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[Nellie09]

Hi

Thanks for that info.  Have been on the LDS website looking for the first marriage.  The only place close enough to his village would have seen him married age 17 which seems really young.  Plus, although close, his village is a good 17 miles away which seems too long a distance to be travelling in the first half of that century.

The other possibility is a wedding in Birmingham city centre but that is even further away.

Nellie

[Valda]

Hi

I have quite a few marriages in Birmingham of people resident in Warwickshire and Worcestershire or perhaps were working in Birmingham for a period of time between the records I have on them. Since you by tradition married in the woman's parish that may also be a reason for a Birmingham marriage.

Some of the Henry Baker marriages in Birmingham/Aston (census night 1851 was 30th March) are on the IGI, plus the Henry William marriage.

HENRY BAKER
MARTHA WARMINGHAM 
Marriage:  04 APR 1853   Saint Jude, Birmingham, Warwick
Martha born circa 1836 in Birmingham

HENRY BAKER
ELIZABETH RYAN 
Marriage:  23 MAR 1857   Saint Jude, Birmingham, Warwick

HENRY BAKER
CLARA BEEBEE 
Marriage:  17 JUN 1860   Aston Juxta Birmingham, Warwick
Clara born circa 1843 in Walsall (seems a Clara of the right age marriaed to a Henry on the 1861 census)

HENRY WILLIAM BAKER 
ANN WAGSTAFF
Marriage:  22 JAN 1855   Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick

Not on the IGI

Marriages Jun 1851   
Baker  Henry    Birmingham  16 407   
Barnes  Hannah     Birmingham  16 407   
Miles  Esther     Birmingham  16 407   
Watts  Mary Ann     Birmingham  16 407

Marriages Mar 1854   
Baker  Henry    Birmingham  6d 186   
Bolton  Sarah     Birmingham  6d 186   
Merry  Margaret     Birmingham  6d 186   

There are also the Warwick, Stratford and Hinckley possibilities.

Still alot of possibilities there.


Regards

Valda

[colbak]

I dont know how far you have progressed all this but Georgina Hedington is my great grandmother, Her son John George Baker is my grandfather. She registered his birth as Georgina Baker previously Headington but all my investigations show that this should have been spelt Heddington.
You mention Charles as one of the 4 boys he didnt die until 1917 in Flanders.
I hope we can get together here and exchange info to fill in some of the gaps.
By the way did you know that Albert Victor was Mayor of Falmouth and the Horwood should be Norwood Surrey although it is London now. 

[colbak]

Hi

Checked the 1891 census and Chas Percy is living with his grandparents the Latimers. There is no other Charle P Bakers registration between 1881 and 1884 so either the P is incorrect on the 1891 census or his birth may have been registered in his mother's maiden name.

A possible for Henry in 1881 which would tie in with Charles P's birthplace of 'London E'

RG11 492 folio 24
24 Atley Road Bow
Henry Baker 40 Head Unmarried Warehouseman Hampton
Elisa English 70 Widow Boarder Visitor Housekeeper Gloucestershire
Jane Heslen 12 Visitor London

1861 census - details consistent with the family in Hampton in Arden on the 1841 census. Henry was a servant in Meriden on the 1851 census.

1861 census RG92189 folio 91
Back Lane Hampton in Arden Warwickshire
Ann Baker 56 Head Widow Charwoman Castle Bromwich Warwickshire 
Henry Baker 24 Son Married Warehouseman Hampton Warwickshire
Samuel Baker 21 Son Unmarried Sash vendor Hampton Warwickshire   
William Ludford? 11 Grandson Coventry Warwickshire
Mary 9 Ludford? Granddaughter Coventry Warwickshire
plus 3 lodgers

The early marriage would explain why Henry may not have married the mothers of his children.

HENRY BAKER
Christening:  11 DEC 1836   Hampton In Arden, Warwick
Father:  WILLIAM BAKER
Mother:  ANNE 

No obvious candidates for Henry Baker on the 1871 census. There is a Henry Baker in Bow born circa 1836 no birthplace given, but his circumstances are a bit different and the surname Baker is very common. It might however explain how Henry moved from Hampton in Arden to Bow.


What happened to the children after Henry's death?


Regards

Valda

[dawnsh]

Hi colbak

Welcome to Rootschat 

According to her profile Nellie, the original poster, hasn't been online here since 2009. Hopefully she will receive email notifications that we have posted and come back soon.

Fingers crossed.

Dawn