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BAKER, Mary Elizabeth
Aft 1837 - Aft 1911 (> 75 years) Has 28 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
1812 - 1895 (84 years)-
Name BAKER, Mary Elizabeth Birth Aft 08.02.1836 Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Female Death Aft 1911 Person ID I3011 Edgoose Last Modified 16 May 2026
Father BAKER, John, b. Between 1811 and 1812, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1895, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 84 years) Mother EDGOOSE, Caroline, b. 11 Sep 1809, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. 13 Apr 1888, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 78 years) Marriage 8 Feb 1836 Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F248 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WALKER, Alfred, b. Between 1826 and 1827, Leicester, Leicestershire d. Bef 1901 (Age < 74 years) Marriage 1866 Leicester, Leicestershire Children 1. WALKER, Alfred, b. Between 1866 and 1867, Leicester, Leicestershire d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. WALKER, Sarah, b. Between 1867 and 1868, Leicester, Leicestershire d. 1874, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 7 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. WALKER, Caroline Amelia, b. 1870, Leicester, Leicestershire d. 1872, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. WALKER, Winfrey Burnett, b. 1873, Leicester, Leicestershire d. 1886, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 13 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. WALKER, Frederick George, b. 1874, Leicester, Leicestershire d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. WALKER, Walter Edmund, b. 1879, Leicester, Leicestershire d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1508 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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MARY ELIZABETH BAKER 1837-
Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John and Caroline BAKER of Gosberton Risegate, Lincolnshire, was baptised at Gosberton on 5 February 1837.
In 1841 she was living in Bridge Street, Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire:
John BAKER, aged 30, joiner and builder, not born in Warwickshire;
Caroline BAKER, aged 30, not born in Warwickshire;
*Mary BAKER, aged 4, not born in Warwickshire;
Caroline BAKER, aged 3, not born in Warwickshire;
Emily BAKER, aged 2, not born in Warwickshire;
John BAKER, aged 1, not born in Warwickshire;
Mary EDGOOSE, aged 50, not born in Warwickshire.
(HO107/1127/4/25/8)
The family were living at 3 Chatham Street, Leicester, in 1851:
John BAKER, head, aged 39, carpenter and joiner, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Caroline BAKER, wife, aged 40, born at Gosberton;
*Mary Elizth BAKER, daughter, aged 14, glove stitcher, born at Gosberton;
Caroline A. BAKER, daughter, aged 13, glove stitcher, born at Gosberton;
Emily A. BAKER, daughter, aged 12, glove stitcher, born at Gosberton;
John BAKER, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Gosberton;
James A. BAKER, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire;
Jemima EDGOOSE, lodger, aged 29, unmarried, staymaker, born at Gosberton;
(HO107/2088/110/7)
The 1861 census of 6 Oxford Terrace, Infirmary Square, Leicester St. Mary:
John BAKER, head, aged 50, carpenter & joiner, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Caroline BAKER, wife, aged 51, born at Gosberton;
*Mary E. BAKER, daughter, aged 24, milliner, born at Gosberton;
Caroline A. BAKER, daughter, aged 23, cotton winder, born at Gosberton;
Emily A. BAKER, daughter, aged 22, cotton winder, born at Gosberton;
John BAKER, son, aged 20, carpenter and joiner, born at Gosberton;
James BAKER, son, aged 19, carpenter and joiner, born at Nuneaton, Warwickshire;
William WADE, visitor, aged 2, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
(RG9/2294/48/6)
The marriage between Mary E. BAKER and Alfred WALKER was registered in 1866.
(GRO March Q Leicester 7a 176)
The 1871 census of 95 Great Holme Street, Leicester:
Alfred WALKER, head, aged 44, warehouseman, born in Leicester;
*Mary E. WALKER, wife, aged 34, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Alfd WALKER, son, aged 4, scholar, born in Leicester;
Sarah WALKER, daughter, aged 3, born in Leicester;
Caroline WALKER, daughter, aged 4 months, born in Leicester.
(RG10/3286/88/37)
The 1881 census of 73 Great Holme Street, Leicester St. Mary:
Alfred WALKER, head, aged 54, warehouseman, born in Leicester;
*Mary E. WALKER, wife, aged 44, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Alfred WALKER, son, aged 14, printer, born in Leicester;
Winfrey B. WALKER, son, aged 8, scholar, born in Leicester;
Frederick G. WALKER, son, aged 6, scholar, born in Leicester;
Walter E. WALKER, son, aged 1, born in Leicester.
(RG11/3176/76/8)
The family has not be traced in the 1891 census of England and Wales.
The 1901 census of 31 Ivanhoe Street, Leicester (formerly Newfound Pool):
*Mary E. WALKER, head, aged 64, widow, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Alfred WALKER, son, aged 34, painter and carpenter, born in Leicester;
Frederick G. WALKER, son, aged 26, mechanical engineer, born in Leicester;
Walter E. WALKER, son, aged 21, mechanical engineer, born in Leicester;
Margaret J. POTTER, servant, aged 23, general servant, born at Walcote, Leicestershire.
(RG13/3010/56/36)
(revised 11.08.2017)