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Rev. William George Corbett
Baker 13 May 1885 to 25 April 1947
BAK00319
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1885
William George Corbett Baker was the son of William Meath and
Hannah (nee Corbett) Baker (BAK00310).
He was born on 13 May 1885.
1918
William became a priest in the Church of Rome in 1918.
1947
Citizen, 16 May 1947: DEATH OF FATHER W G
C BAKER. He was the eldest and last surviving son of the late Mr and Mrs W
Meath Baker, of Hasfield Court. He originally took
holy orders in the Church of England, but in 1918 was received into the Church
of Rome, and by agreement with his brother, the late Mr Frank Meath Baker
succeeded to the Hasfield quarter state. There is now
only one male representative of the family left, Mr Gregory Meath Baker, only
son of Mrs and late Mr F Meath Baker. The tenor bell off St Mary's parish
church, Hasfield, was tolled
to mark the death of Father Baker.
The Tewkesbury Register, and Agricultural Gazette, 17 May 1947: HASFIELD. DEATH OF FARGER W G C BAKER. Deep regret is felt in Hasfield by the death, which took place very suddenly, of
Father William George Corbett Baker. The deceased priest, who was in his sixty
second year, was the eldest and last surviving son of the late Mr and Mrs W
Meath Baker, of Hasfield Court. He originally took
holy orders in the Church of England, but in 1918 was received into the Church
of Rome, and became father of the famous Brompton Oratory, London. On joining
the Roman church, he agreed to break the entail, as a result
of which his brother, the late Mr Frank Meath Baker, succeeded to the Hasfield Court estate. He was much loved in Hasfield, and
was due to play a prolonged visit to his native village, when death intervened.
Immediately on receipt of the sad news, the tenor bell of St Mary's parish
church, Hasfield was tolled. On Friday of last week,
deceased was buried at Sydenham, London, which is the burial place of Brompton
Oratory. Bishop Myers and Monsignor Ronald Knox assisted at the requiem. The
Brompton Oratory Cadet Corps formed a guard of honour at the funeral, at which
Mrs M Meath Baker, Hasfield Court, sister-in-law, and
Mr Gregory Meath Baker, nephew, were the principal mourners.