Henry Hickman Bacon Bt (1820 - 1872)

Born 5 Apr 1820 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Beckett) Bacon — married 17 Mar 1853 in Corringham, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1872 at age 52 in England

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Biography

11th Baronet of Mildenhall and 10th Baronet of Redgrave.

Background

Sir Henry Hickman Bacon, 10th and 11th Bt, was born on 5 April 1820 at Blundeston, Suffolk. He was the son of Nicholas Bacon and Jane Bowker. He was baptised at Blundeston, Suffolk.

Career

He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Dragoon Guards. He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Bacon, of Redgrave, Co Suffolk [E, 1611] on 30 May 1864, and 'of Thonock Hall, near Gainsborough, Co Lincoln.' He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Bacon, of Mildenhall, Co Suffolk [E, 1627] on 30 May 1864, and 'of Thonock Hall, near Gainsborough, Co Lincoln. He held the office of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1867.

Marriage and family

He married Elizabeth Beckett, daughter of Sir Thomas Beckett, 3rd Bt, and Caroline Beckett, on 17 March 1853 at Corringham.

Death and burial

He died on 14 November 1872 at age 52 at Thonock Hall, Lincolnshire. He was buried in Raveningham, Norfolk.

Sources

The Peerage [1]

Wikipedia, Sir Edmund Bacon, 13th Baronet (grandson) [2]

Geni.com [3]