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Eardley-Wilmot baronets

He was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1843 to 1846.


Joan Eardley

In the early 1950s while convalescing from mumps Eardley was taken by a friend to visit Catterline, a small fishing village near Stonehaven, then in Kincardineshire (now Aberdeenshire).

Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley was born in Warnham, Sussex, England where her parents were dairy farmers.

John Eardley-Wimot

Sir John Eardley-Wimot, Bart, succeeded Sir John Franklin as Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1843-1846.

Jon Eardley

Jon Eardley (September 30, 1928, Altoona, Pennsylvania - April 1, 1991, Lambermont near Verviers in Belgium) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Robert Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet

Born Robert John Wilmot, Wilmot-Horton was the only son of Sir Robert Wilmot, 2nd Baronet, of Osmaston, near Derby (see Wilmot baronets), and his first wife Juliana Elizabeth (née Byron).

Sir Henry Wilmot, 5th Baronet

Colonel Sir Henry Wilmot, 5th Baronet Wilmot of Chaddesden VC KCB (3 February 1831 – 7 April 1901) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Wilmot baronets

The Wilmot Baronetcy, of Chaddesden in the County of Derby, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 15 February 1759 for Edward Wilmot, Physician to the Army and Physician-in-Ordinary to King George II and King George III.

The Wilmot Baronetcy, of Osmaston in the County of Derby, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 10 October 1772 for Robert Wilmot, Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.


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