Baxters of Stoven

Stoven

Stoven is a small village 5 miles from Southwold. Its economy was agricultural and timber driven. The church is dedicated to St Peter.

Nineteenth Century Baxters

The Baxters that arrive in Stoven in the nineteenth century came from other Baxter families well established in the area.

What happened to the children of Richard Baxter and Eliza Woolnough of Stoven?

William Baxter (1857 – 1925)

William like many of his contemporaries moved around in search of work. He lived in Sotherton before moving to Levington where his wife was born.

Marriage

William married Emma Brown (1866 – 1940) the daughter of John Brown and Mary Ann Goreham.

Parish Church of Stoven – 11th July, 1889
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
William Baxter	29	Bachelor	Labourer	Stoven	Richard Baxter	Gamekeeper
Emma Brown	24	Spinster		Stoven	John Brown	Mariner
In the presence of us: Richard Baxter and Ellen Brown

Children

William and Emma had the following:

Born	Baptized	Name	Comment	Where
19 Jul 1891	20 Sep 1891	Annie Richelda Marianne	Sotherton labourer	Parish church of Sotherton
04 Oct 1901		John Richard	Mother’s maiden name Brown	Levington

Census

1881

Dwelling – Vessel: Isabel, Lowestoft
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
William Baxter	Other	Unmar	22	AB Seaman	Brampton

1891

Dwelling – Blything road, Sotherton
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
William Baxter	Head	M	32	Agricultural labourer	Wangford
Emma Baxter	Wife	M	24		Levington

1901

Dwelling – Gun Hill cottage, Levington
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
William Baxter	Head	M	43	Boatman fish hawker	Wangford
Emma Baxter	Wife	M	34		Levington
Annie R M Baxter	Daughter		9		Sotherton

1911

Dwelling – Stoven wood
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Richard Baxter	Head	M	79	Game Keeper	Wangford
Eliza Baxter	Wife	M	75		Chediston
Emma Baxter	Daughter-In-Law	M	34		Levington
Annie Eliza Lee	Daughter	M	37		Wangford
William Plumb	Grandson	S	24	Labourer on Farm	Islington

Dwelling – 23 St Aubyns Road, Lowestoft
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
William Baxter	Head	M	52	Corporation Labourer	Wangford

* Annie was working as a housemaid at The Rectory, Kirkley and John Richard was visiting the Colby family at 43 Lorne Road, Kirkley.

Death

Kirkley Municipal Cemetery

Buried	Name	Comment
24 Oct 1925	William Baxter	Labourer aged 67 – K/T/102
03 Feb 1940	Emma Baxter	Widow aged 72 – K/T/102

Emma Baxter (1858 – 1939)

Census

1881

Dwelling – 78 Tufnell Park Road, Islington
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Joseph Wilson	Head	M	74	Interest of money and Annuity	Addingham, Cumberland
Elizabeth Wilson	Wife	M	75		Hesket, Cumberland
Emma Baxter	Serv	Unmar	23	Central servant	Wangford

Marriage

Emma married Cornelius Newman (1855 – 1929) son of Emma Mansfield and stepson of George Newman, in 1886. Son Herbert Baxter Newman was born in 1886.

Ellen Baxter (1860 – 1925)

Marriage

Ellen married Charles Plum (Plumb) (1860 – 1940) the son of James Plum and Jane Daniels.

Parish Church Holloway of St James – 1st February, 1886
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Charles Plum	24	Bachelor	Railway Coalman	St James Holloway	James Plum	Labourer
Ellen Baxter	24	Spinster		St James Holloway	Richard Baxter	Gamekeeper
In the presence of us: E Baxter and W Baxter

Richard Baxter (1862 – 1932)

Richard settles in Kirkley where he raises his family.

Marriage

Marriage License Affidavit: 07 Jan 1889 – Richard Baxter and Mary Smith. Single man of Stoven and single woman of Shadingfield. To be married at Shadingfield, Mary Smith a minor.

Richard married Mary Jane Smith (1867 – 1956) the daughter of William Smith and Harriet Clark.

Parish Church of Shadingfield – 9th January, 1889
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Richard Baxter	25	Bachelor	Fisherman	Shadingfield	Richard Baxter	Gamekeeper
Mary Smith	20	Spinster		Shadingfield	William Smith	Mariner
In the presence of us: William Smith and Emma Baxter

Children

Richard and Mary had the following:

Born	Baptized	Name	Comment	Where
18 Sep 1891	25 Dec 1891	Hilda Marion	Lowestoft yacht owner	Parish church of Shadingfield
06 Sep 1899	05 Nov 1899	Richard William	Lowestoft boat owner	Parish church of Shadingfield
28 Jul 1904		Ivy Ellen	Mother’s maiden name Smith	Lowestoft
01 Sep 1910		Myrtle Evelyn	Mother’s maiden name Smith	Lowestoft

Census

1881

Dwelling – Vessel: Brothers, Penzance, Cornwall
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
John Breach	Other	M	44	Master	Hastings, Sussex
Robert Harvey	Other	Unmar	22	Mate	Stoven
Robert Farlster	Other	M	24	Oarsman	Carlton Colville
Richard Baxter	Other	Unmar	19	Whaleman	Wangford
Albert Bird	Other	Unmar	18	Net Stower	Kessingland
John Winyard	Other	Unmar	17	Capsainman	Wangford
Charles Rivetts	Other	Unmar	20	Capsainman	Hulver
Frederick Edwards	Other	Unmar	18	Capsainman	Estaton
Harry Harvey	Other	Unmar	15	Rope Coiler	Stoven
Albert Armes	Other	Unmar	12	Cook	Lowestoft

1891

Dwelling – Beccles Road, Shadingfield
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
William Smith	Head	M	42	Ag Lab	Weston
Harriet Smith	Wife	M	47		Willingham
Arthur Smith	Son	Unmar	20	Ag Lab	Shadingfield
William Smith	Son		16	Ag Lab	Shadingfield
Ernest Smith	Son		13	Ag Lab	Shadingfield
Walter Smith	Son		10	Scholar	Shadingfield
Edith Smith	Daughter		7	Scholar	Shadingfield
Mary Baxter	Daughter	M	22		Shadingfield
Richard Baxter	Son-In-Law	M	27	Fish Salesman	Wangford

1901

Dwelling – 10 Lawson Road, Kirkley
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Richard Baxter	Head	M	38	Pleasure Boat Owner	Wangford
Mary Baxter	Wife	M	32		Shadingfield
Hilda Baxter	Daughter		9		Lowestoft
William Baxter	Son		1		Kirkley

1911

Dwelling – 10 Lawson Road, Kirkley
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Richard Baxter	Head	M	48	Pleasure Boat Owner	Wangford
Mary Jane Baxter	Wife	M	42		Shadingfield
Hilda Maria Baxter	Daughter	S	19		Lowestoft
Richard William Baxter	Son		11		Lowestoft
Ivy Ellen Baxter	Daughter		6		Lowestoft
Myrtle Evelyn Baxter	Daughter		6 months		Lowestoft

1939 Register

Dwelling – Combe Dingle, Corton
Name	Marital status	Date of Birth	Occupation
Mary J Baxter	Wid	05 Dec 1868	Boarding Housekeeper
Ivy E Baxter	S	28 Jul 1904	Boarding Housekeeper Assistant

Directories

Directory Name	Year	Place	Private / Commercial	Name and Service
T Huke’s Lowestoft Directory	1896	Lowestoft	Private / Commercial	10 Lawson Road Westside – Baxter R yachtsman

Will Information

1933
Effects £288 15s
Baxter Richard of 32 Milton-Road Lowestoft died 28 October 1932 Probate London 22 February to William Weaving, Builder.

1957
Effects £812
Baxter Mary Jane of 32 Milton-road Lowestoft widow died 8 December 1956 Probate London 24 April to William Wearing retired builder.

Death

Kirkley Municipal Cemetery

Buried	Name	Comment
01 Nov 1932	Richard Baxter	Fisherman, aged 70. K/FA/85
12 Dec 1956	Mary Jane Baxter	Widow, aged 88, 32 Milton Road. K/FA/85

Epitaph:

Kirkley Municipal Cemetery

Peace

In

Loving Memory of

RICHARD BAXTER

The beloved husband of

MARY BAXTER

Who died October 28th 1932

Aged 70 Years

———–

Thy Will be done

Also

MARY JANE BAXTER

Who died December 8th 1956

Aged 88 Years

Annie Eliza Baxter (1873 – ?)

Census

1891

Dwelling – Pakefield Road, Kirkley
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Annie E Baxter	Servant	S	17	Maid domestic	Wangford

Marriage

Annie married George Henry Lee (1870 – ?) the son of (Makepeace)John Lee and Barbara Ann Robinson.

Parish Church of Stoven – 6th April, 1896
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
George Henry Lee	25	Bachelor	Clerk	St Pancras London	John Lee	Engineer
Annie Eliza Baxter	22	Spinster		Stoven Wood	Richard Baxter	Gamekeeper
In the presence of us: Emily Baxter and Richard Baxter

Emily Baxter (1876 – 1958)

Census

1901

Dwelling – London St Pancras
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where Born
George H Lee	Head	M	30	Solicitor (law) clerk	Islington
Annie Lee	Wife	M	27		Wangford
John R Lee	Son		2		Pancras
Emily Baxter	Sister-In-Law	Unmar	25		Wangford

Marriage

Emily married William Henry Pearce (1868 – 1950) the son of George William Peace and Elizabeth Jane Hughers.

Parish Church of Stoven – 22nd November, 1902
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
William Henry Pearce	full	Bachelor	Sergeant R.E.	Stoven Wood	George William Pearce	Petty Officer R.N.
Emily Baxter	full	Spinster		Stoven Wood	Richard Baxter	Gamekeeper
In the presence of us: Richard Baxter and Eliza Baxter

Maud Mary Baxter (1877 – 1877)

Death

Blythburgh Holy Trinity

Buried	Name	Comment
29 Dec 1877	Maud Mary Baxter	Bulcamp in Blything aged 5 months

What happened to the children of William Baxter and Emma Brown?

Annie Richelda Marianne Baxter (1891 – 1962)

Marriage

Annie married William John Simpson (1882 – 1952) the son of Mark Simpson and Elizabeth Orr

Parish Church of Kirkley – 1st April, 1915
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
William John Simpson	31	Bachelor	Timberman	Kirkley	Mark Simpson	Blacksmith
Annie Richelda Baxter	23	Spinster		Kirkley	William Baxter	Labourer
In the presence of us: William Baxter & Hilda Marion Baxter

John Richard Baxter (1901 – 1979)

Marriage

John married Elsie Maud Bull (1902 – 1976) the daughter of Charles Edward Bull and Barbara Genette Gooch.

Parish Church of Oulton – 25th September, 1926
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
John Richard Baxter	24	Bachelor	Clerk	Kirkley	William Richard Baxter	Labourer
Elsie Maud Bull	24	Spinster	Tailoress	Rock Estate	Charles Edward Bull	Farmer
In the presence of us: Chas W Bull & Dorothy E Quinton

Children

John and Elsie had the following:

Date	Name	Comment	Where
11 Feb 1932	Brian John	Mother’s Maiden Name Bull	Lothingland

Census

1939 Register

Dwelling – Loladene, Stradbroke Road, Pakefield
Name	Marital status	Date of Birth	Occupation
John R Baxter	M	04 Oct 1901	Railway Clerk
Elsie M Baxter	M	20 Mar 1902	Unpaid Domestic Duties
Brain J Baxter	S	11 Feb 1932	At School

Directories

Directory Name	Year	Place	Private / Commercial	Name and Service
Kelly’s Directory of Lowestoft, Beccles & Neighbourhood	1963	Pakefield	Private	Baxter Jn. Rd. – 138 Stradbroke Rd
Kelly’s Directory of Lowestoft & Beccles	1974	Pakefield	Private	Baxter Jn. Rd. – 138 Stradbroke Rd

Will Information

1979
Effects £18, 175
Baxter John Richard of 138 Stradbroke Road Lowestoft died 24 June 1979 Probate Ipswich 3 September.

Death

Great Yarmouth Crematorium

Cremated	Name	Comment
27 Nov 1976	Elsie Maud Baxter	Aged 74 died 22 Nov 1976 – Buried Great Yarmouth 8130
28 Jun 1979	John Richard Baxter	Widower of 138 Stradbroke Road, Pakefield, aged 77. Died 24 Jun 1979

What happened to the children of Richard Baxter and Mary Ann Smith?

Hilda Marian Baxter (1891 – 1962)

Marriage

Hilda married William Weaving (1890 – 1970) the son of William Weaving and Georgiana Burwood in 1917.

Richard William Baxter (1899 – 1966)

Marriage

Richard married Hetty (1897 – 1976).

Census

1939 Register

Dwelling – 137 Stradbroke Road, Pakefield
Name	Marital status	Date of Birth	Occupation
Richard W Baxter	M	06 Sep 1899	Hospital Gate Porter
Hetty Baxter	M	20 Aug 1897	Unpaid Domestic Duties
2 Closed Records

Directories

Directory Name	Year	Place	Private / Commercial	Name and Service
Kelly’s Directory of Lowestoft, Beccles & Neighbourhood	1963	Lowestoft	Private	Baxter Rd W. – 10a Normanston Drive
Kelly’s Directory of Lowestoft & Beccles	1974	Lowestoft	Private	Baxter Hetty – 10a Normanston Drive

Will Information

1976
Effects £1180
Baxter Hetty of 10a Normanston Drive Lowestoft died 10 October 1976 Probate Ipswich 31 December.

Death

Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery

Buried	Name	Comment
19 Oct 1966	Richard William Baxter	Pensioner of 10a Normanston Drive, Lowestoft aged 67. L/31/512
18 Oct 1976	Hetty Baxter	Widow of 10a Normanston Drive, Lowestoft aged 79. L/31/512

Ivy Ellen Baxter (1904 – 1979)

Directories

Directory Name	Year	Place	Private / Commercial	Name and Service
Kelly’s Directory of Lowestoft, Beccles & Neighbourhood	1963	Lowestoft	Private	Baxter Miss I. E. – 32 Milton Rd
Kelly’s Directory of Lowestoft & Beccles	1974	Lowestoft	Private	Baxter Miss I. E. – 32 Milton Rd

Will Information

1979
Effects £28,201
Baxter Ivy Ellen of 32 Milton Rd Lowestoft died 10 September 1979 Probate Ipswich 4 December.

Epitaph:

Corton St Bartholomew

IVY ELLEN BAXTER

Died September 10th 1979

Aged 75 years

Myrtle Evelyn Baxter (1910 – 2008)

Marriage

Myrtle married Jack Foster Beane (1910 – 1990) the son of Alfred James Beane and Mary Foster.

Parish Church of Lowestoft St Margaret – 17th October, 1935
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Jack Foster Beane	25	Bachelor	Electrical Engineer	1 Tennyson Road	Alfred James Beane	Fish Merchant
Myrtle Evelyn Baxter	25	Spinster	Flourist Assistant	32 Milton Road	Richard Baxter	Boatman Deceased
In the presence of us: Mary J Baxter & Alfred James Beane