BAKER, William (1742 - 1785) ‹ LBT 19711 ›

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Floruit: 1766–1785

  floruit 1766 (A)—1785 (A);  Male

Life Events

Event	Date	Source
Birth	1742 - in Reading.	D.N.B.
Baptism	05 Apr 1742 - at St Mary, Reading	O.D.N.B.
Death	- on 29 Sep 1785 Plomer	O.D.N.B.
Burial	St Dionis Backchurch, Lime Street & Fenchurch Street	O.D.N.B.

Will

Will (Ref., Piece, Image)	Will Dates	Intestate	Probate Dates	Administration Dates	Comments
PROB 11/1151			1787-03-16		PRO - Printer of Ingram Court London. ---

Family Relationships

Relationship	Name	Occupation	Comments	Conf
parent:	BAKER, William ‹ LBT 34338 ›	Schoolmaster		60

Livery Companies

Company	Source
Stationers' Company	McKenzie, D.F. (1978), #4741

Occupations (1)

Occupation	Comment
Printer	Apprentice; Master; O.D.N.B.; Will

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Comments
KIPPAX, Joseph ( - 1767) ‹ LBT 21761 ›	£20	Father

Had Apprentice(s): (9)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Date	Event	Comments
HENINGTON, James ‹ LBT 15972 › (fl. 1785-1785)	£20	Father		Bound
HENINGTON, John ‹ LBT 15973 › (fl. 1781-1781)	£20	Mother - Elizabeth		Bound
GREENAWAY, William ‹ LBT 15974 › (fl. 1776-1776)	£100	Father		Bound
JONES, Joseph ( - 1838) ‹ LBT 15975 › (fl. 1782-1838)	£15	Brother - Griffith Jones		Bound
PRIOR, William ‹ LBT 15976 › (fl. 1787-1787)	£20	Father		Bound
RAMSAY, David ‹ LBT 15977 › (fl. 1768-1768)	None mentioned	N/A		Bound
DAVIS, Robert ‹ LBT 19715 › (fl. 1767-1767)				Turned-over
STEEL, Henry Draper ( - 1818) ‹ LBT 22250 › (fl. 1770-1818)				Turned-over
HAMBLIN, Thomas ( - 1846) ‹ LBT 22748 › (fl. 1782-1846)				Turned-over

Addresses (10)

Date	Address	Trade at Addr	Source	Comment
1767-08-04	Cullum Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1767-07-07	Cullum Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1769-08-01	Cullum Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1770-02-06	Cullum Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1774-02-01	Cullum Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1775-11-07	Cullum Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1780-12-05	Ingram Court, Fenchurch Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1782-10-01	Ingram Court, Fenchurch Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1783-03-04	Ingram Court, Fenchurch Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1787-03-16	Ingram Court, Fenchurch Street		Will	- late of

Events (19)

Date	Event type	Description
5 Dec 1758	Bound	to Joseph Kippax (LBT/21761)
Apr 1766	City Freedom	Servitude - COL/CHD/FR/02/0930
8 Apr 1766	Freed - Servitude
7 Jul 1767	Appr - Turn-over/In	Robert Davis (LBT/19715) from Joseph Kippax (LBT/21761)
4 Aug 1767	Appr - Binding	David Ramsay (LBT/15977)
1 Nov 1768	Appr - Turn-over/Out	David Ramsay [ST/0333] to Francis Blyth (LBT/21736)
1 Aug 1769	Appr - Binding	William Greenaway (LBT/15974)
6 Feb 1770	Appr - Turn-over/In	Henry Steele (LBT/22250) from David Steele (LBT/17700) his father
1 Feb 1774	Appr - Binding	John Henington (LBT/15973)
7 Nov 1775	Appr - Binding	Joseph Jones (LBT/15975)
7 Nov 1775	Appr - Freedom	Henry Steele (LBT/22250)
2 Apr 1776	Cloathed
5 Dec 1780	Appr - Binding	William Prior (LBT/15976)
1 Oct 1782	Appr - Turn-over/In	Thomas Hamblin (LBT/22748) from John Wade (LBT/18205)
4 Mar 1783	Appr - Binding	James Henington (LBT/15972)
26 Mar 1783	Renter Warden	fined -
29 Sep 1785	Buried	St Dionis Backchurch - see Burial comments regarding memorial
29 Sep 1785	Died
1 Nov 1785	Appr - Turn-over/Out	John Henington (LBT/15972) to John William Galabin (LBT/19716)

Further Notes

O.D.N.B. - When Kippax died, Baker took over the business. [Later] forming a partnership with John William Galabin (LBT/19716). ---

Sources and References

Original Sources	Comments
Stationers' Company - Binding and Freedom Records - McKenzie, D.F. (1978), #4741

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

ODNB - article by H.R.Tedder, rev. Arthur Sherbo