What is next step?

[Lynk]

You found my family (Bailey) and gave me the following information: Matthew James Bailey and Martha Wheeler marriage in 1864, reference COE42.1/93. How to I follow u9 on the COE42.1/93?

Also Ryde R25/P17 what is that?

[Megan Roberts]

Lynk

I presume that the references referred to relate to Isle of Wight Family History Society Documents.

If you want to order the marriage certificate, then you can do so from the General Register Office on line, and you will need the following references:

Registration District - Isle of Wight
Year and Quarter 1864 Jul-Sep
Volume 2B Page 823

This is a link to the GRO's web site: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

[Megan Roberts]

1861 Census
There are only 3 Matthew Baileys in Hampshire, and this is yours:

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
BAILEY, Matthew Head Married M 26 1835 Agricultural Labourer Cranbourne Dorsetshire
BAILEY, Margaret Wife Married F 24 1837 Brading Hampshire
Piece: 658 Folio: 113 Page: 11
Newchurch Village, Newchurch, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire

Margaret Bailey died 1863

1871 Census
Name Relation Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
BAILEY, Matthew J Head 35 1836 labourer Dorset
BAILEY, Martha Wife 30 1841 Hampshire
BAILEY, George C Son 5 1866 Hampshire
BAILEY, Constance E Daughter 3 1868 Hampshire
BAILEY, Alfred W Son 1 1870 Hampshire
Piece: 1168 Folio: 82 Page:17

Western Road, South Brading, Shanklin, Isle of Wight Hampshire

1881 Census and 1891 Census - Can’t find the family

[Lynk]

I want to thank everyone who has had a hand in finding my family on the Isle of Wight. We have pictures of family members in front of houses but few have dates and many are without names just notations of where they were taken.

Some time between 1869 and 1892 Alfred William Bailey was in Antwerp, New York. He bought the family cemetery plot in 1892 and in 1893 he married Mary E. Hewitt. Since there does not seem to be any further record of the family perhaps they all immigrated to the USA.

The family bible lists Alfred's date of birth as November 14, 1869 and that is different than some records so I need to confirm. I can tell you he died on April 4th, 1907 and is buried in the Hillside Cemetery in Antwerp, NY. He had 3 sons and one daughter. Two sons died in early infancy but Ruth Jane was my grandmother.

My next step is to find a way to know what ship and date they immigrated to the USA but knowing they are not in the 1881 census really helps.

Anyone knowing the family of Martha Wheeler Bailey, I would appreciate a shout out as she was Alfred's mother and there may be family connections still on the IOW.

[Megan Roberts]

Alfred’s birth record is as follows:

Name: BAILEY, Alfred William
Registration district: Isle of Wight
Year of registration: 1869
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Volume no:2B
Page no: 558

I had a look in the death indices and found what I think are his parents:

Name: BAILEY, Matthew James
Registration district: Isle of Wight
Year of registration: 1886
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death:51
Volume no: 2B
Page no: 368

Name: BAILEY, Martha
Registration district: Isle of Wight
County: Hampshire
Year of registration: 1878
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death:37
Volume no: 2B
Page no: 413

These certificates can be ordered from the GRO using the link in my earlier post.

In the 1851 Census I think that this is probably Martha’s family:

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
WHEELER, Benjeman Head Married M 46 1805 Carrier Shanklin Hampshire
WHEELER, Charlotte Wife Married F 44 1807 Godshill Hampshire
WHEELER, Eliza Daughter Unmarried F 20 1831 Dress Maker Brading Hampshire
WHEELER, Joseph Son M 14 1837 Scholar Shanklin Hampshire
WHEELER, Martha Daughter F 10 1841 Scholar Shanklin Hampshire
WHEELER, Frank Son M 8 1843 Scholar Shanklin Hampshire
WHEELER, Mary Ann Daughter F 7 1844 Scholar Shanklin Hampshire
WHEELER, Edward Son M 4 1847 Scholar Shanklin Hampshire

Piece: 1664 Folio: 500 Page: 7
Registration District: Isle of Wight
Civil Parish: Shanklin Address: Rose Cottage, Shanklin County: Hampshire