Lucy Elizabeth (Townsend) Bayley (1860 - 1951)

Born 12 Nov 1860 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Ruff Bayley — married 18 Feb 1891 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Died 2 Nov 1951 at age 90 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Faye Whitfield [send private message]

Biography

Lucy Townsend born in Australia, was the daughter of Mary Byrne] and George Frederick John Townsend.

In 1862, Lucy arrived in Otago with her family on the ship Eureka from Victoria.

She married Richard Ruff Bayley, son of Sarah Ann Ruff and Richard Bayley, in 1891. They settled at Castle Street, Dunedin. No known children were born in their marriage.

Lucy died age 91 and is buried at Andersons Bay cemetery. BLK 48 PLOT 7.^[1]

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #198668494

• https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5ccba9e507780a22bad94dfa/results?q=efamily TOWNSEND Lucy Elizabeth Family Name Mary BYRNE Family Name George Place - RICHMOND 1861-1331/1861

• https://ancestry.com.au

Australian Birth Index Reg No 1331

Australian Outward Passenger Lists

• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-J4N9 : 4 October 2016), Richard Ruff Bayley and Lucy Elizabeth Townsend, 1891; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1891/3703, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

• https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz NZBDM Birth search - nil result

• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-3CLW : 4 January 2018), Lucy Elizabeth Bayley, 1951; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1951/33400, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

• "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYR-TFSQ : 21 February 2019), Lucy Elizabeth Bayley, 1951; citing , Dunedin Probate and Letters of Administration Files (II), 1907-1950, record number 870/51, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 101337772.

• https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=22594&type=Burial

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2P4-4BJB IMMIGRATION

• L Fraser - Dunedin - 1904-1997

Footnotes

No birth records were sourced for children born to Lucy and Richard Bayley

1. ↑ Entered by Faye Whitfield.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Faye Whitfield for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Faye and others.