Bagshawe was born at Norton, Derbyshire, the son of barrister William John Bagshawe of Wormhill Hall, Wormhill, Derbyshire, and his wife Sarah Partridge.
[1] He was educated at Uppingham School from 1848 [2] and admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge on 12 June 1851, being awarded BA in 1855 and MA in 1860.
[3] Bagshawe succeeded to the estates of his elder brother, the renowned oarsman William Bagshawe, in 1854 after William was killed in an affray with poachers at Millers Dale.
[5] He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Derbyshire and J.P. for the West Riding of Yorkshire.
[6] Bagshawe died at the age of 64 and was buried at St Margaret's, Wormhill.