James Albert Horsewell Baker 1884–1943

James Albert Horsewell Baker, 1884–1943 (aged 59 years)

Name

James Albert Horsewell Baker

Name: James Albert Horsewell /Baker/
Given names: James Albert Horsewell
Surname: Baker

Sex Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	11 February 1884 29 31 Moore Street, Kingsley Park, Kingsthorpe, Northampton Source: BDM Birth Index Citation details: James Albert H Baker in Northampton (1837-1924) for 1884 Q1 (family said 1885) 3b 101
British Queen	Victoria from 20 June 1837 to 22 January 1901
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil from 23 April 1880 to 1 February 1886
Birth of a sister	Annie Elizabeth Baker about 1886
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	William Ewart Gladstone from 1 February 1886 to 25 July 1886
Birth of a brother	George Willicott Baker about 1888
Death of a maternal grandmother	Ann Ward 1888 Sheffield, Yorkshire Source: BMD Death Index Citation details: Sheffield 1888 Q2 9c 306
Birth of a brother	Herbert Harold Baker about 1891
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil from 25 July 1886 to 15 August 1892
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	William Ewart Gladstone from 15 August 1892 to 5 March 1894
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Archibald Primrose from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil from 25 June 1895 to 12 July 1902
The Boer War	Battle for control of southern Africa from 11 October 1899 to 31 May 1902
British King	Edward VII from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Arthur Balfour from 12 July 1902 to 5 December 1905
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Henry Campbell-Bannerman from 5 December 1905 to 5 April 1908
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Herbert Henry Asquith from 5 April 1908 to 6 December 1916
Olympic Games	Games of the IV Olympiad from 27 April 1908 to 31 October 1908 London, England
Death of a paternal grandmother	Ann Henrietta Horsewell 1915 Topsham, Devon
The Great War	from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918
Death of a father	James Albert Baker 6 December 1918 Northampton, U.K.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	David Lloyd George from 6 December 1916 to 23 October 1922
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Bonar Law from 23 October 1922 to 22 May 1923
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Stanley Baldwin from 22 May 1923 to 22 January 1924
Birth of a son	James Albert Baker 25 February 1925 Northampton, U.K.
Death of a mother	Jemima Hunt 26 February 1926 Northampton
British King	George V from 6 May 1910 to 20 January 1936
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Ramsey MacDonald from 22 January 1924 to 7 June 1935
British King	Edward VII from 20 January 1936 to 11 December 1936
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Stanley Baldwin from 7 June 1935 to 28 May 1937
Death of a brother	Herbert Harold Baker 1939
British King	George VI from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Neville Chamberlain from 28 May 1937 to 10 May 1940
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Winston Churchill from 10 May 1940 to 26 July 1945
World War 2	from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945
Death	10 April 1943 (aged 59 years) 93 Lea Road, Northampton Source: Family account
Burial	1943 (0 after death) Harborough Road Cemetery, Northampton Source: Family account

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 17 October 1854 33 29 — St Thomas, Topsham, Devon Marriage: 5 August 1878 — Unitarian Chapel, Northampton Marriage: 23 April 1883 — St Peter's Church Stoke upon Trent Occupation: Wireman in the electrical business — after 1891 Occupation: Carpenter Occupation: Electrician Death: 6 December 1918 — Northampton, U.K. Unique identifier: 85E26787362B4B6BBE7B743C09FDAC070EC8 Witness: Herbert Wilcox Witness: Matilda Hunt Unique identifier: 32EE3AF839BF4426BF6FC0BE00A6E0462CE4 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Henly William Henry Baker George Baker Jane (Jennie, Jemima) Baker Family with spouse Jemima Hunt James Albert Horsewell Baker Annie Elizabeth Baker George Willicott Baker Herbert Harold Baker James Albert Baker 1854–1918 Birth: 17 October 1854 33 29 — St Thomas, Topsham, Devon Death: 6 December 1918 — Northampton, U.K.
mother	Links Birth: 8 June 1852 31 35 — Dudley Street, Walsall, Staffordshire Christening: 4 July 1852 31 35 — St Matthew, Walsall, Staffordshire Marriage: 23 April 1883 — St Peter's Church Stoke upon Trent Witness: Herbert Wilcox Witness: Matilda Hunt Death: 26 February 1926 — Northampton Unique identifier: 32EE3AF839BF4426BF6FC0BE00A6E0462CE4 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Albert Baker James Albert Horsewell Baker Annie Elizabeth Baker George Willicott Baker Herbert Harold Baker Jemima Hunt 1852–1926 Birth: 8 June 1852 31 35 — Dudley Street, Walsall, Staffordshire Death: 26 February 1926 — Northampton
Marriage	Marriage — 23 April 1883 — St Peter's Church Stoke upon Trent
10 months himself	Links Birth: 11 February 1884 29 31 — Moore Street, Kingsley Park, Kingsthorpe, Northampton Death: 10 April 1943 — 93 Lea Road, Northampton Burial: 1943 — Harborough Road Cemetery, Northampton Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alice Smith James Albert Baker James Albert Horsewell Baker 1884–1943 Birth: 11 February 1884 29 31 — Moore Street, Kingsley Park, Kingsthorpe, Northampton Death: 10 April 1943 — 93 Lea Road, Northampton
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1886 31 33 Marriage: Death: Unique identifier: 3A2FA04BDE1045FA87B0C125C72A15933722 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Percy Collins Annie Elizabeth Baker 1886–… Birth: about 1886 31 33 Death:
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1888 33 35 Death: 1959 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ada Elizabeth Coulton Albert Henry Baker Leslie George Baker George Willicott Baker 1888–1959 Birth: about 1888 33 35 Death: 1959
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1891 36 38 Death: 1939 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Herbert Harold Baker 1891–1939 Birth: about 1891 36 38 Death: 1939

Father’s family with Jane Henly
father	Links Birth: 17 October 1854 33 29 — St Thomas, Topsham, Devon Marriage: 5 August 1878 — Unitarian Chapel, Northampton Marriage: 23 April 1883 — St Peter's Church Stoke upon Trent Occupation: Wireman in the electrical business — after 1891 Occupation: Carpenter Occupation: Electrician Death: 6 December 1918 — Northampton, U.K. Unique identifier: 85E26787362B4B6BBE7B743C09FDAC070EC8 Witness: Herbert Wilcox Witness: Matilda Hunt Unique identifier: 32EE3AF839BF4426BF6FC0BE00A6E0462CE4 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Henly William Henry Baker George Baker Jane (Jennie, Jemima) Baker Family with spouse Jemima Hunt James Albert Horsewell Baker Annie Elizabeth Baker George Willicott Baker Herbert Harold Baker James Albert Baker 1854–1918 Birth: 17 October 1854 33 29 — St Thomas, Topsham, Devon Death: 6 December 1918 — Northampton, U.K.
stepmother	Links Birth: about 1852 Marriage: 5 August 1878 — Unitarian Chapel, Northampton Death: about 1882 — Northampton Unique identifier: 85E26787362B4B6BBE7B743C09FDAC070EC8 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Albert Baker William Henry Baker George Baker Jane (Jennie, Jemima) Baker Jane Henly 1852–1882 Birth: about 1852 Death: about 1882 — Northampton
Marriage	Marriage — 5 August 1878 — Unitarian Chapel, Northampton
17 months half-brother	Links Birth: about 1879 24 27 Occupation: Clicker in Shoe Manufacture Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Henry Baker 1879–… Birth: about 1879 24 27 Death:
4 years half-brother	Links Birth: before 1882 27 30 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships George Baker 1882–… Birth: before 1882 27 30 Death:
1 year half-sister	Links Birth: about 1882 27 30 Death: 1961 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jane (Jennie, Jemima) Baker 1882–1961 Birth: about 1882 27 30 Death: 1961

Family with Alice Smith
himself	Links Birth: 11 February 1884 29 31 — Moore Street, Kingsley Park, Kingsthorpe, Northampton Death: 10 April 1943 — 93 Lea Road, Northampton Burial: 1943 — Harborough Road Cemetery, Northampton Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alice Smith James Albert Baker James Albert Horsewell Baker 1884–1943 Birth: 11 February 1884 29 31 — Moore Street, Kingsley Park, Kingsthorpe, Northampton Death: 10 April 1943 — 93 Lea Road, Northampton
wife	Links Birth: 1888 33 36 — Northampton Death: June 1968 — Northampton Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Albert Horsewell Baker James Albert Baker Alice Smith 1888–1968 Birth: 1888 33 36 — Northampton Death: June 1968 — Northampton
daughter	Private …–
son	Links Birth: 25 February 1925 41 37 — Northampton, U.K. Occupation: Pharmaceutical chemist Death: 3 May 2010 — Woodbridge, Suffolk Burial: 17 May 2010 — Ipswich Crematorium Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Albert Andrew Baker James Albert Baker 1925–2010 Birth: 25 February 1925 41 37 — Northampton, U.K. Death: 3 May 2010 — Woodbridge, Suffolk

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Birth	Source: BDM Birth Index Citation details: James Albert H Baker in Northampton (1837-1924) for 1884 Q1 (family said 1885) 3b 101
Death	Source: Family account
Burial	Source: Family account

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Shared note	Aged 36 on marriage to Alice James was probably born in Northamptonshire, the eldest son of his father's second marriage. His first trade was as a carpenter and joiner but later he became an electrical engineer installing power plants in country houses. On his father’s death James and his two brothers George and Herbert, the sons of James snr’s second marriage, took over the business. 1891 Aged 7 living with mother and father in Kingsthorpe, Northampton - see notes for John George Willicott Baker 1901 Now aged 17 still iving with parents, working as an electric wire man. 1911 Aged 27 and single still living with his parents in Kingsley, Northampton. Working as an electric wireman, probably employed by his father.

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Shared note

Aged 36 on marriage to Alice

James was probably born in Northamptonshire, the eldest son of his father's second marriage. His first trade was as a carpenter and joiner but later he became an electrical engineer installing power plants in country houses. On his father’s death James and his two brothers George and Herbert, the sons of James snr’s second marriage, took over the business.

1891 Aged 7 living with mother and father in Kingsthorpe, Northampton - see notes for John George Willicott Baker

1901 Now aged 17 still iving with parents, working as an electric wire man.

1911 Aged 27 and single still living with his parents in Kingsley, Northampton. Working as an electric wireman, probably employed by his father.

Extra information

Unique identifier

2CC76D32EFA84EDF8FD7C62D357391856DEA

Last change

17 February 2021 – 14:22:11

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Family with parents
father Parents John George Willicott Baker Ann Henrietta Horsewell	James Albert Baker 1854–1918
mother Parents James Hunt Ann Ward	Jemima Hunt 1852–1926
himself	James Albert Horsewell Baker 1884–1943
younger sister Family Percy Collins	Annie Elizabeth Baker 1886–…
younger brother Family Ada Elizabeth Coulton Albert Henry Baker Private Leslie George Baker	George Willicott Baker 1888–1959
younger brother Family Private	Herbert Harold Baker 1891–1939

Father’s family with Jane Henly
father Parents John George Willicott Baker Ann Henrietta Horsewell	James Albert Baker 1854–1918
stepmother Parents James Henley	Jane Henly 1852–1882
half-brother	William Henry Baker 1879–…
half-brother	George Baker 1882–…
half-sister	Jane (Jennie, Jemima) Baker 1882–1961

Family with Alice Smith
himself	James Albert Horsewell Baker 1884–1943
wife Parents Charles Moon Smith Lydia Elizabeth Hedge	Alice Smith 1888–1968
daughter Family Bernard Wilson Private Private	Private
son Family Private James Albert Andrew Baker Private	James Albert Baker 1925–2010

Descendants

James Albert Horsewell Baker(1884–1943)
- Alice Smith