Brief Introduction to our founder BP

Baden-Powell

1. Full name: Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell

2. Nick Name : Stephe (pronounced "Stevie") by his family

3. Place of Birth : at 6 Stanhope Street (now 11 Stanhope Terrace), Paddington in London.

4. Date of birth: 22 February 1857.

5. BPs School : He attended Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells. He was given a scholarship to Charterhouse School in Surrey, a prestigious public school.

6. Fathers Name: The Reverend Baden Powell,

7. What was his father: Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford University and Church of England priest.

8. Who was his God father : Robert Stephenson, (the railway and civil engineer)

9. Mothers Name: Henrietta Grace Smyth. Born on 3 September 1824 – and died on 13 October 1914

10. Fathers of BPs Mother: Admiral William Henry Smyth. (eldest daughter)

11. BPs father year of Death: 1860, (to identify her children with her late husband's fame, and to set her own children apart from their halfsiblings and cousins, his mother styled the family name Baden-Powell. (The name was eventually legally changed by Royal Licence on 30 April 1902)

12. Siblings: Six full Siblings

(i) Warington (1847–1921)
(ii) George (1847–1898)
(iii) Augustus ("Gus") (1849–1863), (often-ill)
(iv) Francis ("Frank") (1850–1933),
(v) Agnes (1858–1945)
(vi) Baden (1860–1937),

BPs half Siblings: (Baden-Powell had four older half-siblings from the second of his father's two previous marriages) as well as three others.

 Henrietta Smyth, 28 Oct 1851 – 9 March 1854;
 John Penrose Smyth, 21 December 1852 – 14 December 1855;
 Jessie Smyth 25 November 1855 – 24 July 1856),( who had all died very young before he was born. )

13. Hobbies and STA : Playing piano and violin, enjoyed acting. Spent his holidays on yachting/ canoeing, stalking and cooking game.

14. First Job : In 1876 Baden-Powell joined the 13th Hussars in India with the rank of lieutenant.

15. Wife / Spouse : Olave St Clair Soames (1889–1977) Children's: 3 Nos.

 Arthur Robert Peter Baden Powell.
 Heather grace Baden Powell.
 Betty St. Clair Baden Powell.

16. Arthur Robert Peter Baden-Powell (1913–1962) (later 2nd Baron Baden-Powell),Carine

 Robert Crause Baden-Powell (b. 1936) (later 3rd Baron Baden-Powell)
 David Michael Baden-Powell (b. 1940) (current heir to the title of "Grand Master Scoutsman")
 Wendy Dorothy Lilian Baden-Powell (b. 1944)

Heather Grace Baden-Powell (1915–1986), married in (1940) to John Hall King (1913–2004)

 Michael Robert Hall King (1942–1966), who died in the sinking of SS Heraklion
 Timothy John King (1946–1995)

Betty St Clair Baden-Powell (1917–2004), married in (1936) to Gervas Charles Robert Clay (1907–2009)

 Gillian Clay
 Robin Clay
 Nigel Clay
 Crispin Clay

17. BPs last Breath : 8 January 1941 (aged 83) Nyeri, British Kenya

18. Burried : St. Peter’s Cemetery, Nyeri, Kenya.