William Hunter BAILEY was two years old when his father failed to return home.
John BAILEY was 28-years old, George STEPHENSON 27 and John MAJOR 35. Their bodies must have been recovered because their deaths were registered locally, but I have only found a burial record for John Major.
William and his mother moved the few miles to Filey, where Frances died in August 1870. A few months later William married Elizabeth CRAWFORD. At the 1871 census, the couple was enumerated in Mosey’s Yard and ten years later in Providence Place, having been joined by two children, John William and Sarah Ann.
William, undaunted by his father’s fate, worked as a fisherman. Like his dad, he didn’t make old bones but I have been unable to find the cause of his death at age 34.
His headstone in Filey St Oswald’s churchyard has been moved from his grave to the north wall.
In remembrance of FRANCES, wife of JOHN BAILEY, who died Aug 14th 1870, aged 51 years.
‘Farewell dear son, do thou earth’s days employ
To fit thee for our Father’s home of joy
Sleep on dear Mother and take thy rest
God took thee when he thought it best.’
Also, WILLIAM HUNTER BAILEY, son of the above and the beloved husband of ELIZABETH, died 16th Sep. 1884 aged 34 years.
Find the three drowned fishermen on FamilySearch Tree: John Bailey, George Stephenson and John Major.
Today’s Image
I walked along the beach to Reighton this morning as a way of remembering the solar eclipse.
