BLAGDEN, ISA JANE. Lived at Florence 1849 to death; great friend of Mrs. Theodosia Trollope and of Mrs. E. B. Browning both of whom she nursed in their last illnesses; author of _Agnes Tremorne 2 vols._ 1861; _The cost of a secret 3 vols._ 1863; _The woman I loved and the woman who loved me_ 1865; _The crown of a life_ 1869. _d._ Florence 26 Jany. 1873. _Poems by the late Isa Blagden with a memoir_ 1873. BLAGDEN, RICHARD (_youngest son of Richard Bragg Blagden of Petworlh, Sussex, surgeon_). M.R.C.S. 1811, F.R.C.S. 1843; surgeon in London 1814–54; surgeon to Duchess of Kent 1828 to death; surgeon accoucheur to Queen Victoria 1840 to death; F.R. Med. and Chir. Soc. 1839, served on the council 1847–48. _d._ Percy place, Bath 31 March 1861 aged 72. BLAGDEN-HALE, EDWARD. _b._ 14 Aug. 1814; ensign 82 Foot 2 Aug. 1833, lieut. col. 7 Sep. 1855 to 10 Nov. 1856 and 6 Feb. 1857 to 1 June 1861 when placed on h.p.; brigadier general Bengal 16 Oct. 1858 to 14 Feb. 1859; L.G. 1 Oct. 1877; C.B. 24 March 1858. _d._ Alderley, Wotton under Edge 17 May 1881. BLAGROVE, HENRY GAMBLE (_eld. son of Mr. Blaqrove of Nottingham, professor of music_). _b._ Nottingham 20 Oct. 1811; appeared as a violinist at Drury Lane theatre in an entertainment called _The Lilliputians_ 1817; played at concerts at Exhibition rooms in Spring Gardens 1817; studied at Royal Academy of Music 1823; solo violinist in royal private band 1830–37; pupil of Spohr at Cassel 1832–34; played at Vienna and elsewhere with great success; leader of a string quartet party which gave a series of concerts at the Hanover square rooms 1836; led the State band at the Coronation of Queen Victoria; principal violin in Jullien’s band, at both opera houses, at most of the provincial festivals, the Handel festivals at Crystal Palace, and leading musical societies in London; taught the violin at R.A. of music; published some valuable exercises for the violin, and a few solos. (_m._ 17 Aug. 1841 Etheldred dau. of Henry Combe, she _d._ 8 Jany. 1869). _d._ 224 Marylebone road, London 15 Dec. 1872. _Rev. W. W. Cazalet’s History of royal academy of Music_ (1854) 285–87; _I.L.N. lxi_, 633 (1872), _portrait_. BLAIKIE, FRANCIS (_son of Andrew Blaikie, tenant of Holydean, Scotland_). Went to England about 1789; agent to Earl of Chesterfield, and then to Earl of Leicester; introduced the turnip drill and other improvements in agriculture; author of papers on science of agriculture; retired about 1832. _d._ St. Helens Sep. 1857. BLAIKIE, SIR THOMAS (_4 son of John Blaikie, of Aberdeen_). _b._ Aberdeen 1802; ed. at gr. sch. and Marischal coll.; merchant at Aberdeen; lord provost 5 times; knighted at St. James’s palace 20 Feb. 1856. _d._ Bonacord terrace, Aberdeen 25 Sep. 1861.