Kenny Baker Connection Help Needed

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So another famous actor, Kenny Baker, passed away recently. I had set up his profile and obtained some information from a book written on him, but it was very limited as to his parents and siblings. As such, I have very little to go on at this point. Maybe someone can assist.

Please check his bio and see if you can pick up on any clues. Note that his parents are Harold Baker and Ethel - any he was being cared for by family with the last name of Myerscough. Based on these clues, I'm assuming that his mother's name is Myerscough, and that her brother is Ian. It was Ian Myerscough's children, Abigail and Andrew, who looked after Kenny when he was sick.

His wife is Eileen Baker, but her maiden name is unknown to me. Maybe we can seek her out as well. He does have 2 children, but they would be born around 1972 and 1975 and modern records can be challenging.

Any help - records to update his bio - public domain pictures - etc. would all be valuable. I'd like to make his profile a bit more than it is today.

Thanks.
WikiTree profile: Kenny Baker
in Genealogy Help by Scott Fulkerson G2G Astronaut (1.5m points)
edited by Scott Fulkerson
That looks to fit nicely. I hunted a bit on Find A Grave but no matches for those general dates in Alabama or Mississippi

Virginia B. Montgomery on that 1900 Census - could this be her as "Jennie L" on the 1880 Census? I tried to match his sister Mattie as best I could and the location and general name seem likley.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JV-TRM : 11 August 2016), Jennie L Montgomery in household of D M Montgomery, Pleasant Ridge, Greene, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 86, sheet 216B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0014; FHL microfilm 1,254,014.

Maybe the D M Montgomery in the 1880 census? With wife Virginia Bardwell. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27073624
That's got to be him! Marriage to Virginia in the same county as his birth.
Hah - I think I have a connection now - have to build it though.

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nason-475

David Milton's dad is William Milton Montgomery. His wife is Sarah Isabella Nason. Her brother is Richard Jabez Nason (Nason-475). And Richard is connected to the tree.
OK - built this connection. I agree with you though - not a blood connection, but one by marriage. At this point I'll take a good solid connection like this over no connection.
Good job Scott!
The Jennie thing confused me for a bit but I think she was probably called something like Ginnie / Ginny for Vir-GIN-ia.
Thank you so much for your help! I couldn't have done it without you! :)

1 Answer

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Kenny's half brother's wife is descended from this guy http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Virden-46
by Jamie Nelson G2G6 Pilot (643k points)
Did you already build this connection?
I built it but Virden-46 is public and who knows when / if the PM will attach the people that need to be attached.

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