BAILLIEU / de Blaquiere engagement

[Richard R]

From the Times of 8 October 2016: MR C L BAILLIEU AND MISS G E DE BLAQUIERE  The engagement is announced between Charles, son of Christopher and Jane Baillieu of Putney, London, and Gabrielle, second daughter of David and Amanda de Blacquiere of Heswall, Wirral.

Charles Latham (b 1985) s of Christopher Latham BAILLIEU MBE (b 1949), scion of the BAILLIEU barons, and Jane E d of Robert BOWIE of Bayford, Somerset.

Gabrielle Elise (b 1988 reg Q2 Liverpool) d of (Andrew) David DE BLAQUIERE (b 1952 reg Q1 Liverpool), ?scion of the barons of that name (ext 1920) and Amanda L SMITH.

[G. Willis]

Ancestry appears to be as follows:

Jacques Blaquiere 1726-1791 of Patna, Bihar, India m. -

William Coates Blaquiere 1759-1853 J.P. Calcutta m. -

George Hudson Blaquiere 1815/6-1875 m. 1851, Amelia Hester, dau. of John Tratt

Henry Rufus Blaquiere 1865-1942 m. 1888, Effie Clarissa, dau. of James Bateman Lemondine

Henry Arnold Blaquiere 1890-1968 m. 1919, Jean Robb

Henry M. Blaquiere 1919- m. 1944, Catherine Muriel Meakins

Andrew David (de) Blaquiere 1952- [m. Amanda L. Smith] [of Heswall, Wirral]

Gabrielle Elise de Blaquiere 1988-

Link with Blaquiere barons unclear but quite possible.

[Richard R]

Excellent thanks. I hoped someone would spend a bit more time on it.

[Jelena JS]

From "The Blaquière Family clan" site:

Fleurens Blaquiere (1653 - ?) -> Jean de Blaquiere (1676 - 1753) -> John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere
Fleurens Blaquiere (1653 - ?) -> Élie  Blaquiere (1674 - 1730) -> Jean Pierre Blaquiere (1702 - 1760) -> Jacob Blaquiere (1731 - 1791) -> William Coates Blaquiere (1764 - 1853)

If Jacob Blaquiere (b. 1731, d.  1791 in Calcutta) and  Jacques Blaquiere 1726-1791 of Patna, Bihar, India is the same person than we have the link.

[G. Willis]

Thanks Jelena; my original source was one compiled by a descendant rather than a published one (therefore presumably somewhat more prone to inaccuracy)- another similar source has 'Jacques (Jacob) Blaquiere 1726-1791', so I suspect you are correct, and that it's simply a matter of inexact recording of the dates.