Thomas Bayliss (1835 - 1921)

Born Mar 1835 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Ancestors

Died 6 Feb 1921 at age 85 in Florence, Fremont, Colorado, USA

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Biography

No baptism records have been found for Thomas but in 1841 he was living with parents Thomas and Harriet plus 3 siblings on Plump Hill. His father was a Mason. ^[1]

In 1870 at the age of 36 Thomas and his brother Henry sailed to the USA aboard the 'City of Paris'. ^[2]

In 1880 Thomas, a Stonemason, was widowed and living with 2 sons, William (age 17, born England) and George in Kingman (age 4 born Michigan). ^[3]

Thomas died aged 85 on 6 February 1921 in Colorado. He was buried at Union Highland Cemetery, Florence, Fremont County. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1841 Census

   Name: Thomas Baylis

   [Thomas Bayliss]

   Age: 5

   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836

   Gender: Male

   Where born: Gloucestershire, England

   Civil Parish: Dean Forest

   Hundred: St Briavells

   County/Island: Gloucestershire

   Country: England

   Registration District: Westbury on Severn

   Sub-registration District: Newnham

   Piece: 364

   Book: 6

   Folio: 6

   Page Number: 6

   Household Members:

   Name Age

   Thomas Baylis 26

   Mary Baylis 26

   Harriett Baylis 7

   Thomas Baylis 5

   William Baylis 3

   Iram Baylis 1

   Source Citation

   Class: HO107; Piece: 364; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Dean Forest; County: Gloucestershire; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 6; Page: 6; Line: 4; GSU roll: 288776

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census

   Ancestry uk Record 8978 #2051110

2. ↑ Emigration

   Name: Thomas Baylis

   Arrival Date: 24 May 1870

   Birth Date: abt 1836

   Age: 34

   Gender: Male

   Ethnicity/ Nationality: English

   Place of Origin: England

   Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland

   Destination: USA

   Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA

   Ship Name: City of Paris

   Search Ship Database: Search for the City of Paris in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

   Source Citation

   Year: 1870; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 42; List Number: 427

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

   Inage Link: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/23669510?h=152a7f

3. ↑ 1880 USA Census

   Name: Thomas Bayliss

   Age: 44

   Birth Date: Abt 1836

   Birthplace: England

   Home in 1880: Kingman, Kingman, Kansas, USA

   Dwelling Number: 18

   Race: White

   Gender: Male

   Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)

   Marital Status: Widower

   Father's Birthplace: England

   Mother's Birthplace: England

   Occupation: Stonemason

   Household Members Age Relationship

   Thomas Bayliss 44 Self (Head)

   William Bayliss 17 Son

   George Bayliss 4 Son

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   Source Citation

   Year: 1880; Census Place: Kingman, Kingman, Kansas; Roll: 384; Page: 213C; Enumeration District: 304

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census:

   Ancestry uk Record 6742 #26518413

4. ↑ Burial

   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50174778/thomas-bayliss