Birth: 28 February 1895 Runfold, 129 Sussex Road, Southport, Lancashire, UK
Father: Robert Baker 1852-1921
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Gilbert 1853-1926
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 1926 Cotton Tree, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
Husband: Stanley Alfred Walker 1895-1980
Death: 13 September 1968 Chermside, Queensland, Australia
Millicent Alice Elizabeth Walker [Richardson] 1927-2001
Robert Alfred Walker 1928-1928
Dorothy Olive Walker [Nichols] 1929-1989
David Stanley Walker 1933-1933
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth Baker in FreeBMD in January-March 1895 in Ormskirk (8b 891).
In the 1901 census as Dorothy E Baker aged 6, born in Southport, Lancashire, and living with her parents (Robert and Elizabeth A Baker), her married sister (Mary M Clipsham) and a servant (Margaret A Wilson aged 20, born in Greenodd, Lancashire and single) at 129 Sussex Road, Southport, Lancashire.
In the 1911 census as Dorothy Elizbeth Baker aged 16, born in Southport, Lancashire and living with her parents (Robert and Elizabeth Ann) and a servant (Mary Jane Wallace aged 14 and born in Shilton, Durham) in ten rooms at 100 Skipton Rd, Ilkley, Wharfedale, West Riding, Yorkshire.
Her mother died early in 1926 and there is an entry in Ancestry UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 for Dorothy Baker, address 54 Main Street, Addingham, Ilkley, Yorks aged 31 on Esperance Bay, Australian Commonwealth Line, from Tilbury, London on 18 May 1926 to Brisbane, Australia, arriving 9 July. She was engaged to be married to Stanley Walker (sight unseen) in Australia and needed to be chaperoned. Millicent Wade (sister?), her husband Charles and children were on the same ship.
Entry in Ancestry All Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 for Dorothy Elizabeth Baker and Stanley Alfred Walker in 1926 in Queensland.
Her first two children were born in Brisbane and last in Nambour. The two sons died the same day they were born.
Entry in Ancestry All Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Dorothy Elizabeth Walker living at Northgate Road, Northgate, Sandgate, Lilley, Queensland in 1936, Toombul Road, Northgate Sandgate, Lilley, Queensland in 1937, Maroochydore, Lansborough, Wide Bay, Queensland in 1943, Eudlo Creek, Forest Glen, via Palmwoods, Landsborough, Queensland in 1949, RB4, MS1102, Woombye, Landsborougher, Fisher, Queensland in 1954, Main Road, Maroochydore, Lansborough, Fisher, Queensland in 1958 and 1963, and Garden Settlement, Gympie Road, Chermside, Petrie, Queensland in 1968. other occupant Stanley Alfred Walker (husband?).
Baker's of Headley states Robert’s third child, Dorothy Elizabeth, was born on 28 February 1895 and married Stanley Walker in Australia.
Susan F Belsey has an entry for Dorothy Elizabeth Baker born on 28 February 28 1895, daughter of Robert Baker and Elizabeth Ann Gilbert and her marriage to Stanley Walker in Australia.
There is an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Dorothy Elizabeth Baker born on 28 February 1895 at Runfold, 129 Sussex Road, Southport, Lancashire, her marriage to Stanley Alfred Walker, her daughter Dorothy Olive, and her death on 13 September 1968 at Chermside, Queensland. Another entry adds her marriage in 1926 and four children. It also contains a handwritten journal entry "(I took these notes down just as Dad told them, in the year 1917). Farnham is just about 65 miles from some Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Simmonstone Farm, 1 mile from Churt and 5 miles from Farnham, Surrey. Dad believes his father (Abraham Baker) was born there. It is a fair sized house, very old fashioned, with a little wooden gate and a cobble path leading up to the front door. The old well is overshadowed by an old walnut tree. The modern part of the house is about 150 to 200 years old. Lovely damsom and cherry trees grow there, the damsons were so fine that Dad would not trouble to pick the small ones. Apples grew to a tremendous size and the largest were always used as ornaments on the bedroom mantlepieces. Roses grew to perfection, hundreds of them. All the outhouses were thatched,and if spring water was wanted for drinking, it had to be fetched from the spring a little distance from the farm. The farm is situated right in the fields and having two cottages, one where the cobbler and the other a farmhand lived, it is right away from everywhere. You absolutely could not spend money unless you went in to Churt or Farnham. Simmonstone Farm belonged to the Baker's from 1600 odd, the date being cut on one of the windows with a diamond." This spring was where my grandfather's family also got their water when living at Coppice Cottage.
Dorothy Elizabeth Baker was my third cousin twice removed.
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