Vivienne Marie BAKER b. 25 Feb 1942 Oakfields Nursing Home, 2 Oakfield Rd., Clifton, Bristol d. 11 Dec 1994 Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry

1942 - 1994 (52 years)

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Name	Vivienne Marie BAKER
Birth	25 Feb 1942	Oakfields Nursing Home, 2 Oakfield Rd., Clifton, Bristol
Birth		2 Oakfield Road, Bristol BS8
Gender	Female
Baptism	15 Mar 1942	St. David's, Beauley Road, Bristol
		Vivienne Baker (1942-1994)
		St David's, Beauley Road, Bedminster Built as a mission church for the Beauley Road area of St Paul's parish in 1908, it ceased to be a church before the second world war, and became St David's Hall, and later St Paul's Church Hall. Following the destruction of St Paul's Church on Good Friday 1941, the building was used once more for services, until the rebuilt St Paul's opened once more in March 1958. It is now converted into four flats.
Residence	1944-1956	15 Morley Road, Southville, Bristol
Residence		15 Morley Road, Southville, Bristol
Education	Sep 1953 - Dec 1958	Rose Green High School, Whitehall Road, St Georges, Bristol
Education	School reports show that she had ability but was more interested in sport. Her report at Easter 1958 says "In general, Vivienne is steady and reliable. Her work has shown improvement this term. She has represented the school in both hockey and netball, and is Netball Captain of her House." She gained the following GCE 'O' Levels: English Language, English Literature (Selected), History (British), Commercial Subjects (including Arithmetic & Accounts), French, Geography.
Occupation	1981	Coventry Cathedral, Coventry
Occupation	Director of Public Relations
Occupation	School Administrator
Occupation		Vivienne GADD CV 1984
Residence	1956-1962	24 Park Road, Southville, Bristol
Residence		24 Park Road, Southville, Bristol Number 24 is closest to the camera.
Residence	17 Dec 1962 - 20 Sep 1964	8 Cumnor Way, Bracknell, Berkshire
Residence	Sep 1965 - Dec 1994	29 Droylsdon Park Road, Coventry
Death	11 Dec 1994	Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
Burial	17 Dec 1994	St. Leonard's, Ryton-on-Dunsmore
Burial		St. Leonard's, Ryton-on-Dunsmore
Notes	Ruby chose her first name, Ernie called her Marie. She never knew her father, who saw her only on a few occasions when she was small. She was determined to contact him after she had married and left home, but he died two days before her wedding.
Person ID	I34	Gadd
Last Modified	29 Sep 2023

Father	Ernest Jeffrey BAKER, alias Tom\Ernie, b. 28 May 1915, 81 Dunedin Road, Leyton, Essex d. 06 Sep 1962, Victoria Hospital, Accrington, Lancs. (Age 47 years)
Mother	Ruby Olive SKRINE, b. 26 Sep 1911, Stanley Street, Bristol d. 4 Jul 1995, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry (Age 83 years)
Marriage	27 Mar 1937	St. Paul's, Bedminster, Bristol
		Ernest Baker marries Ruby Skrine
		Newspaper announcement of wedding of Ruby Skrine and Ernest Baker Ernest is described as the only son of Mrs. W. Baker, yet she had another son, Tony, aged under two years at this time. (The photo in the cutting is of a different wedding.)
Divorce	26 May 1948	Bristol Divorce Court
Divorce		Decree nisi for marriage of Ruby and Ernest Baker
Residence	18 Jul 1948
Histories		Bristol's Blitz Hitler claimed that Bristol had been completely destroyed in a night raid on 2 November 1940 in which 5000 incendiary and 10.000 high explosive bombs were dropped on the old city.
Family ID	F113	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Michael Stephen GADD, b. 26 Oct 1940, Duncan House, Clifton Down (Nursing home), Bristol d. 24 May 2007, Warwick Hospital, Warwick (Age 66 years)

Marriage 15 Sep 1962 St. Paul's, Bedminster, Bristol