Descendants of John BAILEY
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Birth: Christopher Bailey
Year of Registration: 1845
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
DISTRICT: Stow
County: Suffolk
Volume: 12
Page: 411Christopher was a soldier in the 1871 census.
Possible Marriage: Christopher Bailey
Name: Sarah Wilson
Year of Registration: 1874
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
DISTRICT: St George Hanover Square
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1a
Page: 735Death:Christopher Bailey
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Year of Registration: 1894
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 50
DISTRICT: Thetford
County: Norfolk, Suffolk
Volume: 4b
Page: 215
Birth: Sarah Wilson
Year of Registration: 1850
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
DISTRICT: Thetford
County: Norfolk, Suffolk
Volume: 13
Page: 338
Possible Marriage: Christopher Bailey
Name: Sarah Wilson
Year of Registration: 1874
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
DISTRICT: St George Hanover Square
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1a
Page: 735
Birth: Frederick William Bailey
Year of Registration: 1849
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Stow
County: Suffolk
Volume: 12
Page: 478
Fredrick Bailey was a master tailor.Marriage: UK GRO Jul-Sep 1872, Alice Jane Madder to Frederick Bailey, Bury St Edmunds, 4a 813.
Marriage: UK GRO Oct-Dec 1887, Frederick William Bailey to Sarah Ann Crosby, Islington, 1b 343
Death: UK GRO Oct-Dec 1923 Frederick W Bailey, 74, Bury St Edmunds 4a 908
Frederick Bailey's Family - Ixworth, Suffolk
Frederick William Bailey was born on 10 March 1849 in Haughley, Suffolk, as the fourth child of William Bailey, a blacksmith and Eliza Balls.The family lived in Ixworth, Suffolk and Frederick went to school in the local Ixworth area. He learnt his trade as a tailor early and in 1871 he is found living in Holy Trinity, Ely as a tailor. Not long after this he returned to Suffolk and on 1 July 1872 married the dressmaker, Alice Jane Madder.
Frederick and Alice while living at Bury St Edmunds then had two daughters, Lilly Alice Bailey, in 1875, and Louise Augusta Bailey in 1879. Sadly Alice Jane Bailey died in 1881 leaving Frederick to look after the two young girls.
Some years later Frederick Bailey, aged 38, married Sarah Ann Crosby, aged 33, on 14 November 1887 in Islington Middlesex. Frederick may have known Sarah Ann as she was also born and went to school in Ixworth, as the seventh child of William Crosby and Maria Taylor. Sarah Ann had been nurse maid to the Frost children in Islington for more than ten years when they were married. George Frost and his wife were the witnesses to Frederick and Sarah Ann's marriage.
Frederick and Sarah Ann again took up residence in Bury St Edmund, with Frederick as a tailor, and had three children; Frederick Norman Bailey in 1888; William Charles Bailey in 1889; and Grace Ethel Bailey in 1891. Although the girls of the first marriage stayed with Frederick and Sarah Ann for a while they cannot be found after 1891. Phyllis Spalding (nee Whitton) thought these two girls moved to Victoria Canada.
In 1901 also living with Frederick, Sarah Ann and their three children was a Christopher Bailey, a distant nephew and James Madder, Frederick's first wife's brother.
The eldest child of Frederick and Sarah Ann, Frederick Norman Bailey did not marry. He served in the First World War and was killed in action on 9 April 1918, when aged 29. He was serving in France as a rifleman with the King's Liverpool Regiment. Frederick Norman Bailey is buried in the Loos Memorial Cemetery Pas de Calais, France. At that time Frederick William Bailey and Sarah Ann were still living at 82, Northgate St., Bury St. Edmunds. Frederick Norman Bailey received a "Dead Man's Penny", a British War medal and a Victory medal 1914-1918 featuring 'winged Victory'. The inscription around the medals reads "235071 PTE.F.N.BAILEY. L'POOL R." - these medals are currently held by Brian Spalding.
The second child of Frederick and Sarah Ann, William Charles Bailey, who sometimes went by the name Charles William Bailey, married Louise Florence Beresford in 1915 in Shoreditch, London. William and Louise lived in the Shoreditch area of London, had five children with Gladys Louise Bailey, born 5 February 1916, and Phyllis D Bailey born 22 July 1927, surviving to adults. Gladys Bailey married Sidney Cotton and adopted a baby daughter, Phyllis Bailey married Leonard Hodgkins and had two daughters and a son.
The third child and only daughter of Frederick and Sarah Ann, Grace Ethel Bailey took on the same profession as her mother, as a children's nurse or "nanny" to "well to do" families in England but also on ships between England and Australia.
Grace Bailey first arrived in Australia on 27 April 1919 as a nurse to the Burge family. She then entered again on 15 December 1919 travelling as the children's nurse to the Gibbs family.
In 1921 Grace Bailey was living in the home of Dr and Mrs Bowker of Drumalby Rd Bellevue Hill NSW. Queenie Jenkins was also living at that address and obviously became friendly with Grace and was later to look after Grace's children. Grace Bailey then became a children's nurse to the Clarke family in Bellevue Hill, Sydney from September 1921. Her charge included "Nobby" Clarke the son of Sir Rupert Clarke. According to a note from Mrs Elsie Clarke, Grace Bailey was intending to visit her family in England in August 1922. It is not yet clear when she did travel back to the UK.
Grace then became a nurse to the Richmond children at Goodooga NSW and travelled with the Richmonds back to England in about 1923. It is most likely that Grace was keen to travel to England to see her ailing father. Frederick William Bailey died on 23 December 1923 of bowel cancer.
After Frederick's death Sarah Ann Bailey moved to the London area to live with her son William Charles Bailey and his family.
Grace Bailey arrived back in Sydney with the Richmond family on 30 March 1924. The Richmond family, that is Major George Richmond and Griselda Richmond, had a sheep property "Mogila" near Goodooga New South Wales, near the NSW-Queensland boarder. George Richmond bought Mogila in 1908, which subsequently became the home of George Richmond's son, James. Jamie Richmond, was still on that property in 1987. It has since been sold.
It is most likely that Grace Bailey met William Whitton, from Yorkshire, in northern NSW while she was at Goodooga. William Whitton, aged 60, and Grace Bailey, aged 33, married on 29 December 1924 in Neutral Bay, Sydney. They did not stay long in Sydney and returned to country NSW, living on the Walhollow Cattle Station at Caroona near Quirindi, NSW from about 1925 to 1933. Walhollow Station covered some 1,300 square km. While at Walhollow, William and Grace had two children: Phyllis Grace Whitton born in 1926; and Norman Edwin Whitton born in 1929. For both births Grace travelled to Sydney to have the children in a major Sydney hospital. Phyllis and Norman loved their childhood in country NSW. Their home was on the opposite side of the Mooki River to Walhollow Station. William was a station hand and Grace cooked for the station jackaroos that lived in a room at the back of their house.
It is not known why but in 1934 William and Grace Whitton and family moved to Sydney in Annandale and lived above a general store that was run by William and Grace. Not long after moving into the shop Grace Whitton (nee Bailey) died at the young age of 43.
William Whitton, then aged 71, with a 9 year old daughter and a 7 year old son married the 35 year old Queenie Jenkins who was a family friend. Queenie had previously agreed with her friend, Grace, that she would look after the children if anything happened to Grace. In 1937 William Whitton also died leaving Phyllis and Norman to be looked after by their stepmother. He left all his estate of 493 pounds to Queenie Whitton. Phyllis Whitton recalled that after her father's death a relative from England (William Charles Bailey) wrote to Queenie and suggested that the children be put on board a ship for Portsmouth and he would look after them. They stayed in Sydney with their step-mother.
Phyllis Whitton married Douglas Spalding in 1945 and had three sons. Norman Whitton married Minnie Mason in 1952 and had two sons.
Birth: UK GRO Jul-Sep 1843, Alice Jane Madder, Bury St E., XIII 374
Marriage: UK GRO Jul-Sep 1872, Alice Jane Madder to Frederick Bailey, Bury St Edmunds, 4a 813.
Death: Bailey, Jane Alice
Age at death: 37
Quarter: June
Year: 1881
District: Bury St Edmunds
County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 334
Birth: UK GRO Oct-Dec 1888 Frederick Norman Bailey, Bury St E 4a 687
It is apparent that although registered as Frederick Norman Bailey he went by the name Norman Bailey.
Phyllis Spalding(Whitton) advised that Frederick Norman Bailey (her Uncle) was killed in World War I.
Name: BAILEY, FREDERICK NORMAN
Initials: F N
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 09/04/1918
Service No: 235071
Additional information: Son of Frederick and Sarah Ann Bailey, of 82, Northgate St., Bury St. Edmund's.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 27 to 30.
Cemetery: LOOS MEMORIAL France Locality: Pas de CalaisDescription Medal card of Bailey, Frederick N
Corps Regiment No Rank
Liverpool Regiment 235071 Private
Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/1
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War
Piece A'Alezu - Barnes C EFrederick Norman Bailey received a "Dead Man's Penny", a British War medal and a Victory medal 1914-1918 featuring 'winged Victory'. The inscription around the medals reads "235071 PTE.F.N.BAILEY. L'POOL R."
Name: BAILEY, Frederick Norman
Regiment, Corps etc.: King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Battalion etc.: 5th Battalion.
Surname: Bailey
Forename(s): Frederick Norman
Initials: F N
Birthplace: Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk
Enlisted: Bury St. Edmunds
Residence: Bury St. Edmunds
Rank: PRIVATE
Number: 235071
Date died: 09 April 1918
How died: Killed in action
Theatre of war: France & Flanders
Supplementary Notes: FORMERLY 19746, SUFFOLK REGIMENT.
Birth: UK GRO Apr-Jun 1891, Grace Ethel Bailey, Bury St E. 4a 800
Grace was a children’s' nurse or "Nanny" in England, and on ships between England and Australia for wealthy families.
Grace Bailey first arrived in Australia on 27 April 1919 as a nurse to the Burge family. She then entered again on 15 December 1919 travelling as the children’s' nurse to the Gibbs family. Having departed London on the Orient Orvieto on 1 November 1919. (Mr R.C.B Gibbs - 28 Director, Mrs D.E. Gibbs - 25 and Miss M.E. Gibbs - 4mth, Miss G Bailey - Nurse 29)
In the 1921 Electoral Role she was listed as living in the home of Dr and Mrs Bowker of Drumalby Rd Bellevue Hill. In 1922 Queenie Jenkins was also listed at that address and obviously became friendly with Grace. Grace then became a children’s' nurse to the Clarke family in Bellevue Hill, Sydney from September 1921. Her charge included "Nobby" Clarke the son of Sir Rupert Clarke. According to a note from Mrs Elsie Clarke, Grace Bailey was intending to visit her family in England in August 1922. It is not yet clear when she returned to Australia.
Grace then became nurse to the Richmond children at Goodooga NSW and travelled with the Richmonds back to England in about 1923. Grace Bailey is shown arriving back in Sydney as Nurse G E Bailey (to the Richmond family) in a passenger entry record on 30 March 1924. Having departed London on 9 February 1924 on the Blue Funnel Aeneas, (Maj George M Richmond - 40 sheep farmer, Mrs Grizel McL Richmond - 26, Miss Grizela L Richmond - 4, Mastr James Richmond - 2, Miss Mary C Richmond - 1, Miss Grace Bailey - 32 nurse(Richmond), Miss Janet Burnside - 25 nurse(Richmond), c/o AML & FCo - 20 Coleman St. London)
The Richmond family, that is Major George Richmond and Griselda Richmond, had four children and a property "Mogila" near Goodooga New South Wales, near the NSW-Queensland boarder. George Richmond bought Mogila in 1908, which subsequently became the home of George Richmond's son, James. One of the Richmond children that Grace Bailey looked after was Jamie Richmond, who was still on that property in 1987. It has now since been sold.
It is most likely that Grace met William Whitton in northern NSW while she was at Goodooga.
Marriage: NSW BDM 16303/1924 WHITTON WILLIAM E BAILEY GRACE E NORTH SYDNEY
Cecil and Charlotte Morrow witnessed the marriage of William Whitton and Grace Bailey. Charlotte was the godmother to Phyllis Whitton.Marrying William Whitton in December 1924 she then left the Richmonds in April 1925 and returned to Sydney.
Cecil and Charlotte Morrow witnessed the marriage of William Whitton and Grace Bailey. Charlotte later was the godmother to Phyllis Whitton.In the 1925 Electoral Role, Grace and William Whitton were listed at another home in Bellevue Hill. They did not stay long in Sydney returned to country NSW living on the Walhollow Station at Caroona near Quirindi NSW from about 1925 to 1933. In the 1928 Electoral Role both Grace and William Whitton were at Walhollow station in Caroona. It is understood that Queenie Jenkins, the friend of Grace, visited Grace at Walhollow station. Phyllis understands that Grace had asked Queenie to look after the children if anything happened to her.
In the 1930 Electoral Roll Grace Ethel Whitton is shown living at 57 Barcom Avenue, Darlinghurst, home duties. She was known to have come to Sydney for the birth of Norman, her second child. In the supplemental section of the same roll she is also shown at Walhollow Station, housekeeper.
Walhollow Station can be found by heading out of Quirindi on the Gunnedah Road. About 9 km from Quirindi is the turnoff to Caroona and Spring Ridge. The unusually designed sandstone house with outbuildings, visible from the road, is the homestead of Walhollow Station which once covered some 1300 square km. This road passes through Caroona, which has an attractive little stone church and a 90-m bridge over the Mooki River.
The house in Caroona that Grace and William lived in with their two children, Phyllis and Norman, was on the opposite side of the river to Walhollow Station, so when the Mooki River was high it was sometimes difficult to get to the Station. Norman remembered that one day his father had to climb the railing on the bridge to get to the other side as the level part of the bridge was under water. Grace used to cook for the Station jackaroos who lived in a room at the back of their house. William worked at Walhollow station as a station hand. The house was also fairly close to the railway line as Norman said he was able to hear the trains. The McIlveen's lived next door.
Norman remembers yabbying in the water holes of the Mooki River with his sister Phyllis. One day while yabbying the river rose quickly and they had to stop.
At the end of the second world war the Walhollow Station was broken up and sold (or allocated) as soldiers settlements.
After leaving Walhollow Station the Whitton family acquired a general store business at 300 Trafalgar St Annandale in Sydney.
Grace died on 23 August 1934, aged 43 from Influenza-Bronchitis. Her daughter Phyllis always thought she died from Pneumonia.
Death: NSW BDM 11562/1934 WHITTON GRACE E 43 YEARS ANNADALE ANN ANNANDALE
She was buried at Rookwood Cemetery, grave number REQ 1546 Section 12.
Grace Whitton's probate papers, which are held by NSW State Records (Series 4, Item 202169) show that she left her estate of 633 pounds to William Edwin Whitton of 300 Trafalgar St Annandale. At the time of her probate Phyllis Grace Whitton was aged 9 and Norman Whitton was aged 7. This business was sold after William's death in about 1937.
After Grace's death in 1934 Queenie Estelle Jenkins married the elderly William Whitton on 2 November 1935, as a step mother for Phyllis and Norman. This complied with her agreement to look after the children if anything happened to Grace. William then died in 1937 leaving Queenie alone with the children (Phyllis and Norman). Phyllis recalls that after her father's death a relative from England (Probably Charles William Bailey) wrote to Queenie and suggested that the children be put on board a ship for Portsmouth and he would look after them. They stayed in Sydney with their step-mother.
Marriage: BAILEY, Freeman George
Name: Kemp, Susanna
Quarter: September
Year: 1874
District: Thingoe
County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 767Death: UK GRO Apr–Jun 1919, Freeman Bailey, Bury St Edmunds, aged 68, 4a 822
Marriage: BAILEY, Freeman George
Name: Kemp, Susanna
Quarter: September
Year: 1874
District: Thingoe
County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 767
UK GRO Birth: Jul-Sep 1844 Henry Bailey Thingoe Vol XIII page 447
Marriage: Henry Bailey
Spouse: Elizabeth Jennings
Year of Registration: 1869
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
DISTRICT: Mutford
County: Norfolk, Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 1015
Marriage: Henry Bailey
Spouse: Elizabeth Jennings
Year of Registration: 1869
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
DISTRICT: Mutford
County: Norfolk, Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 1015
Death: Elizabeth Louisa Bailey
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Year of Registration: 1872
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 2
DISTRICT: Epping
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 56
