BAILEY, John James b. 22 Jun 1851 Bishopgate, London d. 1919 Ontario, Canada: The EDGOOSE and Related Families of England, Australia, Fiji, Jamaica, and the USA
   
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BAILEY, John James

Male 1851 - 1919  (67 years)


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  • Name BAILEY, John James 
    Born 22 Jun 1851  Bishopgate, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1919  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9673  Edgoose
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2024 

    Father BAILEY, John,   b. 25 Dec 1821, Shoreditch, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1866, Bishopgate, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother MILES, Jane,   b. 1829, Aldershot, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1866, East London Registration District, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 27 Feb 1851  St. Giles, Cripplegate, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • JOHN JAMES BAILEY 1851-1919

      The birth of John James BAILEY was registered in 1851.
      (GRO September Q 1851 London 2 187)

      John James and Alfred Benjamin, sons of John and Jane BAILEY of Bell Square, were baptised at St. Botolph, Bishopgate, on 22 January 1854. John BAILEY's occupation was policeman. The register margin records John James' date of birth as 22 June 1851 [sic] and that of Alfred Benjamin as 19 November 1853.
      (PR)

      From the 1861 census of 29 Halfmoon Street, St. Botolph without Bishopgate, Middlesex:
      John BAILEY, head, aged 38, City policeman, born at Shoreditch, Middlesex;
      Jane BAILEY, wife, aged 32, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
      *John J. BAILEY, son, aged 9, born at Cripplegate, London;
      Alfred B. BAILEY, son, aged 7, born at Bishopgate, London;
      Lucy ALCOCK [sic], sister-in-law, aged 43, married, laundress, born at Aldershot, Hampshire.
      (RG9/211/101/60)

      In October 1866, a few months after the loss of his wife, John Bailey was injured in the course of a call to Gooch and Cousin's warehouse. This injury resulted in his death, leaving his three young sons bereft of mother and father. His death aged 43 was registered in 1866.
      (www.familycentral.net)
      (GRO December Q 1866 East of London 1c 5)

      The boys were cared for by their mother's eldest sister, Mrs. Lucy ALCOCK [sic]. The family was kept together for a while, after which, no doubt, the burden became more than Lucy ALCOCK [sic] could bear. She decided to leave London and go to Nottingham, taking Alfred Benjamin BAILEYwith her.
      (www.familycentral.net)

      John James, the eldest son, wrote that when his Aunt Lucy left to go to Nottingham, he remained in London in a position of some kind in Regent Street. Left by himself, he got into bad company, lost his job, drifted around London and tried to enlnlist with a group that was going to Malta. He was unsuccessful in doing this -- or in getting any kind of work -- and was destitute in Soho when his Aunt Lucy heard of his predicament. She then set herself the task of helping John J. emigrate to Canada. He settled down, married, and reared a large family in Ontario. He and his brother Alfred Benjamin kept closely in touch throughout the remainder of their lives.
      (www.familycentral.net)

      He emigrated to Ontario, Canada, in 1870 where he met and married Isabella ROYLE, and raised a family.

      From the 1901 census of Ward 6, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada:
      *John J. BAILEY, head, married, born 22 June 1852 [sic], aged 49, born in England, immigrated to Canada in 1870, naturalised, racial origin English, religion C. of E.;
      Isabella BAILEY, wife, married, born 27 September 1854, aged 47, racial origin Scotch, nationality Canadian, religion C. of E.;
      Sarah BAILEY, daughter, born 9 November 1878, aged 23;
      John A. BAILEY, son, born 31 March 1883, aged 18;
      Alfred J. BAILEY, son, born 21 May 1888, aged 13;
      Isabella BAILEY, daughter, born 27 Februar 1889, aged 12;
      Edith BAILEY, daughter, born 15 January 1891, aged 10;
      Beatrice C. BAILEY, daughter, born 15 November 1896, aged 5;
      George F. BAILEY, son, born 14 January 1898, aged 2.

      He died in 1919 and was buried on 11 October.

      (revised 07.12.2012)