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[[File:Escutcheon of the Wilson baronets of Delhi (1858).svg|thumb|Escutcheon of the Wilson baronets of Delhi]]
[[File:Archdale Wilson.jpg|thumb|Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet (1803–1874)]]
The '''Wilson baronetcy''', of [[Delhi]] in India, was created in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]] on 8 January 1858 for the soldier [[Archdale Wilson]], whose father George Wilson, rector of [[Didlington]], was younger brother of [[Henry Wilson, 10th Baron Berners]].<ref>''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage'' thirtieth edition, 1868, p. 1185.</ref> He had commanded the British troops during the [[Siege of Delhi]] in 1857 during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]].<ref name="Burke">{{cite book|last=Burke|first=Bernard|authorlink=Bernard Burke|editor=Ashworth P. Burke|title=A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage|edition=65th|year=1903|publisher=Harrison and Sons|location=London|pages=1598–9}}</ref> Dying without issue, he was succeeded by two nephews, sons of George Knyvet Wilson RN, Roland (second son) and Arthur (third son).<ref name="acad">{{acad|id=WL859RK|name=Wilson, Roland Knyvet}}</ref><ref name="ODNB">{{cite ODNB|title=Wilson, Sir Arthur Knyvet, third baronet (1842–1921) |first=Andrew |last=Lambert |id=36946}}</ref>

The 3rd Baronet was a noted naval commander and served as [[First Sea Lord]] from 1910 to 1911. The title became extinct on his death, unmarried, in 1921.<ref name="ODNB"/>

==Wilson baronets, of Delhi (1858)==
*[[Archdale Wilson|Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet]] (1803–1874)
*[[Sir Roland Wilson, 2nd Baronet|Sir Roland Knyvet Wilson, 2nd Baronet]] (1840–1919)<ref name="acad"/><ref>{{Who's Who|title=Wilson, Sir Roland Knyvet|id=U204796}}</ref>
*[[Sir Arthur Wilson, 3rd Baronet|Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 3rd Baronet]] (1842–1921)<ref name="ODNB"/><ref name="WW3">{{Who's Who|title=Wilson, Adm. Sir Arthur Knyvet|id=U204764}}</ref>

==Notes==
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[[Category:Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom]]

Wilson baronets of Delhi (1858) - Revision history

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