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Emily Jane Baker 7 October 1868 to 1941
BAK00158
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1868
Emily Jane Baker was the daughter of William and Henrietta Louisa
(nee Bellyse) Baker (BAK00121).
There is a birthday book
held by the Noble family which has signatures by Emily Baker, 7 October;
Henrietta Baker, 9 February and Tottie Baker, 29 July. These are the dates of
their birthdays. She was baptised at Audlem on 24 December 1869.
1871
1871 census – High Fields, Buerton,
Audlem, Cheshire
William Baker, 54, head, land owner
Henrietta Baker, his wife 46
Henrietta Baker, 22
John Bellyse Baker, 20
Richard D Baker, 14
Arthur Baker, 11
Charity Baker, 8
Charlotte L Baker, 4
Emily J Baker, 2
Two visitors, including John Percy, their agent
Three servants
1878
See the
diaries of Charity, Charlotte and Emily Baker covering the period 1878 to
1882.
1881
Census 1881, Highfields, Buerton,
Nantwich, Cheshire:
John Bellyse Baker, head, single, born 1851, aged 30, gentleman
Henrietta Baker, single, born 1849, his sister, aged 32, no occupation
Richard Dod Baker, single, born 1857, aged 24, solicitor’s general
clerk
Arthur Baker, single, born 1860, aged 21, no occupation
Charlotte L Baker, single , 14, scholar
Emily Jane Baker, single, aged 12, scholar
Mary Dobson, a visitor, aged 33
Martha A Egerton, single, 19, servant
1891
Census 1891, Sandy Lane, Audlem
Richard D Baker, head, single, 34, solicitor
Henrietta Baker, single, 42, living on her own means
Charlotte L Baker, single, 24, living on her own means
Emily J Baker, single, 22, living on
her own means
Sarah Huntbach, general domestic servant
Thomas Baker (BAK00128),
the third and last of the Baker architects, built a number of country houses in
the area, including Hillside, Green Lane (later the home of Arthur Baker (BAK00155) and
his family) and the Cedars (later the home of the three rather eccentric
sisters, Poppy (BAK00150),
Totty (BAK00157)
and Emily (BAK00158)
and the bachelor Richard Dod Baker (BAK00154).
1901
Census 1901 – The Cedars, Audlem
Richard D Baker, head, single, 44, solicitor, born Audlem
Henrietta Baker, single, 52, living on her own means
Charlotte L Baker, single, 34, living on her own means
Emily J Baker, single, 32, living on
her own means
Sarah J Cooper, 23, servant
From Audlem, The History of
a Cheshire Parish and its five townships,
1997: Miss Burton’s book tells of a kindergarten
run at the Cedars, the residence of Richard Dod Baker, solicitor, by the Misses
Baker.
1911
Census 1911 – The Cedars, Audlem
Henrietta Baker, head, single, 62, private means
Charlotte Louisa Baker, 44, single, private means
Emily Jane Baker, 42, single, private
means
Ethel May Baker, 17, general domestic servant
1914
Emily was a Red Cross volunteer nurse, 1914-19.
1921
Census 1921 – Sandy Lane, Audlem
Henrietta Baker, head, single, 72, home duties
Emily J Baker, 52, single, home
duties
John Bellyse Baker, 70, visitor
Mary Edge, servant
Aunt Emily and Aunt Poppie (Henrietta) at Audlem 1930s
1941
She died unmarried in 1941.