Emma (Jenkins) Baker was born in Gloucestershire, England.
Emma was born to John Jenkins and Eliza Phipps in Bream (a village in the Forest of Dean), Gloucestershire, England, on 20 June 1854 and her birth was registered[1][2][3]during the third quarter of 1854 in the district of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom.
Emma was baptized[4][5]on 16 July 1854 at St. James Church, Bream. At the time of the ceremony the family resided in Saunders Green, Gloucestershire and her father John Jenkins is noted as a Collier.
Emma was enumerated in the 1861 [6][7] and 1871 census[8][9]and continued to reside with her family in Saunders Green. and then Lydney Lane, Bream respectively.
Emma married Richard Baker and the marriage was registered[10]during the fourth quarter of 1873 in the district of Monmouth.
The April 1881 census[11] shows Emma living with Richard, a Tin Plate Doubler and son Osborne plus her mother, who had only been widowed for a few months was living with Emma and her family in Lydney Lane, Bream. 3 other siblings were living there as well.
By April 1891[12]the family had moved to Abertillery, Monmouthshire where they lived in a four roomed property on King Street with their 16 year old son Osborne, a Hairdresser's assistant and 4 year old Percy (born in Abertillery), plus 2 boarders and a visitor. Richard was a tin plate worker.
The March 1901 census[13]shows Emma residing with her family in Cwm Street, Abertillery.
Emma passed away and her passing was registered[14][15]during the third quarter of 1907 in the district of Bedwellty, Monmouthshire.
Research Notes
In the April 1901 census her son Osborne, now married was living with son Percy. [16]
↑Birth:"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XSK-GFX : 1 October 2014), Emma Jenkins, 1854; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England
↑Birth Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 2 January 2024) Jenkins, Emma (Mother's maiden name: Phipps). GRO Reference: 1854 Jul-Aug-Sep in Monmouth Volume 11A Page 24
↑Birth Registration:"England & Wales Birth Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 2 January 2024) Jenkins, Emma. GRO Reference: 1854 Jul-Aug-Sep in Monmouth Volume 11a Page 24
↑Baptism:"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPR7-732 : 11 February 2018, Emma Jenkins, 16 Jul 1854); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 856,956
↑Baptism:"Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913" Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: P57 in 1/2 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5066 #1047246 (accessed 2 January 2024) Emma Jenkins baptism on 16 Jul 1854, child of John Jenkins & Eliza Jenkins, in Bream, Gloucestershire, England
↑1861 Census:"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RZ-3NR : 24 October 2019), Emma Jenkins in household of John Jenkins, West Dean, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑1861 Census:"1861 England Census" Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3982; Folio: 36; Page: 34; GSU roll: 543217; ED, institution, or vessel: 14; Household schedule number: 133 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #13384780 (accessed 2 January 2024) Emma Jenkins (6) daughter in household of John Jenkins (36) in West Dean in Monmouth registration district in Gloucestershire, England. Born in Bream, Gloucestershire, England
↑1871 Census:"England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V55C-44R : 28 September 2019), Emma Jenkins in entry for John Jenkins, 1871.
↑1871 Census:"1871 England Census" The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5298; Folio: 135; Page: 11; GSU roll: 848430; ED, institution, or vessel: 10; Household schedule number: 58 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #26611038 (accessed 2 January 2024) Emma Jenkins (16) daughter in household of John Jenkins (44) in Bream, Newland in Monmouth registration district in Gloucestershire, England. Born in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
↑Marriage Registration:"England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 2 January 2024) Jenkins, Emma. GRO Reference: 1873 Oct-Nov-Dec in Monmouth Volume 11a Page 87
↑1881 Census:"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 5223; Folio: 134; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1342258; ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #6451255 (accessed 2 January 2024) Emma Baker (26), wife, in household of Richard Baker (25) on Lydney Lane, Newland in Monmouth registration district in Gloucestershire, England. Born in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
↑1891 Census:"1891 Wales Census" Class: RG12; Piece: 4354; Folio: 67; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6099464; ED, institution, or vessel: 15 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6897 #1260773 (accessed 2 January 2024) Emma Baker (37), wife, in household of Richard Baker (36) in Abertyleri, Aberystruth in Bedwellty registration district in Monmouthshire, Wales. Born in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
↑1901 Census:"1901 Wales Census"
Class: RG13; Piece: 4936; Folio: 151; Page: 38; ED, institution, or vessel: 25; Household schedule number: 211 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7815 #31521713 (accessed 2 January 2024) Emma Baker (49), wife, in household of Richd Baker (48) in Abertillery in Bedwellty registration district in Monmouthshire, Wales. Born in Bream, Gloucestershire, England
↑Death Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 2 January 2024) Baker, Emma (Age at death: 53). GRO Reference: 1907 Jul-Aug-Sep in Bedwellty Volume 11A Page 33
↑Death Registration:"England & Wales Death Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 2 January 2024) Baker, Emma. (Age at death: 53). GRO Reference: 1907 Jul-Aug-Sep in Bedwellty Volume 11a Page 33
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