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Charlotte`s death in Coombs I`m pretty sure is right as Coombs is on Vancouver Island which is where Dad`s family come from & some of the family lived in Coombs. I`m not too sure about Oxford as I was only 7 when I emigrated to England from Nanaimo & my geography of the island is pretty sketchy. It sounds as if it`s the right William though & well worth following up. Many thanks.

British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979
about Charlotte Baker
Name: Charlotte Baker
Gender: Female
Age: 86
Death Date: 23 Feb 1943
Place of Death: Coombs
Registration #: 1943-09-618822
BCA #: B13178
GSU #: 1953638

Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1936 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947
about William Baker
Name: William Baker
Death Date: 10 May 1932
Death Location: Oxford
Age: 82
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Birth Location: England
Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS935_447


I dont know distance between the two areas?

Well worth investigating, thanks. The Canadian records are correct - my grandmother was Alice Baker - she married Benjamin McKenzie & my father was born in Wellington BC.I`ll follow up on the Dorking records you have & see where it gets me.

Im posting your PM here so others can have the info too. Come back and post on here so can keep track of things

From Margaret
Sorry if I`m messing up, but this is my first time doing this.
Your records are correct - Alice was my paternal grandmother- I lost touch when my father William Baker McKenzie died in 1954 & Mother took me to her family in England. We all lived in Nanaimo BC.

1901 Canada census:
Name: William Baker
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 48
Birth Day & Month: 9 Nov
Birth Year: 1851
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Immigration Year: 1872
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Episcopal
Occupation: Farmer
Province: British Columbia
District: Vancouver
District Number: 3
Sub-District: Nanaimo (North/Nord)
Sub-District Number: F-1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Baker 48
Charlotte Baker 44
Alice Baker 16
Ernest Baker 12
Albert Baker 10
Agnes Baker 8
Edith Baker 6
James W Baker 3
Annie A Baker 1

Name: William Baker
Gender: Male
Age: 80
Death Date: 22 Jan 1933
Place of Death: Wellington
Registration #: 1933-09-483414
BCA #: B13148
GSU #: 1952855

Shot in the dark:

Births Dec 1852 (>99%)
Baker William Dorking 2a 97

But then again maybe not if the fathers details on the marriage certificate were accurate:

1861:
Name: William Baker
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James Baker
Mother's Name: Letitia Baker
Gender: Male
Where born: Dorking, Surrey, England

Mind you Letitia aged 56 in 1861 looks a bit old to have an 8 year old son. Maybe William was illegitimate and "invented" a father to save face.

It could be an interesting family to follow up anyway:

1871:
Name: William Baker
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Convict (Prisoner)
Gender: Male
Where born: Dorking, Surrey, England
Civil parish: Portsea
Ecclesiastical parish: Trinity
Town: Portsea
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England
Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub-registration district: Portsea Town
ED, institution, or vessel: Her Majestys Convict Prison Portsea

Would this be your family?

1891 Census of Canada
about Alice Baker
Name: Alice Baker
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: British Columbia
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Religion: Church of England
French Canadian: No
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Province: British Columbia
District Number: 3
District: Vancouver
Subdistrict: Mountain
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Baker 38
Charlotte Baker 35
Alice Baker 6
Ernest Baker 2
Albert Baker 9/12


Can you come back and answer the questions so we can help you

Well, I see Margaret has amended her original post........but hasn't answered the other questions

Use the Add your reply box please, so that our responses don't make us look foolish

Charlotte in 1881...he would have been old enough to be her father

Household Record 1881 British Census

Henry Wilm. T. DAVIES Head M Male 31 London, London, Middlesex, England Navy Agents Clerk
Mary M. DAVIES Wife M Female 31 London Lower Clapton, London, Middlesex, England
Hilda M. DAVIES Daur Female 3 Dorking, Surrey, England
Charlotte DIBBLE Serv U Female 24 Dorking, Surrey, England General Domestic Serv
Sarah BOX Serv U Female 75 Capel, Surrey, England Housekeeper Domestic Serv
Rebecca POTTER Serv U Female 36 Brockham, Surrey, England Housemaid Domestic Serv
William HILL Serv U Male 22 London Hackney, London, Middlesex, England Groom Domestic Serv


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Source Information:
Dwelling South St
Census Place Dorking, Surrey, England

What age does he give on the marriage cert?

For INFO

Marriages Dec 1882 (>99%)
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Baker William Dorking 2a 215
DIBBLE Charlotte Dorking 2a 215

I think you mean either 1882 or 1892....don't you?

What was William's occupation?

Was he really 50 or 60 years old when he married?

Who witnessed the marriage?

When was William born please

Pressume you meant 1882 Margaret!!

Maryb

Help please - I`ve hit a brick wall! I`m trying to find detail of my paternal great-grandfather, William Baker born England 1852. The only records I have are a marriage record ref: Dorking 2a-215 - Dec 20th1882 where he married Charlotte Dibble. He emigrated to British Columbia, Canada shortly after where my grandmother Alice Baker & her siblings were born.On the marriage certificate it lists his father as John Baker(deceased) & his place of residence at time of marriage Dorking. I have tried looking up census records, but I`ve found nothing, nor can I find any record of his mother.I would appreciate any help you can give me as I cannot get any further on my own.Thankyou in anticipation. Maggi Stokes nee Margaret McKenzie