Constance Baker (buried 1962)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Baker
First name: 
Constance
Other Christian names: 
Lilian
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1911
Born: 
5/1/1883
Died: 
25/07/1962
Buried: 
30/07/1962
Occupation: 
Nurse; Midwife.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
7
Cemetery plot: 
1
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Constance Baker is buried under the headstone for John Harold Dickinson
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of John Harold Dickinson M.A. Priest who died May 13th 1942 aged 73. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on Thee"

Life story

Life story

Constance (known as Lilian) was born in Tottenham, daughter of Edwin and Amelia. She was baptised at All Hallows Church, Tottenham on 25th June 1883. Her father was a school master. In 1888, the family moved to Hereford where Edwin opened a boarding school for boys. Amelia died the following year. After Edwin's retirement, the family moved to Winchmore Hill near Ealing. Constance trained as a nurse and worked in London at the London Hospital in Whitechapel. In 1912, she enrolled as a midwife. Her father died in 1923 and Constance moved to Worthing to live with her sisters at "Westbury" in Grand Avenue. Like them, she worked at "Amatola" Nursing Home in Shakespeare Road. The sisters were still living at "Westbury" in 1960 but moved soon after to Jacquaranda Nursing Home, 9 Ripley Road, Worthing. Constance died here on 25th July 1962. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
05/01/1883

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
25/07/1962
Age (at time of death): 
72
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Jacquaranda Nursing Home, 9 Ripley Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1891 census: 

22 Edgar Street, Hereford.(boarding school for boys)

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 for Boys, 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: 

London Hospital, Whitechapel.

Constance aged 28, hospital nurse.

1921 census: 

Living at Westbury, Grand Avenue, Worthing, Sussex.

Edwin Baker Head Male 1841 80 Berkshire, England - -
Edith Anne Baker Daughter Female 1875 45 Middlesex, England At Home -
Martha Caroline Baker Daughter Female 1879 42 Middlesex, England Private School Mistress
Frances Mary Baker Daughter Female 1881 40 Middlesex, England Hospital Nurse
Constance Lilian Baker Daughter Female 1883 38 Middlesex, England Hospital Nurse
1939 register: 

"Amatola" Nursing Home, Shakespeare Road, Worthing.

Constance working as a nurse.