The Bayley family of Willaston Hall

[Jayson]

Are there any other researchers out there researching the Bayley family of Willaston Hall, near Nantwich in Cheshire? The family were originally from the county of Staffordshire.

Jayson

[trellisick]

hi jayson,
       what is it your after, i googled the name and place and there is loads of info on these people and the place.

[Jayson]

Hi Kali,

Thank you so very much for responding to my messuage. 

I was just wondering if there is anybody else out there researching this family.  At the moment, I'm trying to locate the marriage of James Bayley (who had been a captain in the Royal Cheshire Militia) and Elizabeth Franklin in about 1812/1813.  I was hoping somebody might know.

Cheers - Jayson.

[trellisick]

try this jason,
                      james bayley b. 22-5-1782 hassall cheshire. d.22-4-1842
willistone, cheshire. parents james bayley & penelope salmon, her father, john franklin. james and elizabeth married 1812 in willistone.
thier children all born willistone are:-
james franklin bayley b 1814 d27-1-1859
richard salmon    ''      b 1815 d1826
henry                  ''      b1817 d1817
emma                  ''      b1819 d1823
edward               ''      b1821 d7-6-1885
pennelope harriet   ''  b1823 d1830
john salmon        ''      b1827 d?
elizabeth smith   ''      b1830 d12-3-1891
fredrick w            ''      b1831 d1832
this is it up to now, hope this helps some, kali.
p.s. i don't think they could have been giving them the right food??
                               

[Jayson]

Hi Kali,

Many thanks for this, I really appreciate it. 

I've seen these entries from the IGI before.  There are a number of SCARY errors in it too.  For instance, Elizabeth was the daughter of James Franklin NOT John.  They have Willistone which should be Willaston, and some of the dates are incorrect too! Never mind!

Cheers - Jayson

 

[westcoastgirl]

Hello Jayson:
I did a lot of research on this family in 2003 and have a large, hard copy family tree, the latest entry on which was born in 1890 (my grandfather, Henry Bayley). Here's what it says about them:

James Bayley of Willaston Hall, Co. Chester, of Stapeley, Co. Chester and of Rumleigh (may not have that right - it's on a fold), Co. Devon, Born 22, May, 1782.

Elizabeth Bayley - only daughter and heir of John Franklin of Rumleigh Co Devon, and Bere Ferrers, Co. Devon. Marr. August 1812. 

It does not give the place, but they would have lived in Willaston Hall at that time. There is a nearby church with a collapsed nave with many family tombstones. The records are kept in a nearby church and I would have to sift through boxes to find its name. There is also the larger church in Nantwich where they might have been married. There are plaques with Bayleys on the wall there.

I can tell you about their offspring too, if you like.

I wonder if this James is the one who, in family lore, is immortalized in a print, jumping his horse over a mess table.

[Bethone]

Hi, Jayson, Westcoast girl et al, speaking to you two years down the line, I'd just like to say that my grandmother, Dorothy, was a Bayley and I'd be most interested to see the family tree or hear from anyone related to, or with information on, the family.
The picture of James Bayley jumping the mess table was copied and given to my grandmother. Have a copy somewhere and a water colour painting of part of the the back of the house. My grandmother told me that as a girl she would climb up a tree in the grounds and watch foxcubs playing.

[elzabels]

Not sure about all of this, but Willaston Hall was sold circa 1966 - 1967 not sure by whom, but there is every likelihood it went to auction!

Certainly the family that purchased it have until recently had an interest in it and developed part of the land

I have mailed those who have a Bayley interest.

[Pepsi62]

The Willaston Hall estate was sold by auction on 2 November 1964. I have the actual sales brochure in front of me right now.

The estate was split up and sold in 10 lots. Willaston Hall itself was sold with 40 acres of land and only a few years later a sizeable part was sold and the Murrayfield Drive housing estate built on the land. Some time much later a smaller more exclusive estate was built nearer the hall close to where the farm buildings were.

Peter