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James BAKER
Abt 1729 - 1789 (~ 60 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 433 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name James BAKER Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1729 Charleton, Devon, England 
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Baptised 28 Oct 1729 St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England [1] Gender Male Died Sep 1789 Slapton, Devon, England - (assumed from burial)
Buried 23 Sep 1789 St. James’ Church, Slapton, Devon, England [2] Siblings1 brother and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Charles BAKER, b. Abt 1690, d. Jan 1757, Charleton, Devon, England (Age ~ 67 years) (Father) 
Hester LEIGH, b. Abt 1692, d. Abt May 1758, Charleton, Devon, England (Age ~ 66 years) (Mother) Person ID I9432 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 8 Mar 2018
Father Charles BAKER, b. Abt 1690, d. Jan 1757, Charleton, Devon, England (Age ~ 67 years) Mother Hester LEIGH, b. Abt 1692, d. Abt May 1758, Charleton, Devon, England (Age ~ 66 years) Married 26 Jul 1719 St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England [3] - It seems likey there will have been children baptised between James and Hester; I have not yet browsed thoroughly or checked for illegible or missing pages.
The fact that two were baptised outside of Charleton (Susanna in Kingsbridge and Hester in Dodbrook) I don't think indicates a family that was moving around: the Kingsbridge baptism recorded that the family were of Charleton and it was also noted in Charleton PRs (along with children of other families similarly baptised outside of Charleton) and the Dodbrooke baptism shows the family were of Ledstone ('Lyston'). In both cases others on the same page were recorded of Lyston or Charlaton. Although Ledstone was in Charleton parish it was just 2 miles from Dodbrook church, and just slightly more from Kingsbridge Church, but over twice as far from Charleton Church. All these baptisms I have seen outside of Charleton Parish were in the winter months (Nov - March) when it is easy to imagine that travel from Ledstone to Charleton could have been difficult, with probably any route including steep hills and muddy roads.
Family ID F6456 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Grace, b. Est 1730, d. Abt Mar 1782, Slapton, Devon, England (Age ~ 52 years) Married Abt 1753 - Date a guess based on approx date of birth of oldest known child BUT not found in DFHS index so maybe a little earlier
Children6 children Last Modified 15 Jun 2014 Family ID F4622 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Sources - [S296] Charleton - Parish Registers (FMP data), St Mary’s Church (Charleton, Devon), (brightsolid online publishing ltd. findmypast.com.), Baptism of James BAKER; accessed 31 May 2014 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading '1729' - "James Son of Charles & Hester Baker was baptizd. Octob. 28"
Archive reference: 3034A/PR/1/2 - [S295] Slapton - Parish Registers (FMP data), St James’s Church (Slapton, Devon), (brightsolid online publishing ltd. findmypast.com.), Burial of James BAKER; accessed 31 May 2014 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading 'Burials in 1789' - "James Baker was Buried Septemr. the 23rd"
Archive reference: 3040A/PR/1/4 - [S296] Charleton - Parish Registers (FMP data), St Mary’s Church (Charleton, Devon), (brightsolid online publishing ltd. findmypast.com.), Marriage of Charles BAKER to Esther LEIGH; accessed 31 May 2014 (Reliability: 3).
Under heading '1719 Marriages' - "Charles Baker & Esther Leigh were married July the 26"
Archive reference: 3034A/PR/1/1
- [S296] Charleton - Parish Registers (FMP data), St Mary’s Church (Charleton, Devon), (brightsolid online publishing ltd. findmypast.com.), Baptism of James BAKER; accessed 31 May 2014 (Reliability: 3).