Educator.
Born in England in July 1885, he married Rosalie Cocker (1880-1972) before immigrating to Canada in 1910. The couple had one son, Robert Christopher “Bob” Bailey (1912-1983) and, as of 1911, were living at 231 Tache Avenue in St. Boniface. He worked as an office worker then took teacher training. In 1916, he took up residence in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead and taught at Tyndall School (1915-1917) before becoming Principal of Beausejour School (1917-1920).
Returning to Winnipeg, he joined the teaching staff of the Winnipeg School Division, teaching at General Wolfe School (1920-1921) after which he was Principal at Margaret Scott School (1921-1931). He later taught at St. John’s High School. As of 1972, he was living in retirement at Essex, Ontario. He died in 1974 and was buried in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery at Leamington, Ontario.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Birth registration [Robert Christopher Bailey], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1916 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada.
1921 Canada census, Ancestry.
“817 teachers are appointed for new school term,” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 August 1921, page 1.
“Engagements [Bailey - White],” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 June 1937, page 13.
“Bailey-White bridal,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 July 1937, page 6.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Obituary [Robert Christopher Bailey], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 September 1983, page 38.
Arthur Bailey, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 8 June 2024
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