Sir Alfred Wilson Trevelyan, 7th Baronet

When Walter Calverley Trevelyan, 6th Baronet, died childless the title descended to his nephew, Sir Alfred Wilson Trevelyan (1831–1891) but the north-country property was left to Walter's cousin, Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan.
The 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.