George Baillie

Not a slave-owner, but a London government official. One of the two original Joint Agent-Generals for the Crown Colonies (the other was Edward Barnard), appointed 01/04/1833 and based in London until his retirement in 1855. The awards made in Trinidad to the Crown for unpaid taxes (e.g. Legacy tax) were made in his name.

1. In 1841 George Baillie, Agent-General for Crown Colonies, aged 45 was living at Hanwell Grove in Ealing, Middlesex with Elizabeth (45) and children William (10), Jane (7), Adelaide (5), Wilhelmina (3) and Richard (1), plus 1 male servant and 5 female servants. In 1851 the family were still at Hanwell Grove: George now age 59 with his wife Elizabeth age 50, daughters Elizabeth M. (22), Katherine F. (19), Jane E. (17), Adelaide (15) and Wilhelmina (13) plus 2 male servants and 5 female servants. George Baillie was buried at Hanwell St Mary 24/05/1855 aged 64. In the 1861 census his widow Elizabeth was living at Summerside, Eastbourne, Sussex with 4 of her unmarried daughters and 2 female servants.

http://www.crownagents.com/Modules/Timeline/Default.aspx?contentID=1702&timelinePeriod=1&yearContentID=14321 [accessed 30/12/2011].

1. 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses online; Ancestry.com, London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980 [database online].

We are grateful to Denise Taylor for her assistance in compiling this entry.