In the 1871 census 9 Esplanade? St. James, Dover, Kent. Lodger Betsy H. Baker, married, age 39, born Newton Abbott, Devon. Daughter Rosa A. Baker, age 10, scholar, born Cape of Good Hope. Daughter Louise L. Baker, age 6, scholar, born Newton Bushell, Devon. Daughter Alice M. Baker, age 5, born Newton Bushell. Daughter Annie J. Baker, age 2, born Newton Bushell. Sister Rosabelle Bond, age 42, born Bushell Newton. 1 servant. They are staying with Mary Ann Russell, age 40, annuitant, born Ramsgate, Kent.

In the 1881 census 2 Brunswick Place, Newton Abbot, Highweek civil parish, Devon. Head William L. Baker, age 47, Surgeon, born Wolborough, Devon. Wife Betsy Baker, age 49, born Wolborough. Daughter Rosa Anne Baker, unmarried, age 20, born Cape of Good Hope. Daughter Louisa Langworthy Baker, age 16, born Highweek, Devon. Daughter Anne Josephine Baker, age 12, born Highweek. Son William L. Baker, age 4, born Aden Arabia. Wife’s sister Rosabella Bond, unmarried, age 52, born Highweek. 2 servants.