Barbara Baynton

Barbara Baynton
Barbara Baynton, c. 1892
Born	Barbara Janet Lawrence (1857-06-04)4 June 1857 Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Died	28 May 1929(1929-05-28) (aged 71) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Australian
Period	19th century
Spouse	Alexander Frater ​ ​ (m. 1880; div. 1890)​ Thomas Baynton ​ ​ (m. 1890; died 1904)​ Lord Headley ​ ​ (m. 1921; sep. 1925)​
Children	Penny Frater Robert Frater Alec Hay Frater
Relatives	Penne Hackforth-Jones (great-granddaughter) Jo Gullett (grandson) Henry Gullett (son-in-law)

Barbara Janet Baynton (née Lawrence; 4 June 1857 – 28 May 1929) was an Australian writer known primarily for her short stories about life in the bush. She published the collection Bush Studies (1902) and the novel Human Toll (1907), as well as writing for The Bulletin and The Sydney Morning Herald. She was a shrewd manager of her second husband's estate, owning properties in Melbourne and London. She acquired the title Lady Headley from her third marriage to Rowland Allanson-Winn, 5th Baron Headley, but never wrote under that name.