Robert Wilmot-Sitwell was born on 18 November 1894, eldest of the three sons of Francis Staunton Wilmot-Sitwell (1865-1929) and his wife Mary Innes, daughter of Captain Charles Edward Farquharson, of the 21st Lancers. The Wilmot-Sitwell family were minor landed gentry, kinsmen of the Sitwell baronets. Francis Wilmot-Sitwell was the second son; when his elder brother, Edward, died without issue, Robert inherited the family property of Stainsby House, Derbyshire. He married Barbara Elizabeth, daughter of Walter Septimus Fisher, of Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. Their son was the merchant banker and stockbroker Peter Wilmot-Sitwell (1935-2018);[1] they also had two daughters. After the sale of Stainsby House, Barbara lived at Dummer Clump, near Basingstoke, Hampshire. A great-grandson is the Conservative politician Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston.[2][3]
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In May 1920, Wilmot-Sitwell received command of the destroyer HMS Tilbury.
robert, bradshaw, wilmot, sitwell, lieutenant, commander, november, 1894, 1946, royal, navy, officer, commander, destroyer, tilbury, contents, early, life, family, career, death, references, external, linksearly, life, family, editrobert, wilmot, sitwell, born. Lieutenant Commander Robert Bradshaw Wilmot Sitwell CBE 18 November 1894 1946 was a Royal Navy officer and commander of the destroyer HMS Tilbury Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and family editRobert Wilmot Sitwell was born on 18 November 1894 eldest of the three sons of Francis Staunton Wilmot Sitwell 1865 1929 and his wife Mary Innes daughter of Captain Charles Edward Farquharson of the 21st Lancers The Wilmot Sitwell family were minor landed gentry kinsmen of the Sitwell baronets Francis Wilmot Sitwell was the second son when his elder brother Edward died without issue Robert inherited the family property of Stainsby House Derbyshire He married Barbara Elizabeth daughter of Walter Septimus Fisher of Epsom Auckland New Zealand Their son was the merchant banker and stockbroker Peter Wilmot Sitwell 1935 2018 1 they also had two daughters After the sale of Stainsby House Barbara lived at Dummer Clump near Basingstoke Hampshire A great grandson is the Conservative politician Dominic Johnson Baron Johnson of Lainston 2 3 Career editIn May 1920 Wilmot Sitwell received command of the destroyer HMS Tilbury He was appointed Commander of the Order of British Empire CBE Death editWilmot Sitwell died of cancer in 1946 1 He was buried in Smalley Derby in July 1946 4 References edit a b Peter Wilmot Sitwell obituary The Times 28 June 2018 Retrieved 17 July 2018 subscription required Debrett s Peerage Baronetage Knightage and Companionage Debrett s Peerage Ltd 1985 p 1114 Burke s Landed Gentry 18th edition vol 1 ed Peter Townend Burke s Peerage Ltd 1965 pp 630 1 Robert Bradshaw Wilmot Sitwell England Deaths and Burials 1538 1991 Family Search Retrieved 14 August 2018 subscription required External links edithttp www dreadnoughtproject org tfs index php Robert Bradshaw Wilmot Sitwell nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the Royal Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Bradshaw Wilmot Sitwell amp oldid 1117430157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
