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     George Thomas Dalton Baker was born on 6 December 1902.¹ He was the son of Aaron Baker and Betsey Mary Ann Dalton.¹ He married Mabel Louisa Abbott, daughter of William Abbott and Esther Stevens, on 18 May 1921.¹ He died on 22 June 1971 aged 68.¹

     Aaron Baker married Betsey Mary Ann Dalton.¹

     Betsey Mary Ann Dalton married Aaron Baker.¹

     William Henry Baker was born on 16 October 1898.¹ He was the son of Aaron Baker and Betsey Mary Ann Dalton.¹ He married Madge Constance Abbott, daughter of William Abbott and Esther Stevens, on 8 November 1922.¹ He died on 13 April 1969 aged 70.¹ He was buried on 15 April 1969 in Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.¹

     Madge Constance Abbott was born on 15 March 1900.¹ She was the daughter of William Abbott and Esther Stevens.¹ She married William Henry Baker, son of Aaron Baker and Betsey Mary Ann Dalton, on 8 November 1922.¹ Her husband William died on 13 April 1969 aged 70.¹ She died on 9 September 1980 aged 80.¹ She was buried on 11 September 1980 in Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.¹

     Christian Ludvig Jensen was born about 1855.¹ He married Esther Abbott, daughter of Benjamin Stevens and Maria Greathead, in 1930.¹ He died on 10 February 1938.¹ He was buried in Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.¹

     Clarence Edward Buckingham was born on 20 February 1881.¹ He married Edith Minnie Abbott, daughter of William Abbott and Esther Stevens, on 27 July 1905.¹ He died on 5 July 1942 aged 61.¹ He was buried on 7 July 1942 in Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.¹

     Leslie Clarence Buckingham was born on 5 January 1906.¹ He was the son of Clarence Edward Buckingham and Edith Minnie Abbott.¹

     Stanley Kelsey was born in 1905 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.¹ He was the son of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson.¹ An extract in a letter written by Edith's niece Freda Robinson in 1994 states that when Edith's husband James died in 1924 she took to her bed, her three eldest children Stanley, Gordon and Jessie had to take over the household and look after their mother and the three younger children James, Eric and Herbert. She stayed in bed for years and did not get up until the day her sister Jane Elizabeth Millar Robinson was buried in 1933. When she went into Stockton to buy new clothes she found that all the fashions had changed ! She did not return to her bed !² He married Kate Emily Spence on 29 November 1930 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England.^2,3 He died on 19 December 1965 in Durham, England.^2,4

     Gordon Bryce Kelsey was born on 11 January 1908 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.^1,2 He was the son of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson.¹ An extract in a letter written by Edith's niece Freda Robinson in 1994 states that when Edith's husband James died in 1924 she took to her bed, her three eldest children Stanley, Gordon and Jessie had to take over the household and look after their mother and the three younger children James, Eric and Herbert. She stayed in bed for years and did not get up until the day her sister Jane Elizabeth Millar Robinson was buried in 1933. When she went into Stockton to buy new clothes she found that all the fashions had changed ! She did not return to her bed !² He married Florence A Pevler in September 1933 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.² His wife Florence died on June 1937 aged 25.² He married Doris Simpson in 1942 in Durham, England.³ He died in December 1966 aged 58.²

     Doris Simpson married Gordon Bryce Kelsey, son of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson, in 1942 in Durham, England.¹

     Jessie Newton Kelsey was born on 1 June 1912 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.¹ She was the daughter of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson. An extract in a letter written by Edith's niece Freda Robinson in 1994 states that when Edith's husband James died in 1924 she took to her bed, her three eldest children Stanley, Gordon and Jessie had to take over the household and look after their mother and the three younger children James, Eric and Herbert. She stayed in bed for years and did not get up until the day her sister Jane Elizabeth Millar Robinson was buried in 1933. When she went into Stockton to buy new clothes she found that all the fashions had changed ! She did not return to her bed !² She married George W Hebson in 1943 in Durham, England.³ She died in 1988 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.⁴

     George W Hebson married Jessie Newton Kelsey, daughter of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson, in 1943 in Durham, England.¹

     James Kelsey was born in 1914 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.¹ He was the son of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson.¹ He died in July 2003 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.²

     George Firby Kelsey was born in 1917 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.¹ He was the son of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson. He died on 4 April 1919 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.² An extract in a letter written by Edith's niece Freda Robinson in 1994 states that when Edith's husband James died in 1924 she took to her bed, her three eldest children Stanley, Gordon and Jessie had to take over the household and look after their mother and the three younger children James, Eric and Herbert. She stayed in bed for years and did not get up until the day her sister Jane Elizabeth Millar Robinson was buried in 1933. When she went into Stockton to buy new clothes she found that all the fashions had changed ! She did not return to her bed !³

     Eric Kelsey was born on 2 October 1919 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.¹ He was the son of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson. An extract in a letter written by Edith's niece Freda Robinson in 1994 states that when Edith's husband James died in 1924 she took to her bed, her three eldest children Stanley, Gordon and Jessie had to take over the household and look after their mother and the three younger children James, Eric and Herbert. She stayed in bed for years and did not get up until the day her sister Jane Elizabeth Millar Robinson was buried in 1933. When she went into Stockton to buy new clothes she found that all the fashions had changed ! She did not return to her bed !² He died on 15 March 2001 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England, aged 81.³

     Herbert Kelsey was born on 12 February 1923 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.¹ He was the son of James Bryce Kelsey and Edith Emily Edmondson. An extract in a letter written by Edith's niece Freda Robinson in 1994 states that when Edith's husband James died in 1924 she took to her bed, her three eldest children Stanley, Gordon and Jessie had to take over the household and look after their mother and the three younger children James, Eric and Herbert. She stayed in bed for years and did not get up until the day her sister Jane Elizabeth Millar Robinson was buried in 1933. When she went into Stockton to buy new clothes she found that all the fashions had changed ! She did not return to her bed !² He died in March 2000 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England, aged 77.³

     Charles Moorhouse was born in 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Moorhouse and Jane Taylor.¹ In the census of 30 March 1851 at Windhill Crag, Idle, Yorkshire, England, he was listed as the son of Thomas Moorhouse Charles was a scholar.³ In the census of 7 April 1861 in Hill Street, Bingley, Yorkshire, England, he was listed as the son of Thomas Moorhouse Charles was a stonemason.⁴

     Mary Ann Richardson Moorhouse was born in 1850 in Idle, Yorkshire, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Thomas Moorhouse and Jane Taylor.¹ She died in 1851 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.^1,3 In the census of 30 March 1851 at Windhill Crag, Idle, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of Thomas Moorhouse.⁴

     George Stewart was born about 1845 in Edinburgh, Midloathian, Scotland.¹ George was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1871 in 44 Industrial Dwellings, Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, England, The head of the household was listed as George Stewart, a 27 year old seaman from Scotland. Eliza was listed as his wife and given the surname of Stewart. All the children were described as scholars with a surname of Haydon and step children of George. Was this an out of marriage liaison? It would appear that George married Elizabeth the daughter in 1873 and they had a son William shortly after.² He married Elizabeth Hannah Haydon, daughter of Robert Haydon and Eliza Hazel Greethead, in 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England.³ George was listed as the head of the family on the census of 7 April 1881 in Commercial Road, South Shields, Durham, England, George is listed as a Mariner living with his wife and son.⁴ In the census of 5 April 1891 in 31 Church Street, Harwich, Essex, England, he was listed as a boarder He is listed as being married and Local Secretary for National Seaman's Union,he seems to be boarding with John and Emily Wicks and their family. John was a fireman on the steam lifeboat.⁵ In the census of 31 March 1901 in 2 Abingdon Street, Sunderland, Durham, England, he was listed as a boarder staying with Simeon and Matilda Simpson and their extended family. George is described as a widower working as a ships labourer.⁶ He died in 1901 in Sunderland, Durham, England, George's son William Stewart inherited the estate from the Stewarts of Edinburgh, Provision Merchants who owned property off Princes Street in Edinburgh, land in Australia and tea plantations in Asia. George (the humble seaman) was one of the two Stewart sons. The business was handled by Messers. Buchan and Buchan, 13 Alva Street, Edinburgh in the mid fifties. William his son never married.⁷

     Victor Raddick was born about 1859 in Austria Victor was not a British subject.¹ He married Harriett Haydon, daughter of Robert Haydon and Eliza Hazel Greethead, in 1882 in South Shields, Durham, England.^1,2 Victor was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 5 April 1891 in 164 Hope Street, Jarrow, Durham, England, Victor was a general labourer living with his wife.³ Victor was listed as head of household in the census of 31 March 1901 in 164 Hope Street, Jarrow, Durham, England, Victor was working a sa general labourer and was listed as naturalised.⁴ His wife Harriett died on 1901 in South Shields, Durham, England.⁵ He married Catherine Hohn in 1906 in South Shields, Durham, England.⁶ Victor was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1911 in 11 Russell Street, South Shields, Durham, England, Victor was a labouring marine engineer at the shipyard living with his wife and children in their 4 room home.⁷ He died in 1925 in Brampton, Lancashire, England.⁸