William Baldwin Esquire (abt. 1755 - 1839)

Husband of Charlotte Corne — married 22 Nov 1785 in Faversham, Kent, England

Husband of Frances Murton — married 11 Oct 1792 in Faversham, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1839 at about age 84 in Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Parents Sarah and John Baldwin. Owner of Stede Hill, formerly known as Harrietsham Place in Kent, England.

Sources

• Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874 (ancestry.com). Name: Wm Baldwin, Event Type: Baptism, Birth Date: 1756, Baptism Date: 6 Jan 1756, Baptism Place: Faversham, Kent, Relation: Son, Father Name: John Baldwin, Mother Name: Sarah Baldwin.
• England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 (ancestry.com). Name: William Baldwin, Gender: Male, Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1785, Marriage Place: Faversham, Kent, England, Spouse: Charlotte Corn, FHL Film Number: 1751866.
• England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 (ancestry.com). Name: William Baldwin, Gender: Male, Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1792, Marriage Place: Faversham, Kent, England, Spouse: Frances Murton, FHL Film Number: 1886148, Reference ID: item 1 p 226.
• Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Probate 6 Dec 1839. William Baldwin of Stede Hill, Harrietsham, Esq., will dated 12 Sep 1830. Wife Frances, executrix; Son in law William Burton Tylden of Milsted, Esq. (Major in HMS), executor; Henry Wreight of Faversham, Esq., executor; James Robinson hayward of Brick Court, Middle Temple, London, Esq., executor; Eldest son William Wristhesley Turner Baldwin; Son Frederick Saint Leger Baldwin; Witnesses William Jefferys jun'r Att'y Faversham - William C Morgan sol'r Faversham - Chas. Tucker clerk; Codicil dated 11 Apr 1836; Daughter Charlotte now wife of Major Fraser; Daughter Lucy about to marry V. Bell, Esq; Appeared Sir John Maxwell Tylden of Milsted and Thomas Francis of Angel Court, Throgmorton Street, London, Gent. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/extr10.html
• Harrietsham Tithe award schedule - signed 9th January 1840. [See web page for details of land occupied and rented out]. http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Maps/HAR/02.htm
• Harrietsham Church of England Primary School. "The original ragstone school in Church Road was founded in 1844 and built on part of Little Brickhouse Field. This land was given by William Baldwin Esq. He was the owner of Stede Court at the time and in effect, squire of Harrietsham. It is his coat of arms on the south face of the main building. The motto "Fortes semper monstrant misericardiam" means "The strong always show mercy". Money to build (£240) was raised by public subscription and local stone was given. From the beginning, the community was involved closely with the school. The first Harrietsham schoolmaster had his salary paid by the Trustees of the will of Sir Charles Booth & Baldwin Charity." https://www.kent-teach.com/microsites/30192/167/harrietsham-cep-school.aspx?Page=1392
• Goodsall, Robert H. A Fourth Kentish Patchwork. Harrietsham, Kent, England, Stedehill Publications, 1974. Page 68: "William Baldwin died on the 9th October, 1839, in his eighty-fourth year, and was buried in the Stede chapel of the parish church. In consequence, William Wriothesley Turner Baldwin, his eldest son, became the owner of the Stede Hill House and estate."
• Ancestry.com Public Tree: Eardley. http://person.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/20059581/person/20322949169/facts

See also:

• Stede hill : the annals of a Kentish home / by Robert H. Goodsall ; with a foreword by Lord Cornwallis. Publisher: London : Headley Brothers, Creation Date: 1949, Format: xii, 210 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Language: English, Source: NLNZ ALMA 996713713502836. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/20862418
• BBC Domesday Reloaded: Stede Hill House (1986). "Stede hill occupies a prominent position on the south slope of the North Downs some nine miles east of Maidstone and little more than one mile north of the village of Harrietsham. It has been known by many names in the past, "Stedehill", "Stede Court", "Harrietsham Place", and "Harrietsham Hill". The external walling is of brick of unusual thickness, in places it measures three feet. Removal of the internal Georgian plasterwork this century, revealed Tudor arches. All the internal walls were timber framed with brick infilling. The beams carrying the first floor were elaborately moulded and a decorative plaster frieze carried motifs of the Tudor Rose and fleur-de lis. The original architecture has been changed by Georgian reconstruction." http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-584000-153000/page/17
• Baldwin Stede Hill Family Crest. "A Lion Rampant Az., Holding In Its Paws A Cross Crosslet Fitched Or." Source: Fairbairn's Book of Crests, 1905 ed. http://www.myfamilysilver.com/pages/crestfinder-crest.aspx?id=134257&name=Baldwin