Colonel Sir Edmund Castell Bacon, 13th Baronet of Redgrave and 14th Baronet of Mildenhall, KG^[1]

1903 - 1982  (79 years)

• Name	Edmund Castell Bacon  [2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Colonel Sir
  Suffix	13th Baronet of Redgrave and 14th Baronet of Mildenhall, KG
  Born	18 Mar 1903	Raveningham Hall, Raveningham, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Education	Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  Education	Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England
  	1st son
  Military Service	Between 1939 and 1945
  	N 17. Dir of coys. Lt-Col. Commanded the 55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment of the Royal Artillery, mentioned in despatches.
  Property	The Old Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
  	Gave The Old Hall, Gainsborough, to the Nation
  Residence	Raveningham Hall, Raveningham, Norfolk, England
  Residence	Mar 1947	Thonock Grove (Hall), Thonock, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
  	Daunted by his inheritances upkeep, Thonock Hall was closed and used as stores. The house was eventually demolished in 1964. Much of the lanscape garden remains, including the ornamental lake, which has been incorporated into Thonock golf course
  Died	30 Sep 1982
  Notes	Premier Baronet of England. by descent from Nicholas Bacon made 1st bt in 1611.
  Person ID	I1750066009	Red1st
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Sir Nicholas Henry Bacon, 12th Baronet of Redgrave and 13th Baronet of Mildenhall,   b. Dec 1857, Thonock Grove (Hall), Thonock, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. Mar 1947, Raveningham Hall, Raveningham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Mother	Constance Alice Leslie Melville,   b. Jun 1870, Branston, Lincolnshire, England
  Married	Jun 1893	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
  Family ID	F20550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Dora Ponsonby,   b. Jun 1913, St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England ,   d. 2000  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	Mar 1936	Ware, Hertfordshire, England
  Children	1. Joanna C Bacon,   b. Jun 1937, Chelsea, Middlesex, England   2. Lavinia W Bacon,   b. Sep 1939, Westminster, Middlesex, England   3. Elizabeth A Bacon,   b. Mar 1944, Windsor, Berkshire, England + 4. Sarah Bacon,   b. Jun 1947, St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England + 5. Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon, 14th Baronet of Redgrave and 15th Baronet of Mildenhall, OBE, DL,   b. 17 May 1953, Lambeth, Surrey, England
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2017 11:00:04
  Family ID	F672631773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Mar 1903 - Raveningham Hall, Raveningham, Norfolk, England Education - - Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Education - - Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England Married - Mar 1936 - Ware, Hertfordshire, England Property - - The Old Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England Residence - - Raveningham Hall, Raveningham, Norfolk, England Residence - Mar 1947 - Thonock Grove (Hall), Thonock, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S25458533684] Tim Powys-Lybbe. [S25458533595] Peerage & Baronetage, Burke, 107th edn of 2003, Nicholson, vol II, p. 2894. [S25458533595] Peerage & Baronetage, Burke, 107th edn of 2003, Bacon, vol I, p. 210. [S25458533608] The Order of the Garter, its Knights and Stall Plates, Grace Holmes, (Windsor Castle, pub 1984), p. 31.