Descendants of Hugh BACKSTONDEINE
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251. Thomas Geoffrey BAXENDELL
Birth: Thomas Geoffrey Baxendell
Year of Registration: 1908
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Barton Upon Irwell (1850-1934)
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 706
Death: Mary Doreen Baxendell
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1911
Death Registration Month/Year: Feb 2004
Age at death (estimated): 93
Registration district: Hertford and Ware
Inferred County: Hertfordshire
Register number: 38
Entry Number: 113
Birth: Robert Holden Baxendell
Year of Registration: 1902
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
DISTRICT: Ormskirk
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 869Marriage: UK GRO Jul-Sep 1925, Robert Holden Baxendell to Evelyn Mary Crook, Ormskirk 8b 1667
Robert Holden Baxendell was a flour miller and was born in 1902 at his mother's home at 4 Albert Road Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire.
Mr Baxendell spent his early years in business, following his apprenticeship in Ipswitch in the family flour mill, before becoming a director of David Baxter and Sons, of Cheadle Heath. In 1925 he married Evelyn Crook. He spent most of his life in Wilmslow before ill-health necessitated an early retirement.
He was a resident in Minehead since he had retired there in 1956. Since going to West Somerset, Mr Baxendell had taken great pleasure in visiting local beauty spots. His hobbies extended to gardening and photography, and he also took great pride in his seven grandchildren.
Mr Robert Holden Baxendell, of Glenridding, Hopcott Road, died on 5 April 1969 at the age of 67. He was survived by his widow, and one son and daughter.
Reference: The Times - Friday October 17, 1969Latest Wills - Baxendell, Mr Robert Holden, of Minehead (duty paid 28,052 pounds) ....67,400 pounds.
Death: UK GRO Apr-Jun 1969, Robert Holden Baxendell, birth-12 Feb 1902, Exmoor, 7c 878
Margaret Scott was born in Waterloo Rd Southport, England on 30 July 1926 as Margaret Baxendell to Robert Holden Baxendell and Evelyn Mary Baxendell (Crook). A major influence in Margaret's life was her nanny (Miss Mary Ann Bird), who due to her smaller than average height of 4'10" was known as Little Nanny. Although small in stature Little Nanny was not to be trifled with and had a very strong Christian faith, which had a big influence on Margaret in later years. Miss Bird was Nanny to the Baxendells for 45 years.
After attending Miss Fennel's Kindergarten School and then the Wilmslow Preparatory School, in true British fashion, Margaret attended boarding school from about 12 years old at Malvern Girls' College, Worcestershire. She was awarded the School Certificate in July 1942.
Margaret joined the W.R.N.S (Official No. 78582) on 9 August 1944 and served in establishments such as HMS Spartiate II and HMS Pembroke III. The latter being on "Special Duties (P.V)". This turned out to Bletchley Park from August 1944 to November 1945 where she was involved in the secret decoding of German messages with the Enigma machine. She left the W.R.N.S. on 10 January 1947.
After the W.R.N.S. Margaret went to the Manchester College for Domestic Economy and obtained a Diploma of Institutional Management in July 1949.
From August 1950 Margaret Baxendell was a junior assistant purser on the "New Australia" for three years and during this time met William (Bill) Scott who was a navigating officer on the same vessel. Bill proposed to Margaret on one of their voyages whilst in Sydney and they married on 19 December 1953 in Wilmslow, England.
Margaret and Bill moved from England to Australia on 1 August 1970 with Jane, Lucy and Helen, their three teenage or near teenage daughters. For the first 10 years in Australia they lived at Dundas and the family were actively members at St. Columbs Anglican Church, West Ryde. 1980 saw them depart for Thursday Island where Bill skippered the boat for the Australian Board of Missions around the waters of the Torres Straight. They spent 5 years on Thursday Island which was definitely a very special time during their lives.
Margaret was naturalised as an Australian on 19 April 1985. (BR8502305T)
Bill passed away in 1992 and in 1999 Margaret moved to Mowll village, at Castle Hill NSW where she was very happy until her death in March 2007.
Birth: UK GRO Apr-Jun 1934, Jillian F Clayton, mother - Tomlinson, Stockport, 8a, 167
Jill was educated at Macclesfield Grammar School and a Paris finishing school.
Death: Jillian Florence Baxendell
Birth Date: 25 May 1934
Death Registration Month/Year: May 1997
Age at death (estimated): 63
Registration district: Manchester
Inferred County: Lancashire
Register number: J57B
Entry Number: 68
Birth: GRO Jan-Mar qtr 1906 Baxendell Muriel Gladys, Ormskirk Vol 8b 883
Marriage: UK GRO Oct-Dec 1942 Baxendell Muriel G., Kershaw, Southport Vol 8b 1481
Oct-Dec 1942 Kershaw Geoffrey J., Baxendell, Southport Vol 8b 1481Death: Muriel Gladys Kershaw
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1906
Death Registration Month/Year: Apr 1986
Age at death (estimated): 80
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire, Lancashire
Volume: 39
Page: 980
Marriage: UK GRO Oct-Dec 1942 Baxendell Muriel G., Kershaw, Southport Vol 8b 1481
Oct-Dec 1942 Kershaw Geoffrey J., Baxendell, Southport Vol 8b 1481Death: Geoffrey James Kershaw
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1903
Death Registration Month/Year: May 1984
Age at death (estimated): 81
Registration district: Sefton North
Inferred County: Merseyside
Volume: 37
Page: 394
Birth: Jul-Sep 1946 Kershaw Michael J, Baxendell, Southport Vol 10f, Page 1010
Jane Spalding (nee Scott) thought Michael did law and Medicine.
Death: Michael John Kershaw
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1946
Death Registration Month/Year: Dec 1997
Age at death (estimated): 51
Registration district: Kingston Upon Thames
Inferred County: Surrey
Register number: C68
Entry Number: 148
