George Baty1

ID#10923, (circa April 1780 - 1 February 1806)
George Baty|b. cir. Apr 1780\nd. 1 Feb 1806|p10923.htm|William Baty|b. cir. 1742\nd. cir. Nov 1810|p10921.htm|Sarah Baty|b. cir. 1754\nd. cir. Nov 1791||William Baty|b. bef. 1710|p10926.htm|Jane Corry|b. bef. 1710|p10927.htm|||||||
FatherWilliam Baty1 (cir. 1742 - cir. Nov 1810)
MotherSarah Baty1 (cir. 1754 - cir. Nov 1791)
Relationship4th great-uncle of Lorna Henderson.

BMDB data

     George Baty was born cir. Apr 1780 at Hornick Hill, nr Longtown, Par. of Arthuret, CUL, ENG.1 He was baptized on 16 Apr 1780 at Arthuret, CUL, ENG; George, s/o Wm, Husbandman & Sarah his wife of Hornickhill (pg 173).1,2
     George Baty died on 1 Feb 1806 in the Par. of Arthuret, CUL, ENG; murdered. A newspaper report3 states: "An inquest was taken on the 3rd day of Feb inst at Horneck Hill in the parish of Arthuret and county of Cumberland, on the body of George Baty, and after a long and very minute investigation and several witnesses examined, a verdict of manslaugher was returned against George Wright & George Nixon, both of Longtown, since absconded. The cirumstances were these - On the 14th Nov last, being Longtown hiring day, the deceased with others were in a public house in Longtown when Wright, Nixon and other young men went into the house and insulted the deceased and his friends in a gross manner, in consequence of which blows took place and from the bruises upon the side, head and body of the deceased, given by Wright and Nixon, the deceased languished in great agony until the 1st inst and then expired."4,3 He was buried on 4 Feb 1806 at Arthuret, CUL, ENG, George son of William and the late Sarah of Hornock Hill aged 25 yrs.4

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      It is presumably not a coincidence that George's father William and 2nd wife Mary baptised their next son as George, four months later.
ChartsAncestors (& their siblings) of Alice HENDERSON nee ANDREWS
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Last Edited2 May 2007

Citations

  1. Bishop's Transcripts: births burials marriages, Arthuret, CUL, ENG, Bap. 1780 George to William & Sarah BATY, of Hornickhill, pg 173, from ? via Bridget, rcvd Feb 2007.
  2. Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Bap. 1780 George to Wm & Sarah BATY, batch C042991, Arthuret, CUL, extracted Feb 2007.
  3. Bridget C, "EM CUL Families: Bridget C," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Inquest 1806 George BATY, Carlisle Journal, Feb 6th, from http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/…, extracted Feb 2007.
  4. Bishop's Transcripts: births burials marriages, Arthuret, CUL, ENG, Bur. 1806 George s/o William & the late Sarah BATY, of Hornickhill, aged 25 pg 287, from ? via Bridget, rcvd Feb 2007.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
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