Robert Bailey (abt. 1846 - 1925)

Born about 1846 in North Witham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Barrell) Bailey — married 1869 in Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1925 at about age 79 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Robert Bailey migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Robert Bailey was born in Lincolnshire, England.

Robert Bailey lived in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Robert was born about 1846 in North Witham, Lincolnshire, his birth being registered in the 2nd quarter of that year^[1]. He was the son of William Bailey and Sarah Wright.

1851 England Census
North Witham, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England:

1861 England Census
High Street, North Witham, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England:

At the age of about 18 Robert emigrated from England to New Zealand with his parents and two siblings Ann and John, travelling on the ship Greyhound. They departed London on 21 January 1865, arriving into Lyttelton, Canterbury on 7 May 1865. Also with them was his brother John's wife Sarah^[2]:

BAILEY, SARAH (54)

BAILEY, WILLIAM (54) LABOURER

BAILEY, JOHN (23) SHEPHERD

BAILEY, ANNE (21) DOMESTIC SERVANT

BAILEY, SARAH (19) (wife of John)

BAILEY, ROBERT (18) GROOM

ARRIVAL OF THE GREYHOUND - The ship Greyhound, Captain Wright, arrived at her anchorage yesterday at 2pm. She left Gravesend on Sunday, January 22, arriving off the Start on the 24th, where she landed the pilot. Experienced a heavy gale in the Channel on the 30th, and a very heavy sea which stove in one of her life-boats. Crossed the line on 1st of March. In longitude 36deg., 22min., 51sec., W passed the meridian of the Cape on March 29. Sighted Hogg Island on April 7. On April 16 she shipped several heavy seas down the hatchways, and her quarter-boat was smashed to pieces. Arrival off the Peninsula on Sunday last [May 7th], and anchored in harbour as above. She is fitted with Graveley and Co's distilling apparatus, capable of distilling 400 gallons per day.^[3]

He married Agnes Barrell in 1869^[4].

They went on to have at least 12 children.

His brother John died in 1873. Four years later his married sister Ann died on 4 January 1877 in Christchurch Hospital. His mother died in 1885 at the age of 74, and his father died in 1891 at the age of 83.

Robert and Agnes farmed at Loburn in Canterbury.

His wife Agnes died in 1912. His eldest daughter Maud died in 1921 at the age of 51.

He passed away in 1925 at the age of 77^[5] and is buried in St Johns Anglican Cemetery in Rangiora, Canterbury^[6]. PLOT: Row L, Plot 595

Inscription:

In Loving Memory Of

AGNES

BELOVED WIFE OF

ROBERT BAILEY

DIED JUNE 25TH 1913

AGED 61.

SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS.

ALSO

ROBERT BAILEY

DIED JAN. 19TH 1925

AGED 77 YEARS.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2658-37N : 1 October 2014), Robert Bailey, 1846; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlists/greyhound.html
3. ↑ Press, 9 May 1865
4. ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search NZBDM - Marriage: 1869/7194 - Agnes Barrell & Robert Bailey
5. ↑ NZBDM - Death: 1925/856 Bailey: Robert 77Y
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202748903/robert-bailey : accessed 14 January 2022), memorial page for Robert Bailey (1846–19 Jan 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #202748903, citing St John's Anglican Cemetery, Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand ; Maintained by Ngaire Wright (contributor 50044358) .

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGN2-P6J : 9 November 2019), Robert Bailey in household of William Bailey, North Witham, Lincolnshire, England; citing North Witham, Lincolnshire, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71P-YGM : 3 March 2021), Robert Bailey in household of William Bailey, North Witham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.