Above: This photo of Mary Anne Everard thrills me, because it is the only photo of an Everard that I have ever seen. It was cropped from a beautiful photo of Mary Ann Everard and her husband Walter Baker, surrounded by children and grandchildren, which was taken c. 1910, which is the year Mary Anne died. The photo was very kindly sent to me by Mary Ann Everard Baker's great-great granddaughter, Heather Purdy, who also gave me permission to use the photo in this blog.Mary Ann Everard was the third child and second daughter born to John Everard and Jane Sanders. Like her elder siblings Eliza and John, no record exists of her birth or baptism, but information given on later certificates point to her birth year as being c. 1854...Her brother Tom's birth certificate stated that Mary Ann was aged 2 at his birth in 1856 = birth year c. 1854. Her sister Annie's birth certificate stated Mary Ann was aged 7 in 1863, but her father got the ages of Mary Ann and her brother Thomas mixed up, saying that Tom was 9 and Mary Ann 7, when in reality their ages were the other way around. Again, this places Mary Ann's birth year as c. 1854-55.Her death certificate puts her age at 56 when she died in 1910= birth year 1854. Her marriage certificate says that Mary Ann was aged 20 in 1871 when she married, suggesting that she was born in c. 1851. This is most definitely not true, as her elder brother John David was not born until 1852, and Mary Ann was two years younger than him. Mary Ann would have actually been aged about 17 when she married, the same age as her eldest sister Elizabeth when she had married in 1867.
Mary Ann Everard's education in Warrnambool must have been very limited, or indeed non-existent, as she was not literate, signing her name on her marriage certificate with a cross. At the age of 17 prior to her marriage, she was already employed as a domestic servant. Mary Ann Everard married London-born Walter Baker on November 27, 1871, at the residence of the local baptist minister, Ebenezer Henderson, in Raglan Street, Warrnambool.
Walter was the son of John Baker and Mary Ann Turland, and according to information given on Walter's marriage and death certificates, he was born in c. 1846. His death certificate gives his mother's name as 'Jane' Turland in comparison to 'Mary Ann Turland' which appears on his marriage certificate. The latter must be favoured as being correct, since it was Walter himself who was giving the information on the marriage certificate, as opposed to an informant on his death certificate. In addition to this point, there is a marriage of John Baker to Mary Ann Turland on May 28, 1826, at St. George, Middlesex, which is most likely that of Walter's parents.
"Mary Ann Turland married 28 May 1826 to John Baker, parish of St George in the East."
Mary Ann Turland was born on October 29, 1807, to parents William Turland and his wife Mary Chamberlain, who had married at St. Johns, Hackney, on Christmas Day, 1806.
I do not know when and how Walter emigrated to Australia, as I can't locate a shipping record to match his age. His occupation as given on his marriage certificate was baker, but later in life was a printer. Mary Ann gave birth to her first child seven months after her marriage.
On June 22, 1872, daughter Louisa Mary Anne Turland Baker was born at Warrnambool. She was followed by twelve siblings:
Alfred Edward Baker born 29 March, 1874.
George Alfred Turland Baker born 1876 .
Walter David Baker born 1878
Hilda Jane Baker born 1880
Amy May Baker born 1882 died 1882
Clara Emma Baker born 1883
Emma Elizabeth born 1886
Florence Annie Baker born 1888
John Thomas Baker born 1889
Violet Sarah Baker born 1892 died 1900 aged 8 years
Charles William Baker born 1897.Killed in action, France,August 8, 1916
Henry Draper Baker born 1899
Mary Ann's little daughter Violet Baker died when she was eight years old after being severely scalded in an accident. The newspapers reported:
" WARRNAMBOOL: A little girl named Violet Baker, while playing with her brother, fell against a kerosene tin of boiling water, which capsized over the lower part of her body. She was terribly scalded, and was removed to the hospital." -Argus, 21 August, 1900.
Mary Ann Everard's education in Warrnambool must have been very limited, or indeed non-existent, as she was not literate, signing her name on her marriage certificate with a cross. At the age of 17 prior to her marriage, she was already employed as a domestic servant. Mary Ann Everard married London-born Walter Baker on November 27, 1871, at the residence of the local baptist minister, Ebenezer Henderson, in Raglan Street, Warrnambool.
Walter was the son of John Baker and Mary Ann Turland, and according to information given on Walter's marriage and death certificates, he was born in c. 1846. His death certificate gives his mother's name as 'Jane' Turland in comparison to 'Mary Ann Turland' which appears on his marriage certificate. The latter must be favoured as being correct, since it was Walter himself who was giving the information on the marriage certificate, as opposed to an informant on his death certificate. In addition to this point, there is a marriage of John Baker to Mary Ann Turland on May 28, 1826, at St. George, Middlesex, which is most likely that of Walter's parents.
"Mary Ann Turland married 28 May 1826 to John Baker, parish of St George in the East."
Mary Ann Turland was born on October 29, 1807, to parents William Turland and his wife Mary Chamberlain, who had married at St. Johns, Hackney, on Christmas Day, 1806.
I do not know when and how Walter emigrated to Australia, as I can't locate a shipping record to match his age. His occupation as given on his marriage certificate was baker, but later in life was a printer. Mary Ann gave birth to her first child seven months after her marriage.
On June 22, 1872, daughter Louisa Mary Anne Turland Baker was born at Warrnambool. She was followed by twelve siblings:
Alfred Edward Baker born 29 March, 1874.
George Alfred Turland Baker born 1876 .
Walter David Baker born 1878
Hilda Jane Baker born 1880
Amy May Baker born 1882 died 1882
Clara Emma Baker born 1883
Emma Elizabeth born 1886
Florence Annie Baker born 1888
John Thomas Baker born 1889
Violet Sarah Baker born 1892 died 1900 aged 8 years
Charles William Baker born 1897.Killed in action, France,August 8, 1916
Henry Draper Baker born 1899
Mary Ann's little daughter Violet Baker died when she was eight years old after being severely scalded in an accident. The newspapers reported:
" WARRNAMBOOL: A little girl named Violet Baker, while playing with her brother, fell against a kerosene tin of boiling water, which capsized over the lower part of her body. She was terribly scalded, and was removed to the hospital." -Argus, 21 August, 1900.
"A little girl, eight years old, named Violet Baker, met with a terrible accident at Warrnambool on Saturday. She was playing marbles with her brother when she ran against and knocked a pot of boiling water over, the water saturating her clothing. She was severely scalded, and grave fears for her recovery are entertained." - Portland Guardian, 22 August, 1900.
" WARRNAMBOOL: Violet Baker, the child who fell into a tin of hot water, died in the Warrnambool Hospital on Thursday." -Argus, Monday, September 17, 1900.
Mary Ann Everard Baker passed away in her sleep in June 1910, aged 56 years. Her death certificate stated that her parents were John Ignatius Everard and Jane Sanders. The Argus newspaper of June 27, 1910, carried a small article regarding Mary Ann's death:
" WARRNAMBOOL: Mrs Baker, wife of Mr. Walter Baker, a well-known resident, was found dead in bed on Sunday morning, death being due to heart failure. She leaves a family of six sons and five daughters."
Walter Baker died three years later, in 1913, aged 67.
" WARRNAMBOOL: Violet Baker, the child who fell into a tin of hot water, died in the Warrnambool Hospital on Thursday." -Argus, Monday, September 17, 1900.
Mary Ann Everard Baker passed away in her sleep in June 1910, aged 56 years. Her death certificate stated that her parents were John Ignatius Everard and Jane Sanders. The Argus newspaper of June 27, 1910, carried a small article regarding Mary Ann's death:
" WARRNAMBOOL: Mrs Baker, wife of Mr. Walter Baker, a well-known resident, was found dead in bed on Sunday morning, death being due to heart failure. She leaves a family of six sons and five daughters."
Walter Baker died three years later, in 1913, aged 67.
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