Weaste Cemetery

Biographies of people buried between 1900 & 09

JOSEPH BAILEY (1858 - 1906)


 

Joseph Bailey was a Boiler Maker, Riveter, and Iron Worker/Labourer. He was killed at work when a hand-operated crane failed, and he was struck by the crane jib.

 

He was born in the first quarter of 1858 in Derby, Derbyshire, and was baptised at St Peter's Church there. His father was James Bailey (born 1818 in Manchester) who was a Silk Weaver, and his mother was Eliza (nee Evans) Bailey (born 1822 in Callow, Derbyshire). They were married in 1841 at Derby, by Registrar. Joseph was the fifth of seven children, all born in Derby except the last child Richard, who was born in Salford in 1864. The 1861 census shows the family lived at 12 Rivett Street, St Peter, Derby, where father James was a Silk Weaver and Joseph was aged 3. In 1871 the family lived at Bradshaw Street, Hulme, Manchester. Father James was aged 53 and was an Elastic Weaver. Joseph was aged 13 and a Scholar.

 

On 9th April 1878, Joseph Bailey married Mary Ellen Tingle at St Thomas's Church, Pendleton. Joseph was aged 21, a Boiler Maker of 5 Nuttall Street Salford. Mary Ellen (born third quarter of 1856 in Salford) was also aged 21, a Weaver of 18 Primrose Hill, Salford, and the daughter of John Tingle (born 1826 in Preston, Lancashire) who was a Mechanic, and Betsey (nee Yates) Tingle (born 1826 at Atherton, Lancashire). The 1881 census shows they lived at 19 Back Gold Street, Pendleton, where Joseph was aged 23 and an Iron Labourer, Mary Ellen was aged 24 and a Cotton Weaver, and daughter Eliza Ann (born 1878 in Hulme) was aged 2. Their other children were Joseph Alwyn (born 1888 in Salford) and Emily (born 1894 in Manchester). In 1901 the family lived at 14 William Street, Manchester.

 

On 27th November 1906 Joseph Bailey was killed in an accident at work. The Manchester Evening News of 30th November reported: "Fatal Crane Accident. The Deputy City Coroner Mr W Sellars held an Inquest, this afternoon on the body of Joseph Bailey, a Labourer, aged 49, late of Canning Street, Ancoats, Manchester. The deceased was employed by Mr W Faint, Metal Worker, Store Street, Manchester, and on Wednesday afternoon he was assisting to place two metal girders onto a lurry by means of a hand-worked crane. The man who was actually working the crane was either overpowered or the handle slipped out of his hand, with the result that the jib arm of the crane knocked the deceased down, rendering him unconscious. He was removed to the Ancoats Hospital, where he died the same evening. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death, and on the suggestion of the Coroner expressed the opinion that Mr Faint had been careless in the way he had allowed the crane to be worked." Joseph was buried at Weaste Cemetery, grave number L/CE/1239 on 3rd November 1906.

 

The census of 1911 shows that Mary Ann (widow) now lived at 121 Mill Street, Ancoats, Manchester. She was aged 54 and a Cotton Weaver. Joseph Alwyn aged 22 was a Paviour, and Emily aged 17 was a Warp Reacher-in. Mary Ellen Bailey died in 1935 at Mill Street, Ancoats, aged 78. She was re-united with her husband Joseph at Weaste Cemetery on 29th April.