Dear Sunelia/Listers Could you send through the rest of the entry below regarding BAILIE? This gent appears to be another son of Charles Theodore BAILIE of Bailie's Grave fame. I'd be grateful for additional info from any Lister. Thanks Russell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunelia Heath" <[email protected]> To: "Indexers" <[email protected]>; "Eastern Cape List" <[email protected]>; "Brittish Immigrants" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 1:42 AM Subject: [ZA-EC] [PRESS] Queenstown Free Press (May 1883) > > > Friday, May 1, 1883 > > BIRTH,- At No. 1 Railway Cottage, Queenstown, on the 21st instant, the > wife of M. ALMOND, Locomotive Foreman, of a daughter. > > THE DEATH OF MAJOR BAILIE. > Many will regret to hear of the death of Major BAILIE, which took place at > King Williamstown last Tuesday. The deceased was well known to the people > in the Queenstown district. It will be remembered that some years ago he > was in charge of the Police Force at Tylden, and did some active service > while there. The brother of the deceased – Mr. H.J. BAILIE – is a resident > in this district, at Andries’ Nek. His father was killed in the last Kafir > war, while taking part in an action at the Amatola Range. He was buried > near the place where he fell. A small mound marks the spot, which is still > pointed out to the traveller as BAILIE’s Grave. The following brief > history of the deceased Major is given in the Cape Mercury:- “Major BAILIE > joined the Frontier Armed and Mounted Police, under Sir Walter CURRIE, in > the year 1855, and was promoted sub-inspector in 1858, and inspector in > 1871; doing good service in the districts of Albany, Fort > Beaufort, Queenstown, Peddie, and various other parts of the Colony. He > commanded No. 6 troop for many years, and, in testimony of their esteem > for him, the non-commissioned officers and men of the troop presented him > with a valuable silver service. In 1873 he marched through the Maluties to > Basutoland, to assist in the interception and capture or the notorious > rebel Chief LANGALABILELE, and was fortunate enough to personally arrest > him in Basutoland, in presence of Colonel GRIFFITH, then Governor’s Agent > in Basutoland. At the outbreak of the Gcaleka war n 1877, he was stationed > in Tem...

Hi Russell I am not sure that this is correct unless she was carrying another child still to be born??? The Highlands of Kaffraria by A W BURTON 'On 13 Oct 1835, Captain John BAILIE addressed the following letter to his widowed daughter-in-law, Mrs Charles BAILIE: (in part) .......... All doubt therefore is now removed and his SON has a legacy left him that no man can deprive him of - his father's spotless name. Preserve my letter! Your boy, when I am gone, will be glad of it! There is nothing in it that will make him blush for his father!"" The son being Henry John BAILIE b 03 Sep 1834 and d https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21988-38855-2?cc=1779109&wc=MDC3-KZ9:139963801,141937601 his father Charles Theodore BAILIE died 26 Jun 1835 So who is this Major BAILIE?? Take care Lynn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:15 PM To: Sunelia Heath ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] [PRESS] Queenstown Free Press (May 1883): BAILIE Dear Sunelia/Listers Could you send through the rest of the entry below regarding BAILIE? This gent appears to be another son of Charles Theodore BAILIE of Bailie's Grave fame. I'd be grateful for additional info from any Lister. Subject: [ZA-EC] [PRESS] Queenstown Free Press (May 1883) > Friday, May 1, 1883 > THE DEATH OF MAJOR BAILIE. > Many will regret to hear of the death of Major BAILIE, which took place at > King Williamstown last Tuesday. The deceased was well known to the people > in the Queenstown district. It will be remembered that some years ago he > was in charge of the Police Force at Tylden, and did some active service > while there. The brother of the deceased – Mr. H.J. BAILIE – is a resident > in this district, at Andries’ Nek. His father was killed in the last Kafir > war, while taking part in an action at the Amatola Range. He was buried > near the place where he fell. A small mound marks the spot, which is still > pointed out to the traveller as BAILIE’s Grave. The following brief > history of the deceased Major is given in the Cape Mercury:- “Major BAILIE > joined the Frontier Armed and Mounted Police, under Sir Walter CURRIE, in > the year 1855, and was promoted sub-inspector in 1858, and inspector in > 1871; doing good service in the districts of Albany, Fort > Beaufort, Queenstown, Peddie, and various other parts of the Colony. He > commanded No. 6 troop for many years, and, in testimony of their esteem > for him, the non-commissioned officers and men of the troop presented him > with a valuable silver service. In 1873 he marched through the Maluties to > Basutoland, to assist in the interception and capture or the notorious > rebel Chief LANGALABILELE, and was fortunate enough to personally arrest > him in Basutoland, in presence of Colonel GRIFFITH, then Governor’s Agent > in Basutoland. At the outbreak of the Gcaleka war n 1877, he was stationed > in Tem...