Brief Life History of Robert Stephenson Smyth
When Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell 1st Baron Baden-Powell was born on 22 February 1857, in Paddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Baden Powell, was 60 and his mother, Henrietta Grace Smyth, was 32. He married Olave St. Clair Soames in 1912, in Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Kenya in 1938 and lived in Africa in 1941. He registered for military service in 1876. He died on 8 January 1941, in Nyeri, Central, Kenya, at the age of 83, and was buried in Saint Peter's Cemetery, Nyeri, Central, Kenya.
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- ROBERT STEPHENSON SMYTH BADEN in household of FITZREY HENRY LOVE, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Baden-Powell, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
Spouse and Children
1889–1977 Female
Children (3)
1913–1962 Male
1915–1986 Female
1917–2004 Female
Parents and Siblings
1796–1860 Male
1824–1914 Female
Siblings (10)
1847–1921 Male
1847–1898 Male
1849–1863 Male
1850–1931 Male
1851–1854 Female
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1859 · Big Ben
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1863
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1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
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Name Meaning
One of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans; it has since remained in continuous use. It is derived from the nearly synonymous elements hrōd ‘fame’ + berht ‘bright, famous’, and had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. Two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century bore the name: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne also by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce ( 1274–1329 ), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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