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 700 THE KNIGHTAGE. BAKER, Bt.-Col. Sir Thomas Durand, k.c.b. lieut.-col. (18th) R.l. regt. (h.p.), brigadier- gen, in Boer war 1881, and in AfEghan war 1879 80, A.D.C. to the Queen since 1877, major 18th (R.i.) regt. from 1873. A.A.&q.m.g. Ashanti 187.3/4, A.A.G. horse- guards 1875/8, served with 18th E.l. in Crimea, in- cluding siege and fall of Sebastopol, served in Indian Mutiny 1854/.5, in New Zealand 1864 and 18G6 as D.A.A.G. and subsequently A.A.G. &c. (2nd son of late Rev. John Durand Baker, vicar of Bishop's Tawton, N. Devon, by his wife Sarah Georgiana, dau. of Thomas Hodges Fowler, Esq. of Abbey- cwm-hir, co. Radnor.); b. 23 Mar. 1837. 102, Piccadilly, W. BALFOUR, Gen. Sir George, k.c.b. 1870, col. comdt. R.A. 1880 (retd. list), consul Shanghai 1843/6, member of Madras military board 1849/57, inspector-gen. ordnance Madi-as 1857/9, president finance commission India 1860/2, assistant-comp- troller-gen. war office 1868/71, M. p. Kincardineshire since 1872 (son of Capt. George Balfour, of Mon- trose, R.N.); b. 8 Dec. 1809; m. 28 June, 1848, Charlotte, 3rd dau. of late Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P. 6, Cleveland Gardens, Hyde Park, w. BARKLY, Sir Henry, k.c.b. 1853, g.c.m.g. 1874, M.P. Leominster 1845/9, governor British Guiana 1849, Jamaica 1853, Victoria 1856, Mauri- tius 1863, and Cape of Good Hope 1870/6 (son of jEneas Barkly, of Monteagle, Ross, and of London, merchant); b. 1815; m. 1st— 1840, Elizabeth Ellen, dau. of late John F. Timing, Esq. of Hillfield House; she d. 1857. He m. 2ndly — 1860, Anne Maria, only dau. of late Gen. Sir Thomas Simson Pratt, k.c.b. By his 1st wife he has had with other issue 2 sons, (1) Arthur C S, late 6th dragoon guards; b. 1841; m. 25 Jan. 1873, Fanny Alexandra, eldest dau. of late Right Rev. Thomas G Hatchard, bishop of the Mauritius. (2) Leonard Francis, 13th L.I.; d. 9 April, 1881, aged 35. 1, Biua Gardens, South Kensington, S.W. BARRINGTON, Sir John, knighted 1868, lord mayor of Dublin 1865 and 1879, and a merchant and manufacturer (son of Edward Bar- ringtou, of Bray, co. Wicklow, J. P.); b. 1824; m. 1848, Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of laie Jonathan Pim, of Dublin, and has a son, (1) Edward, b. 1849. St. Anne's, Killiney, co. Dublm. BARRY, Sir Jacob Dirk, knighted 1878, re- corder of high court of Griqualand West since 1871, bar.-at-law l.T. 1858, member for Cape Town L.A. 1864/7, acting sol.-gen. supreme court Cape Colony 1860, senior member executive council Griqualand (son of late Hon. Joseph Barry, m.l.c. 1855/66); m. 18 April, 1867, Charlotte, dau. of Kt. Rev. Nathaniel James Merriman, bishop of Grahams- town (1871). Kimberley, Griqualand West. BATES, Gen. Sir Henry, k.c.b. 1879, c.b. 1873 (retired list 1881), col. Norfolk regt. (formerly 9th foot) since 1871, member army purchase commission 1873/9, com. brigade at Malta 1861/3, Aldershot 1863/5, Cork district 1865/7, during Fenian rising, a.d.c. to Lord Gough when com.-iu- cliief India 1848/9, and served in Punjab campaign (son of Major Henry Bates, R.A.); b. 29 Jan. 1813 ; m. 1st — 16 Mar. 1865, Charlotte, dau. of C'ol. Kingston Egan, Bombay army, and widow of Major- Gen William Brett, R.A. He m. 2ndly— 16 Jan. 1873, Maria Margaret, dau. of Rev. Peter Ewart, of Kirklington, Yorks. 2, Sussex Place, Hyde Park Gardens, W, I:)AYLEY, SIR Edward Clive, k.c.s.i. 1877, J CLE. B.c.s. since 1842, bar.-at-law m.t. 1857, sec. home department India government 1862, member governor-general's council 1873/8, ex-officio council of the Empress of India, vice-chancellor Cal- cutta University 1869/74 (only surviving son of late Edward Clive Bayley, of St. Petersburg); b. at St. Petersburg 17 Oct. 1821; m. 6 Mar. 1850, Emily Anne Theophila, eldest dau. of Sir Thomas Theo- philus Metcalfe, Bart, and has had with other issue a son and 8 daus. (1) Charles Theophilus Richard Clive, b. 20 Nov. 1864. (2) Emily Isabella Clive. (3) Annie Margaret Clive. (4) Georgiana Charlotte Clive. (5) Alice Janet Clive, m. 14 Dec. 1878, to John Arthur, eldest son of John Fowler, Esq. of Braemore, Ross-sh. (6) Mary Stewart Theophila Clive. (7) Charlotte Canning. (8) Anstruther Clive. (9) Terese Selina Clive. Calcutta.— 56, Portland Place, W. BAYLEY, Sir Steuart Colvin, k.c.s.i. 1878, CLE. 1881, B.c.s. 1856, commis. Patna during Bengal famine 1873/4, served on special duty during Madras and Mysore famine 1877, sec. Bengal government 1877 (son of late William Butterworth Bayley, B.C.S. director E.l.c.s.); b. 9 May, 1836; m. 21 Nov. 1860, Anna, dau. of R N Farquharson, B.C.S. Shilloiy, Assam. BAZALGETTE, Sir Joseph William, c.b. knighted 1874, chief engineer Metropolitan works since 1855, designer of Thames embankment 1863/74, and London main drainage (son of late Capt. Joseph William Bazalgette, R.N. one of the founders of the " Sailors' Home" ); b. 28 Mar. 1819; m. 20 Feb. 1845, Maria, 4th dau. of late Edward Kough, Esq. of New Ross, co. Wexford, J.P. and has 6 sons and 4 daus. (1) Joseph Wiliiam, b. (2) Charles Norman, bar.-at-law l.T. 1874; m. 6 Dec. 1879, Ethel Mary, ouly dau. of John Boustead, Esq. of Armathwaite Hall, Cumberland. (3) Edward, b. (4) Henry, b. ; m. 30 April. 1881. Edith Katharine, eldest dau. of C. A. Hardman, Esq. of Wimbledon. (5) Willoughby, b. . (6) Theresa Philo. (7) Caroline, m. 1 Aug. 1878, to George Chatterton, Esq. (8) Mia. (9) Anna Constance. (10) Evelyn. St. Mary's, Wimbledon Park, Surrey. BECHER, Gen. Sir Arthur Mitford, k.c.b. 1873 (sup. list 1881), served in Affghanistan campaign 1839, at storming and capture of Ghuz- nee, in Sutlej campaign 1845/6, in Punjaub campaign 1848/9, Q.M.G. India 1852/63, severely wounded at Delhi, com. Tishind division Bengal presidency 1865/9 (son of late Col. G. Becher) ; b. 7 May, 1816 ; m. 4 Sept. 1841, Frances Anne, dau. of Capt. M. W. Ford, and has 2 sons and a dau. (1) Arthur William Reddie, b. 6 Dec. 1842, married. (2) Andrew Cracroft, 9th regt. ; b. 26 Aug. 1858. (3) Edyth Mary. Wallington House, Fareham. BEGBIE, (Hon.) Sir Matthew Baillie, knighted 1875, chief justice British Columbia since 1870, judge 1858/70, bar.-at-law L.l. 1844 (son of late Col. Thomas Stirling Begbie, 44th regt.): b. 9 May, 1819. "Victoria, British Columbia. BELL, (Hon.) Sir Joshua Peter, k.c.m.g, (1881), president legislative council Queens- land 1879, entered Queensland parliament 1863, colonial treasure!', minister of works, acting-gov- ernor during the absencer of Sir A. E. Kennedy in 1880 (son of ); b. 13 May, 1826; m. 16 Feb. 1862, Margaret, eldest dau. of D'Orsey. ii