Commission for Derry Airman, Flight Sergeant John Mathers Bailey born Fintona, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1914 & His Family
Londonderry Sentinel - Tuesday 08 June 1943
Submitted by
William Houston
wth1948[at]hotmail.co.uk
AND Transcribed, compiled and submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com
THE FAMILY OF JOHN MATHERS BAILEY, BORN BLACKFORT, FINTONA, CO. TYRONE
| Date | Notice |
| July 29 1908 |
Marriage: LECKPATRICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Artigarvan, Co. Tyrone William Bailey full age bachelor farmer Blackfort, Omagh. Father: William Bailey farmer & Violet Mathers full age spinster Tavnabrine. Father: James Mathers, J.P., farmer Witnesses: John Bailey & Sarah Jane Mathers |
| August 10 1909 | Birth of an unnamed girl at Blackfort; parents William Bailey & Violet nee Mathers |
| August 9 1911 | Birth of William James Bailey at Blackfort; parents William Bailey & Violet nee Mathers |
| August 19 1914 | Birth of John Mathers Bailey at Blackfort; parents William Bailey & Violet nee Mathers |
Death of Violet Bailey
May 18 1931 (Derry Journal)
April 10 1945 (Londonderry Sentinel)
And from Rene Dongaghy - "His aunt was one of our Donagheady Nurses, Sara Jane Mathers who was a witness at his parents' marriage in Leckpatrick Presbyterian Church around 1908. His father died in 1924 I believe of the Spanish flu so the farm at Blackfort was sold and his mother moved to Londonderry where the boys attended Foyle College."
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