Sir Henry de Bathe, 4th Baronet
Sir Henry Percival de Bathe, Bt | |
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Henry Percival de Bathe, 4th Baronet, KCB (19 June 1823 – 5 January 1907) was a British Army officer who achieved high office in the 1870s.
Early life
Bathe was born in Valletta, Malta in 1823, the son of Sir William Plunkett de Bathe, the 3rd Baronet.[1] In 1838 he was a page at the Coronation of Queen Victoria.[1]
Military career
Bathe was
He inherited his
In 1880 Bathe was appointed
Family
Bathe's father died in March 1870, and this removed the final objection to his marrying Charlotte Clare, with whom he had been living for about thirteen years out of wedlock. They had seven children before the wedding, and in February 1928 four of these children submitted a petition to the High Court of Justice for declarations of legitimacy under the Legitimacy Act, 1926. They were Viscountess Burnham, Lady Somerleyton, Mrs Winifred McCalmont and Maximilian John de Bathe. The 90-year-old Dowager, Lady de Bathe, confirmed the facts in an affidavit, and the petition was granted.[6] Hugo Gerald de Bathe was their first son born in wedlock (1871) and remained the heir to the baronetcy despite the legitimation of his older brother.[7]
Bathe lived at Wood End, near Chichester, where he died on 5 January 1907, aged 83.[1][8] He and his wife are buried together in the graveyard of St Andrew's Church, West Stoke. Their eldest daughter, Mary Archdale, is buried close to them.
References
- ^ a b c d "Sir Henry De Bathe." Times [London, England] 7 January 1907: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 10 April 2014.
- ^ "No. 19785". The London Gazette. 1 November 1839. p. 2054.
- ^ a b c d e Memorial at St Mary's Church, Somerleyton, Suffolk
- ^ Leigh Rayment[usurped]
- ^ "No. 24376". The London Gazette. 8 March 1907. p. 5722.
- ^ "High Court of Justice - Legitimacy Declarations". The Times. No. P. 5. 22 February 1928.
- The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939). NSW: National Library of Australia. 23 February 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "No. 28002". The London Gazette. 8 March 1907. p. 1680.