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Baker family of Glen Alice

William and Caroline Baker were married in England and departed from Liverpool, on the vessel the "John & Lucy" on 25th January 1857 and arrived in Sydney on 6th May 1857 after 110 days.

The Baker family lived in the Mulgoa area when they arrived from England where Mary Ann was born. They also worked at Louee, and then at Glen Alice and had ground and the PO at Glen Alice.

 A photo of the headstone of Caroline Baker on Monivae Station is included in this link



The Baker family, well known in the district for many years, had an original area of over 1,000 acres situated to the north of the village of Glen Alice.  link

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