William BAKER

1748 - 1815  (67 years)

• Name	William BAKER
  Birth	1748  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Event	16 Nov 1787	Beckingham Hall[?], Essex
  	Admitted to land in Tolleshunt Major at the Manor Court
  	The "David" Nevill as transcribed here might be the "Daniel" Nevill, miller of Tolleshunt Major, to whom Peter BRAND was apprenticed between 1770 and 1777.
  		Tolleshunt Manor - On the death of William BAKER (1815)
  Residence	25 Oct 1790	Birch, Essex
  Event	31 Jan 1810	Chelmsford, Essex
  	Voted for John Archer HOUBLON in the Poll for the Knight of the Shire (MP). Eligible by virtue of freehold in Tolleshunt Major.
  Death	Jun 1815  [2]
  Burial	14 Jun 1815	Tolleshunt Major Parish Church, Essex
  Notes	1790; Living in Birch at time of marriage. 1807: Tolleshunt Major What is the significance of name of Gibson BAKER's daughter "Carrington"? First owned land in Tolleshunt Major in 1787. Signature on manor court papers seems to match that on the 1790 marriage register at Birch. See Essex CRO D/DBs M6 for Tolleshunt Manor Court draft minute books 1737-98 Possibly son of Abraham BAKER and Sarah NILSON (m. 20 Apr 1747 Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk), baptised 18 Apr 1748 at St. Mary's, Bury St. Edmunds. A daughter, Luce BAKER, of a same-named couple was baptised at Sudbury, Suffolk 24 Jan 1749/50. Repository: Essex Record Office Level: Category Maps Level: Fonds MAP OF EASTHORPE HALL Level: Item Reference Code T/M 178/1 Dates of Creation 1741 Extent 1 Scope and Content Photocopy of map of EASTHORPE 'EASTHORPE Hall being the Demesne Lands of the Manor of EASTHORPE. The Estate of George BAKER Esqr Taken by T.Skinner' 20 in.to1 mile 21" x 30". 230a in centre of parish. Field-names; names of woods and marshes;names of adjacent lands and owners; state of cultivation. Building including EASTHORPE church and Hall drawn in perpective view. Original in Public Record Office, reference MPE 308. Date From 1741 Date To 1741
  Person ID	I2688	Gadd
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	TOLLESHUNT BAKER
  Family ID	F5891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth GOODEN,   b. Bef 1774
  Marriage	25 Oct 1790	Great Birch, Essex   [3]
  Children	1. Amelia BAKER,   c. 04 Sep 1791, Easthorpe, Essex + 2. Gibson BAKER,   b. 1795   d. 1827 (Age 32 years)   3. Mary BAKER,   c. May 1796, Tolleshunt Major Parish Church, Essex   4. Sarah BAKER,   b. 1798 + 5. William BAKER,   b. 1796-1801, Essex d. 1846 (Age 45 years)   6. Hannah BAKER,   b. 1802   7. John BAKER,   c. Jun 1805, Tolleshunt Major Parish Church, Essex + 8. James BAKER,   c. Jun 1807, Tolleshunt Major Parish Church, Essex
  Family ID	F929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] Aged 67 at burial. [S130] 1821 Census: widow listed as head of household. [S308] by banns, Wm otp, Elizabeth of Easthorpe.