Individual Details
Benjamin BAKER
(1819 - 20 May 1884)
Events
| Birth | 1819 | Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 Apr 1839 | St James & St Mark's Church, Ewhurst Green, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - Caroline "baptized Katherine" BAKER | | ||
| Occupation | 6 Feb 1840 | farm carter | | ||
| Living | 6 Jun 1841 | & this can still be found in Google maps. His occupation was given as farm labourer - Coopers Corner, Etchingham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Census (family) | 30 Mar 1851 | with his occupation given as farm carter - 41 Park St, Bodiam, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - Caroline "baptized Katherine" BAKER | |||
| Emigration (fam) | 20 May 1857 | on board the "Zemindar", arriving in Sydney 23 August 1857. The passenger list says Benjamin's father Thomas was already living at the Hunter River NSW & mother Susan was dead - Plymouth, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom - Caroline "baptized Katherine" BAKER | | ||
| Occupation | 20 May 1857 | agricultural labourer & could read | | ||
| Religion | 20 May 1857 | Church of England | |||
| News Pub (ind) | 18 Oct 1861 | the announcement in the Sydney Morning Herald of son Benjamin's marriage to Charlotte Harmer indicates that Benjamin Senior was living in Hartley, possibly as a miner (kerosene shale) or labouring on the new railway which opened in 1869 | | ||
| News Pub (fam) | 29 Aug 1871 | The following notice appeared in the SMH on 29 Aug 1871: "THE FRIENDS of Mr, BENJAMIN BAKER are invited to attend the Funeral of his late beloved WIFE, Caroline ; to move from his residence, 23, Little Buckingham-street, Strawberry Hill, TOMORROW (Wednesday) MORNING, at a quarter to 9. C. KINSELA and SONS, Undertakers" - Caroline "baptized Katherine" BAKER | | ||
| Death | 20 May 1884 | chronic bronchitis - George St Asylum, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Burial | 21 May 1884 | Zone A Presbyterian 06C grave 4467 - The Necropolis, Rookwood, New South Wales, Australian Colonies | |
Families
| Spouse | Caroline "baptized Katherine" BAKER (1821 - 1871) |
| Child | Benjamin BAKER (1840 - 1900) |
| Father | Thomas BAKER (1791 - 1869) |
| Mother | Susannah OSBOURNE (1792 - 1820) |
| Sibling | Harriet BAKER (1813 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Ben BAKER (1814 - 1815) |
| Sibling | Thomas BAKER (1817 - 1903) |
Endnotes
1. NSW Assisted Migration, Zemindar 1857 Reel 2138, [4/4794]
2. FamilySearch, M148041, Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch
3. UK Marriage Record: Vol 7 Page 327
4. UK Birth Certificate: Vol 7 Page 434 for son Benjamin
5. Find My Past - Census Records, 1841 Census
6. NSW Assisted Migration, Zemindar 1857 Reel 2138, [4/4794]
7. NSW Assisted Migration, "Zemindar" 1857 Reel 2138, [4/4794]
8. The Sydney Morning Herald
9. The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 Aug 1871
10. NSW Death Certificate: 8061/1884
11. NSW Death Certificate: 8061/1884