| 1878-03-24 | b. Hannington, Kingsclere, Hampshire | censuses; Ken Smallbone (2010) Baggs: The History of a Family. The Ancestors and Descendants of the Baggs Family of Hannington, Hampshire, England. Basingstoke: The Changing Seasons |
| 1878-05-05 | bapt. All Saints, Hannington | Smallbone (2010) |
| 1881 | living with his parents in Kingsclere | TNA: RG 11/1266 f48 |
| 1891 | scholar, living with his parents in a 3-roomed cottage, Hannington, Hampshire | RG 12/939 f62 p31 |
| educated at the National School in Hannington, moving to the neighbouring school in Kingsclere at the age of 12 | Smallbone (2010) | |
| at one point ran off to join the Navy at Portsmouth, but returned home after realising it would distress his parents too much | ||
| 1891/1896 | lived and worked in Bristol, as a junior shorthand and general clerk | |
| 1896 | moved to Reading, taking digs in Castle Street | |
| 1898 | started work with Page & Co., a solicitor's firm in Bristol, as shorthand and general clerk, @ 27 shillings a week; he remained with them for the rest of his life | |
| 1899-01-09 | played in a chess match at Staple Hill, between Totterdown Y.M.C.A. and Staple Hill Chess Club, and between Totterdown Y.M.C.A. and Redland Reading Rooms | Bristol Mercury, 1899-01-14 |
| 1899-01-16 | played in a chess match at Staple Hill, between Totterdown Y.M.C.A. and Redland Reading Rooms | Bristol Mercury, 1899-01-21 |
| 1899-10-26 | played in a chess match at Redland Reading Rooms, between Totterdown Y.M.C.A. and Redland Reading Rooms | Bristol Mercury, 1899-10-28 |
| 1900-02-08 | played in a chess match at Totterdown, between Totterdown Y.M.C.A. and Bristol Y.M.C.A. | Bristol Mercury, 1900-02-12 |
| 1900-06-30T08:30 | solicitor's clerk, of Bedminster, Bristol; m. Sibella Strange Madley (18741946, of Canton, Cardiff, d. of John and Sibella Madley), at Canton parish church, after banns. The couple had met by chance in 1897. They honeymooned in Ilfracombe, Devon | parish register; GRO index; information from Stephen Baggs; Smallbone (2010) |
| 1901 | solicitor's clerk, living with his wife and mother-in-law at 36 Wells Rd, Bristol, Somerset, a three-roomed tenement | RG 13/2386 f101 p2; Smallbone (2010) |
| Children: | Jessie Marian (19011990), Dorothy Sibella (19021995), Arthur Henry (19021920), Marjorie Gertrude (19041983), Frederick John (19081980), Hilda May (19101994), Phyllis Mary (19112004), Donald William (19142013), Winifred Joyce (1915 after 1949), Kenneth George (19182004), Gordon Leslie (19201999) | GRO index; RG14PN14934 RG78PN904 RD319 SD4 ED7 SN60; passenger lists leaving UK; Smallbone (2010); guest connections |
| 1910 winter | seriously ill with rheumatic fever | Smallbone (2010) |
| 1911 | solicitors clerk, solicitors, worker, living with his family at Hannington Villa, 6 Cleeve Road, Knowle, Bristol, Gloucestershire; 5 rooms | RG14PN14934 RG78PN904 RD319 SD4 ED7 SN60; Smallbone (2010) |
| 1914 | of 6 Cleeve road, Upper Knowle, Bristol | Kelly's Directory |
| 1917 | family moved to a larger house at 16 Lilymead Avenue, Knowle | Smallbone (2010) |
| 1918-08-21 | solicitor's managing clerk | parish register |
| 1920-10-21 | of Lilymead Avenue, Knowle; with his wife, present at the funeral of their son Arthur Henry, at Holy Nativity Church, Arno's Vale | Western Daily Press, 1920-10-21 |
| 1920-11-12 | solicitor's clerk; administrator of his son's estate | National Probate Calendar |
| 1921 | law clerk, employed by Page & Co solicitors, Bristol, at 2 Bristol Chambers, Nicholas St, Bristol; living with his family and his mother in 7 rooms at 16 Lilymead Avenue, Totterdown, Bristol | RG 15/11732 RD319 SD4 ED10 SN135 |
| 1925 | family moved to 7 Christchurch Road, Cliftona much larger house again | Smallbone (2010) |
| 1927 | became ill again | |
| 1927/1930 | of 7 Christchurch rd Clifton, tel Bristol 6856 | phone books |
| 1928-04-07 | law clerk; present at his daughter's wedding in Bristol | parish register |
| 1929-02-12 | one of five clerks to Alderman Arthur William Page, JP, of 2 Bristol Chambers, solicitor, who died on 28 November 1928, leaving a legacy of £500 to each of them | Western Daily Press, 1929-02-12 |
| 1931 | of 7 Christchurch rd Clifton, tel Bristol 6856 | phone book |
| 1932/1933 | of 7 Christchurch rd Clifton, tel Bristol 34856 | phone books |
| 1933-07-16 | of 7 Christchurch-road, Clifton, Bristol; d. peacefully at St Brendan's Nursing Home, Bristol | National Probate Calendar; GRO index; Western Daily Press, 1933-07-18; Smallbone (2010) |
| 1933-07-19T13:30 | service at Christ Church, Clifton; interment Arno's Vale (top gates) | Western Daily Press, 1933-07-18 |
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FUNERAL SERVICE AT CHRIST CHURCH, CLIFTON. The funeral of the late Mr Arthur Henry Baggs, of 7, Christ Church Road, Clifton, took place yesterday. He was connected with Messrs Page and Co., solicitors, for 37 years, and had a wide circle of friends. The first part of the service was held at Christ Church, Clifton, the Rev. A. Champion officiating. The chief mourners were as follows:Mrs Baggs (widow), Mr F.J. Baggs, Mr D.W. Baggs, Mr K. Baggs, Mr G. Baggs (sons), Mr and Mrs H.C. White (daughter and son-in-law), Mr and Mrs F. Baker (daughter and son-in-law), the misses Dorothy, Hilda, Phyllis, Joyce Baggs (daughters), Mrs Baggs, senior (mother), Mr H.G. Madley (brother-in-law), Mr Percy Page, Mr and Mrs Harold Page, Messrs H. Davis, H.W. Walters, H. Dancy, Naiment, James, W. Temple, H. Brand, A. Vann, T. Calway, F. Anderson, and Tucker (representing Mr G.E. Rallison), and Mrs Treble. There were such a number of beautiful floral tributes that an extra carriage was necessary. The funeral arrangements were entrusted to Mr Charles Smith, of 23, Bath Road, Totterdown. |
Western Daily Press, 1933-07-20 | |
| 1933-08-28 | will proved at Bristol by widow Sibella Strange Baggs; effects £3903 17s. | National Probate Calendar |
| much more anecdotal material in Smallbone (2010) |
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