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William BAKER

William BAKER[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1793 - 1873  (~ 79 years)

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  • Name William BAKER 
    Christened 4 Aug 1793  North Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 267CABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C357283 
    Died 6 Apr 1873  Bradford on Tone, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I708  YoungFamily
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2021 

    Father John BAKER,   b. 16 Mar 1762, Bradford-on-Tone, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft Aug 1809  (Age > 47 years) 
    Mother Rebecca CLATWORTHY,   c. 12 Jan 1770, North Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 21 Feb 1816, Bradford on Tone, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Married 16 Sep 1792  North Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    _UID 1578ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C355D37 
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary ALLEN,   b. 4 Apr 1800, Rockwell Green, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1883, Bradford-on-Tone, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1821  Wellington, St. John, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _UID 0378ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C354B17 
    Notes 
    • Alternate possible marriage which would allow for one more earlier child, Anna, who married Bowerman at Bradford-on-Tone and gave her father as William Baker a Shoemaker.

      County Somerset
      Place Wellington
      Church St John
      RegisterNumber 294
      MarriageDate 29 Jun 1821
      GroomForename William
      GroomSurname BAKER
      GroomAge
      GroomParish
      GroomCondition
      GroomOccupation
      GroomAbode sojourner
      BrideForename Mary
      BrideSurname ALLEN
      BrideAge
      BrideParish
      BrideCondition
      BrideOccupation
      BrideAbode
      GroomFatherForename
      GroomFatherSurname
      GroomFatherOccupation
      BrideFatherForename
      BrideFatherSurname
      BrideFatherOccupation
      WitnessOneForename John
      WitnessOneSurname BAKER
      WitnessTwoForename John
      WitnessTwoSurname LUCAS
      Notes
      FileNumber 731
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann ^ BAKER,   c. 11 Nov 1821, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 17 Nov 1821, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. John ^ BAKER,   c. 11 Nov 1821, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 24 Feb 1822, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Elizabeth BAKER,   c. 17 Jan 1823, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1901, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
     4. Ann BAKER,   c. 21 May 1824, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 31 Mar 1901  (Age ~ 77 years)
     5. James BAKER,   b. 6 Feb 1826, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 18 Dec 1897, Nynehead, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)
     6. Mary Ann BAKER,   c. 2 Mar 1828, Bradford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Sarah BAKER,   c. 19 Apr 1830, Bradford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Abt 1904  (Age ~ 73 years)
     8. William BAKER,   c. 6 Mar 1831, Bradford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Eli BAKER,   c. 3 Mar 1833, Bradford-on-Tone, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep Qtr. 1918, Taunton District, Somerset, England (vol. 5c, p. 340) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)
     10. Caroline BAKER,   c. 15 Mar 1835, Bradford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1926  (Age ~ 91 years)
     11. John BAKER,   c. 26 Mar 1837, Bradford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Thomas BAKER,   c. 15 Sep 1839, Bradford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Louisa BAKER,   c. 2 Jan 1842, Bradford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     14. Eliza BAKER,   c. 20 Jul 1845, Bradford, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Residence
      1835 — Age: 42
      Bradford poorhouse

      1873 — Age: 80
      Boot & shoe maker

      Aged 79 years on death entry.

  • Sources 
    1. [S50] 1841 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Bradford, Somerset, p. 11, FHL Film #0474604, 6 Jun 1841.

      William Baker, aged 45 years, shoemaker, born in county;
      Mary Baker aged 40 years, listed as wife, born in county;
      James Baker, aged 15 years;
      Sarah Baker, aged 10 years;
      William Baker, aged 8 years;
      Eli Baker, aged 6 years;
      Caroline Baker, aged 5 years;
      John Baker, aged 4 years;
      Thomas Baker, aged 2 years, all born in County.

    2. [S15] 1851 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0221077, 1851 Bradford, Somerset, 30 Mar 1851.

      William Baker, head of household, married, aged 57 years, cordwainer, born North Petherton, Somerset;
      Mary Baker, wife, married, aged 50 years born Wellington, Somerset;
      William Baker, son, unmarried, aged 20 years, agricultural labourer, born Bradford, Somerset;
      Thomas, son, aged 12;
      Louisa, daughter, aged 9;
      Eliza, daughter, aged 5 years, all born at Bradford, Somerset.

    3. [S52] 1861 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Bradford, Somerset, England, Class RG9/1610, E.D. 1, fol. 9, p. 12, FHL microfilm #0542839., 7 Apr 1861.

      Household schedule #52:
      William Baker, head, mar, 68, shoemaker, born Somerset, Bradford
      Mary Baker, wife, mar, 63, shoemaker's wife, born Somerset, Wellington
      Caroline Baker, daughter, unm, 26, shoemaker's daughter, born Somerset, Bradford
      Eliza Baker, daughter, unm, 17, shoemaker's daughter, born Somerset, Bradford


    4. [S53] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Register General Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Bradford, Somerset, England, RG10/2362, ED 1, fol. 9, p. 9, FHL film #0835100., 1871.

      Household Sch #42, Bradford Street:
      William Backer [sic], head, mar, 77, formerly shoemaker, born North Petherton, Somerset
      Mary Backer, wife, mar, 72, born Wellington, Somerset
      Louisa Backer, daughter, unm, 29, servant out of situation, born Bradford, Somerset
      Bessie Backer, grand-daughter, single, 1, born Wellington, Somerset

      Note: Household Schedule 48 was the Post Office and 49 was the Bradford & Taunton Road, Vicarage House occupied by the Vicar of Bradford, Hugh Jenison Adair.

    5. [S118] Parish Register, Church of England, (Not published), North Petherton, Somerset, England, 16 Sep 1792.
      1792, p. 24, No. 12, John Baker of this parish, cordwainer and Rebecca Clatworthy of the same, spinster were married in this church by banns published July 22, 29 and Auust 5 this Sixteenth Day of September in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety two by me J. Aldridge, Vicar. This marriage was solemnized between us John Baker p[signed]; the mark of Rebecca Clatworthy. In the presence of William Clatworthy, Isaac Clatworthy, A Barnard.

    6. [S136] Parish Register, Various, (Various), Transcript, Bishops Hull, Somersetshire, England, 29 Jun 1821.

      Field VALUE
      County Somerset
      Place Wellington
      Church name St John
      Register type Unspecified
      Register entry number 294
      Marriage date 29 Jun 1821
      Groom forename William
      Groom surname BAKER
      Groom abode sojourner
      Bride forename Mary
      Bride surname ALLEN
      Witness1 forename John
      Witness1 surname BAKER
      Witness2 forename John
      Witness2 surname LUCAS
      Found online at:
      http://freereg2.freereg.org.uk