Lucy Emily (Barnes) Baxter (1837 - abt. 1902)

Born 1837 in Dorchester, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Thomas Baxter — married 4 Apr 1868 in Florence, Italy

Died about 10 Nov 1902 at about age 65 in Firenze, Tuscany, Italy

Lucy (Barnes) Baxter is Notable.

Biography

Lucy was born in Dorchester, on the 21st of January 1837, the daughter of William and Julia Barnes. She was baptised on July 18, at Holy Trinity, Nailsea^[1]

Lucy grew up in Dorchester, living with her family at the school in South Street. ^[2][3][4]

Her father William Barnes the noted Dorset poet, was fascinated by language and remembered for his dialect poems. Lucy was educated at home and followed her father starting to write at an early age. She saved her earnings from articles and short stories to visit Italy.

Whilst in Italy she met and married Samuel Thomas Baxter at the British Consulate in Florence, Italy on 4th April 1868^[5]. Florence became her home and together she and Thomas had 3 children.

Lucy Laura Baxter b 2nd November 1873 ^[6]

Arthur Henry Baxter 12th December 1871^[7]

Livia Emily Baxter b 16th April 1876^[8]

She continued her literary career, writing articles on a number of subjects, including an important work on Romanesque Architecture, The Cathedral Builders and a biography of her father, William Barnes (archive books).

Lucy, published her works under the pseudonym of Leader Scott. (Leader after her maternal grand mother, Isabelle and Scott, after her paternal Grandmother Grace) The pen name was chosen for her by her father. In 1882,she was elected an honorary member of the Italian Accademia clelle delle Arti.

Her published works included (list from DNB) 1. 'A Nook in the Apennines,' 1879. 2. 'Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea del Sarto,' 1881. 3. 'Ghiberti and Donatello,'. 4. ' Luca della Robbia,' 1883 (these three volumes in the 'Great Artists' series). 5. 'Messer Agnolo's Household,'. 6. c Renaissance of Art in Italy,' 1883. 7. 'A Bunch of Berries,' Bungay, 1885. 8. ' Sculpture, Renaissance Baylis and Modern,' 1886. 9. 'Life of William Barnes,' 1887. 10. 'Tuscan Studies and Sketches,' 1887. 11. 'Vincigliata and Maiano,' Florence and London, 1891. 12. ' The Orti Oricellari,' Florence, 1893. 13. ' Echoes of Old Florence,' Florence and London, 1894. 14. ' The Renunciation of Helen,' 1898. 15. 'Filippo di Ser Brunellesco ' (' Great Masters ' series), 1901. 16. 'Correggio' (Bell's 'Miniature Series of Painters'), 1902. She translated from the Italian ' Sir John Hawkwood,' by John Temple Leader and G. Marcotti (1889).^[9]

She died on November 10th 1902 and was buried in plot 2ppsSF VI 25s in the Cimitero Evangelica degli Allori in Florence. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\na.ht/2/1/6, viewed on ancestry.uk

   No 1548, July 18, Born 21Jan, Lucy Emily, daugh of William & Julia Barnes, Dorchester, Schoolmaster

2. ↑ 1841 Census Class: HO107; Piece: 294; Book: 7; Civil Parish: St Peter; County: Dorset; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 13; Page: 20;

   South Street Lucy Barnes 4 born in county

3. ↑ 1851 Census Class: HO107; Dorchester, ED4, Hous. Sched.120 Piece: 1858; Folio: 53; Page: 33

   South Street, Lucy Barnes, daug, 14, scholar, Dorset, Dorchester

4. ↑ RG 9 Dorset, Dorchester, ED 5, H Sched.80. Piece: 1353; Folio: 87; Page: 19

   South Street Lucy E Barnes, dau unm, Dorset, Dorchester

5. ↑ The National Archives: General Register Office: Foreign Registers and Returns; RG 33; Piece: 115
6. ↑ "Italia Nati e Battesimi, 1806-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKZ4-H8B : 8 December 2014), Lucy Emily Barnes Baxter in entry for Lucy Laura Baxter, 03 Dec 1873; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,647,594.
7. ↑ "Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT8Q-6M6 : 8 December 2014), Arthur Henry Baxter, 12 Dec 1871; citing , reference item 1 p 28; FHL microfilm 1,647,594. Note baptised in Florence, Tuscany, Italy
8. ↑ "Italia Nati e Battesimi, 1806-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKZ4-HD6 : 8 December 2014), Lucy Emily Barnes Baxter in entry for Livia Emily Baxter, 14 May 1876; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,647,594.
9. ↑ Paul Waterhouse Baxter, Lucy in Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement wikisource Baxter Lucy
10. ↑ Findagrave better citation needed

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9KS-TQ7 : accessed 27 October 2015), Lucy Emily Barnes, 18 Jul 1837; citing West Hatch, Somerset, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,470,910. (Note, this film may be mislabelled, the first page of the Baptism register book image viewed on ancestry is clearly labelled Nailsea, Bristol)