BAILEY George Edward
Name | George Edward BAILEY |
Country Of Origin | Australia |
Born | 1926 |
Died | 2015 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 18 June 1926, at home on the farm, Goshen, Tasmania |
Parents | Arthur and Gladys Bailey (formerly Fitzgerald) |
Apprenticeship | Sargisons, Hobart |
Skills | Watchmaker, Silversmith |
Work Locations | Hobart, Launceston, St Helens |
Street Address |
121 Charles Street, Launceston |
Marriage/Spouse | February 1952, Church of Christ, Margaret Street, Launceston, to Janet Mavis Masterman. |
Other | 1938: George contracted polio when he was 12 and learned to walk again.
As an apprentice (with Sargisons, Hobart), one of his first tasks was regularly winding all the clocks at Government House. George moved to Launceston after finishing his training and gained employment with F & W Stewart. 1950s: Business partnership, Bailey & Keats, with Ronald Keats (jeweller). From approx. late 1980s: Clock and watch repairs, St Helens area. |
Death | 2015, St Helens, Tasmania |
References | |
Eulogy, Bailey family, 2015. Web: Ancestry: Australia Electoral Rolls 1949, 1954. The Examiner (Launceston) 13 February 1952, 22 July 2015. |
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