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Egerton, of Egerton and Oulton, co. Chester (E Baronet, 1617)

Creation: let.pat. 5 Apr 1617

Family name: Egerton later Grey-Egerton later Egerton

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Arms:

Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent a Lion rampant Gules between three Pheons Sable (Egerton);  2nd and 3rd, Barry of six Argent and Azure a Label of five points Gules (Grey)

Crests:

1st:  Three Arrows two in saltire and one in pale points downwards Or barbed and feathered Sable banded with a Ribbon Gules;  2nd:  On a Dexter Glove Argent a Falcon rising Or

Supporters:

Dexter:  A Lion Argent ducally crowned Or;  Sinister:  A Wyvern Or, each gorged with a Plain Collar Argent pendant therefrom an Escutcheon Gules charged with three Pheons Argent

Motto:

Virtuti Non Armis Fido (I trust not in arms, but in valour)

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Sir Roland Egerton, 1st Bt.

1st son and heir of Sir John Egerton, of Egerton and Oulton, co. Chester, Wrinehill, co. Stafford, and Farthinghoe, co. Northampton, by his first wife Margaret Stanley, dau. of Sir Rowland Stanley, of Hooton, co. Chester

born

mar.

1609 Hon Bridget Grey (d. 28 Jul 1648; bur. at Farthinghoe, co. Northampton), sister and cohrss. of Thomas [Grey], 15th Baron Grey of Wilton, and 2nd dau. of Arthur [Grey], 14th Baron Grey of Wilton, by his second wife Jane Sibella Russell, widow of Hon Edward Russell, styled Lord Russell, 1st son and heir ap. by his first wife of Francis [Russell], 2nd Earl of Bedford, and dau. of Sir Richard Morrison, of Cashiobury, co. Hertford, by his wife Hon Bridget Hussey, 2nd dau. by his second wife of John [Hussey], 1st Baron Hussey

children

1. Thomas Egerton (bur. vp. and sp. 11 Jul 1641), mar. 1638 Barbara St John, dau. of Sir John St John,1st Bt., of Lydiard Tregoze, co. Wiltshire, by his first wife Anne Leighton, dau. of Sir Thomas Leighton, of Feckenham, co. Worcester

2. Sir John Egerton, 2nd Bt.

3. Sir Philip Egerton MP, of Oulton, co. Chester (b. 1630; bur. 15 Aug 1698), mar. 1656 Catherine Conway, dau. and sole hrss. of Piers Conway, of Hendre, co. Flint, and had issue:

1a. John Egerton, of Oulton, co. Chester (bapt. 8 May 1656; dsp. 1731), mar. (1) 1681 Mary Cholmondeley, (2) 1686 Hon Elizabeth Cholmondeley (d. Jun 1727), dau. of Robert [Cholmondeley], 1st Viscount Cholmondeley, by his wife Elizabeth Cradock, 2nd dau. and cohrss. of George Cradock, of Caverswell Castle, co. Stafford, and (3) Catherine Upton

2a. Rev Philip Egerton DD, Rector of Astbury, co. Chester (b. 1662; d. 6 Mar 1726), mar. 1693 Frances Offley, dau. of William Offley, and maternal great-niece of Jane Lane, later Lady Fisher, who helped King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester 1651, and had issue:

1b. Philip Egerton, of Oulton, co. Chester (b. 1694; dsp. 1766), mar. 1715 Frances Jeffreys, dau. and cohrss. of Sir Griffith Jeffreys, of Acton, co. Denbigh

2b. John Egerton, of Broxton and Oulton, co. Chester (d. 1770), mar. 1721 Elizabeth Brock, dau. and hrss. of William Brock, of Upton, and had issue:

1c. Philip Egerton, of Oulton, co. Chester (b. 1731; bur. 15 May 1786), mar. 1765 his cousin Mary Eyles-Stiles (b. 16 Jan 1745; bur. 19 Dec 1821 at Little Budworth), sister and hrss. of Sir John Haskin Eyles-Stiles, 4th Bt., and only surv. dau. of Sir Francis Haskins Eyles later Eyles-Stiles, 3rd Bt., by his wife Sibella Egerton, dau. of Rev Philip Egerton DD, Rector of Astbury, co. Chester, and had issue:

1d. Sir John Egerton later Grey-Egerton, 8th Bt.

2d. Rev Sir Philip Egerton later Grey-Egerton, 9th Bt.

3d. William Egerton, of Gresford Lodge, co. Denbigh (b. 2 Feb 1770; d. 13 Dec 1827), mar. 23 Nov 1807 Sibella Boswell (d. 1883), dau. of Robert Boswell, and had issue

4d. Gen Sir Charles Bulkeley Egerton GCMG KCH (b. 5 Jun 1774; d. 8 Jul 1857), mar. 29 Nov 1809 Charlotte Troubridge (d. 1 Jan 1849), dau. of Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Bt., and had issue

5d. Lieut Francis Egerton RN (d. in the West Indies 1799)

6d. Maj Thomas Egerton (d. unm. 1812)

7d Rev Rowland Egerton later Egerton-Warburton (b. 9 Mar 1778; d. 20 May 1846), mar. 13 Oct 1803 Emma Croxton (d. 16 Sep 1881), dau. and cohrss. of James Croxton, of Norley Bank, co. Chester, by his wife Emma Warburton, 2nd dau. and eventual heiress of Sir Peter Warburton, 4th Bt., of Arley, co. Chester, and had issue

8d. David Egerton (d. 1809)

9d. Lt Gen Richard Egerton (b. 1783; d. 1854), mar. 1814 Arabella Tomkinson (d. 1860), dau. of Henry Tomkinson, of Dorfold, co. Chester

1d. Elizabeth Egerton (dsp. 27 Jan 1857), mar. 5 Jun 1792 Gen Sir John Delves Broughton, 7th Bt., of Broughton, co. Stafford, and Doddington, co. Chester

2d. Mary Egerton (d. 1797), mar. Charles Leycester

3d. Frances Egerton (d. 1862), mar. 1805 Timothy Tarleton, of Bolesworth Castle, co. Chester (b. 1776; d. 1836), and had issue

4d. Sybilla Egerton (d. 30 May 1868), mar. 1808 Randle Wilbraham, of Rode Hall, co. Chester (b. 10 Jan 1773; d. 12 Jan 1861)

3b. Rowland Egerton (dsp.)

1b. Mary Egerton (d. 1739), mar. Richard Puleston, of Havod-y-Wern, co. Flint, and had issue

2b. Sibella Egerton (bapt. 1 Dec 1711; d. bef. 23 Apr 1763), mar. c. 1735 Sir Francis Haskins Eyles later Eyles-Stiles, 3rd Bt., of Gidea Hall, Havering, co. Essex, and had issue

1a. Mary Egerton (d. bef. 1 Mar 1687/8), mar. bef. 1682 as his first wife Richard [Bulkeley], 3rd Viscount Bulkeley, and had issue

4. Arthur Egerton (bapt. 30 Aug 1618; d. unm.)

5. Rowland Egerton (bapt. 4 Jul 1622; d. unm.)

6. Charles Egerton (bapt. 21 Jul 1624 ; d. unm.)

1. Sibella Egerton (dvp. young)

2. Anne Egerton (dvp. young)

3. Mary Egerton (bapt. 9 Dec 1619; bur. vp. 23 Jun 1640)

4. Elizabeth Egerton, mar. 21 Dec 1644 Sir William Ratcliffe, of Foxdenton, co. Lancaster

bur.

3 Oct 1646 at Farthinghoe, co. Northampton

created

5 Apr 1617 Baronet of England, styled "of Egerton and Oulton, co. Chester"

suc. by

son

note

knighted 1616/7; Member of Parliament for Wootton Basset 1624-25 a great promoter of the Royalist cause during the Civil War

Sir John Egerton, 2nd Bt.

born

1657

mar.

1670 Anne Wintour (d. betw. 21 Nov 1680 and 2 Nov 1681), dau. of George Wintour, of Dyrham, co. Gloucester

children

1. Sir John Egerton, 3rd Bt.

1. Bridget Egerton, mar. (1) 1663 Ralph Thicknesse, of Balterley, co. Stafford, and (2) Timothy Hildyard, of Lincoln, co. Lincoln

2. Margaret Egerton, mar. Windsor Finch, of Rushock, co. Worcester

3. Anne Egerton, mar. John Gardener, son of John Gardener, of Croughton, co. Northampton

bur.

1674 at Madeley, co. Shrewsbury

suc. by

son

note

Sir John Egerton, 3rd Bt.

born

1657

mar. (1)

Elizabeth Holland (d. 31 May 1701; bur. at Madeley, co. Shrewsbury), sister and hrss. of Edward Holland, of Heaton and Denton, co. Lancaster, and dau. of William Holland, of Heaton and Denton, co. Lancaster

children by first wife

1. Sir Holland Egerton, 4th Bt.

2. John Egerton (d. 19 Dec 1704)

3. Rev Thomas Egerton, Rector of Sefton and Cheadle (dsp. 1762), mar. Frances Beresford, dau. of John Beresford

4. Rev William Egerton, Rector of Farthingoe, co. Northampton, mar. Anne Bateman, and had issue:

1a. Frances Egerton

5. Edward Egerton, of Hurleston, co. Chester

6. Ralph Egerton

1. Anne Egerton

2. Elizabeth Egerton

mar. (2)

Anne Wolferstan (dsps. 12 Apr 1726), dau. and sole hrss. of Francis Wolferstan, of Statfold, co. Stafford, by his first wife Hester Bowyer, dau. of John Bowyer, of Biddulph, co. Stafford

died

4 Nov 1729

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Sir Holland Egerton, 4th Bt.

born

1686

mar.

27 Mar 1712 Eleanor Cave (mar. (2) 1732 John Brooke, son of Sir Thomas Brooke, 3rd Bt., of Norton, co. Chester; d. 26 Feb 1734), yst. dau. of Sir Roger Cave, 2nd Bt., of Stanford, co. Northampton, by his second wife Mary Bromley, sister of William Bromley MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, and dau. of Sir William Bromley KB, of Baginton, co. Warwick

children

1. Sir Edward Egerton, 5th Bt.

2. Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, 6th Bt.

1. Mary Egerton (dsp. 11 Jan 1735/6), mar. 3 Oct 1734 as his first wife Sir Ralph Assheton, 3rd Bt., of Middleton, co. Lancaster

2. Charlotte Elizabeth Egerton, mar. Rev Ashburnham Legh, Rector of Davenham, co. Chester

died

25 Apr 1730 (bur. at Madeley, co. Shrewsbury)

suc. by

son

note

he was a distinguished antiquary

Sir Edward Egerton, 5th Bt.

born

c. 1719

died

16 Feb 1743/4

suc. by

brother

note

Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, 6th Bt.

born

c. 1721

mar.

14 Jun 1748 Catharine Copley (d. 30 May 1791), 2nd dau. and cohrss. of Rev John Copley, of Batley, co. York, Rector of Thornhill and Wakefield, co. York, by his wife Ellen Diggles

children

1. Sir Thomas Egerton, 7th Bt., later 1st Baron Grey de Wilton later 1st Earl of Wilton

died

7 Aug 1756 (bur. at Prestwich, co. Lancaster)

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Newton 1747-54

Sir Thomas Egerton, 7th Bt., later 1st Baron Grey de Wilton later 1st Earl of Wilton

created

15 May 1784 Baron Grey de Wilton, of Wilton in the County of Hereford

26 Jun 1801 Viscount Grey de Wilton and Earl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County of Hereford, with special remainder failing his issue male to the second and younger sons of his daughter in tail male respectively

The Egerton baronetcy was held by the 1st Baron Grey de Wilton (later 1st Earl of Wilton) from 15 May 1784 until his death on 23 Sep 1814, when the Barony of Grey de Wilton became extinct, the Earldom of Wilton passed to his grandson, and the Egerton baronetcy passed to his fourth cousin, John Egerton, of Oulton, co. Chester:

Sir John Egerton later Grey-Egerton, 8th Bt.

born

14 May 1766

mar.

9 Apr 1795 Maria Jackson (bur. 23 Aug 1830), dau. and sole hrss. of Thomas Scott Jackson, a Director of the Bank of England

died

s.p. 24 May 1825

suc. by

brother

note

High Sheriff of Cheshire 1793-94; Member of Parliament for Chester 1807-12 and 1812-16; took the name of Grey before that of Egerton by Royal Licence 1815

Rev Sir Philip Egerton later Grey-Egerton, 9th Bt.

born

6 Jul 1767

mar.

14 Sep 1804 Rebecca Du Pré (b. c. 1780; d. 11 Jun 1870), 3rd dau. of Josia Du Pré, of Wilton Park, co. Buckingham, Governor of Madras, by his wife Rebecca Alexander, sister of James [Alexander], 1st Earl of Caledon, and dau. of Nathaniel Alexander, of Gunsland, co. Donegal

children

1. Sir Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton, 10th Bt.

2. Lt Col Charles Du Pré Egerton (b. 4 Jan 1809; dvp. 30 Jun 1855)

3. Maj John Francis Egerton (b. 10 Aug 1810; killed in action vp. 23 Jan 1845)

4. Rev William Henry Egerton, Rector of Whitchurch, co. Shrewsbury, Prebend of Lichfield (b. 13 Nov 1811; d. 16 Mar 1910), mar. 11 Mar 1840 Louisa Cunliffe (d. Jun 1902), 1st dau. of Brooke Cunliffe, of Erbistock Hall, co. Denbigh (by his first wife Mary Pirrie, dau. of John Pirrie), 4th son of Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Bt., of Liverpool, co. Lancaster, and had issue:

1a. Lt Col William Willoughby Egerton (b. 4 May 1842; dvp. 8 Mar 1899)

2a. Rev Sir Brooke de Malpas Egerton later Grey-Egerton, 13th Bt.

3a. Lt Col John Francis Egerton (b. 7 Nov 1846; dvp. 26 Dec 1898)

4a. Frederick Philip Egerton (b. 8 Aug 1853; dvp. 22 Sep 1906)

1a. Mary Egerton (d. unm. 18 Dec 1920)

2a. Mabel Egerton (d. 9 Feb 1927), mar. 13 Nov 1893 Robert Peel Ethelston, of Hinton, co. Shrewsbury (d. 9 May 1906)

5. Maj Gen Caledon Richard Egerton (b. 28 Jul 1814; d. 27 May 1874), mar. 30 Mar 1843 Margaret Cumming (d. 7 Sep 1900), 3rd dau. of Alexander Cumming, of the Island of St Vincent, and had issue:

1a. Richard Egerton, barrister, Resident Magistrate in Jamaica (b. 10 Jul 1844; d. 6 Oct 1900), mar. 21 Jun 1892 Caroline Mary Lewis (d. 20 May 1926), 1st dau. of Rev David Phillips Lewis, Rector of Llandrinio, co. Montgomery, and had issue:

1b. Caledon Richard Egerton (b. 23 Jan 1895; dvp. 28 Jun 1900)

2a. Col Caledon Philip Egerton, took part in the Mashsud Waziri Expedition 1881 (b. 4 Aug 1846; d. 4 Oct 1930), mar. 21 Oct 1884 Caroline Blanche Smith (d. 28 Mar 1912), dau. of Rev Canon Reginald Southwell Smith, Rector of West Stafford, co. Dorset (by his wife Emily Genevieve Simpson, dau. of Henry Hanson Simpson, of Bitterne Manor House, co. Hampshire), 5th son of Sir John Wyldbore Smith, 2nd Bt., of Sydling St Nicholas, co. Dorset, and had issue:

1b. Sir Philip Reginald Le Belward Egerton later Grey-Egerton, 14th Bt.

3a. Field Marshal Sir Charles Comyn Egerton GCB DSO, member of the India Council 1907-17 (b. 10 Nov 1848; d. 20 Feb 1921), mar. 7 Aug 1877 Anna Wellwood Hill (d. 17 Dec 1890), dau. of James Lawson Hill WS, of Edinburgh, and had issue:

1b. Vice Admiral Wion de Malpas Egerton DSO JP RN, ADC to King George V 1928 (b. 16 Apr 1879; killed in action 1 Jan 1943), mar. 2 Sep 1913 Anita Adolphine David (d. 1972), only dau. of Maj Albert Rudolph David, of Eastfield, Great Grimsby, co. Lincoln, and had issue:

1c. Maj Gen David Boswell Egerton, CB OBE MC, de jure 16th Bt.

1c. Penelope Egerton, served in World War II as 2nd Officer WRNS (b. 1 Dec 1919), mar. 29 Aug 1955 (div. 1967) Maj John Michael de Burgh Ibberson MBE, and had issue

2c. Alison Egerton, served in World War II as 3rd Officer WRNS (b. 4 Dec 1922), mar. 30 Aug 1955 Lt Col Richard Boutcher Gregory, of Rosslyn, Charmouth Road, Lyme Regis, co. Dorset, son of Capt Ernest Forster Gregory CBE RN, of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, and has issue

2b. Maj James Boswell Egerton, served in Waziristan 1901-02, Somaliland 1903-04 and World War I 1914-18 (b. 4 Nov 1880; killed in action vp. 27 Oct 1918)

3b. Capt Charles Caledon Egerton, served in World War I as Staff Capt, 13th Brigade British Expeditionary Force (b. 17 Nov 1886; killed in action vp. 18 Apr 1915), mar. 28 Dec 1914 Madaleine Clayton (d. 24 Sep 1965), 1st dau. of Edward Miles Clayton CB, of Cleaghmore, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

4a. Sir Reginald Arthur Egerton CB, Secretary to the Irish Post Office 1897-1912 (b. 22 Sep 1850; d. 17 Nov 1930), mar. 23 Jan 1877 Margaret Baker (d. 5 Aug 1919), dau. of Hon J Baker, of Morialta, South Australia, Australia, and had issue

5a. Admiral Sir George le Clerc Egerton KCB RN, ADC to King Edward VII, took part in Arctic Expedition 1875-76, Chief of Staff Benin Expedition 1897, Commander-in-Chief Cape of Good Hope Station 1908-10, Second Sea Lord 1911, Commander-in-Chief Plymouth Station 1913-16 (b. 17 Oct 1852; d. 30 Mar 1940), mar. (1) 5 Dec 1882 Frances Emily Gladstone (d. 5 Jan 1926), dau. of Murray Gladstone, and (2) 22 Oct 1932 Margaret Stella Prentice, widow of Reginald Wickham Prentice, of Beauworth Manor, Alresford, and dau. of Col Charles Albert Maunsell, and had issue by his first wife

6a. Lt Col Francis William Egerton (b. 28 Dec 1854; d. 25 Feb 1908), mar. (1) 1 Jan 1887 Margaret Josephine Lovett (d. 4 Sep 1899), dau. of Col Thomas Heaton Lovett, of Belmont, and (2) 1 Sep 1904 Alice Emily Marriott Smith (mar. (2) 30 Apr 1929 George Henry Blore, 1st son of Rev Canon G J Blore DD; d. 5 Apr 1958), 1st dau. of Col Walter William Marriott Smith CBE by his wife Alice Mary Ley, 2nd dau. of John H Ley, of Trehill, co. Devon, and had issue by his first wife

7a. Sir Brian Egerton KCIE, served in the Afghan War 1880-81 (b. 27 Nov 1857; d. 12 Jun 1940)

1a. Florence Maud Egerton (b. 1859; d. 11 Dec 1953)

2a. Edith Rebecca Egerton (d. 15 Jan 1943)

6. Cdr Frederic Arthur Egerton RN (b. 30 Apr 1816; dvp. 2 May 1857), mar. 26 Jun 1848 Juliet Olivia Burnett (d. 20 Mar 1881), dau. of William Shelton Burnett, and had issue

7. Rev George Henry Egerton, Rector of Myddle, co. Shrewsbury, Prebend of Lichfield (b. 20 Feb 1822; d. 12 Jul 1905), mar. (1) 4 Aug 1846 Mary Marjoribanks (d. 16 Jul 1876), widow of Sir William Marjoribanks, 2nd Bt., and dau. of Henry Stone, and (2) 12 May 1881 Clara Oswald (d. 1945), dau. of J T Oswald, of Dunnikier, co. Fife, and had issue by his second wife

1. Mary Anne Elizabeth Egerton (d. 5 Jul 1902), mar. 26 May 1841 Charles Robert Cotton, of Knolton Hall, co. Flint (b. 22 Nov 1796; d. 18 May 1873), 4th son of Henry Calveley Cotton, of Woodcote, co. Oxford (by his wife Matilda Lockwood, dau. and hrss. of John Lockwood, of Dews Hall, co. Essex), 4th son of Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton, 4th Bt, of Combermere, co. Chester, and had issue

2. Madelina Egerton

3. Eglantine Egerton (d. 31 Jul 1835)

4. Fanny Sarah Egerton (d. 28 Jan 1835)

5. Catherine Rebecca Egerton (d. 7 May 1840)

died

13 Dec 1829

suc. by

son

note

Rector of Tarporley; took the additional name of Grey before that of Egerton by Royal Licence 1825

Sir Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton, 10th Bt., MP

born

13 Nov 1806

mar.

8 Mar 1832 Anna Elizabeth Legh (d. 26 Nov 1882), 2nd surv. dau. of George John Legh, of High Legh, co. Chester, High Sheriff of Cheshire 1805, by his wife Mary Blackburne, dau. of John Blackburne MP, of Hale Hall, co. Lancaster

children

1. Sir Philip le Belward Grey-Egerton, 11th Bt.

2. Lt Col Rowland Grey-Egerton (b. 23 Oct 1838; d. 2 Apr 1923)

1. Anna Mary Elizabeth Grey-Egerton (d. 3 Mar 1927), mar. 8 May 1855 Henry Reginald Corbet, of Adderley, co. Shrewsbury (d. 4 May 1902), and had issue

2. Cecily Louisa Grey-Egerton (dsp. 10 Jan 1920), mar. 29 Jun 1878 Dunbar James [Douglas], 6th Earl of Selkirk

died

5 Apr 1881

suc. by

son

note

Lt Col, Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry 1847; Member of Parliament for Cheshire 1830-31, for South Cheshire 1835-68 and for West Cheshire 1868-81; a Trustee of the British Museum

Sir Philip le Belward Grey-Egerton, 11th Bt.

born

28 Mar 1833

mar.

18 Jul 1861 Hon Henrietta Elizabeth Sophia Denison (b. 25 Dec 1836; d. 15 Jul 1924), 1st dau. of Albert Denison [Conyngham later Denison], 1st Baron Londesborough, by his first wife Hon Henrietta Maria Forester, 4th dau. of Cecil [Weld-Forester], 1st Baron Forester

children

1. Sir Philip Henry Brian Grey-Egerton, 12th Bt.

1. Violet Edith Grey-Egerton (d. 1 Mar 1906), mar. 3 Aug 1897 John Gaspard Le Marchant [Romilly], 3rd Baron Romilly, and had issue

died

2 Sep 1891 (bur. at Little Budworth)

suc. by

son

note

Capt, Coldstream Guards 1857-61

Sir Philip Henry Brian Grey-Egerton, 12th Bt.

born

29 Apr 1864

mar. (1)

4 Jan 1893 (div. 1906) May Carolyn Campbell Cuyler Grey-Egerton (d. 9 Nov 1950), dau. of Maj J Wayne Cuyler, of Baltimore, USA

children by first wife

1. Lieut Philip de Malpas Wayne Grey-Egerton (b. 4 Apr 1895; killed in action v.p. 8 Oct 1918)

2. 2nd Lieut Rowland le Belward Grey-Egerton (b. 4 Apr 1895; killed in action v.p. 30 Oct 1914)

1. Cecily Alice Grey Grey-Egerton MBE, mar. 30 Jul 1918 Lt Col Denys Edward Prideaux-Brune DSO (d. 4 Jun 1952), 2nd son of Col Charles Robert Prideaux-Brune, of Prideaux Place, co. Cornwall, and had issue

mar. (2)

26 Apr 1910 Aimée Mary Clarke (former wife of Sir Rupert Turner Havelock Clarke, 2nd Bt.; d. 25 Nov 1958), dau. of Hon Thomas Forrest Cumming, of Victoria, Australia

died

s.p.m.s. 4 Jul 1937

suc. by

first cousin once removed

note

Capt, 4th Battalion Cheshire Regiment

Rev Sir Brooke de Malpas Egerton later Grey-Egerton, 13th Bt.

born

19 Aug 1845

mar.

26 Jun 1878 Alice Catherine Breton (d. 8 Mar 1913)

died

s.p. 5 Nov 1945

suc. by

first cousin once removed

note

Rector of Stoke-on-Terne, co. Shrewsbury; Rural Dean of Hodnet

Sir Philip Reginald Le Belward Grey-Egerton, 14th Bt.

born

3 Sep 1885

mar. (1)

15 Jan 1916 Dorothy Aveys Balguy (d. 26 Apr 1952), 1st twin dau. of Brig Gen John Henry Balguy JP, of Duffield, co. Dorset, by his first wife Mary Nicholson, dau. of William Smith Nicholson, of Eastmore, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

children by first wife

1. Sir (Philip) John Caledon Grey-Egerton, 15th Bt.

2. Brian Balguy Le Belward Grey-Egerton (b. 5 Feb 1925; d. 4 Jun 1998)

1. Mary Blanche Aveys Grey-Egerton, served in World War II as Section Officer, WAAF (b. 3 Dec 1916; d. 18 Mar 1982), mar. 1 Aug 1939 Dr Vincent Akroyd Palliser Costabadie (d. 14 Feb 1959)

died

9 Jun 1962

suc. by

son

note

Sir (Philip) John Caledon Grey-Egerton, 15th Bt.

born

19 Oct 1920

mar. (1)

4 Jun 1952 Margaret Voase Ullman (widow of S/Ldr Robert Alexander Ashton Ullman RAF; d. 19 Oct 1971), 1st dau. of Capt Rowland Rank, of Aldwick Place, co. Sussex

mar. (2)

1986 Frances Mary Williams (widow of S/Ldr William Dudley Williams DFC RAF), dau. of Col Robert Maximilian Rainey-Robinson CB CMG, of Broadmayne, co. Dorset

died

s.p. 19 Feb 2008

suc. by

second cousin

note

served in World War II as Capt, Welsh Guards, in North Africa and Italy

Maj Gen David Boswell Egerton CB OBE MC, de jure 16th Bt.

born

24 Jul 1914

mar.

10 Apr 1946 Margaret Gillian Inge (b . 1 Sep 1916; d. 24 Aug 2004), 3rd dau. of Rev Canon Charles Cuthbert Inge, of Streatley, co. Berkshire, Vicar of St Giles', Oxford 1913-37, by his wife Arabella Hamilton Sams, dau. of Col Charles H Sams

children

1. William de Malpas Egerton, de jure 17th Bt.

1. Charlotte Mary Egerton (b. 12 Aug 1950), mar. 1987 Stephen William Dixon, of 58 Abinger Avenue, Cheam, co. Surrey, and has issue

2. (Margaret) Caroline Egerton (b. 30 Jul 1955), mar. 1 Sep 1984 Martin George White, of 2 Park Farm Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, co. Surrey, and has issue

died

17 Nov 2010

suc. by

son

note

served in World War II; MC 1940; OBE 1956; Director General Artillery, MOD 1964-67; Vice President and Senior Army Member, Ordnance Board 1967-69; CB 1968; President, Ordnance Board 1969-70; Maj Gen Egerton did not prove his succession to the Baronetcy of Egerton of Egerton

William de Malpas Egerton, de jure 17th Bt.

born

27 Apr 1949

mar.

31 Jul 1971 Ruth Watson, only dau. of Rev George Watson, Vicar of Westcliff-on-Sea, co. Essex

children

1. Matthew Robert Egerton, of 15 King's Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 5ES (b. 19 May 1977)

2. Richard John Egerton (b. 15 Apr 1980), mar. 1 Nov 2003 Nirmawati Sanusi, yst. dau. of Commr of Police Jojo Sanusi, of Makassar, Indonesia, and has issue

note

Mr William Egerton has not proven his succession to the Baronetcy of Egerton of Egerton

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