Alfred Charles Bailey,was born,1833 at Burghfield Berkshire,son of George,born 1805,Swallowfield Wiltshire and Elizabeth Smith born 1809 Berkshire.
He arrived 1853 via "Herefordshire", as an assisted immigrant.
Aged 20,a miner C of E,
In1858,at ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Ashfield he married Ann ELIZABETH Bendy nee Vidler, born Marylebone London 1837.
Ann had married Edward Bendy, a railway worker,who had arrived via "David Mc Iver",1853. Edward and brother Thomas were among 3 hundred passengers,all railway workers and their families,contracted to complete the Sydney to Parramatta railway. Edward was accidently killed at Newcastle 6-1-1856. A daughter, Elizabeth Ann was born August 1856.
Ann was the Daughter of George Vidler 1809-1875 ,who held the licence for the Fivedock hotel 1856-1875.
Alfred and Ann settled at Fivedock, purchasing 1 acre on the Parramatta road for 70 pounds in 1863. this property remained in the family until 1943.

Alfred and Ann had 10 children;

Alfred c. 1859-1921 ( established Abbottsford boatshed c.1895)
George 1860-1895
Emma 1862-1932 married 1886 James Ball.1862-1906
Clara 1863-1878
Edwin 1865-1943 married 1886 Caroline Ryan.(gr.parents of Norman Bailey)
Lily 1867-1895 married 1892 joseph GOULD
Rose 1870-1950 single
William 1872-1873
Ann violet 1874-1926 single
Eliza Florence 1876-1961 married 1912 Herbert Whalebone

The Bailey's were quarrymen at Fivedock, owning a quarry at Abbottsford 1887-1898.

My grand father Edwin , sold the quarry 1898, later owned a dairy at Fivedock 1899-1911. My Father George 1982-1969,and his brother Charles 1888-1916 (k.i.a. Pozieres France 15-8-1916) operated a grocery shop at premises on the Parramatta Road 1907-1952