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Henry BAILEY
1866 - 1946 (80 years)
Has 115 ancestors and 66 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Henry BAILEY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 16 Apr 1866 Zoar, St. Budeaux, Devon, England 
- GRO ref: BAILEY, Henry q2 1866 Plympton RD 5b 229; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Jury
Details from birth certificate
Birth certificate for Henry Bailey (b 1866) Gender Male Residence 1870 Clearbrook, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England - His sister Mary Ann's birth certificate shows that the family were living in Clearbrook where his father, Samuel, was working as a farm labourer. Clearbrook is a hamlet someway from Buckland Monachorum village, though in the Parish. The hamlet is believed to have become established due to mining in the 1850s, and mining was the main source of employment. Samuel may have worked both on the land and in the mine according to the season.
Residence From 1871 to 1872 Rosedale West, Yorkshire, England - Living with his parents and 4 siblings (William to Mary Ann) at the time of the 1871 census in "Loca B(R?)ow of Cott" in Rosedale West (all neighbours were, like his father, ironstone miners)
Residence 1881 Station Town, Co. Durham, England - With his parents and siblings
Occupation From 1881 to 1911 Co. Durham, England Coal Hewer - 1881 - driver in pit
1891
1901
1911 - Miner. Coal hewer.
At Dawdon Colliery 1908-1932, when retired, according to Golden Wedding newspaper report
Residence 1891 100, Todd Street, Wingate, Co. Durham, England Residence 2 Feb 1892 48, Rodridge Street, Station Town, Co. Durham, England - At the time his son Henry died.
Residence 1901 11, Stainton Street, Westoe, Co. Durham, England Residence 1903 Marsden Homes, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England Residence From 1910 to 1911 22, Hylton Street, Marsden, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England - On 3 Dec 1910 when daughter Emily married and at the time of the 1911 census (2 April)
Residence From 1913 to 1917 4, Stavordale Street, Dawdon, Seaham, Co. Durham, England - By 1913 when daughter Edith died and in 1917 when son Samuel died.
Residence 1923 15, Seaham Street, Dawdon, Seaham, Co. Durham, England Residence From 1938 to 1939 20, Garden Street, Houghall, Co. Durham, England - At the time of their Golden Wedding Anniversary (according to the newspaper report of the event) and of the 1939 registration (which has house no.).
Residence 1946 The Lawns, Seaham, Co. Durham, England His home at the time of his death - (on death certificate)
Died 3 Sep 1946 The Royal Infirmary, Sunderland, Co. Durham, England Cause: 1a. uraemia; b. Enlarged prostate - GRO ref: Bailey, Henry q3 1946 aged 81 Sunderland RD 1a 815
Death was registered by his son, my grandfather, Henry Bailey who was present at the death despite then living in Putney (London).
Funeral 7 Sep 1946 St. John’s Church, Seaham Harbour, Seaham, Co. Durham, England Buried 7 Sep 1946 The Cemetery, Princess Road, Seaham Harbour, Seaham, Co. Durham, England Siblings4 brothers and 6 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
William BAILEY, b. Abt 1724, (probably in or near), Kingsteignton, Devon, England, d. Jul 1817, Teigngrace, Devon, England (Age ~ 93 years) (2 x Great Grandfather) 
Elizabeth OLIVER, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandmother)Person ID I161 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 25 Jul 2023
Father Samuel BAILEY, b. 25 Jan 1838, Kingsteignton, Devon, England , d. 29 Oct 1915, Houghall, Co. Durham, England (Age 77 years) Mother Elizabeth JURY, b. 15 Jan 1842, Rix Hill, Whitchurch, Devon, England , d. 12 Oct 1928, Garden Street, Houghall, Co. Durham, England (Age 86 years) Married 17 Nov 1861 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - From PR (seen image)
Samuel Bailey, full age, bach, labourer; Elizabeth Jury, aged 20, spinster, no occupation shown, both resident Whitchurch; fathers William Bailey, thatcher, and John Jury, labourer.
Samuel Bailey made his mark, Elizabeth Jury signed; witnessed by Mary Ann Jury and Richard Jury who both signed.
GRO ref: BAILEY, Samuel to JURY, Elizabeth q4 1861 Tavistock RD 5b 670
Family ID F192 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Dorothy ROBINSON, b. 14 Mar 1870, 68, Washington New Row, Usworth, Co. Durham, England , d. 23 Jan 1963, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England (Age 92 years) Married 5 May 1888 Whitburn Parish Church, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England - GRO ref: BAILEY, Henry to ROBINSON, Dorothy q2 1888 South Shields RD 10a 957
Certificate for the marriage of Henry Bailey to Dorothy Robinson Children How many did Henry and Dorothy have? - According to a newspaper cutting for Henry and Dorothy's Golden Wedding, they had had 7 sons and 6 daughters (4 and 3 then living) - the figures for those still living is right, but I only know of 6 sons.
Another newspaper cutting says they had 14 children, another only 12!
By the time of the 1911 census they had had 12 children born alive, of whom 3 had died. Edith was still living then, who would subsequently die in infancy, and William had not been born. I think this is more likely to be accurate than the much later newspaper reports, which would suggest they did have at least 13 children, and if there was a 14th he or she was born after 1911.
So who was the 13th? Granddad thought that a child named after each of them had died; whilst I can find the earlier Henry I have not found any evidence of a Dorothy. Possibly a child was born before they married and their birth registered as a Robinson. No likely Dorothy found - if there was a daughter Dorothy she would have made the total sons / daughters in the Golden Wedding report the wrong way around - far from impossible, in a local newspaper!
It seems strange to me that the number of children should be quoted variably. Two possible explanations, apart from errors by newspaper jounalists or typos, could be:
1. that they had had children still born or had miscarriages OR
2. that Dorothy had had one or 2 children before she married Henry. Especially given the good age she lived to, I find it hard to imagine she could have kept this a secret - especially when then counting them at times.
But a late miscarriage or especially a still-birth I think could quite likely be counted as having a child at times, and yet not at others. (The 1911 census, though, did clearly say they had had 12 children born alive, which suggests I may be missing one who was not a still-birth / late miscarriage).
With names as common as Bailey and Robinson it is not easy to be certain, without the expense of purchasing a lot of certificates.
Wedding Anniversary 5 May 1938 Garden Street, Houghall, Co. Durham, England Golden Children12 children Photos 
Bailey brothers and sisters
Taken at the wedding of Dorothy Simpson.
Six of the seven children of Henry Bailey (b 1866) and Dorothy nee Robinson (b 1870) still living in 1966, viz.
(back row) Will, Henry, John
(front row) Emily, Doris, Rob
(Flo is the one still living but not present)
Documents 
Newspaper notice of the death of Samuel Bailey Last Modified 11 Jan 2023 Family ID F98 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: BAILEY, Henry q2 1866 Plympton RD 5b 229; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Jury