Millicent Mary Baker [Clipsham, Wade] (1881-1944)


Dates

Birth: 12 February 1881 5 Devonshire Street, Islington St Mary, Middlesex, UK
Father: Robert Baker 1852-a1911
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Gilbert 1853-a1911

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: July-September 1899 Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK
Husband: Joseph Clipsham 1873-1901

Marriage: 29 April 1910 Register Office, Otley, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Husband: Charles (Charlie) Wade 1885-1950

Death: 1944 Lilley, Queensland, Australia

Children

Dorothy Mary Wade [Cox] 1910-1992
Margery Wade 1911-1911
Robert C Wade 1914
Millicent B Wade 1917

Notes

Birth of Millicent Mary Baker in FreeBMD in January-March 1881 in Islington (1b 450).

In the 1881 census as Millicent Mary Baker, no age in the index, under 2 months on the original, born in Islington, London, and living with her parents (Robert and Elizabeth Ann), and brother (Reginald Gilbert) at 5 Devonshire Street, Islington St Mary, London.

In the 1891 census as Millicent Mary Baker aged 10, born in Islington, London and living with her parents (Robert and Elizabeth Ann), brother (Reginald Gilbert) and a servant (Edith Johnson aged 22, single and born in North Meols, Lancashire) at 20 St James Street, North Meols, Lancashire (on A565 NE of Southport).

Her sister was born at 129 Sussex Road, Southport, Lancashire in 1895.

Marriage of Millicent Mary Baker and Joseph Clipsham in FreeBMD in July-September 1899 in Cardiff (11a 609).

Her husband died in West Derby in January-March 1901.

In the 1901 census as Mary M Clipsham aged 20, born in Holloway, London, married, no stated employment, and living with her parents (Robert and Elizabeth A Baker), sister (Dorothy E) and a servant (Margaret A Wilson aged 20, born in Greenodd, Lancashire and single) at 129 Sussex Road, Southport, Lancashire.

Marriage of Millicent Mary Clipsham and Charlie Wade in FreeBMD in April-June 1910 in Wharfedale (9a 295).

Her daughter was born in Bradford in July-September 1910.

In the 1911 census as Millicent Mary Wade aged 29 and living with Charlie (husband?), and Dorothy King (daughter?) in Bradford, West Riding, Yorkshire.

Her three children were born in Bradford in 1911-1917.

Emigrated to Australia on "Esperance Bay" from Tilbury, London on 18 May 1926 arriving 9 July.

There are three entries in Ancestry All Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Millicent Mary Wade living in Lilley, Queensland in 1936, 1937 and 1943.

Entry in the Ancestry All Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 for Millicent Mary Wade in 1944 in Lilley, Queensland.

Baker's of Headley states Robert’s second child, Millicent Mary, was born on 12 February 1880. The following year the census records her at 5 Devonshire Road, Islington. She married Charles Wade on 29 April 1910.

Susan F Belsey has an entry for Millicent Mary Baker born on 12 February 1880, daughter of Robert Baker and Elizabeth Ann Gilbert and married to Charles Wade on 29 April 29 1910.

There are two entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Millicent Mary Baker born about 1880 in Islington, London, her marriage to Charles Wade in 1906 and her four children. Another entry adds her parents as Robert Baker and Elizabeth Gilbert, her marriage at Otley Register Office on 29 April 1910, her immigration description as 5 ft 5 inches with grey eyes, and her daughter Dorothy Mary. Another two entriesy give six children including Charles Robert who I cannot trace. There are also two entries for Millicent Mary Clipsom [Baker] giving two children Dorothy Mary and Marjorie.

Relationship

Millicent Mary Baker was my third cousin twice removed.

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