See also

Family of James Charles Baker and Jessie Jennings Bishop

Husband: James Charles Baker

  • Name:

  • James Charles Baker1,2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • gardener (at market), wood sawyer, machinist then a baker and shop keeper5,6,7,8,9

  • Birth:

  • 15 Oct 1873

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,5,6,7,8,10

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Nov 1873 (age 0)

  • St. Mary at Stoke Church, Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of James Baker (labourer) and Mary Ann

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 7)

  • Halifax Cottages, Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents James and Mary Ann, sisters Anna, Mary Ann and Ellen, and brother Thomas. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 17)

  • 15 Rapier Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a gardiner (at market) (sic) and living with his father James, sisters Annie and Ellen, brother Thomas, and a boarder. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 26)

  • 5 Rothbury Villas, Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a wood sawyer and living with his wife Jessie, daughters Mabel and Elsie, and sons Valentine and Percy. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 37)

  • Selsey Villa, 25 Springfield Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a wood working machinist in an organ factory and living in six rooms with his wife Jessie, daughters Malble (sic) and Elsie, sons Stanley, Charles and Albert, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 47 yrs 9 mns)

  • 158 London Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a baker and living with his wife Jessie, son Albert, daughters Ruby and Queenie, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 65)

  • 382 Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • a married and retired shop keeper living with his wife Jessie. Born on 15th October 1873

  • Death:

  • 20 May 1955 (age 81)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England4,11

  • Probate:

  • 25 Aug 1955

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • of 382 Norwich Road Ipswich died 20th May 1955, probate of effects of £5,370 7s (~£128,000 in 2017) to Norman Butters solicitor and Richard Noel Clarke solicitors clerk

Wife: Jessie Jennings Bishop

  • Name:

  • Jessie Jennings Bishop12,13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Richard William Bishop (1834?- )

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Mary Ann Emerson (1835?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay maker14

  • Birth:

  • 30 Dec 1875

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England5,7,8,9,12,14,15,16

  •  

  • 1939 register says born on 29th December 1875

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Apr 1878 (age 2)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • son (although registered as female) of William Bishop (labourer) and Elizabeth of 16 Potter Street Ipswich, born 30th December 1875

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  • Foundry Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents William and Elizabeth, and brothers Charles, William, Richard and Albert. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 15)

  • 50 Dorkin Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter working as a stay maker and living in four rooms with her parents William and Elizabeth, and brother Albert. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 25)

  • 5 Rothbury Villas, Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband James, daughters Mabel and Elsie, and sons Valentine and Percy. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 35)

  • Selsey Villa, 25 Springfield Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • married wife living in six rooms with her husband James, daughters Malble (sic) and Elsie, sons Stanley, Charles and Albert, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and married for seventeen years with five children, all of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 45 yrs 6 mns)

  • 158 London Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband James, son Albert, daughters Ruby and Queenie, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 63)

  • 382 Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband James. Born on 29th December 1875

  • Death:

  • 24 Feb 1966 (age 90)

  • Copdock Lodge, London Road, Copdock, Suffolk, England17,18

  • Probate:

  • 12 Jul 1966

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • of 113 Hervey Street Ipswich died 24th February 1966 at Copdock Lodge Copdock Ipswich, probate of £11,318 (~£191,000 in 2017) to Norman Butters and Richard Noel Clarke solicitors

Child 1: Mabel Florence Baker

  • Name:

  • Mabel Florence Baker19

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Cornelius Victor William Blomfield (1892-1980)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • drapers assistant7

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jul 1894

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England5,7,19,20,21

  •  

  • death index says born 30th July 1894

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • 5 Rothbury Villas, Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents James and Jessie, sister Elsie, and brothers Valentine and Percy. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  • Selsey Villa, 25 Springfield Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a drapers assistant and living in six rooms with her parents James and Jessie, sister Elsie, brothers Stanley, Charles and Albert, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 45)

  • 511 Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband William, and daughter Ruby. Born on 29th July 1894

  • Death:

  • Aug 1988 (age 94)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England21

Child 2: Elsie Violet Baker

  • Name:

  • Elsie Violet Baker22

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • confectioners assistant7

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1896

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England5,7,22

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 5 Rothbury Villas, Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents James and Jessie, sister Mabel, and brothers Valentine and Percy. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • Selsey Villa, 25 Springfield Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a confectioners assistant and living in six rooms with her parents James and Jessie, sister Mable (sic), brothers Stanley, Charles and Albert, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 3: Stanley Valentine Baker

  • Name:

  • Stanley Valentine Baker23

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1898

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England5,7,23

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 3)

  • 5 Rothbury Villas, Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son as Valentine living with his parents James and Jessie, sisters Mabel and Elsie, and brother Percy. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 13)

  • Selsey Villa, 25 Springfield Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents James and Jessie, sisters Mable (sic) and Elsie, brothers Charles and Albert, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 4: Charles Percy Baker

  • Name:

  • Charles Percy Baker24,25

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ellen Ivy Amelia Frost (1900-1988)

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jul 1900

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England5,7,24,25

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8 mns)

  • 5 Rothbury Villas, Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son as Percy living with his parents James and Jessie, sisters Mabel and Elsie, and brother Valentine. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 11)

  • Selsey Villa, 25 Springfield Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents James and Jessie, sisters Mable (sic) and Elsie, brothers Stanley and Albert, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q4 1976 (age 76)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Child 5: Albert Edward Baker

  • Name:

  • Albert Edward Baker26,27

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ada Annnie Louisa Taunton (1906-1994)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • master baker8,28

  • Birth:

  • 27 Jun 1902

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England7,8,26,27,28

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 8)

  • Selsey Villa, 25 Springfield Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in six rooms with his parents James and Jessie, sisters Mable (sic) and Elsie, brothers Stanley and Charles, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 19 yrs 11 mns)

  • 158 London Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a baker for his father and living with his parents James and Jessie, sisters Ruby and Queenie, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 37)

  • 35 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England28

  •  

  • a married master baker living with his wife Ada, son James and three closed records (presumably daughter Gwendoline, and sons Kenneth and Ivan). Born on 27th June 1902

  • Death:

  • Q2 1979 (age 76-77)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England27

Child 6: Ruby Gladys Baker

  • Name:

  • Ruby Gladys Baker29

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Ronald Walter Smith (1908-1989)

  • Birth:

  • 15 Jul 1911

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England8,29,30,31

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 0 mns)

  • 158 London Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents James and Jessie, brother Albert, sister Queenie, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 28)

  • 1 Benacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England30

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Ronald, a child John Raiser, and a closed record. Born on 15th July 1911

  • Death:

  • 26 Sep 1975 (age 64)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England31,32

  • Probate:

  • 7 Jan 1976

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England32

  •  

  • of 73 High Road West Felixstowe Suffolk died 26th September 1975, probate of £9,431 (~£72,000 in 2017)

Child 7: Gwendoline Doris Baker

  • Name:

  • Gwendoline Doris Baker8,33

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Queenie

  • Spouse:

  • Francis Henry Spurgeon (1909-2001)

  • Birth:

  • 23 Apr 1913

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England8,33,34

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 8 yrs 1 mn)

  • 158 London Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter as Queenie attending school and living with her parents James and Jessie, brother Albert, sister Ruby, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 26)

  • 45 Benacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England34

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Francis. Born on 23rd April 1913

  • Death:

  • 24 Sep 1959 (age 46)

  • Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England35,36

  • Probate:

  • 1 Jun 1960

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England36

  •  

  • of 21 Windermere Close Ipswich (wife of Francis Henry Spurgeon) died 24th September 1959 at Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital (Heath Road Wing) Ipswich, administration of effects of £782 17s 7d (~£16,000 in 2017) to the said Francis Henry Spurgeon draughtsman

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2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1873 quarter:4 volume:4a page:591. Cit. Date: 31 August 2022.

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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1955 quarter:2 volume:4b page:757. Cit. Date: 31 August 2022.

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7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10810 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:12 schedule:170. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

8.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9400 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:8 schedule:21. Cit. Date: 28 August 2022.

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UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6603C page:3 line:25 letter code:TVBT. Cit. Date: 31 August 2022.

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England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1872 folio:6 page:6 schedule:28. Cit. Date: 31 August 2022.

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UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1955 page:283. Cit. Date: 31 August 2022.

12.

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13.

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14.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1471 folio:88 page:26 schedule:175. Cit. Date: 25 August 2022.

15.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Cit. Date: 26 July 2017.

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England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1870 folio:68 page:4 schedule:234. Cit. Date: 25 August 2022.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1966 quarter:1 volume:4b page:1250. Cit. Date: 31 August 2022.

18.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1966 page:55. Cit. Date: 31 August 2022.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1894 quarter:3 volume:4a page:829. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

20.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6599C page:3 line:36 letter code:TVAO. Cit. Date: 29 August 2022.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1988 quarter:3 register:888 volume:10 page:2573. Cit. Date: 31 August 2022.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1896 quarter:1 volume:4a page:882. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

23.

Ibid. Ipswich 1898 quarter:1 volume:4a page:922. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

24.

Ibid. Ipswich 1900 quarter:3 volume:4a page:972. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1976 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2588. Cit. Date: 28 August 2022.

26.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1902 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1027. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

27.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1979 quarter:2 volume:10 page:2391. Cit. Date: 27 August 2022.

28.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6605F page:10 line:17 letter code:TVNE. Cit. Date: 27 August 2022.

29.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1911 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1950. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

30.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6609D page:1 line:1 letter code:TVOF. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

31.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1975 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2368. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

32.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1976 page:7772 no:761000137B. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

33.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1913 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2026. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

34.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6609C page:1 line:11 letter code:TVOE. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

35.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1959 quarter:3 volume:4b page:674. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.

36.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1960 page:607. Cit. Date: 26 August 2022.