Maria Baker [Elliott] (1877-1978)


Dates

Birth: 26 December 1877 Green Farm, Churt, Surrey, UK
Father: Edward Baker 1842-1935
Mother: Maria Keen 1849-1940

Christening: 17 February 1878 St John the Evangelist, Churt, Surrey, UK

Marriage: April-June 1907 Hambledon, Surrey, UK
Husband: Albert Elliott 1877-1961

Death: After 1911

Children

Ellen Elizabeth Elliott [Cooke] 1908-a1941
Albert Edward Elliott 1910-1996

Notes

Birth of Maria Baker in FreeBMD in January-March 1878 in Farnham (2a 120).

In the 1881 census as Maria Baker aged 3, born in Churt, and living with her parents (Edward and Maria), brother (Edward), three sisters (Elizabeth, Emily and Fanny), and a farm servant (George Collins aged 18, born in Kingsly, Hampshire, and single) at Tilford Road (Hindhead end from other entries), Churt, Farnham, Surrey.

From the birth of Louisa I assume that the family moved to Thursley before 1885.

In the 1891 census as Maria Baker aged 13, born in Churt, and living with her parents (Edward and Marian), two brothers (Edward and Thomas) and six sisters (Annie, Elizabeth, Emily, Fanny, Louisa and Sarah) at Upper Highfield Farm, Thursley, Surrey.

In the 1901 census as Maria Baker aged 23, born in Churt, single, employed as a housemaid, and living with George A Parson (aged 55, born in Pirbright, Surrey, and a retired solicitor), his wife ( Fanny M aged 49, and born in Barlaston, Staffordshire), a cook (Emily Hall aged 32, born in Northchapel, Surrey, and single) and a palourmaid (Clara E Vickery aged 31, born in Bristol, Somerset and single) at Church Hill, Haslemere, Surrey.

Marriage of Maria Baker and Albert Elliott in FreeBMD in April-June 1907 in Hambledon (2a 339).

Her two children were born in Farncombe in 1908 and 1910.

In the 1911 census as Maria Elliott aged 33, born in Churt, Surrey, married for two years, two children both living, and living with her husband (Albert), son (Albert Edward) and daughter (Ellen Elizabeth) in six rooms at 14 Meadrow, Godalming, Surrey.

Her husband died at No 1 White Cottages, Westbrook Road, Godalming Surrey on 2 August 1961 and left £1289 10s to his widow Maria Elliott.

Entry in the Register of Deaths for Maria Elliott, born on 26 December 1877, in January-March 1978 in SW Surrey (17 1480).

Georgina Mousdale has an entry in RootsWeb WorldConnect born in Churt in 1878, parents Edward Baker and Maria Keen, and living at 125 Brighton Road, Godalming, Surrey.

There are five entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees born in Churt in 1878, parents Edward and Maria Baker. Dan McKeon adds her marriage to Albert Elliott and gives her death in 1937. Matthew Savill adds her christening on 17 February 1878 at St John the Evangelist, Churt, parents Edward, a farmer, and Maria Baker of Green's Farm, Churt.

Relationship

Maria Baker was my half second cousin twice removed.

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