a victoria [a form of carriage], but after riding for some distance he alighted again.
	The fugitives made for Eaton-terrace and the pursuit was continued along Eaton-terrace into Chester-terrace where the men, still firing their revolvers, turned into South Eaton-place and then into Ebury-street, where they were arrested.
	Police-constable March, who was hot in pursuit, received a serious wound as he was turning into Eaton-terrace on the heels of the armed men. He was hit in the stomach, and blood-stains on the pavement indicate that he had clung for support to some area railings before staggering a few yards to the roadway, where he collapsed on a heap of sand, at a point where the street is under repair. Roadmen engaged at work have stated that they were alarmed by the sound of shots and the blowing of police whistles. They saw the fugitives, with revolvers in their hands, and several shots were fired as they passed through Eaton-terrace.
	The continuous blowing of police whistles resulted in an ever-increasing crowd of pursuers, and when Ebury-street was reached there were large reinforcements of police from Gerald-road Police Station. Many constables who were off duty at the time joined in the pursuit in their shirt sleeves. The police, with drawn batons, pressed forward, notwithstanding the revolver fire, and when a part of Ebury-street had been traversed, a constable succeeded in felling the smaller of the two men by throwing his truncheon at him with well-directed aim. The other man was arrested almost simultaneously. It is stated that a milkman, who threw a milk bottle at him, was responsible for this arrest. There was a short and sharp struggle between him and the police, during which, it is said, the man was heard to plead for mercy. He was soon overpowered and disarmed. The crowd assumed a hostile attitude towards the prisoners, and had it not been for the efforts of the police they might have been lynched. The fugitives, unknowingly, had followed a route which brought them quite close to Gerald-road police station, to which they were speedily removed.
	The two men who shot Wilson were Reginald Dunne and Joseph O'Sullivan. Both were members of the I.R.A. although O'Sullivan had fought in the British Army during the Great War, and had lost a leg at Ypres, which accounts for the description of one of the men as a "cripple". Both men were subsequently found guilty of Wilson's murder and were hanged on 10 August 1922.

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