Mary's
Family History pages
B.
Immigrants on the
Amelia Thomson 1840 - 41
B.1. William BAYLY
(Brother
of Isaac and Thomas?)
William BAYLY arrived with his parents at New Plymouth in 1841.
He served through the Taranaki campaign and received the New Zealand
War Medal.
He
was a member of the Taranaki Provincial Council, the County Council and the
Harbour Board. In 1884, he served
as mayor of New Plymouth.
**(See also Isaac
Bayly, Thomas Bayly).
Isaac, Thomas and
William Bayly were all lampooned in a political verse in the runup
to the 1873 election for a Superintendent.
The Baylys supported Harry ATKINSON,
and were targetted in a slanderous poem by Charles
Douglas WHITCOMBE, who most assuredly did not.
**(See also Isaac Bayly, Thomas Bayly).
William
was characterised in the verse as “Gawky Bill”
Whitcombe
made allegations in the poem about the business affairs f the Baylys, which
they regarded as slanderous. Attempts
by Atkinson to have the matter settled out of court fell through at least once,
and the Baylys were reported to be very angry.
Atkinson wrote to his brother that:
In
arguing with old Mr Bayly that as Christians we ought to forgive,
he said ‘Yes, we have a Bible
to tell us that if a man repents we must forgive him but he does not repent
and therefore stern justice must be done.’
Eventually,
an apology appeared in the form of a newspaper advertisement, and the sum of
twenty pounds was paid to cover the Baylys' legal expenses.
Brian
Scanlan
gives this account of the opening of the Poet's Bridge in Pukekura Park:
... the
bridge was ready for a grand opening at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 10, 1884
....
The
Mayor, Mr W BAYLY, and Mayoress were escorted to the bridge where a large
crowd had gathered. Here Mr Davis
gave an account of the origin of the park and the Mayoress declared the bridge
open, requesting that it be named The
Poet's Bridge.
(Brother
of Isaac and William?)
Lived
in Manaia cl883. He was a zealous churchman.
**(See
also Isaac Bayly, William Bayly).
Isaac,
Thomas and William
Bayly were all lampooned in a political verse in the runup to the 1873 election
for a Superintendent. The Baylys
supported Harry ATKINSON, and were targetted in a slanderous poem by
Charles Douglas WHITCOMBE, who most assuredly did not.
Thomas (then aged 69) was characterised as "Spouting
Tom".
In
the course of the poem, Whitcombe made allegations about the business affairs
of the Baylys, which they regarded as slanderous.
Attempts by Atkinson to settle the matter out of court fell through at
least once, and the Baylys were reported to be very angry.
Eventually,
an apology appeared in the form of a newspaper advertisement, and the sum of
twenty pounds was paid to cover the Baylys' legal expenses.
B.2.1
Clarence Reginald BAYLY (c1883 - 1967)
Born
at Manaia (in Taranaki) , Reginald Bayly was the only son of Thomas Bayly.
He was educated at Wanganui College.
He
began farming at Wanstead in Hawkes Bay as a young man, moving later to Hastings
where he bought land at Irongate Road.
He remained there sheepfarming until he retired c1955.
In
1921 he was married to Ivy POWDRELL,
youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry
Powdrell, at Meeanee.
He
was regarded as an authority on farming matters, and was a keen gardener.
He was also a member of the County Club in Hastings.
Although
"of a quiet retiring disposition", he led an active life right up
until his sudden death in August 1967.
He was 84. He was survived
by his wife and three daughters.
B.2.1.1 ...
BAYLY (Mrs L B SELBY) b. cl925
Lived
in Ormondville (1967).
B.2.1.2
... BAYLY (Mrs R W KIRKBY) b. cl925
Lived in
Havelock North (1967).
B.2.1.3
...BAYLY (Mrs A D HYNES)
b. c1925
Lived
in Tauranga (1967).
A
prominent citizen of New Plymouth, Isaac Bayly donated 25 pounds for the installation
of an X-ray plant in 1905.
**(See
also Thomas Bayly, Willlliam Bayly).
Isaac,
Thomas and William Bayly were all lampooned in a political verse in the runup
to the 1873 election for a Superintendent.
The Baylys supported Harry ATKINSON, and were targetted in a slanderous
poem by Charles
Douglas WHITCOMBE, who most
assuredly did not.
Isaac was characterised as
"Skinflint Grinning Ike".
In
the course of the poem, Whitcombe made allegations about the business affairs
of the Baylys, which they regarded as slanderous.
Attempts by Atkinson to settle the matter out of court fell through at
least once, and the Baylys were reported to be very angry.
Eventually, an apology appeared in the form of a newspaper advertisement,
and the sum of twenty pounds was paid to cover the Baylys' legal expenses.
Arr.
NZ 1841 on Amelia Thompson with his parents.
Mr
WILLIAM MORANT BAYLY, Manager of the National Bank at Stratford, was born in
New Plymouth in the year 1867, and is a son of Mr Daniel
Bayly, of Wanganui, who came to New Zealand in 1841 by the ship "Amelia
Thompson." Mr Bayly was educated
at the Wanganui Collegiate school, joined the National Bank, and has been stationed
at New Plymouth, Wanganui, Napier and Wellington.
He is secretary of the Stratford Tennis Club, and a leading player.
THE
NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND at Stratford is situated on a corner site at the
intersection of Broadway and Fenton Street.
It was opened in the year 1890 as an agency, doing business on one day
in the week only; but in 1894 it was raised to the status of an ordinary branch,
under the management of Mr W M Bayly.
The building now in use was completed early in 1897, and is one of the
finest in Stratford.
The information you will find
here is not all completely up-to-date,
nor is it necessarily verified beyond doubt, so if you have conflicting
information,
or information I don't have, please contact
me
so I can update my files.
This page was last
updated on 10 Feb 2001.
