Person:William Bailey (155)

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William Bailey
b.26 Dec 1756 Staffordshire, England
d.22 Dec 1826 Saint Albans, New South Wales, Australia
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  • H.  William Bailey1756 - 1826
  • W.  Ann Archer1759 - 1846
m. 3 Mar 1797
  1. John T Bailey1797 - 1878
  2. William Henry Bailey1798 - 1865
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Name William Bailey
Gender Male
Birth? 26 Dec 1756 Staffordshire, England
Immigration? 1 Aug 1791 "MATILDA"
Marriage 3 Mar 1797 Parramatta, New South Wales, AustraliaSt Johns Church
to Ann Archer
Occupation? Farmer
Death? 22 Dec 1826 Saint Albans, New South Wales, Australia
Burial? Saint Albans, New South Wales, AustraliaBailey's Family Cemetery at the "Glen",

Notes for WILLIAM BAILEY:

In 1791 the transport "Matilda" arrived and one of the convicts on board was named William Baily, aged 35. William was convicted of horse stealing in Staffordshire and sentenced to 14 Years in the Colony of NSW.

In 1796 the "Indispensible" arrived with female convicts, amongst whom was Ann Archer, aged about 37 years. She married William at St Johns Parramatta on the 3rd of March 1797, being then listed as being Government Servant.

About this time an unrelated Bailey took up land in the lower McDonald. This was John Bayley, who was the elder son of Ann Bayley ('ux William indicating that she was the legal wife of William), convict, who at 26 years of age arrived in 1815 on the transport Ship "Northampton" with two small boys, John then 5 years, and Thomas 3. John married Elizabeth Prosser on the 14th of January 1833, and they had 9 children. Five of John's sons married 5 daughters of John Anthony Fernance who arrived in 1814 sentenced to life. Elizabeth Prosser died on the 7th of December 1885 aged 72, and John died on the 14th of November 1890 aged 80. The surnames on their Headstones is spelt "Bailey"

By the 1830's there were 3 separate families of Bailey (2 related) with it's variation of spelling in the valley. By 1842 the magistrate David Dunlop was complaining of the confusion that existed concerning the correct identification of Baily/Bailey/ Bayley lands. When John Bayley died in 1878, the son responsible for erecting his headstone, spelt his name Bailey, and this spelling has been used ever since. The "Governor Bailey" family have their own private cemetery at St Albans, and the majority of this family is buried there. The original Ann Archer has her Tombstone marked "Ann Archy" which appears to be a Scottish tradition of the females being buried using their maiden names. None of the "Governor Bailey's" family still have land at St Albans today, all having disposed of their grants years ago.

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  1.   N HOLTON. HOLTON Web Site
    William Bailey, 7 AUG 2009.

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