William Cole Platt Baldwin

  Research Notes:

Name from Mass biography and 1880 census. FreeBMD gives Dec qtr for birth. He invented Baldwin reversible garment. His patent is listed US patents Dec 10th 1912, 1,046,941. He just listed as William aged 2, on the SS Republic manifest of the journey to USA from England in 1875. Arrival date 19 April in NY according to Ancestry.com for sister.

237 Mary Ann Baldwin 33 F Wife England Steerage
238 Esther Jane Baldwin 6 F Child England Steerage
239 Hannah Baldwin 4 F Child England Steerage
240 Willaim Baldwin 2 M Child England Steerage

See http://books.google.com/books?id=uEIDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=holyoke+baldwin+garment&source=web&ots=i3LrmE1ESO&sig=dzON1ih7oyXWf7EOwdmnzfTfg6I&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
1900 US Census living with Esther and Herbert aged 27, birthday Oct. (Changed from Dec
to Oct on 9/23/08).
1910 census married aged 37. Proprietor Bakery and Meat shops
Brother in law Donald E.L.Smith was living with them
Exact DOB from WCP II memories (11/19/09) Born in parish of Horton. Mothers name "Bolger" I have Bulger

  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth, 5 Oct 1872, 37 Paisley Street, Horton, Bradford, Yorks. ¹³⁹³

William married Sibyl Smith on 3 Oct 1906 in Holyoke, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. (Sibyl Smith was born on 23 Feb 1884 in Hadlyme, Meriden, Connectict, USA.)