Jane (Campbell) Bailey (1838 - 1919)

Born 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Daughter of Robert Campbell and Jane (Whiteside) Campbell

Wife of William Bailey — married 5 Nov 1858 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1919 at about age 81 in Molong, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Jane was born in 1838. Jane Campbell ... She passed away in 1919. ^[1]

Jane was born in 1838 in Edinburgh Scotland, moving to Belfast Ireland before arriving in Australia in 1855. Jane daughter of Robert and Jane Campbell arrived in Sydney aboard the Gloriana on 27 July 1855. She was described as a farm servant from Kiliomer, County Down Ireland (where her mother still lived). Her father died in Belfast when stabbed by a pitchfork. Jane was an Adherent of the Church of Scotland, could read.

From the Molong Argus.

Friday 11 April 1919.

Death of Mrs. Bailey.

Mrs. Jane Bailey, an old and respected resident of the Oberon district, died at half-past four on Thursday afternoon, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. Morrow, of Shield's Lane, at the advanced age of 80 years and 9 months. The deceased only arrived in Molong on Wednesday week, having come here to spend the winter, to escape the rigorous climate of Oberon. It is considered, however, the train journey was too much for the old lady and hastened her end, and since the sudden death of her hus- band about nine months ago she had greatly failed. The primary cause of death was senile decay. Deceased was a native of Scotland, and came to this state when in her 'teens. She was married in Bathurst 60 years ago, and had lived in the Oberon district for over a half a century. She had a family of 10 child- ren—4 sons and 6 daughters, one daughter having died many years ago. The sons are—Messrs. S. Bailey (Cumnock), W. H. Bailey (Forest Reefs), J. P. Bailey (Oberon), and Constable Bailey (River- stone) ; daughters—Mrs. W. Morrow (Mo- long), Mrs. Geo. Morrow (Bowenfels), Mrs. John Morrow, Mrs. G. Morrow, and Mrs. Jas. Whitely (Oberon). Mr George Beattie, our popular Town Clerk, is a nephew of the deceased. The four Mor- rows married to the four Bailey sisters are brothers. The body will be conveyed by the mail train to Tarana to-night, and thence by road to Oberon for burial in the C. of E. cemetery to-morrow. Mrs. Kingsland had charge of the funeral arrangements locally.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Sandra Green, Nov 1, 2012

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