Job BAILEY
1811 - 1886 (75 years) Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
1789 - 1880 (91 years)
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Name Job BAILEY [1] Relationship 
with Rodney VOJVODICH Birth 1811 North Bradley, Wiltshire, England 
Christening 15 May 1814 Gender Male Occupation 1853 Pensioner Guard Immigration: Arr. 19 Aug 1853 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Per "Robert Small" Census 31 Dec 1856 York, Western Australia, Australia [2] Occupation Labourer Military Service Private - Royal Marines Death 13 Feb 1886 York, Western Australia, Australia Patriarch & Matriarch 
William BAILEY, b. 1781, North Bradley, Wiltshire, Englandd. 1842, North Bradley, Wiltshire, England (Age 61 years) (Father) 
Susannah RAWLENCE, b. 1789, North Bradley, Wiltshire, Englandd. 1880, North Bradley, Wiltshire, England (Age 91 years) (Mother) Person ID I20888 MyBradyTree
Father William BAILEY, b. 1781, North Bradley, Wiltshire, England d. 1842, North Bradley, Wiltshire, England (Age 61 years) Mother Susannah RAWLENCE, b. 1789, North Bradley, Wiltshire, England d. 1880, North Bradley, Wiltshire, England (Age 91 years) Marriage 15 Mar 1806 North Bradley, Wiltshire, England Family ID F7777 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Sarah Ann LUSCOMBE, b. 1822, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 23 Jan 1900, York, Western Australia, Australia (Age 78 years)
Marriage 16 Jan 1845 Portsea, Hampshire, England - St Mary's
Children + 1. Sarah Alice BAILEY, b. 15 Nov 1842, Portsea, Hampshire, England d. 21 Dec 1925, Binnaway, New South Wales, Australia (Age 83 years)â–» Benjamin Solomon BARNES m. 14 Jun 1860+ 2. Eliza Elizabeth BAILEY, b. 2 Apr 1849, Hampshire, England d. DECEASED, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia â–» Walter George HICKS m. 25 Dec 19673. John William BAILEY, b. 30 Dec 1850, Forton, Hampshire, England d. 19 Dec 1853, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia (Age 2 years)+ 4. George BAILEY, b. 18 Jan 1854, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia d. 15 May 1910, York, Western Australia, Australia (Age 56 years)â–» Agnes GAULT m. 24 Feb 1876+ 5. Susannah BAILEY, b. 18 Jun 1856, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 19 Aug 1934, Quellington, Western Australia, Australia (Age 78 years)â–» Samuel Setchell Frederick GENTLE m. 15 Apr 1874+ 6. Job Henry BAILEY, b. 16 Dec 1858, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 27 Jul 1944, Glen Forrest, Western Australia, Australia (Age 85 years)â–» Naomi COUSINS m. 1883+ 7. Ruth Rubena BAILEY, b. 10 Nov 1861, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 Nov 1931, York, Western Australia, Australia (Age 70 years)â–» Samuel CRAWFORD m. 1883+ 8. Emily Ann BAILEY, b. 1863, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 12 May 1947, York, Western Australia, Australia (Age 84 years)â–» George REYNOLDS m. 18829. Robert James BAILEY, b. 1866, York, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASEDFamily ID F6842 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 1811 - North Bradley, Wiltshire, England 
Marriage - 16 Jan 1845 - Portsea, Hampshire, England 
Immigration: Arr. - Per "Robert Small" - 19 Aug 1853 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia 
Census - 31 Dec 1856 - York, Western Australia, Australia Death - 13 Feb 1886 - York, Western Australia, Australia = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Job became a pensioner in the Imperial Army and saw active service in three wars, one of which was the Indian Mutiny. He was also a member of the Palace Guards and he brought his uniform with him to Australia. When he married Sarah Ann he was a member of the Royal Marines. His daughter Sarah Alice (known as Alice), who moved to Sydney after her marriage, has kept his uniform over the years.
He was employed as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard when he arrived in Western Australia in August 1853 on board the Robert Small. The Enrolled Pensioner Force was made up of former military men brought to Western Australia to oversee convicts who had begun arriving in 1850. Upon arrival in WA the Pensioners stayed for a time at the Barracks in St Georges Terrace, Perth. The convicts as they disembarked were taken to the Fremantle Prison, where they were taken care of until it was determined where they were to work. Job took his group of convicts to York where he continued his guardianship of them and directed their work. At York he was granted a 10 acre block of land by Queen Victoria for services rendered to the Crown and upon his death this land was equally shared by each member of his family. They later moved to Williams where they ran a farm of 40 acres in 1868. Job died on 13 February 1886 in York aged 75. I have not managed to locate a grave in the York Cemetery. His death certificate does not have interment details. Sarah died 23 January 1900 in Port Street York aged 78 and is buried in the York Cemetery. I have not been able to locate a grave.
Sarah Ann was 31 when she came to WA. One of her sons, George, was born at Fremantle on 18/1/1854, shortly after their arrival here. Unfortunately they were to lose 2 sons in 1853 and 1854.
As soon as possible after the birth of George, Sarah Ann and her family of little ones set off to join her husband in York. They left Perth travelling by horse drawn coach early one afternoon and travelling all through the night, arrived at York at 7am the next morning. There were several stopping places on the way where passengers could have refreshments and the horses could rest awhile and be fed and watered. Fortunately at this time the roads were in fairly good condition. At 19 mile peg passengers received luscious grapes and other fruit. Poisonous snakes were bothersome on the roads, especially near the 19 mile peg, where they were most numerous.
In 1834 men had been speared on this road by hostile natives; in fact up till 1870 there were many unfriendly natives en route. So, the journey was quite a hazardous one at the time the Bailey family embarked upon it. But they arrived safely at York which was to be their home for many years.
Sarah Ann was a very clean, capable and careful housewife. The whole house was cleaned through and dusted every weekend in preparation for the Sabbath. The floors in her home were made of stone and she would get on her knees herself and scrub every stone till it fairly shone. She was most particular about her personal attire and would not go out unless appropriately dressed; neither would she permit her daughters to accompany her if she did not consider they were dressed nicely or neatly enough. She was very strict and quite religious also, and saw that the whole family went to Church with her or without if she was unable to go. Job would not permit his daughters to wear a new dress to church until it had been worn elsewhere, lest it distracted their or others thoughts from the words of the Preacher. After Church Job would question his children on the service to see if they had listened to the Preacher.
Both Job and Sarah Ann were very civic minded folk and took an active part in the development of the township of York. Sarah Ann for many years was frequently in demand both day and night to act as midwife. Many folk depended upon her assistance which she willingly gave. (The majority of this information was taken from an article in the Geraldton Historical Society Quarterly Review Feb 1992 found in the Battye Library)
Reference Darryl Brady. "Job BAILEY". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I20888&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed April 27, 2025).
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