Genealogy Chat

I ned another pair of eyes please--mine are boggled!! Looking for the death of Thomas Bailey (Baley) b c1812 In 1871 census he is living with 2nd wife and family in Yarmouth and is an 'agent and shopkeeper', on the 1881 census Eliza is a widow, still in Yarmouth ---I'm blowed if I can find his death record-- I was up 'til 1am looking and I've looked again first thing this morning!!

So we don't cover old ground - where have you already looked?

I'v lookd on Free BMD, the free BMD list on Ancestry and the regular BMD list, but by the last I was seing double!!

Regular list - you mean you have trawled all the images? By the way if you have done the freebmd search its not worth doing it again on ancestry as they use freebmd info (though slightly out of date compared with the freebmd site). You need to look at the bmd index and go through the images.

A possibility JAS 1878 BAILEY Thomas age 67 Ipswich 4a 401

How far is Ipswich from Yarmouth? I'v been on the NBI as well but they've got very little. He must have died 'cos she's got some of his family living with her as wll as her own and down as a widow, he was 10 years older as well. Oooh don't you just hate it when this happens grrrrr!!!

Just a thought Carol - as he's shown as 'shopkeeper and agent' might the 'agent' bit have meant some travelling - how far afield have you looked for his death? sorry Trudy

Found these two for Norfolk if they're any help: Thomas Bailey abt 1877 1877 Jul-Aug-Sep Wisbech Cambridgeshire, Norfolk View Record Thomas Bailey abt 1790 1879 Oct-Nov-Dec Docking Norfolk

and these in Suffolk: Thomas Bailey abt 1809 1876 Apr-May-Jun Ipswich Suffolk View Record Thomas Bailey abt 1801 1877 Jan-Feb-Mar Risbridge Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk View Record Thomas Bailey abt 1811 1878 Jul-Aug-Sep Ipswich Suffolk are they any good to you? Regards Looby

Thanks everyone, I'll have to research the leads, I've got another lead as well 1877 at Forehoe which isn't too far from Yarmouth