William Baynes 2nd Bart (1789 - 1866)

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Died 1 Jan 1866 at age 76 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William Baynes was born on 28 Nov 1789. He was the son of Christopher Baynes and Nanny Gregory.

William Baynes, son of Christopher & Nanny, was christened on 30 Nov 1789 in Wokingham, Berkshire.^[1]

William's father was made a Baronet in 1801.

William Baynes, Esq, son of Sir C Baynes, married Julia Smith, daughter of Major-General Smith, on 14 Dec 1815 - a marriage notice was published in the Norfolk Chronicle on 23 Dec 1815.^[2]

William and Julia had seven children:

1. Julia (Baynes) Cowley (1817-1892) [born in England]
2. William John Walter Baynes (1820-1897) [born in England]
3. Walter Francis Baynes (1824-1914) [born in Macau, China]
4. Charlotte Helen (Baynes) Jephson (1827-1913) [born in Geneva, Switzerland]
5. Charles Christopher Baynes (1829-1907) [born in Macau]
6. Mary Ann Louisa (Baynes) Hamilton (1831-1913) [born in Macau]
7. Frances Mary Baynes (1836-1843) [christened in England]

William worked for the East India Company in Canton during the 1820s and 1830s - by 1830 he was President of the Select Committee. The Qing government banned foreign women from entering Canton, so his family resided in Macau. William's wife Julia was the first European woman to openly enter Canton, despite the ban, which caused some conflict with the local authorities.^[3]

William became the second in his family to hold the title of Baronet in 1837 upon the death of his father.

In 1841 Sir William Baynes (50-54) lived at Portland Place in St Marylebone, Middlesex with two of his sons: Waller [Walter] (15-19) and Christopher (11), as well as two others [likely servants].^[4] Unable to locate his wife or other children on this census.

In 1851 Sir William Banes (age 61, Baronet) was a visitor in Kent.^[5] His family lived at Portland Place in Marylebone: wife Julia (57, Baronets Wife) and three of their children: Charlotte (23, Baronet Daughter), Louisa (19, Baronet Daughter), and Charles (21, Baronet Son), as well as five servants.

Unable to locate William on the 1861 census.

William Baynes passed away on 1 Jan 1866, aged 76 years. His death was registered in Marylebone in the first quarter of the year.^[6]

• "22 January. The Will with four Codicils of Sir William Baynes late of Portland-place in the County of Middlesex Baronet deceased who died 1 January 1866 at 25 Portland-place aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Sir William John Walter Baynes of Coombe Wood in the Parish of Kingston-on-Thames in the County of Surrey Baronet and Walter Francis Baynes of Surbiton House in the Parish aforesaid Esquire the Sons the Executors. Effects under £160,000."^[7]

From Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage^[8]

Sir William, who was b. 28 Nov. 189; he was super-cargo-in-chief of the H.E.I. Co's factory at Canton, in China, he m. 14 Dec. 1815, Julia, 4th dau. Of General Sir John Smith, R.A. (the first European lady who ventured openly to Canton) by whom he had,

William-John-Walter, present baronet.

Walter-Francis. b. 16 Dec. 1823; m. 22 Sept. 1853, Amelia-Sarah, younger dau. Of the late William Malton, Esq. of Wimpole-street, and has a son and two daus.

Charles-Christopher, late member of the hon. Corps of gentlemen-at-arms, b. 10 Dec 1829

Julia. m. 3 Dec. 1850, to John Cowley, Esq. of Heathfield, Surrey, and has four sons and two daus.

Charlotte-Helen, m. 4 Aug 1868 to Sir R.M. Jephson, Bart.

Mary-Anne-Louisa, m. 8 Sept 1857, to Lieut.-Gen. Thomas de Courcy Hamilton, V.C., 64th regiment, grandson of John, 26th Lord Kingsale, and has four sons and three daus.

Frances-Mary, d. 11 Nov. 1843.

Sir William d. 1 Jan. 1866, and was s. by his eldest son, Sir William-John-Walter Baynes, the 3rd and present baronet.

Creation - 29 June, 1801. Arms - Per pale, az. And sa., a bee volant, or between three fleur-de-lis arg. Crest - A cubit arm, erect, ppr., between two branches of laurel, in orle, vert, charged with a bee as in the arms, and holding a chapeau, gu., turned up, or. Motto - Finem respice. Seat - Eyford Park, Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Club - Reform.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPRX-2H2 : 21 March 2020), William Baynes, 1789.
2. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCV-CP7T : 18 April 2019), Wm Baynes, Esq, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 23 Dec 1815, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "Canton Days: British Life and Death in China." by John M Carroll. 2020. Pages 96-99. [Preview available on Google Books - searching within the text for Julia Baynes brings up the relevent sections.]
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQJD-F1B : 22 May 2019), William Baynes, Sir, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLH-ZWB : 9 November 2019), William Baynes in household of Mary Ann Viscountess Lifford, , Kent, England; citing , Kent, England, p. 21, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2V9S-V56 : 31 December 2014), William Baynes, 1866; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Marylebone, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "UK Wills & Probate, 1858-1996" (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/) Baynes, 1866.
8. ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London: Harrison's and Sons, 1878. Page 176.

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