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01-10-23, 20:45
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George Baker ironmonger
George married in 1839: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...68?pId=2527486
His father was George Baker, also an ironmonger, and witnesses both bore the surname Thorogood. So it is reasonable to suppose that his parents were George Baker and Susanna nee Thorogood, and this was their marriage in 1818: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...7&pId=10092418 George was born 1819 in Queen's Square: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...135?pId=489136 Other children were: William Baker 19 Jan 1823 St George, Hanover Square Westminster George, Susannah View Record Henry Thomas Baker 22 Jun 1828 St George, Hanover Square Westminster George, Susannah View Record Charles Baker 5 Sep 1824 St George, Hanover Square Westminster George, Susanna View Record Emma Baker 27 Feb 1831 St George, Hanover Square Westminster George, Susannah tbc
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01-10-23, 21:06
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William, Henry Thomas, Charles and Emma were all born in Davies Street, with their father being an ironmonger.
In a will proved in 1832, Susan Baker, wife of George Baker of Davies Street, Oxford Street is described as the sister of William Thorogood of Ongar, Essex. Some dreadful tragedy struck in 1831: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...3&pId=10325368 Charles aged 6, Henry Thomas and Thomas Richard of Castle Street were all buried on 4th February. This has to be the same family, but why were the little boys not at Davies Street? Were they being looked after as the mother was near her time? Emma was buried from Davies Street in 1832: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...e&pId=10156009 This might be Susanna's burial: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...a5&pId=9505991 But then it all gets rather strange. This is George senior's will: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...594?pId=193692 He appears to have a large family of daughters, born contemporaneously with Susannah's children. Here is the family in 1851, with all the daughters born before 1831: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...57?pId=2421514 Did he have a mistress? Help, please!
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01-10-23, 21:33
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Here is the family in 1841: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...49?pId=7416538
George 55 Martha 45 Eliza 15 Martha 15 Ruth 15 Samuel 9 and Maria Little 20 with baby Thomas. Hephzibah is at school, and it is not clear who Samuel is. The girls are all acknowledged daughters and George junior is of course already married.
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01-10-23, 22:22
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The plot thickens.
This is Henry T Baker in 1851: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/reco...1%2F0003437243 He is with father George, and mother Susannah, aged 57 born Ongar!
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02-10-23, 08:44
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After mature reflection...
There are TWO George Bakers. Mine is the son of George and Susanna. He is coincidentally living in Tottenham Court Road at the time of marriage. Family occupations include bell founder locksmith ironmonger etc. The other George is the son of George and Martha. The family run a large ironmongers shop in Tottenham Court Road and Dad is incredibly wealthy. I'm interested in Susanna Thorogood rather than the Bakers but I do wonder whether the fathers might have been related?
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02-10-23, 10:40
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Quote:
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02-10-23, 10:51
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Yes, that's her. It looks as if she died in St Mary's hospital, Paddington aged 57 in 1855:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...78&pId=8581199
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