Family of George BAKER and Rebecca SPARSHOTT

Husband:	George BAKER (1849-1930)
Wife:	Rebecca SPARSHOTT (1851-1892)
Children:	Joseph BAKER (1882- )
	Reuben J BAKER (1880- )
	Rebecca A BAKER (1873- )
	Louisa A BAKER (1875- )
	Emma Eliza BAKER (1876-1971)
	Caroline Phoebe BAKER (1878-1967)
	Margaret Florence BAKER (1883-1976)
	Kit BAKER (1884- )
	Kate S BAKER (1887- )
Marriage	18 Oct 1869	Brighton

Husband: George BAKER

Name:	George BAKER
Sex:	Male
Father:	Reuben BAKER (1810- )
Mother:	Frances AGATE (1817-1895)
Birth	4 Mar 1849	Epsom, Surrey
Census	1881 (age 31-32)	43 Wood Street, Brighton
Death	1930 (age 80-81)

Wife: Rebecca SPARSHOTT

Name:	Rebecca SPARSHOTT
Sex:	Female
Father:	George SPARSHOTT (1818-1883)
Mother:	Margaret ELLIOTT (1832-1898)
Birth	23 May 1851	Fort Pitt, St Margarets, Rochester
Death	1892 (age 40-41)

Child 1: Joseph BAKER

Name:	Joseph BAKER
Sex:	Male
Birth	1882	Brighton

Child 2: Reuben J BAKER

Name:	Reuben J BAKER
Sex:	Male
Birth	1880	Brighton

Child 3: Rebecca A BAKER

Name:	Rebecca A BAKER
Sex:	Female
Birth	1873	Brighton

Child 4: Louisa A BAKER

Name:	Louisa A BAKER
Sex:	Female
Birth	1875	Brighton

Child 5: Emma Eliza BAKER

Name:	Emma Eliza BAKER
Sex:	Female
Birth	21 Feb 1876	Brighton
Death	19 Apr 1971 (age 95)	Brighton

Child 6: Caroline Phoebe BAKER

Name:	Caroline Phoebe BAKER
Sex:	Female
Birth	25 Nov 1878	Brighton
Death	1967 (age 88-89)	Brighton

Child 7: Margaret Florence BAKER

Child 8: Kit BAKER

Name:	Kit BAKER
Sex:	Unknown
Birth	1884

Child 9: Kate S BAKER

Name:	Kate S BAKER
Sex:	Female
Birth	1887

Note on Husband: George BAKER - shared note

1. His birth certificate says that he was born 4/3/1849 in Epsom. Note that his mother is clearly recorded as Frances Baker, formerly Agate. See file : www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/BthGB_01.htm for a transcription of the birth certificate.

 

2. He can be found in his parents household in the 1851 census. See tramscript at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen51_004.htm

 

3. In the 1861 census he is still at home with his mother - who is now a widow. See census tramscript at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen61_005.htm

 

4. I have a copy of his marriage certificate for his marriage to Rebecca Sparshott in 1869. At the time of his marriage they lived at 51 Elm Gore, Brighton and his profession is still that of paperhanger. A transcription of the certificate can be seen at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/MarBS_01.htm

 

5. The 1871 census shows him living with his wife Rebecca and their first son George. See census tramscript at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen71_001.htm

 

6. The 1881 census shows him living at 43 Wood Street, Brighton with his wife and 5 children. (NB. In the CD version of the census the family surname is given as 'Bruce'. ) See census tramscript at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen81_001.htm

 

7. There are three more children, Alice, Joe and Kit, who have been drawn in a family tree by Mum. I haven't a clue where she got them from.

 

8. In 1883 he was still at 43 Wood Street, where Margaret was born. Her birth certificate gives his profession as Paperhanger Journeyman.

He was still a paperhanger at the time of Margaret's marriage in 1912.

 

9. At the time of the 1891 census he is living in Brighton with his wife and 5 children. (But Margaret, who should be aged about 7 is missing ?) See census tramscript at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen91_003.htm

 

10.. In the 1901 census he is living at 20 Gladstone Place with his second wife Eliza and four children - Joseph and Kate from his first marriage, plus George and Frances from his second marriage. He is a self-employed paper hanger. See census transcript at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen01_006.htm

 

11. In the 1911 census George Baker is living with his 2nd wife Eliza Miles. We are told that 4 children were born living, of whom 3 are still alive. Presumambly this must be the family of Eliza Miles. The couple have been married for 17 years and are living at 103 Bear Road, Brighton. See census tramscript at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/Cen11_007.htm

 

12. I have checked the National Probate Index for 1930/31 - no entry found.

Note on Wife: Rebecca SPARSHOTT - shared note

1. Her birth certificate says that she was born at Fort Pitt, St Margarets, Rochester in 1851 while her father was stationed at Chatham Barracks. A transcription of her birth certificate can be seen at www.familychest.co.uk/History/Data/BthRS_01.htm

 

2. She married George Baker in 1869 and died in 1892. See notes on George Baker for details of her married life.