Edward Baines was born in England in about 1831. It is not known what part of England he was from at this time.
1842: It seems that Edward arrived in New York City at the age of 11.
1858: Sometime around 1858 it is likely that Edward married Margaret Wainman. It is unknown the exact marriage date, but their first child came the next year and given the number of pregnancies the couple had, this seems to be a good guess.
1859: Son William Edward is born to the couple on September 25, 1859. He will marry a woman named Louisa Oster (1857-1926) in 1882 and the two will have five children: Charles (1884-1901), Lillian (1887-1973), Mabel (1889-1982), Martha (1892-unknown), and William (1897-unknown). William Edward is a machinist.
1860: The 1860 Census lists the family living in the 2nd Division of the 13th Ward of New York City. Edward is listed as a saw grinder. In addition to the small family, a boarder, Catherine J. Dillon is living with the small family at this time.
1861: Mary Jane Baines is born to Edward and Margaret in 1861. It is not known if she marries, has children, or when she dies.
1862: The next son, Edward, is born sometime in 1862. In the 1880 Census, Edward is listed as a printer. Little else is known of his life.
1864: James is born to the couple in about 1864. By the 1880 Census, he is listed as a printer. On March 18, 1888, he marries Laura C. Abrams. The couple have the following children: Edward H. Baines (1889-unknown), John A. Baines (1894-unknown), Laura A. Baines (1896-unknown), William W. Baines (1897-unknown), and George W. Baines (1900-unknown). The 1900 US Census shows him living in Brooklyn and he is still a printer (pressman). The 1910 Census shows that both he and his son, Edward, are working as printers. In 1915, the New York State Census proves that James continues to be a printer, but two of his sons, Edward and John are chauffers. The 1920 Federal Census tells us that James is still a printer, his son John is still a chauffer, William is a bookkeeper in a printing firm, and George is an apprentice machinist. The state census from 1925 confirms that the family continues to reside in Brooklyn. James is still a printer. His son John has now become a confectionary and his younger son George is now a fully fledged machinist. The 1930 US Census shows the 65 year old James as a printer for a book company. Several of the children live with the family- John now owns a confectionary shop, George is a monotype machinist, and their daughter Laura returns with her small family. Her husband Henry Tiedemann is butcher and owns his own shop. In the 1940 US Census, James is no longer working. His daughter Laura and her family still live with him and son George as well. George continues to be a machinist. James dies on July 9, 1944.
1867: John Baines is born to Edward and Margaret in 1867 as is his brother Lewis. Only one child shows up in the 1870 Census- John. Lewis shows up in the 1880 Census as being at school. Are these children the same person? Or, as the family becomes a blended family around 1880, is Lewis a child from the other family?
1869: Susan is born to Edward and Margaret sometime in 1869. In 1884, she seems to marry John A. Abrams. It is possible that this is a relation of her sister-in-law, Laura Abrams. She dies on March 27, 1909. It is not known if the couple had children.
1870: The 1870 US Census shows Edward as a machinist.
1880: The Federal Census shows that Edward has remarried at this time to a woman named Sophia Chinn. He is still a saw grinder.
1883: Edward dies in 1883 at the age of 52.
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