Stephen Baker/Phoebe Rossiter 1881/1891

[shaneooo]

hi,
Im looking for any information for stephen baker b elham/hythe abt 1861 and wife phoebe rossiter b canterbury 1863 between 1881 and 1891.
they both seem to of dropped of the radar.
the married in elham 1889 2a 1561.
my budget is blown for this month so the marriage cert will have to wait but i have no information on phoebe's parents.
they are shown as living in a caravan in jubilee st sittingbourne in 1901.
any help wil be appreciated.thanks. shane.

[bearkat]

This looks like the baptism you are looking for

BAKER Stephen son of  John & Mercy 22 Oct 1861 at Hythe.

from

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gypsy/gypsy.htm

a great site for tracing Kent travellers. 

but I can't see Phoebe. 

[shaneooo]

Thanks Bearkat, not seen this site before, found some goldsmith family on here to.
Cheers, shane.

[nelwild]

hello shane,your thread here has solved my phoebe harris problem on the general board.i was trying to find a phoebe harris who married a stephen baker in canterbury in 1885.but from your info i see that my stephen bakers wife was phoebe rossiter,many thanks for that.also,i dont know if this is significant,but i have the marriage certificate(27/07/1904 canterbury)  of elizabeth baker born 1877 canterbury and mark goldup,general dealer,born 1867 stelling minnis.elizabeths father was a stephen baker,on the 1871/81 as general dealer/broom maker,he married a hawker names isabela holness..marks father,also mark,born 1831,waltham,general dealer,married louisa baker born 1841,barham,general/timber dealer/bobbing maker etc,she was the daughter of james baker born 1801,wood dealer and margaret born 1803,sutton,hawker.this isnt the other stephen,but could be related,nel.

[shaneooo]

Hi Nel, ive just ordered their marrige certificate today so will have more info in about a week, hopefully with phoebe's parents details on.
shane.

[nelwild]

shane,id be very intrested in her parents,youll probably only get her father off the marriage cert,but that might get you a bit further,hopefully hear from you when it turns up,if not before,nel.

[shaneooo]

No luck with marriage cert, under fathers details says illigitimate, but asys she was born in folkstone. no age and proffesion is Traveller.
Bit of a dead end but nice to have the certificate.

shane.

[casalguidi]

Who were the marriage witnesses Shane - they could be a clue?

Casalguidi

[shaneooo]

Hi Casalguidi, looks like Frances cowell and Thiriam? sister charity.
thanks, shane.