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John Bryan Balguy (1821 - 1886)

John Bryan Balguy
Born in Winston Hall, Nottinghamshiremap
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Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 3 Apr 1858 in Beckenham, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 64 in Huyton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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John Balguy was born in England.

Early Life

John was born on 16 December 1821 at Wiverton Hall, Nottinghamshire[1] to John Balguy (1782-1858) and Barbara Fleming (St. John) Balguy (1791-1856)[2]. Barbara was the daughter of Rev. John Francis Seymour Fleming St. John, prebendary of Worcester[3].

He was baptised on the 20th December at St Andrew's, Langar[4].

John was Educated at:

  • At Eton 5th form in 1838[5].
  • Oxford, Merton College. Matriculated on 6 June 1840 aged 18[6]. BA in 1844
  • Middle Temple admitted 16 Nov 1844 and called to the bar 26 May 1848[7]

Family

John married Harriet Anne Ogle on 3rd April 1858 in Beckenham, Kent[8]. The marriage was announced in the Leamington Spa Courier[9] and the Lincoln Rutland and Stamford Mercury[10].

John and Anne had at least 3 children:

Occupation

John was a Barrister at law and Stipendiary Magistrate in Stoke-on-Trent, c.1870-74 and at Greenwich and Woolwich in Metropolitan Police District, 1874-86[6]. He was also JP for Derbyshire[11].

He inherited Duffield Park from his father in 1858 but let it from 1860. He leased Longton Hall (Staffs) from 1870-72 and later Waltham House, Great Waltham (Essex). In 1880 he had a house in London and also Hawley House, Dartford (Kent) and Wolseley Hall (Staffs)[3].


Death & Legacy

He passed away on 5 December 1886 in Huyton, Lincolnshire whilst visiting his son John Henry Balguy[12]. His will was proved 3 March 1887[3]. His obituary is recorded in the Essex newsman[12]

Census & Residence

  • 1871, England and Wales Census. Residence: Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. Occupation: Magistrate and Land Owner. Age 49 living with his wife and three children[13]
  • 1881, England and Wales Census. Residence: Great Waltham, Essex, England. Occupation: Metropolitan Police Magistrate. Age 59 living with his wife and two children[14]
  • 1887, obituary[12]. Residence: Waltham House, Great Waltham, Essex, England.

Research Notes

  • Men at the bar, by Foster[15]

Acknowledgements

Nicholas Kingsley[3].

Sources

  1. ↑ The Nottingham Journal | 22 Dec 1821, Sat | Page 3 | https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111118500/john-bryan-balguy-birth-1821/
  2. ↑ Maternal relationship is likely by an AncestryDNA test match between James Luther and two separate cousins. VD is 4th cousin 2x removed. JSA is 5th Cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are, John Francis Seymour St. John (1761-1832) and Frances (Fleming) St. John (1762-1853). VD shares 27 cM across 1 segment; JSA shares 17 cM across 1 segment
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Landed families of Britain and Ireland, https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2018/11/352-balguy-of-aston-hall-derwent-hall.html
  4. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGXF-8VT
  5. ↑ Eton School Lists, 1791-1850, page 172 (first column), https://archive.org/details/b21778905/page/172/mode/2up
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oxford Alumni, 1500-1886, https://www.familyrelatives.com/search/search_oxford_alumni.php
  7. ↑ Middle Temple, Registers of Admissions, 1782-1909, pp 501 (pdf 58), https://www.middletemple.org.uk/archive/archive-information-access/sources-resources/digitised-records/registers-admissions
  8. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKNR-9TT
  9. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices, Leamington Spa Courier, 1 May 1858, page 2, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC2-GKKF
  10. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices, Lincoln Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Marriage Notice, 30 Apr 1858, page 5, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCV-HVHH
  11. ↑ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, fifth ed., vol. I, Sir Bernard Burke, 1871, pp. 51-52, 'Balguy of Duffield' pedigree, https://ukga.org/browse.php?action=ViewRec&DB=33&bookID=223&pagecount=56&submit=Go
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Essex Newsman | 11 Dec 1886, Sat | Page 2 | https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111102603/john-bryan-balguy-obituary-1886/
  13. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDDH-JFH
  14. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1881, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27D-HY32
  15. ↑ Men-at-the-bar : a biographical hand-list of the members of the various Inns of Court, including Her Majesty's judges, etc. | Foster, Joseph | Published 1885 | page 20 | https://archive.org/details/cu31924096849850/page/20/mode/2up?q=balguy

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