Gerald Baer 1903-1980
Carolyn- need loads more details
1903. Gerald Otto Baer was born 3/3/1903 to Samuel Baer & Alice Wolff at 4 Akenside Road, Hampstead, her father a metal merchant - Hampstead Mar 1903
1911C. Gerald Baer was living 13 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead in 17 rooms!!, with 5 servants and a governess . His parents had been married 12 years, 2 children, both alive
Samuel | Baer | Head | Married | Male | 45 | 1866 | Metal Merchant | Germany Resident -since 1890 |
Alice | Baer | Wife | Married | Female | 34 | 1877 | - | London Hampstead |
Gerald | Baer | Son | Single | Male | 8 | 1903 | - | London Hampstead |
Leonard | Baer | Son | Single | Male | 5 | 1906 | - | London Hampstead |
Alice | Hemming | Servant | Spinster | Female | 41 | 1870 | Servant Cook Domestic | Hertfordshire H Hampstead |
Inelly Edith | Owes | Servant | Single | Female | 28 | 1883 | Ladysmiad Domestic | London Mayfair |
Eloisa | Sartori | Servant | Single | Female | 25 | 1886 | Governess Domestic | Germany Resident |
Florence | Stoker | Servant | Single | Female | 22 | 1889 | Housemaid Domietic | Berkshire Windsor |
Ethel | Booth | Servant | Single | Female | 22 | 1889 | Housemaid Domestic | London St Lukes |
Mildred | Rutterford | Servant | Single | Female | 23 | 1888 | Kitchenmaid Domestic | Suffolk Lakenheath |
~1915-1918. According to the 1929 engagement notice, he attended Harrow
1917.A sister, Linda Vivian Baer, born
1926 . Gerald Baer is in the London Electoral Register at 13 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead with his parents and brother, Leonard
1929. June. Gerald Baer became engaged to Dorothy Hecht- engagement announced in the Times on 11/6/1929, he of the address above, she of SanFrancisco
1930. , 26/7, fancy goods merchant, married Dorothy R Hecht , 18, on 15/1/1930, at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, St Johns Wood Road, St. Marylebone His address 13 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead; hers Mayfair Hotel, W1. His father Samuel Baer, of Independent means; hers Hoel Haufman Hecht, of independent means. Witnesses were Leonard Baer, Sam Baer & Joel H Hecht. Marylebone Mar 1930
The wedding was announced- briefly- in the Times
Guests at a reception held in connection with the marriage of Gerald Otto Baer, fancy goods merchant, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Baer of 13 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 to (Dorothy) Ray Hecht, only daughter of Mrs and Mrs Joel Kaufmann Hecht of San Francisco, California, 15th January 1930. I think her mother is seated centre
1931. Gerald Otto Baer was registered in Fore Street, in the Polling district of Cripplegate without, his address 67 Eton Avenue, NW3 - FMP Electoral registers
1931. Patricia Baer was born to Gerald & Dorothy on 10/7/1931 at 67 Eton Avenue N W 3 - Hampstead Sep 1931. Her birth announced briefly in the Times
1933.1936. Gerald Otto Baer & Dorothy Ray Baer in the London Electoral Register at 67 Eton Avenue N W 3. He was also listed in 1933, by himself, at 121/2 ForeStreet, Cripplegate( home address as above) - presumably his work address
1935. Jean M Baer was born to Gerald & Dorothy Hampstead Dec 1935
Dorothy & Gerald in the centre
1936. Gerald Baer 32, merchant, & Dorothy H Baer 24, of 67 Eton Avenue N W 3, arrived on the Rajupata in London, from Japan, on 28/2/1936
1937 . Gerald Baer, Special Juror, & Dorothy Ray Hecht Baer in the London Electoral Register at 3c Bickenhall Mansions, W 1.
1939 Register. Gerald O Baer, ~ 36, manager of Shippers & brokers, was living at 165 Bricken Hall Mansion, St Marylebone . He was a Deputy Post Warden, St Marylebone. His wife and daughters were in Torquay
Gerald O | Baer | 03 Mar 1903 | Male | Manager Of Shippers & Brokers | Married | 107 | 1 |
Elizabeth | Newby (Baldwin) | 08 Sep 1906 | Female | Domestic Service | Single | 107 | 2 |
Ellen Mary (Ann) | Overall (Elliott) | 27 Jul 1899 | Female | Domestic Service | Married | 107 | 3 |
Carelick J | Bamtick | 08 Apr 1886 | Male | Local Government Officer Controller A R P | Married | 107 | 4 |
1942. Frequent references to Gerald Baer, Ministry of Food Inspector, in the Newspapers on FMP - 1942-1945
Seems quite a change in career!
1944. Dorothy Ray Hecht Baer, 32, arrived in Liverpool with Patricia, 12, & Jean Marion 8, from N.Y. on 27/6/1944 - Ancestry shipping records
1945 . Gerald Baer Special Juror, & Dorothy Ray Hecht Baer in the London Electoral Register at 29 Bryanstone Court. George Street, St Marlyebone
1945. Gerald Otto Baer travelled to Brazil with his half brother, Alfred Max Baer - refind doc,
1948 . Gerald Baer & Dorothy Baer in the London Electoral Register at 136 Cranmer Court, Kensington & Chelsea
1949 New Years Honours MBE Gerald Baer, Chief Inspector, Ministry of Food
1951-1954. Gerald Baer & Dorothy R H Baer are living 9 Eastbury Court, Kensington in the London Electoral Register
Not sure about his career. I know he spoke serveral languages well and believe he worked on the Foreign Exchange but heard he lost a lot of money/didn’t pursue career? His d.c. gave him as a retired foreign exchange broker
He was a Fancy Goods Merchant in 1930; manager Shippers & brokers in1939; Inspector, then Chief Inspector, Ministryof Foods 1942-1949; Foreign Exchange Broker sometime between 1950 & 1971
Big smoker
~1960-1970. Gerald Baer lived at Flat 8, 24 Lowndes Street, London SW1 ( for much of Carolyn's childhood – remembers visiting & loving the area!}
Heard stories that he and my grandmother, at separate times, spent time in psychiatric hospitals and he attempted suicide.
1971/2 . Gerald Baer moved to the Carlton Hotel, Bournemouth around 1971/2 before moving to less glamorous boarding house type accommodation. Carolyn remembers visiting when she was at uni
1980. Gerald Baer, born 3/3/1903, of 3 Ravine Road, Bournemouth ( address given on probate!) died 5/12/1980 . Probate of £25393 . He died at 67 Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth of bronchopneumonia and ischaemic heart disease. He was a foreign exchange broker, usual address 8 Canford Crescent, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset . He left a widow, Dorothy Hecht Baer .67 Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth was home to the private Bournemouth Hospital
1982. His widow, Dorothy,still at 8 Canford Crescent, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset , leaving £88,484, considerably more than he had left