Personal Life
Wilkinson married Lady Beatrix Francis Gertrude Herbert, first daughter of the 14th Earl of Pembroke and his wife Lady Beatrix Lambton, herself eldest daughter of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, in 1903. The couple moved into Mount Merrion House, south Co. Dublin, Ireland, where they lived until the start of the First World War in 1914. They had two daughters, Guendolen and Phyllis. To celebrate their births, two redwood trees were planted opposite the entrance to the Church of St Therese.
Wilkinson built two famous dollhouses, Titania's Palace (completed and inaugurated in 1922 by Queen Mary) and Pembroke Palace (completed in 1907). Titania's Palace remained in the family for many years, but was sold after 1960 first to an English amusement park and then to Legoland. Pembroke Palace Dolls House is now at Wilton House, seat and home of the 18th Earl of Pembroke.
Wilkinson was survived by his widow and his two daughters. Lady Beatrix was remarried in 1942 to Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow (1877–1946), a title which is now extinct.
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