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BARCLAY, Charles (1780-1855), of 43 Grosvenor Place, Mdx.

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b. 26 Dec. 1780, 1st. s. of Robert Barclay of Bury Hill, Surr. and 1st w. Rachel, da. of John Gurney of Keswick, Norf.; bro. of David Barclay*. educ. Wandsworth; Alton, Hants.C. and H. Barclay, Hist. Barclay Fam. iii.278-9. m. 1 Aug. 1804, Anna Maria, da. of Thomas Kett of Seething, Norf., 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1830. d. 5 Dec. 1855.
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Sheriff, Surr. 1842–3.

Capt. Loyal Britons vols. 1805.

Main residence: 43 Grosvenor Place, Mdx.
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BANKES, William John (1786-1855), of Soughton Hall, Northop, Flints.

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b. 11 Dec. 1786, Gent. Mag. (1786), ii. 1090. 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Henry Bankes* and Frances, da. of William Woodley, gov. Leeward Islands; bro. of George Bankes*. educ. Westminster 1795-1801; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1803. unm. suc. gt.-uncle Sir William Wynne to Soughton 1815; fa. 1834. d. 15 Apr. 1855.
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Sheriff, Merion. 1829 – 30.

Main residence: Soughton Hall, Northop, Flints.
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See A.M. Sebba, The Exiled Collector: William Bankes and the Making of an English Country House (2004).

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BANKES, William John (1786-1855)

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BANKES, George (1787-1856), of 11 Paper Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn and 16 George Street, Hanover Square, Mdx. and Studland, Dorset

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b. 1 Dec. 1787, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Henry Bankes* (d. 1834) of Kingston Lacy, Dorset and Frances, da. of William Woodley†, gov. Leeward Islands; bro. of William John Bankes*. educ. Westminster 1795; Trinity Hall, Camb. 1805, fellow 1814-22; L. Inn 1810, called 1813; I. Temple 1815. m. 8 June 1822, Georgina Charlotte, da. and h. of Adm. Sir Charles Edward Nugent, According to family tradition, her real father was the duke of Cumberland (V. Bankes, A Dorset Heritage, 180). 6s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. bro. William John Bankes 1855. d. 5 July 1856. Not 8 July 1856, as given in HP Commons, 1790-1820, iii. 128.
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Commr. appeals, excise ct. 1816 – 17, of bankrupts 1822 – 28; cursitor bar. of exch. 1824 – d.; sec. to bd. of control May 1828 – Feb. 1830, commr. Feb. – Nov. 1830; ld. of treasury Apr. – Nov. 1830; PC 27 Feb. 1852; judge adv.-gen. Feb. – Dec. 1852.

Recorder, Weymouth 1823 – 35; chairman, q. sess. Dorset 1836 – 56; mayor, Corfe Castle 1838 – 39, 1840 – 41, 1847 – 48.

Main residences: 11 Paper Buildings, Lincoln's Inn and 16 George Street, Hanover Square, Mdx.; Studland, Dorset.
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BANKES, George (1787-1856)

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BALFOUR, James (c.1775-1845), of Whittinghame, Haddington; Balgonie, Fife, and 3 Grosvenor Square, Mdx.

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b. c. 1775, He swore on oath, 31 Mar. 1795, that he was ‘above the age of 17 years, and under the age of 22 years’ (BL OIOC J/1/15, f. 274). According to S.H. Zebel, Balfour: a Political Biog. 1, he was in 1773. 2nd s. of John Ramsay Balfour (d. 1813), adv., of Balbirnie, Markinch, Fife and Mary Ellen, da. of John Gordon of Ellon, Aberdeen. m. 19 Jan. 1815, Lady Eleanor Maitland, da. of James Maitland†, 8th earl of Lauderdale [S], 2s. 3da. (1 d.v.p.). d. 19 Apr. 1845.
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Writer, E.I. Co. (Madras) 1793; asst. to sec. in pub. commercial and revenue dept. 1796, to collector of Polygar Peishcush 1797; out of employ 1799; dep. commercial res. at presidency 1800; suspended and ordered home Sept. 1800; returned to India 1802; jun. merchant by 1803; sen. merchant 1807; left India 1812; out of service 1815.

Main residences: Whittinghame, Haddington and Balgonie, Fife and 3 Grosvenor Square, Mdx.
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BALFOUR, James (c.1775-1845)

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BALFOUR, John (1750-1842), of Trenabie, Orkney; Charlton Grove, Blackheath, Kent, and 18 Curzon Street, Mayfair, Mdx

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b. 6 Nov. 1750, 1st s. of William Balfour of Trenabie and Elizabeth, da. and h. of Rev. Thomas Coventry of Newark, Notts. educ. Aberdeen Univ. 1766-70. m. at Calcutta, 10 Nov. 1783, Orkney Archives, Balfour mss D2/17/1; Bengal Past and Present, vii. 168. Henrietta, da. of Benjamin Sullivan of Dromeragh, co. Cork, wid. of Col. Alexander Maclellan, s.p. suc. fa. 1786. Scots Mag. (1786), 569. d. 15 Oct. 1842.
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Writer, E.I. Co. (Madras) 1772; coroner and clerk to the justices 1776; accountant-gen. of mayor’s ct.; factor 1778; jun. merchant 1780; auditor of public accts. 1784 – 88; sen. merchant 1785; member, bd. of trade 1786; left service 1795. Compiled from information in C. Prinsep, Madras Civilians, 6–7; H.D. Love, Vestiges of Old Madras, iii. 107, 164, 321; Balfour mss D2/4/10.

Main residences: Trenabie, Orkney; Charlton Grove, Blackheath, Kent; 18 Curzon Street, Mayfair, Mdx.
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BALFOUR, John (1750-1842)

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BALDWIN, Charles Barry (?1789-1859), of 6 Parliament Street, Mdx.

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b. ?1789, According to Gent. Mag. (1859), i. 653. However, IGI (Yorks.) lists the baptism of Charles Barry Baldwin, son of Charles, 19 Apr. 1790. 1st s. of Charles Baldwin, lt.-col. of King’s Co. militia. educ. I. Temple, called 1824. m. 16 Sept. 1823, Frances Lydia, da. of Walter Boyd*, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. d. 13 Apr. 1859.
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Under-sec. to French claims commission 1819, sec. 1821, sole commr. ?1829 – 30.

Main residence: 6 Parliament Street, Mdx.
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BALDWIN, Charles Barry (?1789-1859)

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BAKER, Edward (1774-1862), of St. Ann Street, Salisbury, Wilts. and Regent Street, Mdx.

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b. 9 Aug. 1774, Salisbury Jnl. 1 Mar. 1862. o.s. of Edward Baker, attorney, of Salisbury and Jane, da. of Thomas Phipps of Westbury Leigh, Wilts. Wilts. N and Q, vi. 573. educ. Winchester 1787; St. John’s, Camb. 1792; I. Temple 1793. unm. 1da. illegit. suc. fa. 1796. d. 24 Feb. 1862.
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Capt. Wilts. yeoman cav. 1804, maj. 1817, lt.-col. 1825, res. 1840.

a.d.c. to William IV 1831 – 37, to Victoria 1837–57.

Mayor, Wilton 1826–7.

Main residences: St. Ann Street, Salisbury, Wilts.; Regent Street, Mdx.
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BAKER, Edward (1774-1862)

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BAINBRIDGE, Edward Thomas (1798-1872), of 10 Park Place, Mdx.

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b. 13 Dec. 1798, IGI (London). 1st s. of Thomas Bainbridge of Bedford Row, Mdx. and Croydon Lodge, Surr. and Anne, da. of Morgan Waters of Tyfig, Glam. m. (1) Mary Anne; (2) Emily Sedley, His will mentioned a ‘settlement made in 1841’ on Emily. 4s. 2da. The eldest son Edward Thomas, bap. at St. James’s, Westminster, 8 Feb. 1837 (IGI), was Mary Anne’s child; it is not known which wife produced the others. suc. fa. 1830. d. 30 Sept. 1872.
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Main residence: 10 Park Place, Mdx.
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BAINBRIDGE, Edward Thomas (1798-1872)

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BATESON, Sir Robert, 1st bt. (1780-1863), of Belvoir Park and Moira Park, co. Down.

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b. 13 Mar. 1780, Although his birth year is given as 1782 in Burke PB, he was described as entering Cambridge ‘age 19’ in 1800 (Admissions to Trinity Coll. Camb. ed. W.W. Rouse Ball and J.A. Venn, iii. 382) and as being ‘in his 83rd year’ at his death (The Times, 23 Apr. 1863). o.s. of Thomas Bateson of Orangefield, co. Down and Elizabeth, da. of George Lloyd, FRS, of Hulme Hall, Lancs. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1800. m. 27 Apr. 1811, Catherine, da. of Samuel Dickson of Ballynaguile, co. Limerick, 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1811; cr. bt. 18 Dec. 1818. d. 21 Apr. 1863.
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Sheriff, co. Down 1809 – 10.

Main residences: Belvoir Park; Moira Park, co. Down.
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BATESON, Sir Robert, 1st bt. (1780-1863)

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BATHURST (formerly BRAGGE), Charles (1754-1831), of Lydney Park, Glos.

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bap. 28 Feb. 1754, 1st s. of Charles Bragge (d. c. 1780) of Cleve Hill, Mangotsfield and Anne, da. of Benjamin Bathurst† of Lydney. educ. Winchester 1770; New Coll. Oxf. 1772, BCL 1785, fellow 1772-89; L. Inn 1772, called 1778. m. 1 Aug. 1788, Charlotte, da. of Anthony Addington, MD, of Fringford, Oxon., 2s. 2da. surv. suc. to estate of maternal uncle Poole Bathurst of Lydney 1804 and took name of Bathurst by royal lic. 11 May 1804. d. 13 Aug. 1831.
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Commr. of bankrupts 1778 – 80; sec. to commrs. of peace in chancery 1779 – 91; recorder, Monmouth 1790; counsel, bd. of control 1797; bencher, L. Inn 1813.

Chairman of ways and means 1799 – 1801; treas. of navy Nov. 1801 – June 1803; PC 18 Nov. 1801; member, bd. of trade June 1803; sec. at war Aug. 1803 – May 1804; master of mint Oct. 1806 – Apr. 1807; chanc. of duchy of Lancaster June 1812 – Feb. 1823; pres. bd. of control Jan. 1821 – Feb. 1822.

Commr. for building new churches 1818.

Main residence: Lydney Park, Glos.
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BATHURST (formerly BRAGGE), Charles (1754-1831)

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