Person: BAKER, Charles (c.1819-1893)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Charles BAKER

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

proprietor of lantern slide manufacture and supply business

Main period of activity

1870s-90s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1819

born at

Chatham, Kent, England

1851-1885

resident

244 High Holborn, London, England

30 March 1851

~32

census record

1851 Census of England and Wales, HO107/1508.430.1
– occupation “Optical and Surgical Instrument Maker”

1871

~52

owner

C. Baker

2 April 1871

~52

census record

1871 Census of England and Wales, RG10/346.30.1
– occupation “Optical and Surgical Instrument Maker”

1891-1894

resident

243-244 High Holborn, London, England

5 April 1891

~72

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/211.75.1
– occupation “Scientific Optician”

9 September 1893

~74

died at

Holborn, London, England

30 October 1893

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1893 A-B p.87

Lucerna ID 6004347

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 4 November 2021

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Person: BAKER, Charles (c.1819-1893)