Wilson baronets of Delhi (1858)

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.^[1] He had commanded the British troops during the Siege of Delhi in 1857 during the Indian Rebellion.^[2] Dying without issue, he was succeeded by two nephews, sons of George Knyvet Wilson RN, Roland (second son) and Arthur (third son).^[3][4]

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.^[4]