Joseph Baly (1824–1909)[1] was Archdeacon of Calcutta[2] from 1872[3] until 1883;[4]

Career edit

Baly was educated at Worcester College, Oxford,[5] graduating BA in 1846[6] and M.A. in 1857.[7] He was ordained deacon in 1847[8] and priest in 1848.[9] He served curacies in Leicester and Falmouth.[10] In 1854 he became Warden of St Thomas's College, Colombo.[11] He later served as Chaplain at Allahabad, Sealkote and Simla before returning to Falmouth as its Rector (1870[12]–1872).[13] He was back in India as Archdeacon of Calcutta from 1872 until 1883, and was appointed a Fellow of the University of Calcutta in 1879. On his final return from India he was Chaplain of Windsor Great Park from 1885[14] until 1906.[15]

He died on 6 November 1909.[16]

Family edit

He married Amelia Rose, who died at Trevethan, Englefield Green on 17 January 1903.[17] His daughter Amelia Baly was the wife of Field Marshal Sir George White.

References edit

  1. ^ Satoshi Mizutani: "The Meaning of White: Race, Class, and the 'Domiciled Community' in British India 1858-1930", Oxford, OUP, 2011, ISBN 978-0-19-969770-0, p.121
  2. ^ "BALY (Joseph), Archdeacon of Calcutta". National Archives. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ 'Ecclesiastical Intelligence' Essex Standard (Colchester, England), Friday, 26 April 1872; Issue 2158
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, London, Horace Cox, 1908, p. 66
  5. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Baly, Joseph" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  6. ^ University Intelligence The Times (London, England), Monday, 1 Jun 1846; pg. 3; Issue 19251
  7. ^ 'UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE' The Morning Post (London, England), Monday, 13 July 1857; pg. 6; Issue 26063
  8. ^ 'GENERAL ORDINATIONS' The Morning Post (London, England), Wednesday, 22 December 1847; pg. 1; Issue 23101
  9. ^ 'GENERAL ORDINATIONS' The Morning Post (London, England), Monday, 1 January 1849; pg. 7; Issue 23422
  10. ^ 'Testimonial to the Rev Joseph Baly, B.A' Royal Cornwall Gazette (Truro, England), Friday, 7 July 1854; pg. 8; Issue 2663
  11. ^ "College web-site". Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  12. ^ 'CORNWALL' Royal Cornwall Gazette (Truro, England), Saturday, 4 June 1870; pg. ROYAL CORNWALL GAZETTE, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1870.; Issue 3490
  13. ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Saturday, 4 Jun 1870; pg. 7; Issue 26768
  14. ^ Forebears
  15. ^ Court Circular. The Times (London, England), Saturday, 29 Dec 1906; pg. 10; Issue 38216
  16. ^ The Rev. Joseph Baly The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 9 Nov 1909; pg. 11; Issue 39112
  17. ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 36983. London. 21 January 1903. p. 1.