33. Major General Edward Richard⁵ Bagot (Richard⁴, William³, Sir Walter Wagstaffe², Sir Edward¹) was born 4/01/1808. Edward died 20/07/1874 in 34 Eaton Square, London, at 66 years of age. His body was interred 1874 in Kensal Green Cemetary, London.

He married Matilda Perkins in St. George's Hanover Square, London, 15/01/1842. Matilda was born c1814. Matilda was the daughter of Henry Perkins. Matilda died 4/07/1889 in The Warren, Chichester, Sussex, at 75 years of age. Her body was interred 1889 in Kensal Green Cemetary, London. She made a will 5/03/1881. Matilda's will was probated 31/12/1889.

He was baptized in Blithfield, Staffordshire, 20/01/1808. Religion: religion unknown. He made a will 13/01/1871. Edward's will was probated 10/08/1874. Educated at Charterhouse. Entered the Army as Ensign 60th Regiment of Foot/The King's Royal Rifle (Corps) 22 October 1823. JP for Middlesex and the City of Westminster. Knight of the Redeemer of Greece.

Major General Edward Richard Bagot and Matilda Perkins had the following children:

54 i. Evelyn⁶ Bagot was born in London 23/09/1843. Evelyn died 21/04/1877 in 34 St. George's Road, London, at 33 years of age. Her body was interred 1877 in Brompton Cemetary, London. She married Augustus Woodley Bernal in St. Michael's, Chester, 25/09/1869. Augustus was born in 11 Park Crescent, Portland Place, London 9/05/1825. Augustus was the son of Ralph Bernal and Clara Christine White. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Westminster, London, 1871. (See Augustus Woodley Bernal for the continuation of this line.)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Westminster, London, 1871. 4 Children.

55 ii. Ethel Bagot was born in South Street, Grosvenor Square, London 20/02/1844. Ethel died 11/10/1885 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, at 41 years of age. Her body was interred 1885 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. She married Major-General George Paton in St. Peter's, Eaton Square, London, 21/01/1873. George was born in Crailing 1/10/1841. George was the son of John Paton and Ellen Elliot. (See Major-General George Paton for the continuation of this line.)

Major General Edward Richard Bagot had the following children:

56 iii. Posonby Bagot was born 11/06/1845. Posonby died 1921 at 76 years of age. He was baptized in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley St, London, 3/07/1845. Religion: religion unknown. Entered the Scots Guards 8 January 1864, Captain 3 August 1866, Lieutenant Colonel 28 April 1875, retired 1877.

57 iv. Villiers Spencer Bagot was born 7/04/1847. Villiers died 24/03/1929 in Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, at 81 years of age. Found in The Times, March 26, 1929

Lieutenant-Colonel Villiers Spencer Bagot died on Sunday as the result of an accident at his residence in Charles-street, Berkeley-square, at the age of 81. Born on April 7, 1847, he was the younger son of Major-General E. R. Bagot, and grandson of the Hon. Richard Bagot, who held the Bishopric of Oxford with the Deanery of Canterbury, and was afterwards Bishop of Bath and Wells. Since the death of his elder brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby Bagot, the Scots Guards, in 1921, he had been heir presumptive of his second cousin, the present Lord Bagot. He was formerly major, 3rd Battalion The Rifle Brigade, and retired as lieutenant-colonel in 1885. He was unmarried, and the next heir is his couisn Claud Leveson Bagot, son of the late Vice-Admiral Henry Bagot, who was born in 1865.

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