Its that Offord Ernest BAKER again

[laurakim]

Hi
I own a house originally owned by Offord in Broome which he bought in 1905.

Wow! that's amazing I am surprised it's still standing.... Not sure where Broome is  though. Any additional information would be fantastic. 
Thanks Laura

[Bluecobb]

Are you related to him?  Broome is an historic.town on the NW coast of Western Australia with a very colorful past. Was he some sort of seafarer?

[pfeehan]

Georgina Abel Baker (nee Blake) was my Great Grandfather's sister. She was born in 1871 near Aberdeen Scotland. She arrived in Victoria with her family in 1881. They has supposedly spent some time in west Australia before this, but I think this is a furphy because the ship they came on first stopped at Adelaide on its way from England.
I have her marrying Offord Ernest Baker in 1890 in Victoria. They must have moved soon after to Fremantle in West Australia and from there to Broome. I imagine it would have been a pretty tough life for a white woman in Broome at that time.
Like others I have found no record about a divorce or death of Offord; I found she married Thomas Harrington in Broome in 1918 and she died in 1920 in Broome.
I have assumed Offord shot through and abandoned Georgina.
would love to hear more stories and find out where that house is in Broome.

Pat

[warncoort]

Try here
http://www.broomemuseum.org.au/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broome
Broome was/is the pearling capital of WA.

[cando]

Posted the following in chronological order.  May possibly answer some questions for someone

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72369776
The Enquirer and Commercial News,   Perth    20 Mar 1896
………….Captain John Owen, marine superintendent for the Adelaide Steamship Company, Limited, and Offord Ernest Baker, water police constable, gave evidence similar to that published in Monday’s Herald. ………

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66535763
The Enquirer and Commercial News,   Perth  27 Nov 1896
Police Changes.
In the Steamer Albany, which left Fremantle for the North-West last night, Water-police Constable Offord Ernest Baker, who has done excellent work at the Port since he joined the police force, left for Shark’s Bay, where he is to take charge of the Water-police station in the place of Constable Hopkins, who, it is understood, has been promoted.

Australian Electoral Roll
Western Australia 1905
BAKER Georgina Abel  Broome  HD
BAKER Offord Ernest   Constable  Broome 

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25374155
The West Australian   13 Feb 1905
…………………Offord Ernest Baker, Lightkeeper, Broome. Are you the Acting Harbour-master? --I am the lightkeeper. Do you act on behalf of the Harbour master?-Yes. Are you gazetted as such ?-Not that I am aware of…………………

Second Marriage in NSW
9092/1917
BAKER Offord E
LEE Mary A
District Hamilton

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137503579
Newcastle Morning Herald 29 Mar 1926
Offord Ernest Baker, 53, master mariner, for whom Mr. H. L. O'Neill' appeared, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having made use of improper language within hearing of persons in M'Cormack-street on the previous night. Evidence was given by Constable Lardner and two other witnesses. Defendant gave evidence denying using the words alleged, and corroborative evidence was given by his wife. Defendant was convicted, and fined £3, in default a month's imprisonment. Discharged.

Probate Packet at NSW Records for Mary Alice BAKER
http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/Entity.aspx?Path=\Item\164230

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16467999
Sydney Morning Herald  29 May 1928
Probate Jurisdiction
In the Will of MARY ALICE BAKER late of Wickham in the State of New South Wales Married Woman deceased.  Application will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof that Probate of the Will of the abovenamed deceased may be granted to OFFORD ERNEST BAKER the Executor named in the Will of the said deceased, and all persons having any claims against the said Estate are required to forward particulars thereof to the undersigned within the said period.  And all Notices may be served at the undermentioned address.
CHURCH and YOULL, Proctors for the Executor, 20 Hunter Street, Newcastle.
Agents THOMPSON and NOTT, 376 George street.

3rd Marriage in NSW
14158/1928
BAKER Offord E
REESE Elizabeth A
District Manly

Australian Electoral Roll
NSW 1930, 1933
BAKER Elizabeth Ann   Parthena, Woodland Street, Balgowlah HD
BAKER Offord Ernest    Parthena, Woodland Street, Balgowlah Master Mariner
1936, 1937
BAKER Elizabeth Ann  4 Ocean Road, Manly HD
BAKER Offord Ernest    4 Ocean Road, Manly  Master Mariner
1943
BAKER Elizabeth Ann  Silverdale,  Sassafras Park Road, Springwood  HD
BAKER Offord Ernest  Silverdale,  Sassafras Park Road, Springwood  No occupation
1949
BAKER Elizabeth Ann 8 Sadlier Crescent, Petersham  HD
BAKER Offord Ernest  8 Sadlier Crescent, Petersham  No occupation
 
Nepean Times  7 Jul 1949
OBITUARY.
Mr. O. E. Baker.
Captain Offord Ernest Baker, late of Manly and Sprlngwood, passed away, at Petersham on June 20, at the age of 81 years. Deceased leaves a Wife, Elizabeth Ann.
The remains were privately cremated at Rookwood on June 30.

Deaths
8185/1949
BAKER Offord Ernest
Father John  Mother Elizabeth
District Petersham

30150/1955
BAKER Elizabeth Ann
Father Joshua  Mother Maria
District Petersham

Cando