Joseph Baly

For the English doctor and entomologist, see Joseph Sugar Baly.

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

Career

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

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

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. . 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.