Can Rootschat members help? - Lost Teddy Bear 'Seeks' Owner

[millymcb]

Tracing Dora forward there are two marriages in Monmouthshire which look possible: (she may have married out of area or not married at all of course)

Sep 1937 Caerleon    11a   705      (UPDATE: THIS MARRIAGE DISCOUNTED)
Baker, Dora E   and  Holland, Sidney J      

Mar 1948 Newport    8c   555   
Baker, Dora E   and  Steele, George W    

Milly

[Treetotal]

Nicholas G. Baker was born on Dec 16, 1916 Abergaveny...Mother Willey
Dora E. April 1914 , same place and Mother.

Dora Elizabeth Baker who married Sidney Holland was born 1909 with different Parents according to a tree on A******y.
Carol

[KarenM]

Sep 1937 Caerleon    11a   705      
Baker, Dora E   and  Holland, Sidney J      

There is a death for Dora Elizabeth Holland March 1989, with a birth date of November 12, 1909.

Karen

[ann255]

[And because people forget, I'll just add a reminder here:
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Thanks for the tip Bob, a really useful tool especially for such a long topic as this one. Have been following it avidly.

[lizdb]

The postcard says the pic was taken on 4 Aug 1918
How long does the studio take to develop the photo as a postcard?
Nicholas James Baker died  in Mesapotania ( Greece) 11 days  after the photo was taken.

No, photo was taken 4th March

[Hampshire Lass]

I think one or two things may be wrong here..... I think from the death record we know Nicholas Glyn Baker was born 4 Oct 1916 and that ties in with his birth record Dec Qtr 1916 (and one year and five months before the photo was taken on 4 Mar 1918)

Then Kenneth George Baker was registered June Qtr 1910
        Dora E baker was registered June Qtr 1914

On the 1911 census for the family Kenneth George is 10 months old   (so he was NOT born 4 March)

Also at the address is a Bessie(?) Willey, sister in law

Also the marriage for Dora Baker and Sidney Holland has been discounted. I think someone found them on a public tree and there is no connection with our Dora.

 

[Treetotal]

Yes H.L....We discounted that Dora marriage on page 17.
Yes my mistake...left out the Qtr. 
Carol

[dawnsh]

I've looked at the marriage for Dora to Mr Steele.

There are no births in the England & Wales index for this marriage, neither are there any deaths for her as Dora Steele so you can imply

The couple didn't have children and went abroad and died

The couple went abroad and had children and died abroad

or she is still alive and would be extremely aged, not impossible

[lizdb]

Have a look at

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GLAMORGAN/2008-12/1228398871

And scroll down to the entry for Waters - March 29th

Bessie Waters has died, she loved in Blaenavon and is dtr of late George Willey of Thornbank, Caerphilly.
 
Now, we know that Florence was nee Willey, was born Caerphily, and had a sister Bessie ..

(Added marriage OND 1911 Elizabeth Willey to William J Waters. She was Elizabeth in 1871 too)

Not only that but Florence and Nicholas lived in a house called Thornbank too - did they name it after her family home?

None of this proves anything really, just fills in a bit more about tbe family. And seeing as we have tbe burial of Kenneth with tbe Thornbank address, I think it does all fit in, despite some small discrepancies.

My conclusion is ........ I think the Bear should be called Thornbank!!