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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 07 October 12 14:03 BST (UK) »
Hi Guys , Thankyou so much for all your advise on here! The only reason i mentioned scottish records is because of my family being scottish i had no need to look at any english sites before, i may be going about the whole search in the wrong way but i dont find the english sites very helpfull at all, i bought some credits but seem to be wasting them on information that is already available on the site without paying, its probably me doing it wrong lol! Anyway, will keep trying! Again many thanks !
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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 07 October 12 19:40 BST (UK) »
Hi Jean

Re: my question above

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Was there any address on the letters to indicate the area in which he was living


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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 09 October 12 21:58 BST (UK) »
Hi Carol, sorry thats me just getting back to you, but computor not been working , Harold Bakers last known address was 121 Sunderland Rd, Forest Hill, he lived at this address with his wife Elizabeth Kelly, his small son and his father Frederick Kelly.
Elizabeth left him and took the child to live with her mother, so as far as we know Harold was in the army untill 1948, but think this address was still classed as his home address, if you could help me at all i would be very grateful, or even advise what sites to use as i am getting nowhere fast:((
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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 09 October 12 23:06 BST (UK) »
Jean, You said earlier that Harold had tried to keep in touch with his son by writing. Are there no clues as to where he was and what he was doing in the letters?  When was the last letter written?

There are several Harold G marriages in England and Wales after 1948, but without buying all the certs and checking the age of the groom, his father's name and his occupation (at £9 + each) you wouldn't know if one was even possibly your man.  In addition, he may have married overseas or in Scotland - different sets of records.

If it was my problem, I would start by noting down every single fact known about Harold.  Then I would  research Harold's birth and his parents.  Try to find his birth cert and then his parent's marriage cert.  Try to find out when Frederick died, where is he buried, did he leave a will, is Harold mentioned in it, where is Frederick buried, is Harold buried with him, what about Harold's mother, when and where did she die, is Harold buried with her, did Harold have siblings, one may have had an unusual name and be easier to trace and so on.  You won't find a web-site with all the info on and this quest will involve a lot of detective work and probably some expense.

It is notoriously difficult to track people in 20th century because 1911 census is the last one available and people's mobility was so much greater after 2 world wars.  There is a remote chance that a letter to the local Lewisham newspaper may produce some clues   :-\
Perrins - Manchester and Staffs
Honan - Manchester and Ireland
Hogg - Manchester 19 cent
Anderson - Newcastle mid 19 cent
Boullen - London then Carlisle then Manchester
Comer - Manchester and Galway


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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 09 October 12 23:16 BST (UK) »
Hi

Sunderland Rd was the matrimonial home address.  If Harold wrote to his son to keep in touch - you would assume he would include an address in the letter to enable his son to contact him
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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 14 October 12 20:41 BST (UK) »
Thanks guys, the friend i am helping has gone on holiday for two weeks, so will have to wait for her return to ask about address on letters to her father, but thanks again for all your help! watch this space lol!
Jeanx
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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 05 December 12 21:04 GMT (UK) »
Hi Guys, Still on this Baker search, i think i have the right birth certificate now for Harold George Baker, mother Elizabeth Maggett, father Frederick Edward Baker who was a stone mason, all ties in with my friend saying he was a monumental stone engraver, But im getting nowhere with a marriage certificate for them. I have tried different spellings etc , can anyone help?
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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 05 December 12 22:26 GMT (UK) »


could this be the marriage ?


March quarter 1914 -   Lewisham  1d 1308   


BAKER  Frederick E   
 
MACKETT  Elizabeth   




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Re: Harold George Baker 1911
« Reply #17 on: Saturday 02 February 13 14:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi, since i was last on , i have found Harold George Baker born January 2nd 1912 in Lewisham, i also have his death certifate, he died March 2003 in Andover Hampshire, i can see from his death certificate that he had remarried and that his widow is called Doris Rosemary Seymour, now this is the bit im stuck on yet again! Why cant i find a marriage certificate for them? i have checked both English and Scottish records, where will i get access to Welsh and Irish? Can any one help me?
 Thanks :(
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Adams-Cleland scotland.
Davidson-west lothian Scotland
Hoban- mayo , west lothian,Scotland
Wilmot- scotland
Grandison- scotland
Paton-West Lothian, Scotland
Fradley- West Lothian, Scotland
Yates- scotland
O Hara-Knockmore Ireland