James Vashon Baker (1798 - 1875)

Born 1798 in Walworth, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Arabella (Ballard) Baker — married 12 Sep 1846 in Cheriton, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 14 Oct 1875 at about age 77 in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Admiral James Vashon Baker, R.N.

Son of Joseph Baker (1767 - 1817) who sailed with George Vancouver on the voyage to the Northwest coast of America between 1791 and 1795 on the Chatham and the Discovery.

Naval Career Ranks

• Entered Naval College, Dartmouth - 2 Aug 1811
• Lieutenant - 19 July 1820
• Commander - 22 Feb 1838
• Captain - 10 July 1843
• Retired Rear-Admiral - 30 Jan 1863
• Retired Vice-Admiral - 26 May 1869
• Retired Admiral - 30 July 1875

Navy Service ^[1]

• 1 Oct 1840 / March 1843: Commander (2nd in Command) in Howe, commanded by Robert Smart, flagship of Rear-Admiral Francis Mason, second in command, Mediterranean.
• March 1843: Commander (2nd in Command) in Impregnable, commanded by Robert Smart, flagship of Rear-Admiral Francis Mason, second in command, Mediterranean.
• 31 Dec 1853: Additional Captain in Fisgard, commanded by John Shepherd, Woolwich, for the Naval Coast Volunteers

Born

1798.

Walworth, Surrey, England.

Baptism

24 Aug 1798.

St Mary, Newington, Surrey, England. ^[2]

Marriage

Husband Adm. James Vashon Baker.

Wife Arabella Sarah Ballard.

Marriage 12 Sep 1846. ^[3]

Cheriton, Kent, England.

Residence

1851 - Almondsbury, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. ^[4]

Name	Age
James Vashan Baken	52
Arabella Sarah Baken	37
James Volant Vashen Baken	1
Wm Colvin Vashon Baken	1 Mo
Elizabeth Catherine Baker, Sister	35
Elizabeth Parry, Servant	23
Ellen Farnen, Servant	20
Elizabeth Hall Hibbard, Servant	21

1861 - Alveston, Gloucestershire, England. ^[5]

Name	Age
James Vashen Baker	62
Arabella Sarah Baker	47
James Volant Varhan Baker	11
William Colvin Baker	10
Arabella Elizabeth Baker	7
Edward Boucker Baker	5
Casper Joseph Baker	8
Maria Ann Semmons, Serv.	21
Susana Eacott Ann, Serv.	28
Elizabeth Cullimore, Serv.	19
Frances Williams, Serv.	16

1871 - Clifton, Gloucestershire, England. ^[6]

Name	Age
James V Baker	72
Arabella L Baker	58
Arabella Baker	17
Edward B Baker	15
Elizabeth Andrews, Serv.	38
Eliza F Baugh, Serv.	20
Lucy Harvey, Serv.	19

Died

14 Oct 1875.

Neen Sollars Rectory, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England. ^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ WikiSource: A Naval Biographical Dictionary by William Richard O'Byrne; View record: (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Naval_Biographical_Dictionary/Baker,_James_Vashon).
2. ↑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812; London Metropolitan Archives, St Mary, Newington, Composite register: baptisms Jan 1777 - Dec 1810, marriages Jan 1777 - May 1779, burials Jan 1777 - 1810 Dec, P92/MRY/014, viewable here.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNFP-W5L : 10 December 2014), James Vashon Baker and Arabella Sarah Ballard, 12 Sep 1846; citing Cheriton, Kent, England, reference item 7 p 26, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,866,543.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKG-2CT : 21 October 2017), James Vashan Baker, Alveston, Gloucestershire, England; citing Alveston, Gloucestershire, England, p. 16, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KT-5LD : 12 December 2017), James Vashen Baker, Alveston, Gloucestershire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5RK-RGP : 10 December 2017), James V Baker, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J22-31Z : 31 December 2014), James Vashon Baker, 1875; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," citing Death, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966; Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England, viewable here.
9. ↑ Death announcement: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51952195/

See also:

• Family looks back at the archives: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51951295/ and https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51951378/

Acknowledgement

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