Family History, Baxter Chart 0300 John Baxter and Jane ???

1911 104 Norton Street, Liverpool, Lancashire. John BAXTER aged 31 an Engine Fitter Shipping born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jane BAXTER aged 29 down as having been married 11 years and having had 4 children all of whom survive at the date of this Census, she was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Children Agnes aged 10 School born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jessie aged 6 School born Liverpool, Lancashire William aged 4 born Liverpool, Lancashire and Daniel aged 1 born Liverpool, Lancashire 1911 104 Norton Street, Liverpool, Lancashire. John BAXTER aged 31 an Engine Fitter Shipping born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jane BAXTER aged 29 down as having been married 11 years and having had 4 children all of whom survive at the date of this Census, she was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Children Agnes aged 10 School born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jessie aged 6 School born Liverpool, Lancashire William aged 4 born Liverpool, Lancashire and Daniel aged 1 born Liverpool, Lancashire 1911 104 Norton Street, Liverpool, Lancashire. John BAXTER aged 31 an Engine Fitter Shipping born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jane BAXTER aged 29 down as having been married 11 years and having had 4 children all of whom survive at the date of this Census, she was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Children Agnes aged 10 School born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jessie aged 6 School born Liverpool, Lancashire William aged 4 born Liverpool, Lancashire and Daniel aged 1 born Liverpool, Lancashire 1911 104 Norton Street, Liverpool, Lancashire. John BAXTER aged 31 an Engine Fitter Shipping born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jane BAXTER aged 29 down as having been married 11 years and having had 4 children all of whom survive at the date of this Census, she was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Children Agnes aged 10 School born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jessie aged 6 School born Liverpool, Lancashire William aged 4 born Liverpool, Lancashire and Daniel aged 1 born Liverpool, Lancashire 1911 104 Norton Street, Liverpool, Lancashire. John BAXTER aged 31 an Engine Fitter Shipping born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jane BAXTER aged 29 down as having been married 11 years and having had 4 children all of whom survive at the date of this Census, she was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Children Agnes aged 10 School born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jessie aged 6 School born Liverpool, Lancashire William aged 4 born Liverpool, Lancashire and Daniel aged 1 born Liverpool, Lancashire There is a death of a William BAXTER on the CGWC Web Site on 3rd November 1940 he was 33 and a Steward on H.M.S LAURENTIC Naval Auxliary Personnel (Merchant Navy) He was commemorated at Liverpool Naval Memorial, Lanacashire memorial Reference Panel 15 Column 2. Assuming that Agnes's first husband died before she married Harry Basil WETJEN this seems the most likely William BAXTER. She married him in Liverpool and that was where his memorial is and on the 1939 Agnes was Ships Hairdresser in Portsmouth, so I would think that she must have known him in 1939 and they were at that time both possibly on the same ship. Note An Anthony WETJEN, son of Harry and Agnes contacted me on 9th May 2020 asking about the connection back to the WALLER family. On 10th May 2020 I was able to connect him to my family and tell him that we were indeed fourth cousins. The above chart was added on that day. Anthony also wrote the following on 10th May 2020 confirming I think that I have the right William BAXTER found on the CGWC site above. My mother Agnes, A.K.A Diane was employed by Cunard White Star Line back in the thirties and she travelled all over the Globe on cruise ships as well as serving her time on R.M.S Queen Mary. That life all ended with WW2. Mum met a young Petty Officer when she was with Cunard and they decided to get married after war broke out as he was to be conscripted to sail with the Arctic Convoys. The Guy's name was William ( Bill ) Baxter, they had only been married maybe for a month or so when mum got the telegram. The ship had gone down with the loss of all Hands! Later on in the War Mum volunteered for the Civil Defence in South Croydon. At that Station there was an older Guy named Harry Basil Wetjen. In 1943 Mum and H.B.W. got married and I was born in 1946. Dad had served in The Great War and had been wounded a couple of times but joined the Civil Defence in W.W.2. Details of the HMS LAURENTIC (F51) Name HMS Laurentic (F 51) Type: Armed Merchant Cruiser Tonnage 18,724 tons (one of the largest ships sunk). Completed 1927 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast Owner The Admiralty Homeport Liverpool Date of attack 3 Nov 1940 Nationality: British Fate Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) Position 54° 09'N, 13° 44'W - Grid AM 4796 Complement 417 (49 dead and 368 survivors). Convoy Route Liverpool (18 Oct) - Patrol area Cargo History Completed in November 1927 as steam passenger ship Laurentic for White Star Ltd (Oceanic Steam Navigation Co), Liverpool. On 3 Oct 1932, she and the British steam merchant Lurigethan were damaged in a collision in the Belle Isle Strait. 1934 transferred to Cunard White Star Ltd, Liverpool. On 18 Aug 1935, the Laurentic was rammed in fog by the Napier Star in the Irish Sea. Six crew members were killed. In December 1935 laid up at Birkenhead, but used in September 1936 for one voyage as troop transport to Palestine. In April 1938 again laid up at Southampton and later transferred to Falmouth. On 26 Aug 1939, requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to the armed merchant cruiser HMS Laurentic (F 51) until 15 October. Notes on event At 21.40 hours on 3 Nov 1940, U-99 torpedoed the unescorted Casanare west of Bloody Foreland. Her distress messages brought the armed merchant cruisers HMS Laurentic (F 51) (Capt E.P. Vivian (Retired), RN) and HMS Patroclus (Capt G.C. Wynter (Retired), RN) to the scene and the U-boat began a dramatic battle at 22.50 hours when the first torpedo struck the engine room of HMS Laurentic (F 51) from a distance of 1500 metres. At 23.28 hours, a second torpedo hit the vessel, but did not explode. A third torpedo was fired at 23.37 hours from a distance of 250 metres into the hole opened by the first torpedo, at this time the lookouts spotted the U-boat on the surface and Kretschmer had a hard time in evading the gunfire. In the meantime, HMS Patroclus began picking up survivors instead of participating in the fight against the U-boat and her lookouts did not see U-99 only 300 metres away. A first torpedo struck the ship at 00.02 hours, a second at 00.22 hours and a third at 00.44 hours. 14 minutes later, the U-boat opened fire with the deck gun and hit with two of the four fired rounds, before Kretschmer had again to evade the gunfire and hit her with a fourth torpedo at 01.18 hours. After that, U-99 searched for the Casanare to give the crew time for reloading the torpedo tubes, but only found two lifeboats at her position and questioned the survivors, the vessel had foundered in the meantime. At 02.39 hours, a Sunderland flying boat suddenly appeared over the U-boat, which had to dive, but no bombs were dropped. At 04.04 hours, the U-boat surfaced after reloading the torpedoes, went back to the auxiliary cruisers at high speed and fired at 04.53 hours a coup de grâce from a distance of 250 metres at HMS Laurentic (F 51). The torpedo struck the stern and ignited the depth charges stored there, causing the ship to sink by the stern within minutes. Two officers and 47 ratings were lost. Around this time a destroyer was spotted and Kretschmer had to sink HMS Patroclus in a short time. A fifth torpedo at 05.16 hours had no significant effect, but the sixth torpedo at 05.25 hours broke the ship in two, the stern capsized and the bow sank slowly. The commander, six officers and 49 ratings were lost. After that, U-99 was attacked by HMS Hesperus (H 57) (LtCdr D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, RN), but the destroyer soon left the U-boat to pick up the commander, 51 officers and 316 ratings from HMS Laurentic (F 51). 33 officers and 330 ratings from HMS Patroclus were picked up by HMS Beagle (H 30) (LtCdr R.H. Wright, RN) and landed at Greenock. One of the member of crew shown as William Baxter NAP (R1090087). British Born 17 Jun 1907 Liverpool Died 3 Nov 1940 (33) 1911 104 Norton Street, Liverpool, Lancashire. John BAXTER aged 31 an Engine Fitter Shipping born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jane BAXTER aged 29 down as having been married 11 years and having had 4 children all of whom survive at the date of this Census, she was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Children Agnes aged 10 School born Liverpool, Lancashire, Jessie aged 6 School born Liverpool, Lancashire William aged 4 born Liverpool, Lancashire and Daniel aged 1 born Liverpool, Lancashire

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	married about 1900 (no detaills found)
	married about 1900 (no detaills found)
1 JOHN BAXTER born about 1880 Liverpool Lancashire occupation 1911 Engine Fitter (Shipping)		2 JANE ??? born about 1882 Liverpool Lancashire

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