Bridgett Baker (later Bridgett Croks)
c
1568 to c 1650 (estimated)
BAK000010B
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c 1568
Bridgett Baker may have been born, almost certainly in Coventry,
in or about 1568, the daughter of John Baker (BAK00009A).
1584
In his will
Sampson Baker (BAK00008) left
£100 to Bridgett, Sampson’s niece and John’s daughter, to be paid to her when
she reached 18. In terms of purchasing power, £100 paid in 1584 is worth
approximately £34,000 to £38,000 in today's money. An ordinary labourer or foot
soldier earned about 3d to 6d, £100 was enough to buy a substantial house or
estate in a rural town. It could buy roughly 30 to 40 cattle or thousands of
gallons of ale.
1603
Bridgett
Baker married Richard Croks in Henbury, Gloucestershire on 3 October 1603 (Gloucestershire Parish Records).
c 1650
Bridgett Croks may have died in or about
1650.