▶Date of birth: 1825     Place of birth: Bewdley, Worcestershire

▶Father: Slade Baker   Mother: Isabella Broome

▶Spouse(s): Ann Fanny Eliza Raymond     Date(s) of marriage: 14 April 1958     Place(s) of marriage: Stockton on Teme, Worcestershire

▶Occupation: Clerk in Holy Orders

▶Lifestory:  Worcestershire Chronicle 21 April 1858

STOCKTON-ON-TEME.

Marriage of the Rev. Baker with Miss Raymond.—On Wednesday last the wedding of the Rev. Slade Baker, vicar of Clifton-on-Teme, eldest son of Slade Baker, Esq., of Sandbourne House, Bewdley, and Ann, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. F. Raymond M.A., rector of Stockton-on-Teme, Rural Dean and Prebendary of Hereford, took place at Stockton and produced much pleasant excitement amongst the parishioners. Festoons and arches were built, good wishes towards the bride and bridegroom were inscribed on bands of calico and fixed up, cannon were fired and bells rung.

The bridal party assembled at the parsonage. It included, in addition to the happy pair. Miss M. Penoy Raymond, Miss Baker and Miss L. Baker, Miss Paul, Miss Folliott, and Miss Nutt (the bridesmaids), Mrs. Kemble, Sir Thomas and Lady Winnington. Lady Ximenes, Mr. Ximenes, Mrs. Col. Henry Raymond, Rev. Hubert and Hon. Mrs. M'Laughlin, Mr. William and Miss M'Laughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Keating, Miss Forssteen, Miss Hill, Slade Baker, Esq., Mrs. Baker, and family, Rev. Mr. Orlebar, P. P. Papillon, Esq., Rev. Mr. Plumptre, Edward Nicholas, Esq., &c. —Carpeting was laid from the parsonage to the church, and the party walked from the one place to the other.

Children strewed flowers before the bride, who was conducted by her father to the church. She was dressed in a double skirt of white tulle over rich white silk; a veil composed of white tulle, bordered with artificial clematis, and wreath of white roses, clematis, and orange blossoms. Three bridesmaids were dressed in white muslin, trimmed with pink, and tulle veils, and pink hawthorn wreaths; the other three in white dresses, trimmed with blue, and tulle veils and blue wreaths. A splendid bouquet for the bride had been sent by Mr. Hemming, of Spring Grove, and other beautiful bouquets and flowers were supplied from the gardens of Sir Thomas Winnington and Sir Wm. Smith. The ceremony was performed by the uncle of the bride, the Rev. F. Folliott, rector of Wishaw, assisted by the Rev. Hubert M'Laughlin, Rural Dean and Rector of Burford First Portion.

After the proceedings had terminated, a sumptuous breakfast was laid out in the Rectory-house by Mr. Mountford, of Worcester, for the bridal party; while the school children and all the inhabitants of the parish who could attend were entertained on the green by the rector and some of the principal parishioners.

At the conclusion of the festivities a large tent that had been erected in a field adjoining Stockton House, for the convenience of the merrymakers, was about being taken down, and the wind being very high the time it was, when the preparations were about half completed, blown down with violence on the byestanders, injuring several of them, and one, Ann Neville, daughter of a farmer at Clifton-on-Teme, so seriously that she died on the following Saturday. Deceased had been servant in the family of Sir Thomas Winnington Bart., M.P., for thirteen years.

After the dejeuner the newly, married couple left to pass the honeymoon in South Wales and Devonshire. The village of Clifton-on-Teme was also the scene of great festivity on account of the marriage. Some of the principal inhabitants, being desirous of testifying to the esteem in which their vicar is held, determined upon giving their poorer neighbours a treat on the happy occasion. A prime heifer was slaughtered and distributed at their own homes to 70 families; children, to the number of 80 were regaled with cake, buns, and other luxuries, in their school-room.

In the evening upwards of 40 persons sat down to an excellent dinner at the Lion Inn, under the presidency Mr. J. Moore, churchwarden, who undertook the management of the proceedings, and whose arrangements gave universal satisfaction. Among the company present were Messrs. Heaford, Hayewood, J. and T. Davis, Lea, Wells, Malpas, Neville, Horton, Noad, Hooper, &c. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were duly honoured, also the toast of the evening, " Health, long life, and happiness, to the bride and bridegroom-" Among the healths proposed was that of the worthy lord of the manor (Sir Thomas Winnington). A convivial evening was spent; song and sentiment prevailed; and altogether it was a day to be long held pleasurable remembrance by the inhabitants Clifton-upon-Teme.

Glos Echo 2 April 1910

DEATH OF REV. S. BAKER-PENOYRE.

Death has deprived Cheltenham of another aged and honoured resident, the Rev. Slade Baker-Penoyre, of Edenholme, Evesham road, who died on Friday at the age of 84 years. The end came after a very brief illness, for Mr. Baker-Penoyre was in his usual health on Tuesday evening last. He was taken ill on Wednesday morning with pleurisy, upon which pneumonia supervened, with the almost inevitable result in the case of one so advanced in years.

The deceased was the son Mr. Slade Baker, of Sandbourne, Bewdley, Worcestershire, and was educated in Rugby School House under Doctors Arnold and Tait. At University College, Oxford, Dean Stanley was his tutor, and intimacy commenced between the student and tutor which ended only with the death of the latter, and Mr. Baker-Penoyre was just about pay one of his periodical visits to his old friend when the Dean passed away. From Oxford Mr. Baker-Penoyre went to Wells Theological College, where he was under another renowned theologian, Dr. Pinder. His curacies were Harvington, Kingswinford, and Ware, and he became vicar of Clifton-on-Teme, Worcestershire, in 1853. In 1874 he resigned the living on account of bad health, and came to Cheltenham, where till alter his eightieth birthday he constantly assisted at All Saints’ Church. During his residence in Cheltenham he lost his beloved wife, whose maiden name was Miss Anne Raymond. She died in 1892, there having been of their marriage three sons and four daughters.

The memory of the late Mr. Baker-Penoyre will be revered in the parish of All Saints, at the church of which he gave honorary assistance for a period of nearly twenty years, only relinquishing his self-imposed duties when his advanced age and feeble health at last compelled him so to do. As recently as Easter Sunday he attended divine service at All Saints’. He not only gave his services to the church, but manifested a kindly interest in the various parochial institutions, and was a member of the church council. A gentleman of kindly, sympathetic, and amiable manner, the deceased reflected in his scholarly disposition and attainments his associations with the great men under whom had studied, and of whom he was a worthy pupil. The funeral service takes place at All Saints’ on Tuesday one o’clock, and will be conducted by Canon Gardner.

▶Moved to Pittville from: Clifton-upon-Teme, Worcestershire      Moved from Pittville to:

▶Date of death: 1 April 1910 Place of death: Edenholme, Evesham Road, Cheltenham

▶Date of burial: 5 April 1910    Place of burial: Cheltenham Cemetery

▶Notes:  In 1890, following the death of his father in law, William Francis Raymond, Slade and his wife changed their name by deed poll to Stallard-Penoyre with the family sometimes being known with the surname Baker-Penoyre       ID: 26

Contributor(s): David Drinkwater