▁family ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁His ▁son ▁was ▁Sir ▁Francis ▁Bur d ett ▁( 1 7 7 0 – 1 8 4 4 ), ▁a ▁Rad ical ▁Wh ig ▁politician , ▁whose ▁daughter ▁Ang ela ▁Bur d ett - C out ts ▁( 1 8 1 4 – 1 9 0 6 ) ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁rich est ▁woman ▁in ▁England . ▁Over ▁time , ▁land ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁was ▁rep urch ased ▁to ▁en large ▁the ▁estate , ▁which ▁amount ed ▁to ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Sir ▁Francis ▁Bur d ett , ▁ 8 th ▁Baron et , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁land ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Wil ton , ▁who ▁sold ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁land ▁to ▁industrial ist ▁William ▁Ro otes ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ; ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Baron ▁Ro otes , ▁of ▁R ams bury ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁W ilt shire , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁property ▁ty co on ▁Harry ▁Hy ams ▁and ▁became ▁his ▁home ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁purchase ▁price ▁was ▁£ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Gu in ness ▁Book ▁of ▁Records ▁for ▁ 1