Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton
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Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton (28 August 1817 – 20 December 1877) was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Henry Willoughby and Charlotte Eyre.
He was born in Nottingham and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
He married Julia Louisa Bosville (1824–1901) in 1843 and had 13 children:[2]
- Hon. Lettice Hermione Violet Willoughby (d. 9 August 1922), married on 18 April 1895 Col. William Gordon-Cumming (d. 1908)
- Hon. Mairi Myrtle Willoughby (d. 13 November 1900), married on 1 January 1880 William Bethell (d. 1926)
- Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby, 9th Baron Middleton (1844–1922)
- Godfrey Ernest Percival Willoughby, 10th Baron Middleton (1847–1924)
- Hon. Francis Henry Stirling Willoughby (13 August 1848 – 23 June 1900)
- Hon. Alexandrina Henrietta Matilda Willoughby (c. 1849 – 11 December 1931), married on 3 February 1869 Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet
- Hon. Rothwell James Bosville Willoughby (26 May 1850 – 1867)
- Hon. Leopold Vincent Harold Willoughby (19 November 1851 – 22 March 1924)
- Hon. Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby (c. 1856 – 24 February 1886), married on 10 February 1876 Rev. Henry Charles Russell (d. 1822)
- Hon. Tatton Lane Fox Willoughby (29 December 1860 – 10 July 1947), married on 18 June 1898 Esther Ann Strickland (d. 1940), daughter of Sir Charles Strickland, 8th Baronet
- Hon. Hylda Maria Madeline Willoughby (c.1861 – 9 February 1944), married on 20 April 1882 William Henry Garforth (d. 1931) in 1882
- Col. Hon. Claude Henry Comaraich Willoughby (1862–1932), married in 1904 Sibyl Louise Murray (d. 1957)
- Hon. Alexander Hugh Willoughby (18 September 1863 – 5 December 1927), married in 1889 Mary Selina Honoria Macdonald (d. 1925)
He lived in the Willoughby family seat at Birdsall House, which he preferred to Wollaton Park, Nottinghamshire.
[edit] References
- ^ 8th Baron Middleton Bio. Retrieved on 2006-01-03.
- ^ thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 2006-01-04.
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| Preceded by Henry Willoughby |
Baron Middleton 1856 – 1877 |
Succeeded by Digby Willoughby |

