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Sir Percival David was born into a wealthy family in Bombay in 1892 and inherited a baronetcy from his father, as well as ownership of the family company.

When Sir Thomas, a bachelor, died in 1869 the land and his baronetcy passed on to his brother Sir John Maryon Wilson.

It is interesting to note, however, that the scheming Penelope Clay may after all end up as the wife of Sir William Elliot, undeserving heir to Sir Walter’s baronetcy.

In 1920 Florence Pringle made a formal statutory declaration saying Norman was the eldest son of the 8th baronet and was entitled to succeed to the baronetcy.

Until recently, he seemed too cold, sounded even posher than he is - and as heir to a 17th-Century baronetcy he's pretty posh already.