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Sir Richard Baker 1569–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JAN 1569

Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Death Date: 18 FEB 1645

Death Location: Fleet Prison, London, England

Father: Sir Baker

Mother: Lady Scott

Spouse(s): Margaret Mainwaring

Children(s): Margery Baker

In 1569, Sir Richard Baker entered the world in Cranbrook, Kent, England, born to Sir John Baker And Lady Catherine Scott. Sir Richard Baker married Joan Mumffeild, Margaret Coleston, Margaret Mainwaring, and had children including Margery Baker. Sir Richard Baker passed away in 1645 in Fleet Prison, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1569, Sir Richard Baker entered the world in Cranbrook, Kent, England, born to Sir John Baker And Lady Catherine Scott.
  • Sir Richard Baker married Joan Mumffeild, Margaret Coleston, Margaret Mainwaring, and had children including Margery Baker.
  • Sir Richard Baker passed away in 1645 in Fleet Prison, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Baker
1543–1605
Birth Location: Sissinghurst, Kent, England
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Lady Scott
1532–1604
Birth Location: Scotts Hall, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Mainwaring
1570–1607
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Children(s)

Margery Baker
1576–1663
Birth Location: London, England
MB

Sir Baker's Ancestors

Self
Sir Baker
1569–1645
Birth Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Baker
1543–1605
Sissinghurst, Kent, England
Lady (Catherine) Scott
1532–1604
Scotts Hall, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Baker's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Baker (7 JAN 1569–18 FEB 1645) m. Margaret Mainwaring (1570–1607)
  1. 1. Margery Baker 1576–1663 m. Gabriel Wilkinson 1576–1658
    1. 1. The (Rev WILLIAM) Wilkinson 1612–1663 m. Margaret (Widow) Budden 1580–1673 m. Naomi HUGHES 1616–1655
      1. 1. Rebecca Wilkinson 1633–1726 m. Thomas ((Judge)) DENT 1630–1676 m. John Addison 1632–1706
        1. 1. Thomas (I.) Addison 1679–1727 m. Elizabeth Tasker 1686–1706

Sir Baker's Timeline

4 Records

1569
7 JAN 1569
Birth of Sir Richard Baker in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1570
7 JAN 1570
Age 1
Sir Richard Baker was baptized in Goudhurst, Kent
Goudhurst, Kent
1642
FEB 1642
Age 73
Burial of Sir Richard Baker in St Olave, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
St Olave, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1645
18 FEB 1645
Age 76
Death of Sir Richard Baker in Fleet Prison, London, England
Fleet Prison, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1569
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1570
    Event Place: Goudhurst, Kent
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1 874<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>Huntingdonshire, England, Extracted Parish Records<i> ( N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;, n.d.)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1642
    Event Place: St Olave, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, <i>London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538 -1812<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.), London Metropolitan Archives, St Botolph Aldgate, Register of burials, Aug 1625 - 1665, P69BOT2A015MS09222, Item 002
    [2] Ancestry.com, <i>London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538 -1812<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.), London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Olave, Bermondsey, Composite register: baptisms, marriages, burials, Nov 1639 - Jun 1665, P71OLA, Item 010
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1645
    Event Place: Fleet Prison, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, <i>London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538 -1812<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.), London Metropolitan Archives, St Botolph Aldgate, Register of burials, Aug 1625 - 1665, P69BOT2A015MS09222, Item 002
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [5] Ancestry.com, <i>London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538 -1812<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.), London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Olave, Bermondsey, Composite register: baptisms, marriages, burials, Nov 1639 - Jun 1665, P71OLA, Item 010
    [6] International, Find a Grave Index
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