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     Gwendolyn Iris Baring was born on 8 June 2003 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G.¹ She is the daughter of Francis Charles Baring and Charmian E. M. Potter.¹

     Katie Bowen is the daughter of Christopher Bowen.² She married Ned Baring, son of Guy Esmond Baring and Raina Elizabeth Campbell.¹
     Her married name became Baring.¹

     Isabella Baring was born on 28 March 2004.¹ She is the daughter of Ned Baring and Katie Bowen.¹

     Sir Robert Bacon, 5th Bt. was born circa 1652.¹ He was the son of Butts Bacon and Catherine Tracey.¹ He married Elizabeth Chandler, daughter of Daniel Chandler.¹ He died on 31 January 1704.¹ He was buried on 3 February 1704 at All Saints, Garboldisham, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 16 April 1705.¹
     He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Bacon, of Redgrave, co. Suffolk [E., 1611] on 12 September 1685, and 'of Egmore, co. Norfolk', and then 'of Garboldisham, co. Norfolk.¹' He sold the family estate of Redgrave to Chief Justice Holt, and moved to Garboldisham.¹

     Butts Bacon was the son of Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Bt. and Ann Peyton.¹ He married Catherine Tracey, daughter of Sir John Tracey.¹ He died in January 1662.¹

     Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Bt. was born after 1570.¹ He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Bt. and Anne Butts.^1,2 He married, firstly, Ann Peyton, daughter of Sir John Peyton, 1st Bt. and Alice Osborne, before 1640.¹ He married, secondly, Katherine (?) after 1640.¹ He died circa December 1655.¹ He was buried on 16 December 1655 at Ryburgh, Norfolk, England^G.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for St. Ives from 1621 to 1622.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Bacon, of Redgrave, co. Suffolk [E., 1611] on 10 April 1649, and 'of Ryburgh, Norfolk.¹'

     Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Bt. was born circa 1540.² He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon and Jane Fernley.² He married Anne Butts, daughter of Edmund Butts and Anne Bures, in 1564.² He died on 12 November 1624 at Culford, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was also reported to have died on 22 November 1624 at Culford, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was buried at Redgrave, Suffolk, England^G.¹
     He matriculated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1554.² He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1562.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Beverley between 1563 and 1567.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Suffolk between 1572 and 1583.² He held the office of Sheriff of Suffolk in 1581.² He held the office of Sheriff of Suffolk from 1581 to 1582.² He held the office of Sheriff of Norfolk from 1597 to 1598.² He was created 1st Baronet Bacon, of Redgrave, co. Suffolk [England] on 22 May 1611, the 'Premier Baronetcy.²' He was appointed Knight on 22 May 1611 at Norwich, Norfolk, England^G, by Queen Elizabeth.²

     Sir Nicholas Bacon was born on 28 December 1510.^3,4 He was the son of Robert Bacon and Isabella Cage.^5,6 He married, firstly, Jane Fernley, daughter of William Fernley, on 5 April 1540.^1,4 He married, secondly, Anne Cooke, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke and Anne FitzWilliam, before February 1553.^7,4 He died on 20 February 1578/79 at age 68 at London, England.^1,4
     He was educated at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England^G.⁴ He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1527 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)⁶ He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1533 entitled to practise as a barrister.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westmorland in 1542.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dartmouth in 1545.⁴ He held the office of Bencher of Gray's Inn in 1550.⁴ He held the office of Treasurer of Gray's Inn between 1552 and 1556.⁴ He was appointed Knight in December 1558.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 22 December 1558.⁴ He held the office of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal between 1559 and February 1578/79.¹ He lived at Redgrave, Suffolk, England^G.⁷ He lived at Gorhambury, Hertfordshire, England^G.⁷

     William Fernley lived at London, England^G.¹ He lived at West Creting, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Francis Bacon, 1st and last Viscount Saint Alban was born on 22 January 1560/61 at York House, The Strand, London, England^G.³ He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon and Anne Cooke.^1,3 He was baptised on 25 January 1561 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Covent Garden, London, England^G.³ He married Alice Barnham, daughter of Benedict Barnham and Dorothy Smith, on 10 May 1606 at Marylebone Chapel, Marylebone, London, England^G.⁴ He died on 9 April 1626 at age 65 at Earlk of Arundel's house, Highgate, London, England^G, from bronchitis, without issue.⁴ He was buried at St. Michael's Church, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England^G.⁵ He died intestate and his estate was administered to two creditors on 18 July 1627, with total debts of 22,371 and assets of only £7,000.⁵
     He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, on 5 April 1573.³ He was admitted to Gray's Inn, as an "ancient" on 27 June 1575.³ He was attached to Sir Amias Paulet's Embassy to France from September 1576 to March 1578/79.³ He was a practising barrister on 27 June 1582.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Melcombe Regis from November 1584 to September 1586.³ He held the office of Bencher of Gray's Inn in 1586.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Taunton from October 1586 to March 1586/87.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Liverpool from November 1588 to March 1588/89.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Middlesex from November 1592 to April 1593.³ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, on 27 July 1594 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1595.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ipswich from October 1597 to February 1597/98.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ipswich from October 1601 to December 1601.³ He was appointed Knight on 23 July 1603 at the coronotation of King James I.⁶ He was Commissioner for the Treaty of Union with Scotland in 1604.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ipswich from March 1603/4 to February 1610/11.³ He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.) on 18 August 1604.⁶ He held the office of Solicitor-General from 25 June 1607 to 1613.⁶ He held the office of Clerk of the Council in the Star Chamber in 1608, worth £1,600 per year.⁶ He held the office of Councillor for the Colony of Virginia in 1609.⁶ He held the office of Treasurer of Gray's Inn on 7 October 1609.⁶ He held the office of Joint Judge of the Marshalsea in 1611.⁶ He held the office of Attorney-General from 27 October 1613 to 1617.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the University of Cambridge from April 1614 to June 1614.³ He held the office of High Steward of St. Albans in 1616.⁶ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 9 June 1616.⁶ He held the office of Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal of the Prince of Wales before 1617.⁶ He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge between 1617 and 1626.⁶ He held the office of Councillor of Wales in August 1617.⁶ He held the office of Lord High Chancellor from 7 January 1617/18 to 30 April 1621.⁶ He was created 1st Baron of Verulam, co. Hertford [England] on 12 July 1618.⁶ He was created 1st Viscount Saint Alban [England] on 27 January 1620/21.⁶ On 3 March 1620/21 he was sentence to pay a fine of £40,000, to be imprisioned in the Tower, to be ejected from Parliament and his other offices, and to not come within 12 miles of the Court, all for supposedly accepting bribes.⁶ On 12 June 1621 he was released from the Tower, and the fine was returned by the King to trustees for his own use.⁶ In October 1621 he was granted a full pardon, although the restriction of 12 miles within the Court was not lifted until 1622.⁶ His last will was dated 19 December 1625.⁵
     On his death, all of his titles became extinct.⁵
     Holdsworth stated that "he was a more complete lawyer than any of his contemporaries. Not only was he an eminent practioner in the common law; not only did he leave his mark as lord chancellor upon the development of equity; he also studied Englaish law and law in general scientifically and critically."⁶ Church wrote that "Bacon was one of those men to whom posterity forgives a great deal, for the greatness of what he was done and attempted for posterity. It is idle, unless all honest judgment is foregone, to disguise the many deplorable shortcomings of his life; it is unjust to have one measure for him, and another for those about him and opposed to him. But it is not too much to say that in temper, in honesty, in labour, in humility, in reverence, he was the most perfect example that the world has yet seen of the student of nature, the enthusiast for knowledge ... his genuine devotion, so unwearied and so paramount, to a great idea and a great purpose for the good of all generations to come, must shield him from the insult of Pope's famous and shallow epigram."⁵ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁷