Alice Gertrude Bailey (1869–1952)
Daughter of Rev. W. P. Wells, Methodist minister. Came to Australia from England in 1854. Sister of Rev. H. R. Wells, O. B. E., Missionary and Educationalist in Hong Kong for the last 48 years.
Born, Bendigo, Victoria.
Wife of Ernest Thomas Bailey, Chief Inspector, Commercial Bank of Australia, son of Thomas and Marion Bailey, of Adelaide, S. A. — Mrs. Bailey arrived from Scotland 1847 (still living).
Family, two sons: Kenneth Hamilton M. A., B. C. L. (Oxon. ), Barrister-at-Law, Gray’s Inn, A. I. F., Viet. Rhodes Scholar, Professor of Public Law, Melb. University; Ernest Clive, L. D. S., B. D. Sc., Melb., D. D. S., North-western Univ., U. S. A., practising in Melbourne, Dental Surgeon.
ACTIVITIES. Member of Melbourne Croquet Club and Methodist Ladies' College Old Collegians’ Club (President, 1931).
ADDRESS. 5 Dunraven Av., Toorak.
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Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Bailey, Ernest Thomas (husband)
- Bailey, Kenneth Hamilton (son)
- Bailey, Ernest Clive (son)
- Bailey, Mabel Doris (daughter-in-law)
- Bailey, Editha Olga (daughter-in-law)
Citation details
'Bailey, Alice Gertrude (1869–1952)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/bailey-alice-gertrude-18810/text30464, accessed 20 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Wells, Alice Gertrude
Birth
1869
Sandhurst,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
1952
(aged ~ 83)
Toorak, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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