William Paley Baildon Explained

William Paley Baildon FSA (1859–1924) was a barrister of Lincoln's Inn, legal historian, and author. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the editor of The Home Counties Magazine (1906–1912). A collection of papers relating to Baildon and the Baildon family, whose history he wrote, are held by the West Yorkshire Archive Service in Bradford.^[1]

Selected publications

• Select Civil Pleas. Vol. I A. D. 1200-1203. Bernard Quaritch, London, 1890.
• Select Cases in Chancery: A.D. 1364 to 1471. Bernard Quaritch, London, 1896.
• Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield, vol. I. 1274 to 1297. (editor) The Yorkshire Archæological Society. Record Series, vol. XXIX (1901). xx, 334 pp.
• Baildon and the Baildons; A History of a Yorkshire Manor and Family. 1912.
• Inquisitions Post Mortem Relating to Yorkshire, of the Reigns of Henry IV and Henry V. 1918. (Edited with John William Clay)

External links

• W. Paley Baildon at The Online Books Page.
• Landed families of Britain and Ireland: Baildon of Baildon.

Notes and References

1. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/703a393f-42b0-412b-9120-c14e3ebef26f William Paley Baildon of Baildon, historical and genealogical notes.