Sabine Baring-Gould (1834 - 1924)

Born 28 Jan 1834 in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Grace Berry (Taylor) Baring-Gould — married 24 May 1868 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1924 at age 89 in Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sabine Baring-Gould is Notable.

'The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English.'^[1]

Sabine Baring-Gould was born in Exeter in 1834. ^[2] He was named after the family of his grandmother, Diana Amelia Sabine.^[1]

Sabine married Grace Taylor at St Peters Church, Horbury, Yorkshire, on 24 May 1868. He was 34 and a clerk, Grace was 18. ^[3]

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1891 Census:^[4]

Lewtrenchard, Devon

Sabine Baring-Gould Head ?Female 57 Clerk In Holy Orders Job For Devon Clergy Devon-shire, England

Grace Baring-Gould Wife Female 41 Yorkshire, England

Mary Baring-Gould Daughter Female 21 Yorkshire, Topcliffe

Margaret Baring-Gould Daughter Female 20 Yorkshire, Topcliffe

Veronica Baring-Gould Daughter Female 15 Essex, England

Julian Baring-Gould Son Male 13 Essex, England

William Drake Baring-Gould Son Male 12 Essex, England

Barbara Baring-Gould Daughter Female 11 Essex, England

Diana Amelia Baring-Gould Daughter Female 9 Devonshire, England

Felicitas Baring-Gould Daughter Female 7 Devonshire, England

Joan Baring-Gould Daughter Female 4 Devonshire, England

Cecily Sophia Baring-Gould Daughter Female 2 Devonshire, England

John Hilary Baring-Gould Son Male 0 Devonshire, England

Lucy Terney Servant Female 40 Lancashire, England

Marianne Morgan Servant Female 45 Cornwall, England

Jane Ball Servant Female 19 Devonshire, England

Jessie Ball Servant Female 17 Devonshire, England

Marianne Balsden Servant Female 40 Devonshire, England

1911 Census: ^[5]

Lewtrenchard, Lifton, Devon

Sabine Baring-Gould Head Male 77 Exeter, Devonshire

Grace Baring Gould Wife Female 61 York Ripponden, Yorkshire

Cicely Baring Gould Daughter Female 22 Lew Trenchard, Devonshire

Grace Baring Gould Daughter Female 19 Lew Trenchard, Devonshire

Mary Pront Servant Female 36 Jacobstow, Cornwall

Gertrude Brannd Servant Female 23 Launceston, Cornwall

He passed away on 2 January 1924 and is buried in Lewtrenchard Cemetery. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia contributors, "Sabine Baring-Gould," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sabine_Baring-Gould&oldid=902944016 (accessed July 18, 2019).
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5WT-2LH : 11 February 2018, Sabine Baring Gould, 04 Mar 1834); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,841.
3. ↑ Record Transcription from Find My Past:

   Wakefield district marriages

   First Name SABINE

   Last name BARING GOULD

   Birth year 1834

   Marriage year 1868

   Marriage day 24

   Marriage month May

   Church St Peters

   Marriage place HORBURY

   Spouse's first name(s) Grace

   Groom's first name(s) Sabine

   Groom's last name Baring Gould

   Groom's marital status Bachelor

   Groom's age 34

   Groom's occupation Clerk

   Groom's residence Dalton

   Groom's father's first name(s) Edward Baring

   Groom's father's last name Gould

   Groom's father's occupation Gentleman

   Groom's signature provided Sign

   Bride's first name(s) Grace

   Bride's last name Taylor

   Bride's marital status Spinster

   Bride's age 18

   Bride's residence Horbury

   Bride's father's first name(s) Joseph

   Bride's father's last name Taylor

   Bride's father's occupation Dyer

   Bride's signature provided Sign

   How married Banns

   Checked CHECKED

   Archive reference WDP 135/1/3/1

   Society reference S 46

   County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)

   Country England

   Record set Wakefield district marriages

   Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

   Subcategory Parish Marriages

   Collections from England, Great Britain

   Wakefield and District Family History Society

   Transcriptions © Wakefield and District Family History Society

4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WH1X-1T2 : 4 May 2019), Sabine Baring-Gould, Lew Trenchard, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Devon county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW9K-12T : 3 July 2019), Sabine Baring-Gould, Lewtrenchard, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-V2NK : 13 December 2015), Sabine Baring-Gould, 1924; Burial, Lewtrenchard, West Devon Borough, Devon, England, Lewtrenchard Cemetery; citing record ID 14647469, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #14647469

See also

• Cook, Faith. Our Hymn Writers and their Hymns. E P Books, Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City UK, 2005. ISBN 978 1 78397 148 0.
• Wikipedia profile: Sabine Baring-Gould.