There are over 600 Bakers and their related families in the tree. You can view the tree via the Quick Access button opposite.
A familiar surname that is widespread across the the UK and many other countries. It does not have the areas of concentrated population associated with Wileman name. The larger numbers spread over a wider area can make it challenging to research. However it does have the benefit of almost always being spelt correctly. ...something that doesn’t happen with the other three surnames. The main focus was intended to be on the East Midlands specifically Derbyshire, however we are now finding a significant part of the Baker line centred on Hertfordshire..particular
Tring and surrounding villages.
Variants: Baeker, Baekere,Baecere, Baxter, Backer, Becker, Bakere. Backere
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William le Bakere, which was dated 1177, in the "Pipe Rolls of Norfolk", during the reign of King Henry II known as “The Builder of Churches", 1154-1189. Early recordings include such examples as Robert Bakere, a witness in the Assize Court Rolls of Lancashire for the year 1246, and Walter le Bakere in the rolls of the county of Hampshire for 1280 a.d. The female form of the name is 'Baxter‘.
Distribution of 3 Surnames
Many additions have been made to the Baker tree to reflect the discovery of our extensive roots in Hertfordshire, if you have any additional info or comments pleas go to the bottom of the page to enter them into the comments field
Baker Roots
The Baker line is clearly rooted in Hertfordshire, in an area of about 15 sq miles bounded by the villages of Sarrat and Wigginton and the towns of Bovingdon and Chesham.
Surname distribution
01/03/20
Just made significant number of additions to the Yates line, much of it linked back to Hamlet
27/1/20
Rons war diary.
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