Sergeant John Baylis (c.1767.........1835)
- Back to . . .The
New South Wales Corps. ( Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd
Regiment
Born : c.
1767
Where Born : Staffordshire
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 29/9/1791
Ship Arrived on : "
Active "
Rank on Discharge : Sergeant
Date of Enlistment :
Where Enlisted : England
Enlisted :37th
Regiment
Transfered : 21 July 1789
Date of Discharge : April
1803
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 21st
July 1835
Where Died /
Buried : St.
Peters Richmond.
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name :
Elizabeth “Betty” Thomas
Born :
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on : "
Bellona "
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Date Married : 1810
Where Married : Sydney,
St Phillip's, Church of England
Spouse's Parents :
Some information Supplied by Tom Wynn wynne@optusnet.com.au
Descendants
- Area Settled :
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- Children :
1 . William Bayliss b: 1794 m:
Louisa Ezzy, - 2 . John Bayliss b: 1797 m:
Sarah Thomas,
- 3 . Edmond Baylissb: 1800 m: Matilda
Rollinson.
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History
& Achievements :
- John Bayliss , from Staffordshire enlisted in the
37th
Regiment along with his brother Joseph. Soon afterwards
they transferred to the NSW Corps in June 1789. Bayliss
left England on the Active
in 1791. He was transferred to Norfolk Island in 1793 and
returned to Sydney in 1794. In April 1803 Bayliss was
discharged from the Corps and was granted 200 acres in
the Evan district near his brother. John Bayliss d: 21st
July 1835 buried at St. Peters Richmond. For most of his
life he lived in the Windsor district. Bayliss married
Elizabeth “Betty” Thomas (convict per the Bellona)
and they had three children. Elizabeth had an
illegitimate son Joseph Thomas that was born on the Bellona
.
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- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters,
Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell
Library ,Sydney Australia
- Relatives and Descendants
- The
information is intended for short Historical value only,
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