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The Bicester Herald has reports of childrens activities at Bicester Parish Church, i.e. Sunday School, Bible Class.
Edith Baker is in a few of these.
12 January 1912
Prizes for attendance and good conduct at the Sunday School gained by various boys, girls, infants
including Girls VII - Edith Baker, Mabel Smith, Nellie Pinchin

A report, 1 August 1913, on the funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Baker, widow of Henry Baker. Age 89.
The mourners included Mrs. Edward Baker (daughter in law) and Mrs. J. Smith (granddaughter)
Flowers sent by children (and possibly others), including "Edie". Who may or may not be Edith Baker?

She was the daughter of John Hooper (1789-1849) and Mary (1792-1835)

There is a Mary Hooper buried in Wolverhampton, 25 August 1835.
But her age is 1.

Thanks, Rosie. Yes, a lot to take in. And still a long way to go!
John

I'm dropping her and returning to the pre 1538s.

Do come back, Aceh. It's easier to make progress in the 19th century then that far back!

The birth was registered by Joseph Hale, father

So he obviously existed.
Funnily enough, since Susan (aka Sarah) says she was born in St Clement Danes, there is a Joseph Hale there in the 1841 census! Age 35, Shoemaker, born in the county.
Perhaps they weren't together when the census was taken.

Re a death.
We know the Hales were in the East London registration district.
If we take Frances Hale, mother Williams, 1843-1844, as one of theirs, then there is a change when William's birth was registered in 1846.

These may be the sons' birth registrations and my guess is that there is no father named on either.
HALE, WILLIAM        -     
GRO Reference: 1846  D Quarter in EAST LONDON UNION  Volume 02  Page 231

HALE, THOMAS        -     
GRO Reference: 1851  J Quarter in EAST LONDON UNION  Volume 02  Page 228

Mary naming her father as John instead of Joseph is probably because she had no memory of him

Of course the Williams maiden name is back later on the births of Henry and Edward, but that just means that mum gave fuller information about herself. There may be no father named on the certificates. Joseph being named on the baptisms of the boys may have been done for propriety's sake (of course she may have fibbed on those last two certificates as well!)

So if Joseph had died before 1846, rather than just disappeared, there is this possibility in the quarter following the one for Frances

HALE, JOSEPH       
Age at Death (in years): 42 
GRO Reference: 1844  S Quarter in EAST LONDON UNION  Volume 02  Page 167

1871
7 Hanover Court, Cripplegate
Susan Hale Head Widow 57 Needle woman, born Middlesex St Clements Danes
Thomas Hale Son 17 Machine Boy
Henry Hale Son 13 Scholar
Edward Hale Son 11 Scholar
The boys all born Middlesex Cripplegate

1881
At 3 Ropemaker Street, Cripplegate.
Susan Hale Head Widow 67 Pickett St Strand City (City has been crossed out)
With her are sons Wiliam, 34, and Edward, 21