Paul Southgate Baker (1911 - 2006)

Born 25 Mar 1911 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 20 Oct 2006 at age 95 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Paul Southgate was a Jehovah's Witness and attended Watchtower Bible School of Gilead: 15th Graduating Class

This profile is part of the Kingdom Farm, Lansing, New York One Place Study.

Paul Southgate was born on 25 Mar 1911 in Teddington, Middlesex. Paul was the son Victor Southgate Baker and Gertrude Violet Moffatt.^[1][2]

Paul emigrated on 20 January 1950 from England.^[3] Paul arrived on 25 Jan 1950 in New York City, New York.^[4] Paul attended the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead at Watchtower's Kingdom Farm at Lansing, New York.^[5][6]

Paul died (age 95) on 20 October 2006 in Ramsgate, Kent.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: XWDS-JF4 (accessed 4 June 2023)
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   Paul Southgate Baker (0) son in household of Victor Southgate Baker (27) in Surrey, England, United Kingdom in Kingston registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Teddington, Middlesex.
2. ↑ Military: "UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923"
   Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 015/0041/BAK-BAL; Reference Number: 11/APW/12329
   Ancestry Record WesternFrontAssociation #21064885 (accessed 4 June 2023)
   Name: Victor Baker; Gender: Male; Rank: Rfn; Record Type: Card; Death Date: 28 Mar 1918; Service Number: 555475; Corps, Regiment or Unit: 16th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters); Title: WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Description: Other Ranks Died Baker R-Baldwin B; Next of Kin: Victor Baker
   Gertrude Baker Widow
   Paul Southgate Child
   Gertrude Joyce Baker Children.
3. ↑ Immigration: "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
   FamilySearch Record: 68PV-NHG7 (accessed 4 June 2023)
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   Name: Paul Baker; Emigration Date: 20 Jan 1950; Emigration Place: England, United Kingdom; Immigration Place: USA; Birth Date: 1912; Occupation: STUDENT; Travel Place: NEW YORK, New York, United States; Age: 38; Arrival Port: NEW YORK; Departure Port Name: SOUTHAMPTON; Ship Company Name: CUNARD WHITE STAR LIMITED; Ship Name: QUEEN MARY; Source Flag Amended: N.
4. ↑ Immigration: "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"
   citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: 24R1-6ZG (accessed 4 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G94K-CW3J Image number 00421
   Name: Paul S Baker; Immigration Date: 1950; Immigration Place: New York City, New York, United States; Birth Date: 1912; Birth Place: Great Britain; Age: 38; Ship Name: Queen Mary.
5. ↑ "Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York) 1950 Page 39-49 Ordained Ministers Scribd Online
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 21; Line: 26;
   FamilySearch Record: 6X58-25XM (accessed 4 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-S47C
   Paul Baker (39), single lodger, in household of Demetrius Atzinis (33 years) in Lansing, Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States. Born in England.
7. ↑ Death: "England Death Records, 1998-2015"
   FamilySearch Record: CGLH-X6T2 (accessed 4 June 2023)
   Paul Southgate Baker death 20 Oct 2006 (born 25 Mar 1911) in Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
   citing Death, Kent, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
   FamilySearch Record: QV4C-VW4X (accessed 4 June 2023)
   Paul Southgate Baker death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 2006 in Kent (born 25 Mar 1911).

• 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
  The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1196e; Line Number: 34; Schedule Number: 76; Sub Schedule Number: 1
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61596 #12950010 (accessed 4 June 2023)
  Paul S Baker (born 25 Mar 1911), single, Inscetide Research Chemist & Manufacturer, at 62., East Barnet, Hertfordshire, England.
• "Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York)
  • 1950 Page 40
  • 1952 Page 38 Calameo