Baxters of Southwold

Southwold

Southwold is an Anglo Saxon settlement standing on the river Blyth 41 miles from Ipswich. The Domesday book records Southwold as a prosperous fishing port. By the thirteenth century it had become a busy seaport with a market and fair, with herring cod and sole fisheries. By the fifteenth century it had become an influential port, however a hundred years later the harbour started silting up and destroyed the towns prospect of becoming a major port on the east coast. In 1659 the town was virtually destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt around seven greens to diminish the risk of another fire. Gun hill is the site of six cannons, the first arriving in the reign of Charles I to protect merchant ships from privateers operating from Dunkirk. In 1672 there was an indecisive naval encounter between the English and Dutch in Sole Bay off Southwold. The existing cannons came in 1745 during the reign of George II.

The Southwold skyline is dominated by the white lighthouse erected in 1886 on the North Green. The parish church is dedicated to St Edmund. Inside the church a painted screen dating from the fifteenth century which escaped the attentions of both Henry VIII and Oliver Cromwell.

Nineteenth Century Baxters

The Baxters that arrive in Southwold in the nineteenth century came from other Baxter families well established in the area.

What happened to the children of Benjamin Baxter and Elizabeth Holmes of Southwold?

Benjamin Baxter (1818 - 1851)

Born in Southwold, Benjamin spent his entire life in the town.

Marriage

Benjamin married Rachel Royal Lilly (1819 - 1908) the daughter of Meshack and Susan Lilly, on the 9th May 1843, All Saints, Newcastle Upon Tyne. After Benjamin's death Rachel marries Royal William Lilly (1806 - 1881) in 1872. Although describing herself as a widow, Rachel is recorded and signs under her maiden name of Lilly.

Children

Benjamin and Rachel had the following:

Born	Name	Where
1844	Jane Elizabeth Alger	Southwold
1845	Mary Ann (Marian)	Southwold
1846	Henry William	Southwold

Census

1851

Dwelling Wangford
Name	Relationship	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Where
Rachel Baxter	Head	m	31	Mariners wife	Southwold
Jane E A Baxter	Daughter		6	Scholar	Southwold
Mary Ann Baxter	Daughter		5	Scholar	Southwold
Henry Baxter	Son		4		Southwold

1861

Dwelling - Bartholomew Road, Southwold
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Rachel Baxter	Head	w	41	School mistress	Southwold
Henry Baxter	Son		14		Southwold

1871

Dwelling - Bartholomew Green, Southwold
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Rachel R Baxter	Head	w	52	School mistress	Southwold

Death

Southwold St Edmund

Buried	Name	Comment
22 Dec 1851	Benjamin Baxter	Aged 33

Henry William Baxter (1822 - 1902)

Henry's job as a mariner meant he spent most of his early life at sea. In the 1880s he moved to Norwich before returning to Southwold in the 1900s where he died.

Marriage

Henry's first wife was Mary Amelia Scheilder (1832-187?)

Parish Church of St Botolph Aldgate - 16^thMay 1855
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of Marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Henry William Baxter	full age	Bachelor	Mariner	Aldgate	Benjamin Baxter	Flour Dealer
Mary Amelia Scheilder	full age	Spinster		Saint Mary Whitechapel	Francis Scheilder	Dead
In the presence of us: Susan Sutton & John Sutton

His second wife was Ann Hooper (1833 - 1894) daughter of Henry Hooper and Ann Meech, who he married in 1874.

Employment

Henry was employed as a mariner and worked on the following ships:

Petrel(1855 - 1856)
Witch of the sea (1858 - 1861)
Berlin (1863)
Emerald (1863 - 1864)
City of Quebec (1864 - 1865)
Caroline (1866 - 1867)
Alcestis (1868)

According to The Southwold Diary of James Maggs 1818-1876 Volume II on 20^th October 1850, Sunday morning the 'Petrel' of Sunderland. Henry Baxter of this place, sailed from this bay to California.

Census

1861

Dwelling - 13 Waterloo Place, Bishopwearmouth, Durham
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Amelia Baxter	Wife	m	29		Venice, Italy

1871

Dwelling - 13 Waterloo Place, Bishopwearmouth, Durham
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Amelia Baxter	Wife	m	39	Master Mariner's wife	Venice BS
Margaret Adamsom	serv	u	26		Seaham

1881

Dwelling - Peacock Tavern, 12 Red Lion Street, Norwich
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Henry W Baxter	Head	m	58	Victualler	Southwold
Ann Baxter	Wife	m	47		Duloe, Cornwall
Annie Hagan	Niece		15		London

1891

Dwelling Seacrok Road, St Stephens, Norwich
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Henry w Baxter	Head	m	68	License Vict	Southwold
Edna* Baxter	Wife	m	56		Listern, Cornwall

*Assumed to be an error on the enumerators part.

1901

Dwelling 8 Bartholomew Green, Southwold
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Mary Ann Smith	Head	w	73	Living on own means	Southwold
Henry W Baxter	Brother	w	77		Southwold

Death

Blything District

Buried	Name	Comment
1894	Ann Baxter	Aged 62

Southwold St Edmund

Buried	Name	Comment
13 Feb 1902	Henry William Baxter	Aged 78

Mary Ann Baxter (1827 - 1901)

Marriage

Mary married William Henry Smith (1826 - 1889) son of Henry Smith and Phillis Dean.

Parish Church of St George In The East - 2 ^nd April 1853
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of Marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
William Henry Smith	full	Bachelor	Mariner	170{?} George Street	Henry Smith	Master Mariner
Mary Ann Baxter	full	Spinster		170{?} George Street	Benjamin Baxter	Miller
In the presence of us: Benjamin Twaddall & Phillis Smith

Sarah Baxter (1830 - 1831)

Death

Southwold St Edmund

Buried	Name	Comment
03 Mar 1831	Sarah Baxter	8 months

What happened to the children of John Baxter and Emma Elmy of Southwold?

Ann Elizabeth Baxter (1846 - 1881)

Marriage

Ann married William Thompson (1844 - ?) the son of John Thompson and Lucy Edwards, in 1865.

William Baxter (1847 - 1864)

Death

Walberswick St Andrew

Buried	Name	Comment
28 May 1864	William Baxter	Aged 17

John Baxter (1849 - 1864)

Death

Walberswick St Andrew

Buried	Name	Comment
17 Jun 1864	John Baxter	Aged 15

Charles Baxter (1850 - 1864)

Death

Walberswick St Andrew

Buried	Name	Comment
02 Jun 1864	Charles Baxter	Aged 13

Emma Baxter (1852 - 1862)

Death

Walberswick St Andrew

Buried	Name	Comment
14 Mar 1862	Emma Baxter	Aged 9

George Baxter (1854 - 1940)

Marriage

George's first wife was Mary Jane Brimacombe (1854 - 1902), the daughter of James Brimacombe.

Parish Church of St Barnabas, South Lambeth 11^th February 1877
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
George Baxter	22	Bachelor	Porter	17 Riverhall St	John Baxter	Gamekeeper
Mary Jane Brimacombe	22	Spinster		22 {Camellia} Street	James Brimacombe (deceased)	Carpenter
In the presence of us: Isaac Hillies & Sarah Hillies

George's second wife was Annie Hawkins (1867 - 1960) the daughter of Frederick Hawkins and Harriet Luck.

Parish Church of St Barnabas, Kensington 21^st December 1902
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
George Baxter	47	Widow	Forage Dealer	57 Union Road, Newington Cannary	John Baxter	Gamekeeper
Annie Hawkins	35	Spinster		243 Warwickroad	Frederick Hawkins (deceased)	Boot maker
In the presence of us: Frederick William Hawkins and Alice Harris

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Children

George and Mary had the following:

Born	Baptized	Name	Comment	Where
1876		George Henry Brimacombe		Totnes
1879	03 Oct 1879	Ida Jane	Daughter of George and Mary Jane Baxter, 19 Belvedere Road, Carman	All saints, Lambeth
1881	24 Apr 1881	Mary Elizabeth	Daughter of George and Mary Jane Baxter, 19 Belvedere Crescent, Belvedere Road, Carman	All saints, Lambeth
1883	25 Jan 1884	William John	Son of George and Mary Jane Bagster, 2 Neptune Street, Carman	All saints, Lambeth
1885	11 Nov 1885	Alice	Daughter of George and Mary Jane Baxter, 4 Salamanca Street, Carman	St Mary At Lambeth
22 Apr 1888	20 May 1888	Charles	Son of George and Mary Jane Baxter, 3 Elizabeth Place, Doon Street, Carman	St John The Evangelist, Lambeth
1888		Clara		Lambeth
20 Oct 1891	29 Nov 1891	Daisy	Daughter of George and Mary Jane Baxter, 38 Queen Street, Webber Street, Carman	St John The Evangelist, Lambeth

George and Annie had the following:

Born	Baptized	Name	Comment	Where
04 Nov 1904	11 Dec 1904	John Alfred	Son of George & Annie Baxter, 1 Albion House, Amelia Street, Corn & Forage Merchant	Newington, St Mary

Census

1881

Dwelling - 9a Belvedere Crescent, Lambeth, Surrey
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
George Baxter	Head	m	27	Carman	Suffolk
Mary J Baxter	Wife	m	27		Totnes, Devon
George H Baxter	Son		5		Wandsworth
Mary E Baxter	Daughter		2m		Lambeth

1891

Dwelling - Industrial Buildings, Christchurch, Southwark, London
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
George Baxter	Head	m	35	Carman	Walberswick
Mary J Baxter	Wife	m	27		Totnes, Devon
George H Baxter	Son		13	Errand boy (port)	Lambeth
Mary E Baxter	Daughter		9	Scholar	Lambeth
William Baxter	Son		7	Scholar	Lambeth
Alice Baxter	Daughter		5	Scholar	Lambeth
Charles Baxter	Son		3	Scholar	Lambeth

1901

Dwelling - 57 Union Road, Lambeth
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
George Baxter	Head	m	45	Mineral water carman	Suffolk
Mary Baxter	Wife	m	45		Devonshire
George Baxter	Son	s	24	Engine Fitter	Southwark
Lucy Baxter	Daughter	s	20		Southwark
Willy Baxter	Son	s	18		Southwark
Alice Baxter	Daughter		15		Southwark
Clara Baxter	Daughter		13		Southwark
Daisy Baxter	Daughter		9		Southwark

1911

Dwelling - 8 Lorriemore Road, Walworth, St Mary Newington, London
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
George Baxter	Head	m	57	Forage Merchant	Walberswick
Annie Baxter	Wife	m	43		Pensington, Middlesex
John Alfred Baxter	Son		6		Walworth

Death

Dartford District

Died	Name	Comment
1902	Mary Jane Baxter	Aged 47

Lambeth District

Died	Name	Comment
1940	George Baxter	Aged 85
1960	Annie Baxter	Aged 92

Anna Baxter (1856 - 1864)

Death

Walberswick St Andrew

Buried	Name	Comment
09 Jun 1864	Anna Baxter	Aged 9

Alice Baxter (1857 - 1895)

Marriage

Alice married Thomas William Baxter (1857 - 1908) the son of Robert Baxter and Maria Sherman.

Census

1881

Dwelling - 24 & 25 The Pavement, Clapham, Surrey
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Alice Baxter	Servant to Joseph W. Girwood	u	22	General servant domestic	Southwold

Simon Baxter (1862 - 1942)

Simon like many of his contemporaries moved around in the search for work. He lived in Sotherton and Reydon before settling down in Wangford in the mid 1890s.

Marriage

Simon married Rachel Woodgate (1864 - 1944) the daughter of George Woodgate and Mary Ann Rous.

Parish Church of Blythburgh - 25^th December 1884
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of Marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Simon Baxter	22	Bachelor	Fisherman	Blythburgh	John Baxter	Labourer
Rachel Woodgate	20	Spinster		Blythburgh	George Woodgate	Labourer
In the presence of us: William Reeve and Anna Beamous

Simon and Rachel seperated sometime between 1901 and 1905, by 1911 both parties have new partners. Only the rich could afford to divorce, so there are no divorce or marriage records. In 1911 Simon was living with Mary (1869 - 1943) from Roserea, Ireland in Beccles. Rachel was living with Alfred George Ellingford (1866 - 1940) the son of Charles Ellingford and Mary Ann Richardson Read, under the Baxter surname in Grimsby. Rachel had two children presumably with Alfred; Beatrice Georgina Baxter born 23 Jul 1905, Blything district and Ethel Mary Baxter born 08 Feb 1908, Grimsby.

Children

Simon and Rachel had the following:

Born	Baptized	Name	Comment	Where
15 Sep 1885	04 Oct 1885	William George	Blythburgh fisherman	Blythburgh
	28 Jun 1887	John Charles		Parish church of Sotherton
28 Jul 1889	05 Aug 1889	George	Sotherton labourer	Parish church of Uggeshall
18 Jun 1890	04 Oct 1891	Enos James	Reydon Labourer	Parish church of Reydon
09 Sep 1891	04 Oct 1891	Eddie	Reydon Labourer	Parish church of Reydon
20 Jul 1893	03 Sep 1893	Frederick Charles	Reydon Labourer	Parish church of Reydon
06 Feb 1895	22 Mar 1895	Annie Doras	Wangford labourer	Parish church of Wangford
13 Oct 1897	28 Nov 1897	Edith Alice	Wangford labourer	Parish church of Wangford
06 Oct 1899	28 Nov 1899	Eva May	Wangford labourer	Parish church of Wangford
1901		Hilda Maud	Wangford labourer	Parish church of Wangford

Census

1881

Dwelling - Vessel: Faith, Lowestoft
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Simon Baxter	Other	u	18	O Seaman	Walberswick

1891

Dwelling - Southwold Road, Reydon
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Simon Baxter	Head	m	28	Ag Lab	Walberswick
Rachel Baxter	Wife	m	24		Blythburgh
John C Baxter	Son		5		Frostenden
George Baxter	Son		2		Reydon
Enos J Baxter	Son		9 mnth		Reydon
William Goodgale	Boarder	s	26	Bricklayers labourer	Southwold

1901

Dwelling - Wangford Road, Stoven
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Simon Baxter	Head	m	38	Farm labourer Ag Lab	Walberswick
Rachel Baxter	Wife	m	35		Blythburgh
John Baxter	Son		13	Scholar	Sotherton
George Baxter	Son		12	Scholar	Sotherton
James Baxter	Son		10		Sotherton
Edda Baxter	Son		9		Reydon
Annie Baxter	Daughter		6		Wangford
Edith Baxter	Daughter		3		Wangford
Hilda Baxter	Daughter		3mths		Wangford

William G Baxter, 6, was living with his Uncle George Woodgate on Gorleston Road, Blythburgh1901

1911

Dwelling - Queen's Head, Newgate, Beccles
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Simon Baxter	Lodger	m	46	Labourer on Farm	Walberswick
Mary Baxter	Lodger	m	44	Laundress	Roserea, Ireland

1911

Dwelling - 9 Whitgift Street, St James, Great Grimsby
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Alfred Baxter	Head	m	44		Woodbridge
Rachel Baxter	Wife	m	47		Woodbridge
Beatrice Baxter	Daughter		5		Woodbridge
Ethel Baxter	Daughter		3		Woodbridge

Death

Blyth District

Died	Name	Comment
1942	Simon Baxter	Aged 80
1943	Mary Baxter	Aged 74

Greenwich District

Died	Name	Comment
1940	Alfred G Baxter	Aged 73
1944	Rachel A Baxter	Aged 77

William John Charles Baxter (1864 - 1945)

William was the first child of John Baxter and Emma Elmy to settle down and raise a family in London.

Marriage

William married Alice Maud Mary Reid (1865 - 1935) the daughter of James and Charlotte Reid.

Parish Church of Christ Church, Plumstead 20^thMarch 1894
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
William John Charles Baxter	29	Bachelor	Fireman	Fire Station Shorters Hill	John Baxter	Gamekeeper
Alice Maud Mary Reid	28	Spinster		Fire Station Shorters Hill	James Reid	Carman
In the presence of us: Henry Preston & Eliza Hill

Children

William and Alice had the following:

Born	Baptized	Name	Comment	Where
27 Jan 1895	15 May 1898	William Henry	Son of William Charles John & Alice Maud Mary Baxter, Fire Station {Tarp} Gas Square, Fireman	Saint Peter, Cranley Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea
27 May 1896	15 May 1898	Elise Elizabeth	Daughter of William Charles John & Alice Maud Mary Baxter, Fire Station {Tarp} Gas Square, Fireman	Saint Peter, Cranley Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea
09 Aug 1897	15 May 1898	Leslie John	Son of William Charles John & Alice Maud Mary Baxter, Fire Station {Tarp} Gas Square, Fireman	Saint Peter, Cranley Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea

Census

1881

Dwelling - Vessel: Esther, Falmouth Cornwall
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
William Baxter	Other	u	16	O Seaman	Walberswick

1901

Dwelling - Fire Station, Chelsea, London
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
William Baxter	Head	m	36	Fireman LCC Mfb	Walberswick
Alice M M Baxter	Wife	m	35		Hornsby Middlesex
William H Baxter	Son		6		Clapham, London
Elise E Baxter	Daughter		4		Clapham, London
Leslie J Baxter	Son		3		Clapham, London

1911

Dwelling - 139-145 Burdett Road, Mile End Old Town, London
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
William Baxter	Head	m	46	Fireman	Walberswick
Alice Baxter	Wife	m	45		Hornsby Middlesex
William Baxter	Son		16	Office Boy	Clapham, London
Elise Baxter	Daughter		14	At Home	Clapham, London
Leslie Baxter	Son		13	School	Clapham, London

Death

Rochford District

Died	Name	Comment
1935	Alice M Baxter	Aged 71

Southend on Sea District

Died	Name	Comment
1945	William J C Baxter	Aged 80

Enos Baxter (1866 - 1866)

Death

Walberswick St Andrew

Buried	Name	Comment
07 Aug 1866	Enos Baxter	2 months

David Baxter (1866 - 1937)

David was the second son of John Baxter and Emma Elmy who went to London to find work and raise a family there.

Marriage

David married Annie Bland (1871 - 1945) daughter of Robert Bland

Parish Church of St Mary, Bromley St Leonard 10^th December 1893
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
David Baxter	27	Bachelor	Seaman	Bromley	John Baxter	Labourer
Annie Bland	27	Spinster		Bromley	Robert Bland	Labourer
In the presence of us: William Hogartt & S E Hogartt

Children

David and Annie had the following:

Born	Baptized	Name	Comment	Where
08 Feb 1895	20 Mar 1895	Annie Florence	Daughter of David & Annie Baxter, 70 Dee Street, Seaman	All Hallows Poplar, Tower Hamlets
1896		Emma Edith		Canning Town, Essex
1898		David John		Canning Town, Essex

Census

1901

Dwelling - 38 Peter Street, West Ham
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
David Baxter	Head	m	34	Seaman	Southwold
Annie Baxter	Wife	m	30		Poplar, London
Annie F Baxter	Daughter		6		Poplar, London
Emma E Baxter	Daughter		4		Canning Town, Essex
David J Baxter	Son		2		Canning Town, Essex

David is also recorded as being on the vessel Vestral on census night.

Dwelling - Vessel Vestral, Blackwell Moorings
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
David Baxter	Crew	m	44	Seaman	Walberswick

1911

Dwelling - 13 Suffolk Road, Grange Road, Plaistow, West Ham, Essex
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Annie Baxter	Head	m	40		Poplar, London
Annie Florence Baxter	Daughter		16	Tea Packer	Dee Street, Poplar, London
Emma Edith Baxter	Daughter		14	Nurse Domestic	Clifton Road, Canning Town, Essex
David John Baxter	Son		12	School Boy	Dale Road, Canning Town, Essex

Dwelling - Blackwall River Thames, Poplar, London
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
David Baxter	Crew	m	44	Seaman	Walberswick

Death

Essex South Western District

Died	Name	Comment
1937	David Baxter	Aged 70

West Ham District

Died	Name	Comment
1945	Annie Baxter	Aged 76

What happened to the children of Benjamin and Rachel Baxter and of Southwold?

Jane Elizabeth Alger Baxter (1844 - 1935 )

Census

1861

Dwelling - 9 Sutherland Square East, St Mary Newington
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Jane Baxter	serv	u	16	Nurse	Southwold

Marriage

Jane married Edward Excell (1841 - 1913) the son of Thomas Excell and Sarah Mercer, in 1867.

Mary Ann (Marian) Baxter (1845 - 1922)

Newspapers

Newspaper	Date	Comment
The Ipswich Journal	16 Jul 1859	Halesworth Petty Session Assault and wounding with a knife – Sarah Newton of Walberswick a girl about 16years of age was charged with assaulting Mary Baxter of the same place, on Wednesday, the 29th June last. From the evidence of the complainant who stated her age to be about 13 years, it appeared the she was in the company with a Mrs West was engaged in carrying grass from the Marsh in the occupation of Mr Wigg, and while so engaged the defendant was observed coming towards them & according to the complainant, without provocation she came up to her and said “If you don’t mind Miss Baxter I’ll slap your face.” This she did two or three times, complainant did not return the complement. Defendant afterwards came behind and on complainant turning around to ascertain what defendant’s purpose was, Newton said “If I can’t hit you ---- you I’ll cut you.” She had a case knife in her hand. She then struck at complainant, who out up her arm to ward the blow from her face, and in doing so received a rather server cut on the arm causing the blood to flow very freely. Mrs West dressed the wound. In cross examination by the bench it was elicited that there had been a quarrel between the parties about an hour previously complaint was angry with the defendant for having called her sister names and had remonstrated with her accordingly. From the evidence of a witness named Todd, who was also present at this time, the statement of complainant was corroborated in all the material points. The fact of defendant being in possession of so formidable a weapon was accounted for by the witness stating that they all had knives, having been engaged in cutting up grass seeds. Baxter did not return the blow, but witness urged them both to throw down their knives for fear of an accident. Had the blow not been warded off by the complainant it must have inflicted a very serious wound on the face and head. In answer to the charge, defendant fully admitted the statements made by complainant and the last witness, but in extenuation said, she had been so provoked by complainant, that she could not restrain herself. In reply to questions from the Bench, it was elicited that defendant had been forsaken by her father and mother, whom she had not seen since she was three years old, and that she was living with her aged grand parents, who were very old and afflicted. Her father had not contributed one farthing towards her maintenance and education. The foul and disgusting language made use of at the time of the quarrel between complainant and defendant, evinced a lamentable state of depravity and ignorance. The chairman said, it was a terrible thing to see so young a girl give way to the influence of passion such as that manifested by the defendant. But for warding off the blow by the complainant, the defendant might have struck some vital part, and been brought before the Bench, not for a common offence, but charged with the heinous crime of murder. As it was there could be no doubt that it was a very serious charge, and he trusted the punishment about to be inflicted, would induce her, while in prison, to reflect upon the past, and resolve for the future to restrain her passions, and live peaceably among those by whom she was surrounded. The truly neglected and sorrowful situation in which she had been placed, had induced them to deal leniently with the case, and the punishment adjudged would be a fine of 42s, including costs; in default, imprisonment for one calendar month, in Beccles Gaol.
Essex Standard	30 Aug 1872	Marriages Garrod – Baxter – Aug 22nd, at Henstead, William, eldest son of the late Alexander Garrod, of Little Glemhan, Suffolk, to Mary Ann, second daughter of the late Captain B. Baxter of Southwold, Suffolk.

Census

1871

Dwelling - Henstead Hall, Henstead
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Where
Marian Baxter	servant	u	25	Ladies maid	Southwold

Marriage

Mary Ann married William Garrod (1841 - 1935) son of Alexander Garrod and Emily Bachelder.

Parish Church of Henstead - 22^nd August 1872
Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at the time of Marriage	Fathers name and surname	Rank or profession of father
William Garrod	31	Bachelor	Joiner	Henstead	Alexander Garrod (deceased)	Joiner
Mary Ann Baxter	26	Spinster	Domestic servant	Henstead	Benjamin Baxter	Sea captain
In the presence of us: Madeline E Bagot Chester, Mary Emily Garrod, Georgina Mary Sheiffe and Emily Ellen Vertigan

Henry William Baxter (1846 - 1867)

Death

Southwold St Edmund

Buried	Name	Comment
06 Apr 1867	Henry William Baxter	Aged 20