Laura Capel, daughter of Capel Lofft, of Troston Hall in Suffolk. As both marriages were childless, the title descended to his nephew, Sir Alfred Wilson Trevelyan (1831–1891), seventh baronet, but he left the north-country property to his cousin, Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan. His will came as a surprise to Alfred, being advised at the end of a lengthy letter on the evils of alcohol. Alfred then issued a costly but unsuccessful challenge for the title and estate. A biographer from the family notes that Walter changed his will in 1852, being impressed by his cousin's son; the young George Otto had been one of the couple's visitors and received hints of the secret will. Coming from the modest family of a civil servant, Charles was suddenly elevated to a position of wealth and position. A medallion head is introduced into the decorations of the hall at Wallington; a portrait in oils, painted by an Italian artist about 1845, is at Nettlecombe, and a small watercolour (by Millais) is in the possession of the widow of Sir A. W. Trevelyan. References Attribution External links English botanists English geologists 1797 births 1879 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England People educated at Harrow School Alumni of University College, Oxford Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 19th-century British botanists 19th-century British scientists