Hello forum,
I have the following information on my direct ancestor Henry BAKER (d.1757) who was a silversmith in Lichfield in the 18th Century. I wanted to ask a question about his apprenticeship and the age he would have been when he finished it. It seems strange that he had had FOUR children already by the time he'd finished his apprenticeship in 1753. Can anybody advise if this is usual? Thanks, Darren.
1746 Birth of first Son Henry Baker(1746–), Aug 1746 • Saint Mary, Lichfield, Stafford, England
1748 Birth of Son JOHN BAKER(1748–1822), 1748 • Lichfield, England, United Kingdom
1749 Birth of Daughter Bettie Baker(1749–), Lichfield
1753 Birth of Son William Baker(1753–), 1753 • Lichfield
1753 Employment, 12 Nov 1753 • Lichfield - Sworn in to the Company of Smiths, Goldsmiths, Cardmakers, Ironmongers, Plumbers, Braziers, Pewterers, Cutlers, Nailors and Spurriers
1753 Employment, 13 November 1753 • Lichfield - states that: Henry was a goldsmith of the City of Lichfield, having served 7 years as an apprentice of that trade. He was sworn in as a Freeman before the bailiffs of the City.
1753 Birth of Son George Baker(1755–), 1755 • Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
1755 Residence, 1755 • Bird Street , Lichfield, Freeman and occupier (taken from a poll book of 1755)
1755 Birth of Daughter Catherine Baker(1757–), 1757 • Lichfield
1757 Death, Aug 1757 • Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
1757 Burial 11 August 1757 • Lichfield, Staffordshire, England - Occupation: Silversmith