William Bailey (abt. 1848 - abt. 1911)

Born about 1848 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Lang) Bailey — married about 1866 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 1911 at about age 63 in Billesdon, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Bailey was born in England.

William Bailey was born in Leicestershire, England.

William was an elastic weaver.

William Bailey was born in 1848 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England^[1]. His parents were John Bailey and Ann Bailey (nee Smith).

At the 1851 Census^[2], William lived on 105 Victoria Street (Smiths Yard), St Margaret, Leicester with his parents and sister, Betsy Ann. John Bailey, his father, was a framework knitter.

At the 1861 Census^[3], William lived on 12 Hill Street, St Margaret, Leicester with his parents and siblings, Betsy Ann, Samuel, Mary Jane, John, and Emma, who was just 4 months old. John senior was now a stocking maker, and as the oldest children (13 and 10 respectively), William and Betsy had to help him out with work. William was a winder, presumably working with cotton or wool, as they were the most common materials used for hosiery at the time. Betsy was a seamer, who would've seamed the stockings together.

William married Mary Ann Lang in 1866 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.^[4].

They had 11 children together:

• George Laburn Bailey, born in 1866 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• Harry Bailey, born in 1868 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• Polly Bailey, born in 1870 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• Elizabeth Bailey, born in 1871 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• John Tom Bailey, born in 1873 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• Samuel Bailey, born in 1876 in Leicestershire, England, England.
• William Henry Bailey, born in 1877 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• William Bailey, born in 1879 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• Emma Bailey, born in 1881 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• Annie Bailey, born in 1886 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
• George Henry Bailey, born in 1889 in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England.

At the 1871 Census^[5], William appeared his wife, Mary Ann, and their children, George Laburn and Polly, living on 9 Fennel Street, St Margaret, Leicester. Sarah Williams, a 53 year old widowed nurse, was boarding in the household. William was an elastic web weaver, following in the footsteps of his father to work in Leicestershire's booming textiles industry. Mary Ann, his wife, was a cotton winder.

At the 1881 Census^[6], William lived with Mary Ann and their children, George Laburn, Polly, John Tom, Samuel, William (Will), and Elizabeth (Lizzie), on 167 Gresham Street, St Margaret, Leicester. William was still an elastic weaver. His son, George's, occupation was 'shoe press'.

At the 1891 Census^[7], William lived on 3 Spinner Street, St Margaret, Leicester, with his wife and children, John Tom, Samuel, William (Willie), Emma, Annie, and George Henry. William was now a hosiery rotary hand. John Tom and Samuel were a shoe finisher and shoe rivetter respectively.

At the 1901 Census^[8], William was again an elastic weaver living on 29 Carley Street, St Margaret, Leicester with his wife and children, William, Annie, and George. His children, William and Annie, were a leather dresser and cigar maker respectively.

At the 1911 Census^[9], William was a patient at the poor law infirmary in North Evington, near Leicester. His occupation was listed as 'elastic weaver'. His exact infirmity was not listed.

William passed away shortly after the census in 1911 in the district of Billesdon, Leicestershire, England^[10]. He was 63 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 15 May 2021), database entry for Bailey, William (Mother's maiden surname: Smith), GRO Reference: 1848 M Quarter in Leicester, Volume 15 Page 81.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGF3-47D : 9 November 2019), William Bailey in household of John Bailey, St Margaret, Leicestershire, England; citing St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, p. 25, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7T5-MB1 : 3 March 2021), William Bailey in household of John Bailey, Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DHB-DLN : 13 December 2014), William Bailey, 1866; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1866, quarter 1, vol. 7A, p. 237, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFTJ-ZQK : 19 February 2021), William Bailey, 1871.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-4G85 : 12 December 2017), William Bailey, Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 17, Piece/Folio 3167/57, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,885.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WDN8-WN2 : 1 March 2021), William Bailey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Leicestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS4V-CW7 : 21 May 2019), William Bailey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing North West Leicester subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X759-FBZ : 13 September 2019), William Bailey, Evington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 15 May 2021), database entry for Bailey, William. Age at death: 63. GRO Reference: 1911 J Quarter in Billesdon, Volume 07A Page 13.

See also:

Occupation/textiles in Leicester

• "The City of Leicester: Elastic Web manufacture," in A History of the County of Leicester: Volume 4, the City of Leicester, ed. R A McKinley (London: Victoria County History, 1958), 326-327. British History Online, accessed May 15, 2021, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/leics/vol4/pp326-327.

• Ministry Of Labour. Dictionary of Occupational Terms : Based on the Classification of Occupations Used in the Census of Population, 1921. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1927. ORDER XII.—TEXTILE WORKERS, 374.—Hosiery Frame Tenters and Machine Knitters

• "The City of Leicester: Hosiery manufacture," in A History of the County of Leicester: Volume 4, the City of Leicester, ed. R A McKinley (London: Victoria County History, 1958), 303-314. British History Online, accessed May 15, 2021, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/leics/vol4/pp303-314.

• Wilkes, Sue. “My Ancestor Was A...Framework Knitter.” Who Do You Think You Are?, June 6, 2017. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/who-do-you-think-you-are-magazine/20170606/281547995840657#:~:text=Our%20ancestors%20wore%20knitted%20stockings,invented%20the%20revolutionary%20stocking%20frame.&text=His%20brother%2C%20James%2C%20took%20the,became%20established%20in%20Spitalfields%2C%20London..

Evington Poor Law Infirmary

• Higginbotham, Peter. "Leicester, Leicestershire: North Evington Infirmary". The Workhouse: The Story of an Institution. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
• "The Palace on the Hill: Old and New 1900 to 1950". UHL NHS Trust. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
• "The Palace on the Hill: The early years 1902 to 1947". UHL NHS Trust. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

Acknowledgement

This profile has been improved by a member of the England Project's Orphan Trail