gave away the bride, whilst the bridesmaids were Charlotte Carey and Sophia Whistler. There were also present Messrs. William and George Scrivens. The children of this marriage were as follows:-
| 1831. | On Nov. 8th, at 6.30 p.m. was born the first child and baptised privately, by the Rev. W. Whistler on Nov. 18th; afterwards in St Clements Church 21st, 1834. |
| 1833.- | The second child was born at Hastings at 8.20 p.m. on April on April(sic) 20th, 1833, and baptised at St. Clements by the Rev. J. G. Foyster on March 21st, 1834. |
| 1834. | Katherine, the third child was born at Hastings at 7.20 p.m. on Sept. 2nd, 1834, and christened at St. Clements on Dec. 14th of the same year. |
| 1835. | Ann Ruth, the 4th child, was born at 11.30 a.m., on the 26th of November, 1835, and baptised by the Rev. J. G. Foyster at St. Clements, on Jan. 29th, 1836 |
| 1837. | Charlotte Dickenson, the 5th child, was born at Hastings at 7.45 on March 29th, 1837, and baptised at St. Clement's by the Rev. __ Auriol, on March 2nd, 1838. She died on the 28th of the same month. |
| 1838. | Louisa Jane, the 6th child, was also born at Hastings, the time being recorded as 1.30 p.m. July 28th, 1838. She was christened, privately by the Rev. John Goodyer Foyster, and afterwards at St Clement's Church by the Rev. Henry Foyster. |
| 1847. | Sarah, the mother of the six children (all girls) died at 7.30 p.m. on the 22nd of April, 1847, and was buried at All Saint on the 29th of the same month. |
The family resided at 80 High street until the mother's death, a house that had before been occupied by Mr. Thomsett, solicitor and Town Clerk, and after the Bakers by the solicitors Scrivens and Young. Mr. Baker possessed considerable ability both in and out of his profession, and on two or three occasions had to withstand the jokes of his political friends (or they might have been opponents) for what had been published by the compiler of this History, to which were attached the initials "T.B.B." The late Mr. Clement, having said that he knew the real writer, Mr. T. Baker Baker, requested him to ask the said writer to attach his name to what he might publish in that way in future. It was regretted by many townsment that so much intelligence as Mr. Baker possessed should have been marred by an unfortunate propensity which he seemed not to have the power to overcome. On the occasion of his death, the Hastings News thus remarked:- "He possessed a mind of a high order and -
