Baptist Proby
Baptist Proby was Dean of Lichfield from 1776 until 1807.Life
Proby was the fifth son of John Proby of Elton Hall in Elton, Huntingdonshire, MP for Huntingdonshire and Stamford, and his wife Hon. Jane Leveson-Gower, eldest daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower. His elder brother was John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge; and ordained in 1750. He held incumbencies at Exton, Doddington, Thornhaugh and Wansford before his time as Dean.
He died on 18 January 1807.Family
Proby married Mary Russell, daughter of John Russell, rector of Fiskerton. They had 14 children, of whom eight survived to adulthood:
- John Proby, died in infancy
- Mary Proby, married in 1782 Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth
- Jane Proby, died in infancy
- Baptist Beresford Proby, died in infancy
- Granville Proby, died in infancy
- Granville Proby, died in infancy
- Baptist John Proby, became vicar of Brewood, married Mary Susannah, youngest daughter of Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley, 7th Baronet
- Catherine Proby, married her cousin, Rev. Charles Proby, son of Capt. Charles Proby, R.N.
- John Proby, died in infancy
- Caroline Proby, married in 1792, Edward Grove
- Anne Proby, died unmarried in Clifton, Bristol
- Charles Proby, Canon of Windsor, married 1814, Frances, daughter of the Rev. John Sharrar
- Joshua John Brownlow Proby, died in Bengal
- Susan Proby, youngest daughter, died unmarried in Clifton
