Rhoda Eleanor (Oldham) Baines (1889 - 1963)

Born 1889 in Combrook, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Died 30 Mar 1963 at about age 74 in Coggeshall, Essex, England

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Biography

Rhoda Eleanor Oldham was born in 1889 in Combrook, Warwickshire, England to Edward Fines Oldham and Rebecca (Hughes) Oldham. Her birth was registered in the last quarter of the year in Stratford On Avon.^[1]

In 1891 Rhoda E Oldham (age 1) lived in Combrook with her father Edward F (26, Carpenter), mother Rebecca (23), two older siblings: Edward P (5, Scholar) and Gertrude A (3), aunt Mary A Oldham (18, Teacher in National School), and farm servant George Golby (13).^[2]

In 1901 Rhoda E Oldham (age 11) lived in Combrook with her father Edward F (36), mother Rebecca (34), seven siblings: Edward P (15), Adeline M (9), Ellen L (5), Walter E (4), Frederick J (3), Violet E (1), and an unnamed infant brother (0), as well as visitor Alice Scarsbrook (26, Sick Nurse).^[3]

In 1911 Rhoda Oldham (age 21) was a house maid in the household of Johey Charles Abbotts in Chigwell, Essex.^[4]

Rhoda E Oldham married Francis L Baynes [aka Baines] in 1914. The marriage was registered in the second quarter of the year in Southwark, London.^[5]

Rhoda and Francis had one son: Francis Trevean Baines (24 Sep 1915 - 1987)

Rhoda's husband was an architect (sir Frank Baines KCVO), and they lived in an estate in southern Cornwall until his death in 1933 forced her to sell it. Shortly afterwards, in 1936, she purchased The Cedars in Coggeshall, Essex and moved there with her son. According to the brochure for the sale of the house that Harrods' auctioneering branch put out, “The Cedars is a pleasant, old house in one of the most picturesque villages of Essex, lying in a countryside which is notably one of the prettiest in the Eastern Counties. It is a property which should strongly appeal to anyone seeking a residence of character with an old world garden, within 45 miles of London.”^[6]

"BAINES lady Rhoda Eleanor of The Cedars 80 Church Street Coggeshall Essex widow died 30 March 1963 Probate Ipswich 28 May to Francis Trevean Baines author. Effects £13289 5s."^[7] Her death was registered in the second quarter of 1963 in Braintree, Essex.^[8] She was buried 3 Apr 1963 in Essex.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XY7-QMG : 1 October 2014), Rhoda Eleanor Oldham, 1889; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGPD-GMM : 10 December 2017), Rhoda E Oldham in household of Edward F Oldham, Combrook, Warwickshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Warwickshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZR-V2Q : 8 April 2016), Rhoda E Oldham in household of Edward F Oldham, Combrook, Warwickshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wellesbourne subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWF2-RNF : 2 August 2017), Rhoda Oldham in household of Johey Charles Abbotts, Chigwell, Oakwood Chigwell, Essex, England; 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.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:268Y-SBP : 13 December 2014), Rhoda E Oldham and null, 1914; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1914, quarter 2, vol. 1D, p. 272, Southwark, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ Mooney, Brian. The Cedars Coggeshall: The story of a house and its garden. 2012. http://www.discoveringcoggeshall.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Cedars-261012-web-version.pdf
7. ↑ Find a will - UK Wills and Probate 1858-1996: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/
8. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCN-1XPV : 4 September 2014), Rhoda E Baines, 1963; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Braintree, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
9. ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLGB-5ZHH : 6 November 2017), Rhoda Eleanor Baines, 1963.