John Baker (1872 - aft. 1929)

Born 23 Jan 1872 in Huish Episcopi, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Morgan) Baker — married 29 Jan 1893 in Saint John, Bedminster, Somersetshire, England

Descendants

Died after 2 Jul 1929 after age 57 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales

Biography

John Baker was born on 23 January 1872 in the English county of Somerset, UK. His parents were Alfred Baker and his wife, Eliza Vowles. He lost his father shortly after his 1872 birth. On the 1881 UK Census, he was recorded as the "Stepson" of Charles Dunn, who had married his mother.

When he was a teenager, John Baker moved to Glamorganshire, Wales, seeking employment. There he met and married Mary Ann Morgan, b: 1873 in Wales. She was the daughter of William Morgan, where John was living as a Lodger in 1891, as noted on the 1891 UK Census. They married shortly after that UK Census and their first child, Eliza Ann Baker, was born in 1893. The couple lived in Pont-y-Pridd, Hopkinstown, Wales, and had 3 children:

1. Eliza Ann Baker, b: 1893 in Hopkinstown, Wales, UK
2. William Alfred Baker, b: 21 Dec 1895 in Hopkinstown, Wales
3. Gertrude Jane Baker, b: 26 Nov 1896 in Hopkinstown, Wales

John Baker died on 2 July 1929 in Pont-y-pridd, Hopkinstown, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was 57 years old.

1881 UK Census: Wearne, Somersetshire, England. "Stepson" of Charles Dunn ^[1]

1891 Census: 6, New Foundry Road, Hopkinstown, Glamorganshire, Wales, General Labourer and boarder at William Morgan's home, which included his daughter, Mary Ann Morgan, 18 years old.

1901 Census: 106 Hopkinstown Road, Hopkinstown, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. Occupation: Colliery Haulier below ground (Coal miner). Wife: Mary Ann, 29; Son: William, 6; Daughter: Elizabeth, 7; Daughter: Gertrude, 4 yrs. old.^[2]

1911 Census: 18 Jenkins Street, Hopkinstown, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. Occupation: Collier, Coal hewer. Wife: Mary Ann, 38; Son: William, 16; Daughter: Eliza Ann, 17; Daughter: Gertrude, 14 yrs. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-WHJB : 13 December 2017), John Baker in household of Charles Dunn, Huish-Episcopi, Somerset, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 2381/30, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,720.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91B-B9G : 8 April 2016), John Baker, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Llanwonno subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW6R-38J : 22 December 2018), John Baker in household of Gertrude Baker, Pontypridd, Hopkinstown, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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