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 THE KNIGHTAGE. 1^1 Sir M. R. Westropp m. 2nclly— 18G5, his cousin Eliza, eldest clau. of late Lieut.-Col. Lionel Westropp, 58th regt, and has an only son, (3) Lionel. Malabar Hill, Bombay. WHALLEl, Sir Samuel St. Swithin Bur- den, knighted 1827, m.p. Marylebone 1833/8 (son of Samuel Whalley, of Widdington Hall, CO. Warwick); b. 1800,5; m. 1st— 1830, Amelia, dau. of Samuel Webb Smith, Esq.; she d. 183.5. He m. 2ndly — 21 July, 1853, Hon. Harriet Rose Trench, sister of Frederick Mason, 2nd Baron Ashtowni, Aix la Bains, France. WHETHAM, Aldn. Sir Charles, sheriff of London and Middx. 1873, lord mayor 1878/9, aldennan 1870, one of H.M.'s lieuts.for city of London and of Bridport, merchant, J.P. Dorset, knighted on the visit of the Emperor of Russia to the city 1874 (son of Stephen Whetham, of Bridport, J.P.); b. 25 May, 1812; m. 15 June, 183r,, Sophia Mary, dau. of George Langley, Esq. of St. Olaves, Southwark, and has had with other issue 5 sons and 4 daus. (1) Charles Langley, one of H.M.'s lieutenants for city of Loudon; b. 6 Jan. 1839 ; m. 21 Aug. 1862, Mary Anne ^lietham, dau. of Thomas Dampier, Esq. of Kingston Manor, Somerset, and has a son and dau. William Cecil Dampier, b. 27 Dec. 1867.— Alice Mabel. (2) William Townley, b. 28 Mar. 1842 ; m. 13 July, 1865, Mary, youngest dau. of John Pike Stephens, Esq. of Bridport, Dorset. (3) Frederic George, b. 19 Sept. 1845; m. 27 May, 1880, Annie Elizabeth, eldest dau. of John Carr, of Dunedin, "x.Z. (4) Stephen, b. 1 May, 1847 ; m. 8 June, 1871, Adelaide Jane, 2nd dau. of Frederic Good, of Bridport, J.P. (5) Arthur, b. 3 Oct. 1851. (6) Sophia Mary, m. 21 Aug. 1872, to Rev. Adrian Henry Lutman, vicar of Weston Zoyland, Somerset since 1876. (7) Alice, m. 12 April, 1866, to Frederic Nalder, Esq. (8) Emily Marion. (9) Edith. 32, Gordon Square, W.C. and Bridport. "VTTHITE, Gen. Sir Henry Dalrymple, k.c.b. W 1877 (retd. list 1881), col. 6th Inniskilling dragoons since 1874, com. dragoons in Crimea, at battles of Balaclava, Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol, medal with three clasps, K.L.H.&M. col. 2nd dragoon guards 1872/4 (son of Vice-Adm. Sir John Chambers White, k.c.b.): b. 5 July, 1820; m. 1st — 12 May, 1858, Louisa Mary, dau. of late Martin Tucker Smith, Esq. M.P.Wycombe 1847/66 (B. Car- rington); she d. 25 April, 1860, leaving a dau. (1) Maude Mary. Sir Henry m. 2ndly— 14 Feb. 1863, Alice Eliza- beth, dau. of Neil Malcolm, Esq. of Poltalloch, co. Argyll, and had with other issue a son, (2) Arthur Dahrmple, d. 7 Jan. 1882, aged 18. United Service Club, S.W. WHITE, Alderman Sir Thomas, knighted 1873, lord mayor London 1877, sheriff London and Middx. 1872. hon. col. 3rd Essex art. vols. 1869/74, one of h.m.'s Ueuts. city of London, governor Chi-ist's hospital (son of Thomas White, of Woodford, Essex); b. 1810; m. 1st— Mary, dau. of Benjamin Webb, of Woodford; she d. 1874. He m. 2ndly— 15 Aug. 1878 (during his mayoralty), Florence Susan, j-^oungest dau. of late Henry Simpson, of London, and has by his 1st wife 2 sons and a dau. (1) Henry Benjamin (2nd son),m. 25Nov. 1879, Alice, youngest dau. of James Vick, Esq. of Chigw-ell, Essex. (2) Horace (youngest son), d. 5 April, 1880, aged 28. 144, Sloane Street, S.W. WHITEWAY, Sir William Vallance, K.C.M.G. 1880, attomey-gen. and premier of Newfoundland 1878, bar.-at-law 1858, Q.c. 1862, speaker of house of assembly 1865/9, solicitor-gen. 18738 (son of late Thomas Whiteway, of Buckget, Devon); b. 1828; m. 1st— dau. of late Rev. J. Lightboume, of Bermuda. He m. 2ndly— dau. of W. H. Davis, of Nova Scotia. WILBRAHAM, Gen. Sir Richard, k.c.b. 1873 (retd. list 1881), col. royal fusiliers, city of London regt. 1881 (nephew 1st Baron Skelmersdale — see E. Lathom in Peerage). 3, Norfolk Terrace, W. WILLIAMS, (Hon.) Sir Charles James Watkin, knighted 1 Dec. 1880, on ap- pointment as judge of Queen's Bench division high court of justice, bar.-at-law i.t. 1854, Q.c. and bencher 1873, m.p. Denbigh 1868/80, and Carnarvonshire April to Nov. 1880, J.P. co. Den- bigh (eldest son of late Rev. Peter Williams, rector of Llansannan, co. Denbigh, by his wife, Lydia Sophia, dau. of Rev. James Price, of Plas'-yn- Llysfaen, same county); b. 23 Sept. 1828 ; m. 1st — 26 May, 1855, Henrietta, dau. of William Henry Cary, Esq. of Woodford ; she d. . He m. 2ndly— 27 Dec. 1865,Elizabeth Anne, 3rd dau. of late Right Hon. Sir Robert Lush, lord justice of appeal. Plas Draw, Ruthin ; 97, St. (George's Eoad, s.w. WILSON. Sir Charles Rivers, k.c.m.g. (1880), c.B. (1876), sec. and controller-gen. national debt office since 1874, royal commissioner Paris exhibition 1878, member of first class of the Turkish order of medjidie, wears the insignia by r.l. 12 Oct. 1880, private sec. to Mr. Disraeli (E. Beacons- field, K.G.) 1868 73, and to Mr. Lowe (V. Sherbrooke) 1868/73, B.A. Balliol Coll. Oxon. 1873. WILSON, LiEUT.-CoL. Sir Charles William, R.E, K.C.M.G. 1881, c.B. (civil) 1877, consul- gen. Anatolia 1879, a commissioner for demarcation Servian frontier, late A.Q.M.G. ordnance survey Scotland 1866.8, Ireland 1876, &c.; b. 16 Mar. 1836. WILSON, Sir Erasmus, f.r.s. knighted at Windsor Castle 7 Dec. 1881, president roval college of surgeons, member 1831, author' of several anatomical and medical works, e. g. •• Por- traits of Diseases of the Skin," -'A Three Weeks' Scamper through the Spas of Belgium and Ger- many," and " The History of the Middlesex Hos- pital," consulting surgeon to St. John's hospital for diseases of the skin, and editor of the " Quarterly Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Diseases of the Skin "; in 1869 he presented to the royal college of surgeons his collection of specimens illustrative of the normal and abnormal structure of the human skin, and also the sum of =£5000 for the endo^-ment of a professorship of dermatology, and in Feb. 1870, inaugurated the series of dermatological lectures ; it was mainly owing to his suggestions and liberality that '• Cleopatra's Needle " was brought to this country from Alexandria; b. 1809. WILSON, (Hon.) Sir Samuel, knighted 1875, M.L.c. Victoria 1875/80 (6th son of Samuel Wilson, of Ballycloughan, co. Antrim); b. 1832; m. ' 1861. .Jessie, eldest dau. of (Hon.) W. Campbell, M.L.c. Victoria. Hughendeu Manor, High Wycombe. WINGFIELD, Sir Charles John, k.c.s.i. 1866, C.B. B.c.s. 1840/66, chief commissioner Oude 1859/66, m.p. Gravesend 1868/74 (son of William Wingfield Baker, of Orsett Hall, Essex, master in chancery); b. 16 April, 1820. Brooks', &c. WODEHOUSE, Sir Philip Edmond. k.c b 1862, G.C.S.L 1876, gov. of Bombay 1872/77* (kinsman of John, 1st Earl of Kimbe'rley — see Peerage.) Queen Anne's Mansions, s.w.