On 10th March 1788 Edward Hodges Baily was born.
In 1806 Edward Hodges Baily [aged 17] and Elizabeth Wardley [aged 18] were married. They had four children.
On 7th February 1827 Bishop George Pelham [aged 60] died at his residence at Connaught Place, Bayswater. He was buried in the Pelham family vault at All Saint's Church, Laughton.
Monument at St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map] to Bishop George Pelham sculpted by Edward Hodges Baily [aged 38].
In 1834 William Calder Marshall [aged 20] enrolled in the Royal Academy where he studied under Francis Leggatt Chantrey [aged 52] and Edward Hodges Baily [aged 45]. In 1835 he was awarded a Silver Medal by the Royal Academy.
1838. Monument in Grey Square, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey [aged 73] by Edward Hodges Baily [aged 49].
On 17th January 1843 Thomas Botfield [aged 80] died. He was buried at St Michael and All Angels' Church, Hopton Wafers where he and his wife have a fine monument by Edward Hodges Baily [aged 54]. His nephew Beriah Botfield [aged 35] inherited a life interest in Hopton Court, Shropshire.
On 8th March 1858 [his wife] Elizabeth Wardley [aged 70] died.
Cansick's Monumental Inscriptions Volume 2 Highgate Cemetery. Highgate Cemetery. Sacred to the memory of Edward Hodges Baily [aged 69], Esq., R.A., Who died May 22 May, 1867, aged 79 years. Also of Elizabeth [deceased], wife of the said Edward Hodges Baily, Esqre., R.A., Who died March 8th 1858, aged 70 years.
On 22nd May 1867 Edward Hodges Baily [aged 79] died.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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St Nicholas Church, Linton [Map]. Britsh Listed Buildings:
Free-standing white marble monument in north-east corner, to the same Charles James Mann, signed by Baily. Young man lying upon Grecian couch. Free-standing marble monument in south-west corner, to Laura, Countess Cornwallis, d.1840, by Baily. Woman, book in hand, turning on couch.
