Christopher Barker (1908 - 1984)

Born 29 Sep 1908 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland.

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Hilda (Bellas) Barker — married about 1946 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Winifred (Hammond) Barker — married 1969 in Stafford

Died 27 Feb 1984 at age 75 in Appleby, Westmorland, England

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Biography

Christopher was born about 1908.He was initially a baker and worked for his mother Annie, when she ran the Gothic Cafe, Market Street, Kirkby Stephen. He married "Madge" when he returned home from War Service in the Border Regiment, in India. Interestingly he was able to see his father's grave in Peshawar, India whilst serving there. After the war he worked on the railway and following retirement he ran a small printing business from home. In Q2 of 1969 he married Winifred "Winnie" Creusen at Stafford and they initially lived at his home in Kirkby Stephen, then to Southwaite and lastly to Appleby Westmorland

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FVG-C5T : 1 October 2014), Christopher Barker, 1908; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, East Ward, Westmorland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDM-RW8Q : 8 October 2014), Christopher Barker and null, 1946; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1946, quarter 1, vol. 10B, p. 1443, Westmorland North, Westmorland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV66-5TMX : 8 October 2014), Christopher Barker and null, 1969; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1969, quarter 2, vol. 9B, p. 1248, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC1-WM54 : 4 September 2014), Christopher Barker, Feb 1984; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Appleby, Westmorland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.