Dr John BAILEY MD [18277]

  General Notes:

Baileys of Harwich. "Grandfather Bailey was a member of Corp: and a builder (the house he lived in and built was that in West Street where Mr George Deane lived) John Bailey his eldest son, apprenticed to Mr Hopkins, a surgeon (attended the Liveings &) he became surgeon and wrote a tr on Bella donna plant. So good that University of Paris conferred Doctor of M.D. on him. He married a Mrs Brooks (of Ipswich?) A first or second cousin of Capt Liveing Snr of Harwich. Another son was surgeon at Thetford successful and two daughters Mrs Sewell Oakley Mrs Sampson Harwich. John Bailey sons, were 1 John Hopkins 2 . . . . . 3 Brooke 4 Alen 5 Edgar and two daughters Mrs Head of Ipswich and the other engaged to a army cadet, who used to be at Tendering, broken off. Brooke Bailey married his cousin Emily Sanson) was killed at siege of Leone Etan.)
Old Hopkins became "clerk of ye check" and repeatedly Mayor of Harwich. Very wealthy £70,000. He put Mr John Baileys son J H B to college £500 per annum at Trinity College (Camb). He was clergyman at or near Baddow Essex (about uncle Henry's age) Hebrew scholar at Cambridge, was here and at Westminster School. Hopkins left £10,000 to Mr Hales who married Miss Catherine Stevens (once a sweetheart out of many of Charles Liveing. Very good looking he is now Mayor of Harwich (1870).
Notes by Edward Liveing 1870

Observations relative to the use of belladonna in painful disorders of the head and face, illustrated by cases.
By John Bailey Surgeon. 5/-
Blackwood's Magazine Edinburgh October 1817 - March 1818 Volume 2

  Research Notes:

Bailey
Event Type Baptism
Baptism Date 20 Feb 1778
Baptism Place Harwich, St Nicholas, Essex, England
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map 2935
Father John Bailey
Mother Frances Bailey

  Other Records

1. Dr John Bailey: Will, 24 Aug 1842.
Mentions: (Incomplete)
His wife Sarah and executor and trustee
His sons John Hopkins Bailey and Alan Bailey and executors and trustees
Property in Great Oakley and Harwich.
His son Brooke Bailey.
His daughter Sarah Brooke Bailey.
His son Edgar Bailey.
His daughter Elizabeth Head of Ipswich.
Grandson John Joshua Head.
Brother Henry Bailey.
Friend John Sansum.
Susanna Elizabeth and Louisa Sansum.
Three daughters of Capt Thomas Hammond.
Various other persons

John married Sarah FINCH [32144] [MRIN: 11438] circa 1804 in Essex. (Sarah FINCH [32144] was born circa 1786 in Layer Breton ESS and died in 1850 in Gt Oakley ESS.)