Edmund Trelawny Backhouse Bt (1873 - 1944)

Born 20 Oct 1873 in Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Died 8 Jan 1944 at age 70 in Beijing, China

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Biography

Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, 2nd Bt. was born on 20 October 1873. He was the son of Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse, 1st Bt. and Florence Salusbury-Trelawny. He died on 8 January 1944 at age 70, unmarried.

He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He was a Professor between 1902 and 1913 at Peking University, Peking, China. He was a member of the National Geographical Society at Washington, D.C., U.S.A. He was a Professor of Chinese in 1913 at King's College London, London, England. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Backhouse, of Uplands [U.K., 1901] on 27 July 1918. He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.) He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.) He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Edmund was born in 1873 to Sir Jonathan Backhouse and his wife Florence.

He was a British oriental scholar, Sinologist, and linguist. While his works were influential, since his death it has been established that the source material for his best known work, China Under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzŭ Hsi, was a forgery - possibly by Backhouse himself.

He passed away in 1944.

Sources

• Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Name: Name: Genealogical Books; Location: Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A; Date: 2003), BP2003 volume 1, page 207.

• England & Wales, Free BMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Name Edmund Trelawny Backhouse Registration Year 1873 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district Richmond Inferred County Yorkshire North Riding Volume 9d Page 549.

• 1881 England Census, Registration district Richmond Sub registration district Richmond ED, institution, or vessel 16 Piece 4880 Folio 84 Page number 10.

• 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Registration district Richmond ED, institution, or vessel 14 Piece 4036 Folio 157 Page number 8.

• Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, 2nd Baronet

Birth

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N59C-RQ4 : 19 September 2020), Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, 1873.

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XCG-DYN : 1 October 2014), Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, 1873; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Richmond (Yorkshire), Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

Death

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/124284701/edmund-trelawny-backhouse : accessed 01 June 2021), memorial page for Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse (20 Oct 1873–8 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124284701, citing Zhalan Cemetery, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China ; Maintained by Rebecca Ewing Peterson (contributor 46987065) .

• "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLN-YB53 : 17 September 2018), Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, 3 Jan 1947; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

Census

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-P59P : 12 December 2017), Edmund Trelawny Backhouse in household of Jonathan Ed Backhouse, Middleton-Tyas With Kneeton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire North Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 10, Piece/Folio 4880/84, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,355.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7T4K-7MM : 23 February 2021), Edmund J Backhouse in household of Jonathan E Backhouse, Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

See Also

• Wikipedia contributors, "Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Edmund_Backhouse,_2nd_Baronet&oldid=1023171869 (accessed June 1, 2021).

• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJHD-7ZK : 2 March 2021), Edmund Backhouse, 1916.