Arthur Baker (buried 1950)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Baker
First name: 
Arthur
Other Christian names: 
Frederick
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1962
Born: 
19/7/1885
Died: 
14/02/1950
Buried: 
17/02/1950
Occupation: 
Bank Clerk; Army Captain; Captain TA Reserves.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Image of the headstone for Arthur Baker
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
9
Cemetery plot: 
1
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Edward Gibson Nisbet son of John and Lucy Nisbet Born October 19th 1862 died September 12th 1955
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Arthur is not buried at Heene but remembered on his father's gravestone. He was born in Tottenham, the son of Edwin and Amelia. Arthur was baptised at All Hallows Church, Tottenham on 9th September 1885. By 1888, the family had moved to Hereford where his father opened a boarding school for boys. Amelia died the following year. Arthur worked as a bank clerk for the National Provincial Bank. 

By 1911, the family were living in Winchmore Hill near Ealing and Arthur worked in the city. In 1912, he was called as a witness in a fraud case at the Old Bailey (see Old Bailey on-line for details). 

At the start of the First World War, Arthur joined the Honourable Artillery Co. and served in France with the British Expeditionary Force. By the end of the war, he was a captain and awarded an OBE for service in France. 

For a while, Arthur lived with his family after they moved to "Westbury" in Grand Avenue, Worthing. In 1925, Arthur married Gladys Mary Slater at Holy Trinity Church, Winchmore Hill. The couple settled in Hove. 

In 1939, Arthur was listed as a patient at St Elizabeth Nursing Home in Brighton. His occupation was given as a Captain in TA Reserves. By 1950 he was living at 6 Saxon Road, Hove. He died here on 14th February 1950. Probate was granted on 5th April to Gladys Mary Baker widow. Effects £1934 11s 9d.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Gender: 
Male
Date born: 
19/07/1885
Parents
Mother
Mother's name: 
Amelia
Mother's maiden name: 
Burnett
Mother's year of birth: 
1847
Mother's year of death: 
1888
Father
Father's name: 
Edwin
Father's year of birth: 
1841
Father's year of death: 
1923
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Gladys Mary
Spouse one last name: 
Slater
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1925
Marriage one address: 
Ealing, Middlesex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
14/02/1950
Age (at time of death): 
64
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
6 Hove, Hove, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£1,934

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1891 census: 

22 Edgar Street, Hereford. Edwin aged 50, widower, school master. Edith aged 15. Margaret aged 13. Martha aged 12. Frances aged 9. Constance aged 8. Arthur aged 5. Plus a governess, assistant master, cook, housemaid and 15 pupils.

1901 census: 

Clyde House School, Edgar Street, Hereford. Edwin aged 60, school master. Edith aged 25, school mistress. Martha aged 22, school mistress. Frances aged 19. Constance aged 18. Arthur aged 15. Plus a cook and 20 pupils.

1911 census: 

Park Side, Winchmore Hill North, Ealing, Middx. Edwin aged 69, retired school master. Edith aged 35. Arthur aged 25, bank clerk. Ethel Ada Horton aged 32, visitor, foreign correspondent. Plus 1 servant.

1939 register: 

St Elizabeth Nursing Home, 18 West Drive, Brighton. Arthur Frederick Baker: patient, Captain TA Reserves.