GWILLYM, Robert Vernon Atherton (?1741-83), of Atherton Hall, nr. Manchester

b. ?1741, 2nd s. of Robert Gwillym of Langstone, Herefs. by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Richard Atherton of Atherton Hall. m. Jan. 1763, Henrietta Maria, da. and coh. of Peter Legh of Lyme Hall, 2s. 4da. suc. bro. 1771; took name of Atherton 1779.Ormerod, Cheshire, iii(2), 678.