George Bayley b.1770 Hartpury (General)

by Bailey , Sunday, October 31, 2010, 08:17 (5149 days ago) @ Bailey

At long last I believe I found the origin of George.

Details that I have are as follows:-

George Bayley mar. Esther Biggs on 8.11.1792 at Hartpury both otp. Banns were read on 21, 28 October. Marriage witnesed by James Biscoe and Elizabeth Biscoe ( Esther's sister), I assumed they both were born 1770 / 1772 respectively.

1841 Census, Corse. George Bailey and his wife Esther living with their youngest son Joseph at Wyre Cotttages, Orridge Street, Corse ( all members of the family recorded as born Gloucestershire).

Esther Bayley (nee Biggs) died and was buried in Corse 22 Feb 1844, aged 72 (born circa 1772).

Two years before, Joseph's wife died and was buried Corse 3 June 1842.

1854 George Bailey, resident of Maisemore, died aged " 80", and buried 7 Mar 1854 at Corse.

Until now I had not found a reference to George in the 1851 Census. Joseph, his son, had remarried to Elizabeth, had two children from his first marriage and a further child from his second. George would have been about 76 to 80 years of age in 1851 ( born circa 1771).

Looking through Ancestry.co.uk there are various George Baileys for the 1851 Census none of which were obvious candidates. However, recently I found a George Bailey identified residing in the Gloucester Union Workhouse, age 80 (born about of 1771), labourer, and a widower, born Quedgeley, Gloucestershire (incorrectly transcribed as aged 50).

Looking at the Quedgeley / Elmore family group they reflect the same christian names of George & Esther's children, the only issue is that George at Quedgeley was baptised in 1768 two years before the estimated birth date (but close enough). However, Esther was recorded in the 1841 census as a year older than George. She was baptised in Hartpury on 25 Nov 1770 which would indicate George may have been born in 1769 if not earlier.

George being qouted in 1851 as 80 years of age and on his death as 80 in 1854 suggests George's memory was not what it was and he remained "80" years for some time.

I think I may have found that elusive missing link.

Bailey