He was born at Apsley Hall, Nottingham, the eldest son of Henry Willoughby (1780–1849) and Charlotte Eyre (d. 1845) and educated at
Eton and
Trinity College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Career
He succeeded to the title of
Baron Middleton in 1856, on the passing of his cousin, the
7th Baron Middleton, who died without legitimate issue.[3] He lived in the Willoughby family seat at Birdsall House, which he preferred to
Wollaton Park,
Nottinghamshire, the family seat he inherited from his cousin.
Hon. Francis Henry Stirling Willoughby (13 August 1848 – 23 June 1900)
Hon. Rothwell James Bosville Willoughby (26 May 1850 – 1867)
Hon. Leopold Vincent Harold Willoughby (19 November 1851 – 22 March 1924)
Hon. Hylda Maria Madeline Willoughby (c.1853 – 9 February 1944), married on 20 April 1882 William Henry Garforth (d. 1931) in 1882
Hon. Lettice Hermione Violet Willoughby (c. 1854 – 9 August 1922), married on 18 April 1895 Col. William Gordon-Cumming (d. 1908)
Hon. Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby (c. 1856 – 24 February 1886), married on 10 February 1876 Rev. Henry Charles Russell (d. 1922)
Hon. Mairi Myrtle Willoughby (c. 1858 – 13 November 1900), married on 1 January 1880 William Bethell (d. 1926)
Hon. Tatton Lane Fox Willoughby (29 December 1860 – 10 July 1947), married on 18 June 1898 Esther Ann Strickland (d. 1940), daughter of
Sir Charles Strickland, 8th Baronet
Col. Hon. Claude Henry Comaraich Willoughby (1862–1932), married in 1904 Sibyl Louise Murray (d. 1957)
Hon. Alexander Hugh Willoughby (18 September 1863 – 5 December 1927), married in 1889 Mary Selina Honoria Macdonald (d. 1925)