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BAKER, John
1812 - 1895 (84 years) Has no ancestors but 34 descendants in this family tree.
1809 - 1888 (78 years)-
Name BAKER, John Birth Between 1811 and 1812 Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1895 Leicester, Leicestershire Person ID I369 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Family 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 Children 1. BAKER, Mary Elizabeth, b. Aft 08.02.1836, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1911 (Age > 75 years)2. BAKER, Caroline Amelia, b. 1838, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1904, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 66 years)3. BAKER, Emily Anna, b. 1839, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1912, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, England (Age 73 years)4. BAKER, John A., b. 1840, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown5. BAKER, James Arthur, b. 1841, Chilwel Coton, Warwickshire, England d. 1911, Leicestershire Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 70 years)Family ID F248 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN BAKER 1811 or 1812-1895
There is no trace of his baptism in Gosberton parish register between 1809 and 1812.
In 1841 the family were 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)
(Two year old William WADE was probably the son of Caroline BAKER's sister Jemima WADE nee EDGOOSE)
John BAKER, builder and joiner, is listed at 62 Jarrom Street in the Leicester City directories from 1870 to 1877.
The highest house number listed in the 1861 census is 50 Jarrom Street.
The 1871 census of 62 Jarrom Street, Leicester:
*John BAKER, head, aged 59, carpenter and joiner, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Caroline BAKER, wife, aged 61, born at Gosberton;
John BAKER, son, aged 30, unmarried, carpenter and joiner, born at Gosberton;
John FARNDON, son-in-law, aged 30, elastic weaver, born at Bedworth, Warwickshire;
Caroline FARNDON, wife, aged 33, silk winder, born at Gosberton;
(RG10/3284/61/9)
The 1881 census returns for 54.1/2 Asylam Street, Leicester St. Mary, Leicestershire:
*John BAKER, head, aged 69, carpenter, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Caroline BAKER, wife, aged 71, born at Gosberton;
John BAKER, son, aged 40, carpenter, born at Gosberton;
Mary BAKER, daughter-in-law, aged 37, shoe trade machinist, born at Blaby, Leicestershire;
John BAKER, grandson, aged 8, scholar, born at Leicester.
(RG11/3175/70/8)
The 1891 census of 43 Chatham Street, Leicester:
John FARNDON, head, aged 50, woolcarder, born at Bedworth, Warwickshire;
Caroline A. FARNDON, wife, aged 53, shopkeeper, born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
Jesse B. FARNDON, son, aged 19, apprentice basket maker, born at Leicester;
Caroline A. FARNDON, daughter, aged 15, apprentice cigar maker, born at Leicester;
*John BAKER, father, aged 79, widower, living on own means, born at Gosberton.
Herbert HOWETT, boarder, aged 29, brushmaker, born at Radford, Nottinghamshire;
Edward HARRISON, boarder, aged 26, basket maker, born at Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire, Blind;
Joseph H. ALLEN, boarder, aged 31, stockinger, born at Wymeswold, Leicestershire.
(RG12/2524/32/19)
The death of a JOHN BAKER aged 83 was registered in 1895.
(GRO March Q 1895 Leicester 7a 187)
(revised 08.09.2006)