Edward Kenneth Wilson (1869-1947)

He succeeded his father as Chairman of the family shipping line Thomas Wilson & Sons. When it ran into difficulties he sold it in 1916 to Sir John Ellerman. In 1914, he purchased Roehampton House almost certainly with a view to living there but on the outbreak of war leased it free of charge to the War Office when it became known as Queen Mary's Hospital. In 1920, he purchased Cannizaro Park in Wimbledon and landscaped the gardens. Kenneth died in 1947 and the following year Cannizaro was sold to the Corporation of Wimbledon who opened the house and grounds to the public. In 1895, Kenneth married Molly Hacket. Their only child, Hilary, married the 5th Earl of Munster and she established the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.