Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 5th Bt

Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 5th Bt.

• Birth: 26 November 1699.
• Parents: Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Bt. and Alice Wyndham.
• Marriage: 23 June 1730.
• Wife: Catharine Harris, daughter of James Harris and Catherine Cocks
• Child: Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Bt. b. 16 Feb 1737, d. 26 Sep 1763
• He was given the name of Wyndham Knatchbull at birth.
• He succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet Knatchbull, of Mersham Hatch, co. Kent [E., 1641] on 3 April 1730.
• He held the office of Sheriff of Kent between June 1733 and December 1733.
• In 1746 his name was legally changed to Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham by Act of Parliament.
• He died on 3 July 1749 at age 49.

REF:

• The Peerage