1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 POWELL, Baden,
1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 POWELL, Baden, Born 21 Nov 1767 in Little St Helen London, Died 24 Jul 1844 in Speldhurst Kent at age 76; Bap. 10.12.1767 High Sheriff of Kent 1831; J.P. Successful gentleman farmer of Tunbridge Wells Owned in succession the estates of Hollands, Broom Hill, Bentham Hill, Langton Manor and Speldhurst Elected to the Mercers' Company 1794, by redemption; Master 1822 SP POWELL, Hester, Born 31 Oct 1776 in St PeterLePoer London, Married 21 Nov 1795 in St John's Hackney for 48* years, Died 7 Jun 1848 in Speldhurst Kent at age 71; Baden and Hester were 1st cousins; bap 27.12.76 St Peter-le-Poer, London 1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 1 POWELL, Rev. Prof. Baden, Born 22 Aug 1796 in Stamford Hill, Middx, Died 11 Jun 1860 in Paddington at age 63; d at 6 Stanhope St., Paddington. educ Oriel Coll Oxford; BA 1817, 1st class Honours in Mathematics MA 1820 Clerk in Holy Orders 1820 Curate, Midhurst; Vicar of Plumstead, Kent 1821-27. 1827 aged 31 made Savilian Prof of Geometry, Oxon, 1827; 1824 aged 27 Fellow of the Royal Society, and later Vice President; Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Soc. Pres. of the Royal Geogr. Soc.; Member of Royal Univ Commission 1850; Played the organ; painted and sketched. Drew caricatures of his Oxford colleagues. Wrote on mathematics, physics, theology and philosophy and fought for the principle acknowledging scientific advances were compatible with Christian religion Following Darwin's "Origin of Species" 1859 he contributed one of seven essays in "Essays and Reviews" 1860 This was violently attacked, and the authors denounced as being inspired by "the Evil One himself" "There was some expectation of him becoming a Bishop, before Essays and Reviews were published" letter from his widow to her nephew 20.8.1909 Elected to the Mercer's Company 1822, by patrimony; bur 16.6.60 at Kensal Green SP SMYTH, Henrietta Grace, Born 3 Sep 1824 in 18 Buckingham Gate SW1, Married 10 Mar 1846 in St. Luke's, Chelsea for 14* years, Died 13 Oct 1914 in 32 Prince's Gate, W2 at age 90; All children assumed the additional surname Baden 30.4.02; lived at 81 St George's Place, Hyde Pk Cnr bur at Kensal Green SP POPE, Charlotte, Married 27 Sep 1837 in Speldhurst. Kent for 7* years, Died 14 Oct 1844; dau of William Pope of Hillindene, Middx bur at Speldhurst SP RIVAZ, Eliza, Married 17 Jul 1821 in St John's Hackney for 14* years, Died 13 Mar 1836; dau of Vincent Francis Rivaz of Hackney d.s.p.; bur St Peter's in the East, Oxford Their descendants are >here<
1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 2 POWELL, Susanna, Born 17 Jan 1798, Died 25 Mar 1885 at age 87 1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 3 POWELL, Eleanor, Born 4 Oct 1803, Died 30 Oct 1885 at age 82 1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 4 POWELL, Charles, Born 30 Jul 1807, Died 17 Mar 1885 at age 77; of Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells JP Kent Elected Member of the Mercers' Company 1832; Master 1853 & 1882 educ Trin Coll Oxford BA 29, MA 33 bur at Speldhurst SP WATSON, Emily Ann, Married 28 Oct 1851 in Fillongley, Warks for 33* years, Died 21 May 1890; dau of James Eyre Watson of Fillongley Grange, Warks bur at Speldhurst 1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 4 1 POWELL, George Baden, Born 26 Nov 1852, Died 27 Nov 1852 at age 0 1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 4 2 POWELL, Charles Watson, Born 26 Nov 1852, Died 1936 at age 83; educ Winchester 65-69; Merton Coll, Oxford, BA 78, MA 78 Inner Temple; Union Club A Mercer by Patrimony 1873; Master 1906 (7?) DL JP for Kent, Chmn Petty Sessions & Income Tax Commissioners Manor House, Speldhurst, Kent SP DRURY, Elizabeth (Constance), Married 22 Aug 1888 in Crowborough, Sussex for 47* years; 2nd dau of Col. Heber Drury 1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 4 2 1 POWELL, Charles Baden Drury, Born 15 Sep 1889, Died 13 Aug 1916 in kia Somme at age 26; educ Bedales; Wye Agric Coll Kent Cyclist Btn; 21st Middx Regt bur Maroc Brit Cemetery Elected Member of the Mercers' Company 1910 1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 4 2 2 POWELL, Gerald (Frederick Watson), Born 24 Apr 1891, Died 28 Jul 1917 in kia Hill 60 at age 26; educ Harrow; Magdalen Coll Oxford Conservative Club; Inner Temple TA 11, 2nd Lt Kent Cyclist Btn, Capt 14 Major, 8th Btn QOR West Kent Regt 17 bur Brit Mil Cem Dickebusch Elected member of the Mercers' Company 1901 1 3 3 5 2 4 2 6 5 POWELL, Henry, Born 6 Mar 1809, Died 18 May 1867 in Brighton at age 58; Exeter College Oxford, BA 1831; MD 1839 Practised at Tunbridge Wells, Coventry and Brighton Professor of Physic, Gresham College, London, 1867 Member of the Mercer's Company 1832 by patrimony bur at Speldhurst SP WATSON, Mary Sophia, Married 20 Jan 1842 in Tottenham for 25* years, Died 28 Nov 1901 in Crowborough; dau of James Eyre Watson of Fillongley Grange, Warks Later of The Croft, Crowborough d 1/6 ? Their descendants are >here<