Henry William Baynes, Esquire, acquired Malta, near Stockbridge around 1816. He was listed at Malta in the post office directories of 1816/17 and 1817/18. In 1818/19 he was at Ann Street, Stockbridge, and the following year at 11 Raeburn Place. He was again listed at Malta House in the directory of 1820/21. However, in 1820 he was declared bankrupt. Legal proceedings resulting from his bankruptcy lasted a decade.