Have no idea about the Bakers at all but with info I have now Ill look it all up.
BUt I have a Moses Welling in my tree born c 1841 who married into the well known Cooper Family. Mazally Cooper.
THe following families all married into one another at some stage or another which was common for Gypsies or travelling families.
Mills, Cooper, Taylor, Penfold, Gardner, HUnt.and of course Smith
Some of The Taylor family in my tree derived from mathias Cooper of Queen Victoria Fame, and Mazally Cooper derives from the Norwood Coopers. She was one of the Daughters of Robert Cooper and Sylvia Williams.
Robert Cooper being the son of Samuel Cooper 1794 -1856 (King of the Gypsies) and Flora.
Robert and Matthias were either cousins or Uncle and nephew. Still figuring that one out!.
The Bakers are a new family to me, but it would explain alot as I cant find any reeds at all.
Could you give me some more of the details of your marriage cert like who was Stephen Welling's father? where the marriage took place and who was the other witness. Year would be helpful. Was it Tenterden?
Witnessess can determine a certain family connection.
What is Phoebe to you? You say you have been trying to trace her for years. In which way forwards or backwards?
My Hunt and Reed families ended up in Deptford area although they lived in surrounding areas.
Carol