18th Jan 1776 - 13th Apr 1848
Son of Francis Baring (1740-1810) and Harriet Herring, and brother of Alexander Baring (q.v.).
William D. Rubinstein, Who were the rich? A biographical dictionary of British wealth-holders Volume Two 1840-1859 (MS) reference 1848/18, left £250,000. Henry Barings' son Henry Bingham Baring left £120,000, William D. Rubinstein, Who were the rich? 1860- (Volumes 3 and 4, manuscripts in preparation), reference 1869/6.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
(1) Maria Bingham (2) Cecilia Wyndham
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Children
Edward 1st Baron Revelstoke (1828-97); Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917) plus 5 other sons and one daughter
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Wealth at death
£250,000
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Rubinstein
1848/18
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£3,421 16s 4d
Other association
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Commercial (1) |
Other partner
Baring Brothers
Merchant Banker |
Political (1) |
MP
Whig
election →
Bossinney Cornwall
1806 - 1807 election →
Colchester Essex
1820 - 1826 |
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Uncle → Nephew
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Brothers
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Brothers
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Uncle → Nephew
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Uncle → Nephew
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Son → Father
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Berkeley Square, London, Middlesex, London, England
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Cromer Hall, Norfolk, East Anglia, England
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Henry Baring', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/-1404878394 [accessed 5th November 2024].
