Many thanks to acarragon & treetotal for your replies to my posts.
Looking at the posts above I feel that 'MY' Thomas Bailey, was unfortunately not related, as he is first discovered married with Sarah Jane Moody, living in Sculcotes in the 1861 census and gives his birthplace as Liverpool.
After checking every Thomas Bailey born in the 1840's in the UK censii, and every 'early' death of the same name, there was little doubt that the 'Thos Bailey' in Sculcoates I discovered, was the man. His Father, (an Irishman, also Thos) & Mother (marr: L/pool 1837), brothers and sisters, continued to live in Liverpool/W.Lancs which is where my own father is from. One brother (Samuel) married but had no children, I am therefore from the other bros (George)line.
Just how Thomas left L/pool forever at age 20 to be married on the East Coast(Hull) of the UK will possibly remain a mystery forever. I appreciate that they are both seaports but his trade seems to have been in the railway 'engineering' sector.
Maybe I will start a new thread on this one, but first I'll have to renew my subs to a census search site to re-establish my notes...I've not even seen the 1911 census yet!
Regards and sincere thanks.
