Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase

Theophilus Metcalfe, Baronet). _d._ Wilmington lodge, Keymer Sussex 30 April 1884. _Annual report of Royal Asiatic Society_ 1884. BAYLEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM NAYLOR. _b._ Ireland; went to Barbadoes 1825, returned 1829; literary dramatic and musical critic on the _Morning Post_ about 1831; started and edited the _National Omnibus_, a penny weekly paper; edited the _Illustrated London News_ May 1842 to 1848; author of _Four years residence in the West Indies_ 1830; _Scenes and stories by a clergyman in debt 3 vols._ 1835; _Tales of the late revolutions_ 1831; issued a series of songs set to music under the title of _The Nosegay_ 1832; wrote many popular songs including _The Newfoundland dog_; author of _New tale of a tub_ 1841; _Comic nursery rhymes_ 1842; _The model of the earth_ 1851. _d._ from delirium tremens New Bull’s Head Inn, Digbeth, Birmingham 1 Dec. 1852 aged 40. _Rev. J. Richardson’s Recollections of the last half century ii_, 197–203 (1855). BAYLEY, HENRY VINCENT (_eld. son of Wm. Butterworth Bayley, who d. 29 May 1860 aged 78_). _b._ 1815; ed. at Eton; entered Bengal civil service 1834; judge of high court of judicature at Calcutta 13 May 1862 to death. _d._ Calcutta 2 Feb. 1873. BAYLEY, JOHN. _b._ Upper Green, Mitcham, Surrey 17 May 1794; a tailor there; a practice bowler at Lord’s cricket ground London 1823–54; played in many great matches; a slow round-armed bowler; lived at Mitcham all his life. _d._ Upper Green, Mitcham 7 Nov. 1874. BAYLEY, SIR JOHN EDWARD GEORGE, 2 Baronet. _b._ London 23 Dec. 1793; barrister M.T. 6 May 1835; clerk of assize northern circuit 1836 to death; succeeded 10 Oct. 1841. _d._ Stanhope lodge, Kensington Gore, London 23 Dec. 1871. BAYLEY, JOHN WHITCOMB (_2 son of John Bayley of Hempstead, Gloucs., farmer_). A junior clerk in Record office, Tower of London, chief clerk 1819; sub-commissioner on the public records to May 1834; edited _Calendars of the proceedings in Chancery in the reign of Queen Elizabeth 3 vols. fol. 1827–32_, for which he received £2,739; student of Inner Temple Aug. 1815; author of _History and antiquities of the Tower of London 2 parts_ 1821–25; F.S.A. 1819, F.R.S. 1823. _d._ Paris 25 March 1869. BAYLEY, ROBERT. Ed. at Highbury theological college; independent minister at Howard st. chapel Sheffield 1835–45, at Ratcliff Highway, London 1845–57 and at Hereford 1857 to death; started a monthly periodical called _The people’s college journal_ 1846; author of _A history of Louth_; _Nature considered as a revelation_ 1836; _Lectures on the early history of the Christian church_; _A new concordance to the Hebrew Bible juxta editionem Hooghtianam_. _d._ Hereford 14 Nov. 1859. BAYLEY, WILLIAM. _b._ 1810; vicar choral at St. Paul’s and organist of St. John’s Southwark; composed some beautiful cavatinas including _Softly ring ye gay bluebells_ and _Come sister come_. _d._ London Nov. 1858. BAYLEY, WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH (_6 son of Thomas Butterworth Bayley of Hope hall, Eccles 1744–1802_). _b._ 1782; ed. at Eton, and the college Fort William, Calcutta; sec. in revenue and judicial department 1814; chief sec. to supreme government of India 1819–25; member of the council 1825 to 11 Nov. 1830; governor general of India 13 March to 4 July 1828; a director of East India company 23 July 1833, deputy chairman 1839, chairman 1840. _d._ St. Leonard’s on Sea 29 May 1860. BAYLIS, ALEXANDER JOHN. _b._ 1812; undersheriff of London 1846 and 1869; solicitor to Comrs. of Sewers Dec. 1862 to death, _d._ at an hotel near Redhill railway station 16 May 1882. BAYLIS, CHARLES OLIVES. _b._ Jany. 1815; M.R.C.S. Edin. 1837, F.S.A. 1839, M.R.C.S. England 1843; practised at Birkenhead; medical officer of health there 1866–73; medical officer for new combined district of West Kent 1873–83. _d._ 62 Windsor road, Southport, Lancs. 12 Dec. 1884. BAYLIS, EDWARD. Clerk in Alliance insurance office; founded between 1838 and 1854 a series of life offices all of which have disappeared except the English and Scottish Law office; went to Cape of Good Hope about 1859; author of _The arithmetic of annuities and life assurances or compound interest simplified_