BAILEY Robert Henry

Name	Robert Henry BAILEY
Country Of Origin	England
Born	1837
Died	1895
Birth/Baptism	Born 3 January 1837, Boston, Lincolnshire, England Bapt. 29 January 1837, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Parents	John Houghton and Jemima Bailey (formerly Palmer)
Apprenticeship	John Poole, Watch and Chronometer Maker, Maker to the Admiralty, London
Skills	Watchmaker, Jeweller, Chronometer Maker
Work Locations	Launceston
Street Address	Charles Street, Launceston
Marriage/Spouse	2 August 1865, Congregational Manse, Dunedin, New Zealand, to Jane Maria Warnock
Arrival
Other	1851: 14-year-old apprentice, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London, England. Early 1860s: Watchmaking and jewellery business, Launceston. Cornwall Chronicle 6 March 1861: ‘R H BAILEY, Watchmaker, Jeweller, &c., Charles Street, in returning thanks to his friends and the public for the liberal patronage hitherto bestowed upon him, begs to inform them that he has engaged a first-rate Working Jeweller (from London), and is now in a position to make or repair all kinds of jewellery in a very superior manner, and at unprecedented low charges. Watches and Clocks of every description cleaned and repaired, Meerschaum Pipes Mounted &c. Note the Address, R H BAILEY, Charles Street, four doors from the Plough Inn.’ 1865: Married in New Zealand. Worked in his trade in New Zealand before returning to New South Wales, Australia. August 1892: Bankruptcy, New South Wales.
Death	4 September 1895, Narrabri, New South Wales
References
Brian Loomes, Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Complete 21st Century Edition, 2006, p622 [John Poole]. Ancestry: England & Wales Non-Conformist & Non-Parochial Registers Births & Baptisms 1837; 1851 England Census; New Zealand Marriage Certificate 1865, Registration No. 1865004229; New South Wales Government Gazettes 1892. The Examiner (Launceston) 19 January 1861; Cornwall Chronicle 30 March 1861, 23 Oct 1861; Papers Past New Zealand, Evening Star 27 December 1869; Evening News 13 April 1893; Australian Town & Country Journal 14 September 1895.