The entries for people & families with the surname Baker are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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He married Unknown.
They lived at 32 Victoria Street, Haley Hill.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was serving in Italy and had returned from duty to his 2-man tent.
He died from heart failure [6th/7th July 1918] (aged 36), and was
found next morning.
He was buried at Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension, Italy [3 B 4].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was
a coal miner [1881] /
a check weighman [1891] /
a pipe layer's labourer [1901].
In 1877, he married Jane Hudson [1860-1???] in Wakefield.
Children:
The family lived at
Arthur died in Halifax [Q4 1902] (aged 49).
Living with the widowed Jane [in 1911] were grandsons Cyril
Baker [b 1904] & Harold Baker [b 1907].
Son William Henry and sons-in-law Kalita Dixon
& Harry Smith died in World War I
He married Rhoda May.
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with B Battery
51st Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He died 14th November 1916 (aged 23).
He was buried at the Warlencourt British Cemetery, France [VII L 41]
In [Q1] 1920, Rhoda May married John Hollas in Halifax.
They lived at 7 Broad Carr Terrace, Holywell Green
He was
educated at Christ's College Cambridge /
ordained at Southowram [June 1912] /
Curate at Southowram [1912]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a baker's assistant [1901] /
a baker [1911].
He married Rosaline Ada Stone.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
He died 15th May 1918.
He was buried at the St. Souplet British Cemetery, France [III BB 2].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was a missionary [1911].
In 1899, he married Elizabeth Streatfield [1870-19??] in Kent.
Children:
The family lived at 21a King Cross Road, Halifax [1911].
Living with them in 1911 were Arthur Comfort and his 2 sons
He died at Hebble House [8th December 1907].
He was buried at Scholemoor
In 1895, he married Eliza Bailey in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 155 St Giles Road, Lightcliffe [1908]
He worked with his mother in the Market Hall, Halifax.
He was a reservist and was called-up [August 1914].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
South Wales Borderers.
He served in Egypt.
He was wounded in the Dardanelles.
He died 23rd April 1917 (aged 43).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [4A],
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His sister lived at 10 Chapel Place, Pellon
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
with 125 Battery
48 Lt. A. A. Regiment
Royal Artillery.
He was injured by a lorry in North Africa.
He died in hospital [8th June 1943] (aged 39).
He was buried at the Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya [8 D 2].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He left to become organist at Sheffield Cathedral
He was at Blackburn [1901]
before becoming
Minister at Bridge Street (Central) Methodist Church, Todmorden
[1908]
In 1896, he married Jessie Menhinick from Bodmin, in Bodmin.
Children:
The family lived at Woodlands Avenue, Todmorden [1911]
Born in Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
North Staffordshire Regiment.
He died 13th May 1918 (aged 23).
He was buried at the St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France [P XI I 8B].
He is remembered on Luddendenfoot War Memorial
He became Rector of Hargrave
Children:
The family lived at
William was dead by 1861.
Naomi was a worsted reeler [1861] and a cotton sorter [1871]
Born in Hull.
He was
a cotton spinner [1871, 1881] /
an insurance agent [1891] /
a baker and confectioner [1901, 1911].
He established William Baker & Son at Bankfield Bakery, Halifax.
In 1874, he married Mary Jane Skirrow [1853-1912] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1891, his father-in-law, Joseph Skirrow [b 1801] a retired
clogger, was living with the family
He lived at 11 Rhodes Terrace, Trooper Lane, Halifax.
He was a regular soldier with 9 years' service.
He was in Meerut, India [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted in Huddersfield, and
served as a Corporal
with 64 Battery
5th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery
/
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [11th October 1917] (aged 28).
He was buried at the Minty Farm Cemetery, Belgium [I E 20]
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brothers-in-law Kalita Dixon & Harry Smith also
died in the War
Jane was born in Stanley, Wakefield, Yorkshire
In 1911, Rosaline was working as a shop assistant, and living
with the Baker family at the baker's shop at 27 Boothtown Road
Mary Jane came from Halifax
Unattached BMDs for Baker:
See
Baxter
Marriages
1805,
1810,
1873,
1899,
1904,
1907,
1923,
1942
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