Edward Revell Eardley-Wilmot

Edward Revell Eardley-Wilmot (11 February 1814, Leek Wootton, Warwickshire – 30 May 1899) was a Church of England clergyman.

Life

He was the fifth child and fourth son of Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet and his first wife Elizabeth Emma Parry. He was a graduate of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was incumbent of St Nicholas' Church, Kenilworth from 1845 to 1855, and in 1877 was rector of Waddingham, Lincolnshire; and also became an honorary canon of Worcester Cathedral.

Marriage and issue

Edward's first marriage was to Frances Anne Elkins, daughter of the Reverend Charles Elkins.^[1] This occurred on 4 August 1840 at Stow on the Wold and led to three children:

1. Hubert Frederick Eardley-Wilmot (19 April 1843 - 1877)
2. Edward Snowdon Eardley-Wilmot (13 November 1844 - 4 July 1875)
3. Francis Eardley-Wilmot (27 March 1846 - 23 February 1921)

His second marriage on 8 February 1848 occurred at Kingston upon Thames and was to Emma Hutchinson Lambert. Her parents were William Lambert and Mary Anne Denniss. This marriage led to five children:

1. Reverend Ernest Augustus Eardley-Wilmot (9 November 1848 - 13 December 1932); in 1877 he was vicar of Windrush, Gloucestershire
2. Robert Eardley-Wilmot (6 November 1849 - 3 December 1935)
3. Edith Augusta Eardley-Wilmot (26 April 1851 - 12 April 1935); married on 27 September 1877 Rev. Walter Lancelot Holland, MA, son of Rev. Charles Holland.^[2]
4. Louisa Caroline Eardley-Wilmot (2 October 1852 - 25 June 1924); married on 27 September 1877 Captain Vincent Rivaz, Bengal Staff Corps, son of John Theophilus Rivaz, of Watford Hall, Watford.^[2]
5. Major Henry Eardley-Wilmot (3 March 1854 - 18 February 1933)

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