DIARIES OF GEORGE BAKER-WILBRAHAM 1866-1912

The diaries cover the period from Baker's attendance at Oxford until his death and include brief daily entries including references to his family, his work, social life, books he has read, trips abroad and other hobbies. He also records daily entries about the weather. Some national events are noted too, including the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War (Jul 1870), the death of Napoleon (Jan 1873) and the fall of Khartoum (Feb 1885)

• <persname>Wilbraham, Sir George Baker-, 1845-1912, knight</persname>
• <persname>Baker-Wilbraham, Sir George, 1845-1912, knight</persname>

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George Barrington Baker, born 26 Jan 1845, was the great grandson of George Baker, bart, physician to George III and 2nd son of Sir George Baker, bart, of Loventor. He attended Corpus Christ College, Oxford, gained his MA in 1870 and was called to the bar January 1870.

In April 1872 he married Katherine Frances Wilbraham, only child of Lt Gen Sir Richard Wilbraham KCB and the couple went to live at Rode Hall, Scholar Green, when the elderly Sir Richard succeeded the 3rd Randle Wilbraham.

George Barrington Baker later became Sir George Baker-Wilbraham (1900). He did much local work in Cheshire, on the County Council and other bodies and died in 1912. He left three surviving children, his son and heir Philip Baker Wilbraham and two daughters, Katherine and Margaret.