WODEHOUSE, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1669-1754), of Kimberley Lodge, Norf.

b. 23 Mar. 1669, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Sir Thomas Wodehouse† (d.v.p. s. of Sir Philip Wodehouse, 3rd Bt.†) by Anne, da. of Sir William Armine, 2nd Bt.†, of Osgodby, Lincs. educ. Lincoln, Oxf. 1688. m. (1) lic. 17 June 1700 (with £12,000), Elizabeth (d. 1701), da. of Robert Benson of Wrenthorpe, Yorks., sis. of Robert Benson*, s.p.; (2) 1705, Mary, da. of Sir William Fermor, 2nd Bt.†, 3s. 1da. suc. fa. 1671; gdfa. as 4th Bt. 6 May 1681. J. Wodehouse, Wodehouses of Kimberley, 52–53, ped.; NRA Rep. 15 (Lane-Fox mss), 99.