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Edward Bootle-Wilbraham GCB PC (1837 - 1898)

Rt Hon Edward "1st Earl of Lathom" Bootle-Wilbraham GCB PC
Born in Lathom, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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Rt Hon Edward Bootle-Wilbraham was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
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Edward Bootle-Wilbraham GCB PC was born in Blythe Hall, Lathom, Lancashire, England.

Edward Bootle-Wilbraham was born in Blythe Hall, Lathom, Lancashire on 12 December 1837 [1], and was baptised on 9 January 1838 in Ormskirk, he was the son of The Hon. Richard Bootle-Wilbraham, Member of Parliament for South Lancashire, and his wife Jessy Brooke [2]

In 1841, he was living with his paternal grandfather Lord Skelmersdale at the family London residence 55, Portland Place, Marylebone, Middlesex. Edward's parents and siblings were also included in the household

6 Jun 1841: St Marylebone, Middlesex, England[3]
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Land Skelmoretale M 70 Middlesex, England
Hostt Mary Booth Willingham F 40
Houtt Richard Willingham M 39
Honbb Josey Willingham F 28
Honbb Adebride Willingham F 6
Jossy Willingham F 5 Middlesex, England
Edward Willingham M 3
Edith Willingham F 7
Hontt Edward Willingham M 33

Edward was firstly educated at Eton College, where he was shown as a pupil in 1851 [4]

30 Mar 1851: Eton College, Buckinghamshire, England[5]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Edwd Booth Wilbraham Pupil M 14 Tatham, Lancashire, England

His father Richard died in 1844, aged only 42, and when his grandfather died on 3 April 1853, Edward succeeded to the title of Lord Skelmersdale. He was only 15 years old, and by the age of 21 he was entitled to take his seat in the House of Lords.

He went on to study at Christ Church College, Oxford.

Edward married Alice Villiers, on 16 August 1860 in St Paul, Wilton Place, Middlesex. Edward signed the register as Lord Skelmersdale, Alice was shown as the daughter of George William Frederick Villiers, the Earl of Clarendon[6]

In 1861, Edward and his new wife were living at 11 Princes Gate, Westminster

7 Apr 1861: Westminster St Margaret, Middlesex, England[7]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Lord Skelmersdale Head M 23 Peer - Baron Marcherk, Lancashire, England
Lady Skelmersdale Wife F 19 London, England
William Dodd Servant M 35 Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales
Richard Long Servant M 23 Badminton, Gloucestershire, England
William Abbott Servant M 23 London, England
Sarah J Townsend Servant F 40 Burford, Oxfordshire, England
Sarah Baxter Servant F 28 Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
Eliza Holmes Servant F 26 Walthamstow, Essex, England
Phoebe Francis Servant F 28 Castle Carey, Somerset, England
Jane Oabridge Servant F 33 Buckland, Devon, England
Charlotte Wicksey Servant F 23 Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England
Hannah Hughes Servant F 19 Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales
Emily Else Servant F 20 Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, England

From 1866-1868, Edward served as Lord-in-waiting, from 1870, he became Conservative Chief whip in the House of Lords, and by 1874 he was a member of the Privy Council.

The 1871 census showed Edward and his family (which comprised of his wife and 7 children), living at Lathom Hall, in Lancashire

2 Apr 1871: Lathom, Lancashire, England[8]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Edward Lord Skelmersdale Head Peer - Landowner M 33 Lathom, Lancashire, England
Alice Skelmersdale Wife F 29 Peeress London, Middlesex, England
Alice M B Wilbraham Daughter F 9 London, Middlesex, England
Florence M Booth Wilbraham Daughter F 7 London, Middlesex, England
Edward G B Wilbraham Son M 6 London, Middlesex, England
Bertha M B Wilbraham Daughter F 4 London, Middlesex, England
Villiers R B Wilbraham Son M 3 Lathom, Lancashire, England
Randle A B Wilbraham Son M 2 London, Middlesex, England
Edith C B Wilbraham Daughter F 1 London, Middlesex, England

In 1880, Edward was created Earl of Lathom, and he later went on to receive the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

The 1881 census showed Edward and his wife Alice as the guests of the Earl of Lytton at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire

3 Apr 1881: The Mansion, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England[9]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
(Earl of) Lytton Head Married M 49 Peer London, London, Middlesex, England
Edith (Countess of) Lytton Wife Married F 39 Peeress London, London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Edith (Lady) Lytton Daughter F 13 Scholar London, London, Middlesex, England
Constance Georgina (Lady) Lytton Daughter F 12 Scholar Vienna (Bs), Austria
Emily (Lady) Lytton Daughter F 6 Scholar Paris, France
(Viscount of) Knebworth Son M 4 Scholar Viscount Of Knebworth Simla, India
Neville Stephen (Honourable) Lytton Son M 2 Calcutta, India
Catherine S. Plairhrs Governess F 41 Governess Domestic London, London, Middlesex, England
Rochfort Maguire M 25 Private Secretary Boyle, Ireland
(Earl of) Lathom Visitor Married M 43 Peer Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Alace (Countess of) Lathorn Visitor Married F 39 Peeress London, London, Middlesex, England
Alace M. B. (Lady) Wilbraham Visitor F 19 Scholar London, London, Middlesex, England
Florence M. B. (Lady) Wilbraham Visitor F 17 Scholar London, London, Middlesex, England
George P. Hyde (Honbl.) Villiers Visitor M 33 Colonel Granedier Guards Dublin, Ireland
John P. Brabyzon Visitor M 38 Major Tenth Hn Grenadiers London, London, Middlesex, England


And in 1891, Edward was staying at the Valley of the Rocks Hotel, in Lynton, Devon

5 Apr 1891: High Bray, Lynton, Devon, England[10]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
John Heywood Head M 40 Lynton, Devon, England
Mary Ann Heywood Wife F 40 Lynton, Devon, England
John Greer Heywood Son M 19 Lynton, Devon, England
Frank Heyward Son M 12 Lynton, Devon, England
Percival Heywood Son M 9 Lynton, Devon, England
Leslie Heywood Son M 4 Lynton, Devon, England
Helena Crook Servant F 22 Lynton, Devon, England
Edward Earl F Lathom Visitor M 53 Peer - Lord Chamberlain Lathom, Lancashire, England
Bertha Mabel Bortle Visitor F 24 Kensington, London, England
Vivian Dalton Douglas Cooper Visitor M 32 St George, London, England
John Robert Chan Visitor M 39 Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Jean Harrison Visitor F 40 Lancashire, England
Harriet Fathen Visitor F 26 Danbury, Oxfordshire, England
Gilbert Thompson Dates Visitor M 43 Dornbay, India
Charlotte Mantie Bates Visitor F 56 Liverpool
Henry Franklin Visitor M 28 London, England
Emma Mary Moore Visitor F 24 London, England


Edward died at Lathom House, Ormskirk on 19 November 1898, he was 60 years old [11]

He was buried in the family vault of St John's Chapel in Lathom on 23 November 1898 [12]

Probate of his estate (which was valued at £147,527 13s 4d) was granted to the right honourable Frederick Arthur, earl of Derby, K.G. and G.C.B.; and the right honourable Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon [13]

Photo

The photo of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham is included in “The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain Photo Album” because he was an "Associate" of the Society but was never a member. Further members of the Society can be found on the following WikiTree page [14] [15]

Sources

Acknowledgement

We would like to thank The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain for their support in giving access to these historical documents.

  1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Wilbraham, Edward (Mother's maiden name: Brooke).
    GRO Reference: 1837 Oct-Nov-Dec in Ormskirk Volume 21 Page 425.
  2. ↑ Baptism: "Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911"
    Original data: Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers. Preston, England: Lancashire Archives; Reference Number: Pr 2886/11
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2575 #3387260 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Edward Booth Wilbraham baptism on 9 Jan 1838, child of Richard Booth Wilbraham & Jessy Booth Wilbraham, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
  3. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 676; Book: 7; Civil Parish: St Marylebone; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 9; Page: 9; Line: 14; GSU roll: 438792
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #7255643 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Edward Willingham (3) in St Marylebone registration district in Middlesex, England.
  4. ↑ School Records: "Eton School Lists, 1791-1850"
    Original data: Stapylton, H.E.C. Eton School Lists 1791-1850. London, England: E P Williams, 1863
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 34790 #11881 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Name: Edward Bootle Wilbraham; Gender: Male; Election Year: 1850; Residence: Eton, Buckinghamshire, England.
  5. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 1718; Folio: 479; Page: 9; GSU roll: 193626; ED, institution, or vessel: 6c; Household schedule number: 10
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #3950212 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Edwd Booth Wilbraham (14) pupil in household of Jas Leigh Joynes (26) in Eton registration district in Buckinghamshire, England. Born in Tatham, Lancashire, England.
  6. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
    City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: SPWP/PR/2/2
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61867 #2166301 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Edward Wilbraham (full age) marriage to Alice Villiers on 16 Aug 1860 in St Paul, Wilton Place, London, England.
  7. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
    Class: Rg 9; Piece: 55; Folio: 87; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542565; ED, institution, or vessel: 21; Household schedule number: 14
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #294810 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Lord Skelmersdale (23) head of household in Westminster St Margaret in Westminster registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in Marcherk, Lancashire, England.
  8. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
    The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3880; Folio: 98; Page: 11; GSU roll: 842033; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; Household schedule number: 57
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #16332738 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Edward Low Skelmersdale (33) head of household in Lathom in Ormskirk registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Lathom, Lancashire, England.
  9. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
    Class: RG11; Piece: 1416; Folio: 104; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341344; ED, institution, or vessel: 8
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #7294586 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    (Earl of) Lathorn (43), married visitor, Peer, in household of (Earl of) Lytton (49) in The Mansion, Knebworth in Hitchin registration district in Hertfordshire, England. Born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
  10. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1775; Folio: 53; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6096885
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #2768419 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Edward Earl F Lathom (53) visitor in household of John Heywood (40) in High Bray, Lynton in Barnstable registration district in Devon, England. Born in Lathom, Lancashire, England.
  11. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Wilbraham, Edward Bootle (Age at death: 60).
    GRO Reference: 1898 Oct-Nov-Dec in Ormskirk Volume 08B Page 566.
  12. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #141559232 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Edward Bootle Wilbraham (12 Dec 1837-19 Nov 1898), citing Lathom Park Chapel, Lathom, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England (plot: Vault of St. John's Chapel); Maintained by BingandNelsonFan (contributor 47673273).
  13. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #15643462 (accessed 1 March 2024)
    The Right Honorable Edward Lathom probate on 23 Jan 1899 in London, England. Died 19 Nov 1898 in Lancashire, England.
  14. ↑ Royal Society of Musician Members WikiTree (accessed 17 March 2024)
  15. ↑ Royal Society of Musicians Photograph Album Lyon. Frederick G (1874). The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain Photo Album on Page 22 Photo Album (accessed 6 September 2022)




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