John Louis BAKER

1874 - 1943  (69 years)

• Name	John Louis BAKER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	14 Feb 1874	Stowmarket, Suffolk, England   [2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  1891 Census	1891	Stowmarket, Suffolk, England   [3]
  MilitaryEnlistment	30 May 1895	London, England   [2]
  	Enlisted into the Royal Engineers, 29112, Painter
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland   [4]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	29112, Spr, Publication Division, Southampton
  _MILT	9 Nov 1914  [1, 5, 6]
  	Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	30 May 1917  [11]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	30 May 1917  [11]
  	9034, John L Baker
  	Name: John L Baker Date of Birth: 14/2/1874 Date Joined OS: 30/5/1917 Date Left OS: 31/3/1921 Discharged ill health See No 2253 RE Reg, Treated as civilian, 30/5/1917
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [12]
  	Name: J L Baker Rank: LCpl Division: HQ Category: Pay and Mess Book
  Left Ordnance Survey	31 Mar 1921  [11]
  	Register of Staff, Discharged ill health
  1939 Register	1939	Knowle Mental Hospital, Fareham, Hampshire, England   [10]
  	Lithographer Printer
  FLAG	Civilian, Royal Engineer  [11, 12]
  OS People	RE, C
  Death	9 Mar 1943	2, Newlands Road, New Milton, Hampshire, England   [13]
  Probate	12 Apr 1943	Winchester, Chester, England   [13]
  Reference Number	48728
  Person ID	I48728	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward BAKER,   b. Abt 1818, Broome, Suffolk, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary BAKER,   b. Abt 1840, Baston, Suffolk, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Bridget BAKER,   b. Abt 1876, Dublin, Ireland d. Jun 1940, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1900  [14]
  Children	1. Florence Mary BAKER,   b. 5 Sep 1901, Dublin, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Alice BAKER,   b. 18 Apr 1905, Charlestown, Armagh, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Clara Patrica BAKER,   b. 16 Mar 1907, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas Michael BAKER,   b. 21 Jan 1909, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. Jun 1971, Romsey, Hampshire, England (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Kathleen Jessie BAKER,   b. 16 Mar 1911, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. Dec 1978, New Forest, Hampshire, England (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Edward Louis BAKER,   b. 20 Jan 1903, Taghmon, Wexford, Ireland d. Dec 1969, Weymouth, Dorset, England (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Record for J L Baker http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=500030&indiv=try [S20] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), WO364; Piece: 120. Record for John Louis Baker http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BritishArmy&h=44770&indiv=try [S15] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG12; Piece: 1457; Folio: 18; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096567. Record for Edward Baker http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1891&h=22493829&indiv=try [S30] Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1901, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for John Louis Baker http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WebSearch-4150&h=9138990&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 519. Record for J L Baker http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=3223898&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2418. Record for J L Baker http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=4854355&indiv=try [S45] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.;), Class: RG14; Piece: 5954; Schedule Number: 207. Record for John Louis Baker http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=42831760&indiv=try [S282] Ordnance Survey, Station List 1914, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1914;), Station list of Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey - 1 January 1914. Transcription by Clive Boocock - 2021 [S281] Register of Staff. The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The book only covers civilian assistant; military personnel and labourers are not covered. There are 4546 individuals identified in the book. The National Archives dates the book as 1840-1935, however, it appears the book was started c1890 showing all staff in post at that time with new staff added until the c1934. The Register of Staff contains a wide range of information, the following has been transcribed where the information exists. Identification Number, Name, Data of Birth, Date of Joining, Age at Joining, Data of Leaving or Date of Last Entry, Reason for leaving, and reference to Entry on the RE register. The main information not transcribed are pay rates, retirement lump sum and retirement payment, and date of Civil Service Certificate. Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021 [S194] Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2376B. Record for John L Baker https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=2963136&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. Details: July 1918 List. [S7] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. Record for John Louis Baker https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=13296964&indiv=try [S2] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 5954; Schedule Number: 207. Record for John Louis Baker http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=42831760&indiv=try