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Isaac Baker

b. December 1814

Birth

Isaac Baker was born in December 1814 in Thorne St Margaret.1,2,3,4 He was baptized on 6 January 1815 at St Margaret's church in Thorne St Margaret.1

Parents

FatherSamuel Baker (b. circa 1741, d. 5 December 1815)
MotherElizabeth Chorley (b. 1779, d. before 1861)

Family life

Isaac Baker and Eliza Shepherd were married on 9 November 1837 at Parish Church in Bedminster.5

Children with Eliza Shepherd (b. circa 1815)

DaughterElizabeth Baker (b. circa 1838)
SonJames Baker (b. 1840)
DaughterEmma Baker (b. 1842)
DaughterSarah Ann Baker (b. 1848)
SonCharles Baker (b. circa 1853)
SonFrederick Baker (b. 4 February 1855)

Residence information

Isaac Baker lived at Saint Augustine Place, Saint Augustine, in Bristol, England, on 6 June 1841, coach maker.2 He lived at 109 Edgeware Road in St Marylebone on 30 March 1851, wheelwright.3 He immigrated on 21 February 1855 to Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies. All members of the family (except baby Charles and infant Frederick) could read and write.4

Working life

  • On 9 November 1837 Isaac Baker was a wheelwright at East Street in Bedminster.5

Citations

  1. [S1700] Baptismal Record: Baker, Isaac, Vol 1815, No 12 on page 2, (6 Jan 1815), son of Samuel (Yeoman) and Elizabeth, Somerset Heritage Centre, Taunton
  2. [S1706] Isaac Baker, 6 Jun 1841 Census UK, London, Bristol, Public Record Office, page 2, schedule 990, folio 4, book 6, piece number 371, Archive reference HO107, Saint Augustine's Place, Saint Augustine Parish, Bristol.
  3. [S1707] Robert Baker, 30 Mar 1851 Census UK, London, St Marylebone, Public Record Office, Archive reference HO107, Enumeration District of Christ Church, Marylebone, London.
  4. [S1708] Isaac Baker and family entry, Ascendant, Passenger List, 21 Feb 1855; in series 5316; item 4/4792 (Kingswood: State Records Authority of NSW), reel 2137.
  5. [S1705] Marriage Certificate, Isaac Baker and Eliza Shepherd, 9 Nov 1837, Somerset Heritage Service, Taunton. The Parish Church, Bedminster, Bristol & Somerset.
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Last Edited12 June 2022