Ellen (Helen) Kate Luff [Baker] (1876-1942)

Dates

Birth: 24 May 1876 Witley, Surrey, UK
Father: Walter Luff (Loaff, Lorff) 1839-1915
Mother: Mary Raynsford 1839-1912

Christening: 2 July 1876 St Bartholomew Haslemere, Surrey, UK

Marriage: 30 July 1898 St Stephens, Shottermill, Surrey, UK
Husband: Frederick Baker 1875-1950

Death: October-December 1942 SW Surrey, UK

Children

Evelyne (Eveline, Evelyn) Baker 1900-1979
Robert John Baker 1906-1977

Notes

Birth of Ellen Luff in FreeBMD in April-June 1876 in Hambledon (2A 127).

Christening of Ellen Kate Luff in the IGI on 2 July 1876 in Haslemere, parents Walter and Mary Luff. There are two entries in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 with the same information.

Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921 for Ellen Kate Lutt (sic) on 2 July 1876 at Haslemere, St Bartholomew, parents Walter and Mary Lutt (sic). "Page 82 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Haslemere in the County of Surrey in the Year 1876 [...] 1876 July 2 No. 656 Ellen Kate [parents] Walter [a] Labourer and Mary Luff [of] Witley.

In the 1881 census as Ellen Kate Luff aged 4, born in Witley, Surrey, and living with her parents (Walter and Mary), brother (Walter), and two sisters (Emily and Mercy) in Greyswood, Surrey.

In the 1891 census as Ellen K Luff aged 14, born in Witley, Surrey, and living with her parents (Walter and Mary), brother (Walter) and sister (Mercy) in four rooms at Clay Hill, Thursley, Surrey (south of Gibbet Hill, Hindhead).

Marriage of Helen Kate Luff and Frederick Baker in FreeBMD in July-September 1898 in Farnham (2A 299).

Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 for the marriage of Helen Kate Luff aged 22, father Walter Luff, and Frederick Baker on 30 July 1898 at St Stephen. "Page 109 [...] 1898. Marriage solemnized at St Stephen's, Shottermill in the Parish of Shottermill in the County of Surrey. [No.] 218 30 July 1898 Frederick Baker [aged] 23 [a] Bachelor [and] Labourer [of] Shottermill [father] Charles Baker [a] Labourer, [and] Helen Kate Luff [aged] 22 [a] Spinster [of] Haslemere [father] Walter Luff [an] Engineer. Married in the Church of St Stephren according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] in the Presence of us, Walter Luff [and] Mary Luff."

Her daughter was born on 16 May 1900, registered in April-June 1900 in Farnham (spelt Eveline) and baptised on 10 June 1900 (spelt Evelyne) at St Stephen, Shottermill when they were living in Shottermill.

In the 1901 census as Ellen Kate Baker aged 24, born in Haslemere, Surrey, and living with her husband (Fredk) and daughter (Evelyn G) at Lion Lane, Shottermill, Surrey.

Her son was born on 27 July 1906, registered in July-September 1906 in Farnham, and baptised on 2 September 1906 at St Bartholomew, Haslemere when they were living in Shottermill.

In the 1911 census as Helen Kate Baker aged 34, born in Grayswood, Surrey, married for 12 years, two children both living, and living with her husband (Frederick), son (Robert John) and daughter (Eveline Grace) in five rooms at Sunnyside, Clay Hill Haslemere, Surrey.

Ellen Kate Baker was an executor of her father's will in 1915.

In the 1921 census as Mrs F Baker aged 45 years 7 months, born in Grayswood, Surrey, and living with her husband (Frederick), son (Robert John) and daughter Eyeline) in five rooms at Sunnyside, Way (sic - in the index, Wey on the original) Hill, Haslemere, Surrey.

Ten entries in Ancestry All Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1962 for Helen Kate Baker addresses Sunnyside, Wey Hill, Haslemere, Guildford in 1931, other occupants Frederick Baker (husband?) and Eveline Grace Baker (daughter) (her sister and husband were living at Hill Brow, Wey Hill); 62 Wey Hill, Haslemere, Guildford in 1932, other occupants Frederick Baker (husband?) and Eveline Grace Baker (daughter) (her sister and husband were living at 64 Wey Hill); and Gorse Cottage, Pitfold Avenue, Shottermillm, Farnham from 1932 to 1939, other occupants Frederick Baker (husband?) and Eveline Grace Baker (daughter).

In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Helen K Baker born 24 May 1876, married and living with Frederick Baker (husband?), Eveline G Baker (daughter?) and one other (in the index, not on the original) at Grose (sic - in the index, Gorse on the original) Cott(age), Haslemere Surrey.

Death of Helen K Baker in FreeBMD in October-December 1942 aged 65 in Surrey SW (2A 640).

There are forty six entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Ellen Kate Luff.

In Bakers of Headley the marriage of Helen Kate Luff and Frederick Baker was on 30 July 1898 at Stephen s, Shottermill. They had two children: Eveline Grace born in 1900 and Robert John in 1906 .

Susan F Belsey has an entry for Ellen Kate Luff born on 24 May 1877, her marriage to Frederick Baker on 30 July 1898, and her two children.

Rob Baker of Chichester has an entry in Sussex Archives for the birth of Ellen Kate Luff in Witley, Surrey in May 1877.

Relationship

Ellen Kate Luff was the wife of Frederick Baker, my first cousin twice removed, and her sister was the wife of Thomas Jeffery Larby, second cousin once removed of Cyril Thomas LarbyCyril Larby, my second cousin once removed.

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