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.
