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at about age 66
in Leyton, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Ellen (Sharwood) Baker was born in Sussex, England.
Ellen was born in 1852[1] in Iden, Sussex, England. She was the daughter of William Sharwood and Elizabeth Ford. The family lived at Iden Street near Rye, Sussex.[2] At the time of the 1871 census Ellen was visiting Susanna Wells in Iden.[3]
In 1872 she married Samuel Baker in West Dean, Sussex.[4][5] Samuel worked as a corn miller and by 1881 the family lived in Merstham, Surrey.[6][7] In 1901 he was a miller and corn merchant.[8]
Samuel died in 1907 at the age of 55[9] and was buried in Merstham.[10] In 1911 Ellen lived in Low Leyton, Essex, with her daughter and son-in-law, Minnie and Alfred Riches.[11]
↑Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 22 September 2022) Sharwood, Ellen (Mother's maiden name: Ford). GRO Reference: 1852 Jul-Aug-Sep in Rye Union Volume 02B Page 6.
↑1861 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1861" citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. FamilySearch Record: M7R1-5S3 (accessed 22 September 2022) FindMyPast Image Ellen Sharwood (8) daughter, Scholar, in household of William Sharwood (50) in Rye registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Iden, Sussex.
↑1871 Census: "1871 England Census" The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1024; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 827473; ED, institution, or vessel: 7; Household schedule number: 17 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #12849650 (accessed 22 September 2022) Ellen Sharwood (17) visitor in household of Susanna Wells (40) in Iden in Rye registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Iden, Sussex, England.
↑Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 22 September 2022) Baker, Samuel. GRO Reference: 1872 Jul-Aug-Sep in Lewes Volume 2b Page 252.
↑Marriage: "England, Newspaper Marriage Notices" Page: 2 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 22 September 2022) Ellen Sharwood marriage to Baker Miller on 5 Oct 1872 in Hastings, Sussex, England.
↑1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881" citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 802/69, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,404. FamilySearch Record: Q277-G2CM (accessed 22 September 2022) FindMyPast Image Samual Baker (28), married, Corn Miller, head of household in Merstham in Reigate registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Uckfield, Sussex, England.
↑1891 Census: "1891 England Census" The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 580; Folio: 100; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6095690 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #18036469 (accessed 22 September 2022) Samuel Baker (38) head of household in Merstham, Merstham in Reigate registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Uckfield, Sussex, England.
↑1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901" citing Betchworth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. FamilySearch Record: X9XW-FZ6 (accessed 22 September 2022) FindMyPast Image Samuel Baker (48), married, Miller & Corn Merchant, head of household in Betchworth in Reigate registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Uckfield, Sussex.
↑Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 22 September 2022) Baker, Samuel (Age at death: 55). GRO Reference: 1907 Oct-Nov-Dec in Reigate Volume 02A Page 119.
↑Burial: "Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1997" Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 4786 #8137873 (accessed 22 September 2022) Samuel Baker burial (died in about 1908 at age 55) on 2 Jan 1908 in St Katharine, Merstham, Surrey, England.
↑1911 Census: "1911 England Census" The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 188; ED, institution, or vessel: 30; Piece: 9663 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #52802327 (accessed 22 September 2022) Ellen Baker (58), widowed mother-in-law, Private Means, in household of Alfred Riches (42) at 15 Carnarvon Road, Leyton, Essex, Low Leyton, Essex, England. Born in Iden, Sussex.
↑Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 22 September 2022) Baker, Ellen (Age at death: 65). GRO Reference: 1918 Apr-May-Jun in W. Ham Volume 4a Page 308.
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