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William Henry Bailey (b. 1856) Seaman RN, son of Thomas Bailey and Lucy Elizabeth Ann Fudge, married Jane Reeby (b. 1861), daughter of John Reeby and Mary Francis, at St. George, Stonehouse, Plymouth on 26 Sep 1889.
William and Jane had two children:
- Lucy Mary Bailey b. 1890 D Q in EAST STONEHOUSE Vol 05B 272
- Samuel William Bailey b. 1893 J Q in EAST STONEHOUSE Vol 05B 302
In 1891, William Bailey (33) Seaman Royal Navy, Jane Bailey (27) and daughter Lucy M Bailey, were living in the household of William's mother, Lucy Bailey (53), in Edgcumbe Street, East Stonehouse.
Haven't yet been able to confirm a naval record, nor a death for William Henry Bailey, but it's clear that he died between begetting his son in 1893 and 1901, when Jane is listed as widowed. There are no deaths in Plymouth that could relate, however, there's a record in British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials, of a William Bailey (40), in 1894, which may be relevant. On the marriage certificates for both Lucy in 1912 and William in 1914, they describe their father's rank as having been Chief Petty Officer RN.
By 1901, Jane Bailey (39) was widowed, still living in Edgcumbe Street, East Stonehouse, with Lucy M Bailey (10) and Samuel W Bailey (8). (Living at the same address was Thomazine Francis (69) Widowed, described as her Aunt. Thomazine was the widow of Samuel Francis, Sail Maker, who had died in 1898, who was the younger brother of Mary Francis, Jane's mother.)
In 1911, Jane Bailey (49) Widowed, was still in East Stonehouse, with William Bailey (18) Merchant's Clerk at a Coal Merchant, Lucy Bailey (20) and Tamasine Francis (80) Widow, Boarder. (Who died, at 86, in 1917).
Jane Bailey (b. 1861) was still living in Plymouth, at 20 Clarence Place, in 1939, but I've found no record of a relevant death. (There was a family notice in the Western Morning News - yet to access, so I cannot confirm if this is the right person - in 1942, of a death of a Jane Bailey on 21 Apr 1940.)