Francis (“Frank”) Ralph Meath Baker of Hasfield
23 June 1886 to 7 June 1940
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1886
Francis Ralph Meath Baker was the
son of William Meath and Hannah (nee Corbet) Baker (BAK00310).
Francis was born on
23 June 1886 and baptised on 15 August
1886 (Hasfield Parish Records).
1891
1891 Census – Hasfield Court
William M Baker, 33 living
on his own means
Hannah M Baker, his wife,
31
William G C Baker, 5
Francis M Baker, 4
Edward J Baker, 3
A house chef, butler,
lady’s maid, 5 house maids and a footman
1901
1901 Census – 143 to 145 King’s Road, Brighton
William G C Baker, 15, visitor
Hannah Baker, 41, living on own
means, visitor
Francis R Baker, 14
Edward J Baker, 13
Ronald Writte, Private Tutor
1911
1911 Census – 11 Adelaide Crescent, Hove,
Sussex
Francis Ralph Baker, 24, a
visitor. A student for holy orders
1914
He served in the First
World War with the Royal Field Artillery,
1914-16 as a Lieutenant.
His older brother William became a
catholic priest and decided to ‘break the entail’, so Frank succeeded to the
Hasfield Court Estate.
JP for Gloucestershire. A
committee member of the Ledbury Hunt
1921
Francis Ralph Baker, 34,
married Madeleine Bryan, 19 on 12 April 1921 at St
Mary’s Church, Graham Street, London (St
Mary’s Church, Graham Street, London Parish Records).
1937
JP for Gloucestershire.
1939
(Kelly’s Handbook of Distinguished People, 1939)
1939 Register – Hasfield Court
Francis R Meath-Baker, born 23
June 1886, independent, private means
1940
He died at Cheltenham on 7
June 1940. He was buried on 10 June
1940 at Hasfield. Baker Francis Ralph of Hasfield Court Gloucestershire died
7 June 1940 Probate Gloucester n28 December to Madeleine Meath Baker widow.
Effects £86806 16s 1d (Probate Records).
MR F R MEATH BAKER. Mr Francis
Ralph Meath Baker, of Hasfield Court, who died on June 7 last, aged 53 years,
formerly of 31, Clevedon Place, SW1, son of the late William Meath Baker, left
gross estate at the value of £80,806 16s 1d with net personalty £30,287 1s 2d, on
which estate duty of £7,001 has been paid. Mrs Madeline Meath Baker, of the
same address, the widow, is the executrix. Testator left all
of his property to his wife. (The Gloucestershire Echo, 1
February 1941)
(The Gloucester Journal, 15 June 1940)