Born in Fivebridges, Devon, England
Daughter of James Baker
and Dorothea (Were) Baker
Sister of
James Were Baker
Wife of
Robert Thomas Souness
— married
22 Dec 1887 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Donald Thomas Souness, Neil Souness, Frances Barbara Souness, Christopher James Souness, Cecil John Souness, Dorothea Mary (Souness) Brewster and Fergus Robert George Souness
Died
at age 75
in Mangaroa, Manawatu, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Nov 2015
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Biography
Arrived in NZ as nursemaid to the children of John Nicholas GAMLIN and his wife, Eliza Jane (nee BLAKE) on S. S. Tongariro - left London 29 July, Plymouth 1 August 1885, arrived Port Chalmers 15 September 1885, then went to Lyttleton, Wellington and Auckland.
Buried in Karori Cemetery and Crematorium, Wellington PLOT: Church of England 2, Plot 74 M
Sources
- NZBDM marriage 1887/1660 Frances Baker Robert Thomas Souness;
- NZBDM death 1935/14097 Souness Frances 75Y
- Oamaru Mail 16 September 1885
- Timaru Herald 18 September 1885 (passenger list)
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221557505/frances-souness: accessed 02 October 2022), memorial page for Frances Baker Souness (1860–21 Feb 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 221557505, citing Karori Cemetery and Crematorium, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .
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