Edward Revell Eardley-Wilmot


Edward Revell Eardley-Wilmot 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, then Rector of All Souls Church, Langham Place, 1855 to 1872, and in 1877 was appointed as 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. This occurred on 4 August 1840 at Stow on the Wold and led to three children:
  1. Hubert Frederick Eardley-Wilmot
  2. Edward Snowdon Eardley-Wilmot
  3. Francis Eardley-Wilmot
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 ; in 1877 he was vicar of Windrush, Gloucestershire
  2. Robert Eardley-Wilmot
  3. Edith Augusta Eardley-Wilmot ; married on 27 September 1877 Rev. Walter Lancelot Holland, MA, son of Rev. Charles Holland.
  4. Louisa Caroline Eardley-Wilmot ; married on 27 September 1877 Captain Vincent Rivaz, Bengal Staff Corps, son of John Theophilus Rivaz, of Watford Hall, Watford.
  5. Major Henry Eardley-Wilmot