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'''George Bayley''' was a Wrexham printer, publisher, editor, and newspaper owner.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=W Alister |title=The Encyclopaedia of Wrexham |date=2010 |publisher=Bridge Books |location=Wrexham |isbn=9781844940677 |page=32 |edition=2nd}}</ref> He was born in 1821 and apprenticed to the Wrexham printer Richard Hughes, alongside his brothers William Bayley and Charles George Bayley.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peters |first1=Lisa |title=A Family in the Trade: the Bayley Family of Wrexham and Oswestry |journal=Quadrat |date=2007 |issue=20 | |
'''George Bayley''' was a Wrexham printer, publisher, editor, and newspaper owner.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=W Alister |title=The Encyclopaedia of Wrexham |date=2010 |publisher=Bridge Books |location=Wrexham |isbn=9781844940677 |page=32 |edition=2nd}}</ref> He was born in 1821 and apprenticed to the Wrexham printer Richard Hughes, alongside his brothers William Bayley and Charles George Bayley.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peters |first1=Lisa |title=A Family in the Trade: the Bayley Family of Wrexham and Oswestry |journal=Quadrat |date=2007 |issue=20 |pages=17–20}}</ref> He co-founded Wrexham's second newspaper, the ''Wrexham Register'' in 1848, and Wrexham's first weekly newspaper the [[Wrexham and Denbigh Weekly Advertiser|''Wrexham Advertiser'']] in 1854.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Davies |first1=Lisa |title=Wrexham's first three newspapers: the Wrexham Recorder, the Wrexham Registrar, the Wrexham Advertiser (and descendants) to 1900 |journal=Transactions of the Denbighshire Historical Society. |date=1999 |volume=47 |pages=57–70}}</ref> George Bayley edited the ''Advertiser'' until his death in January 1863 at the age of 42.<ref name="obituary1">{{cite news |title=Mr George Bayley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wrexham-advertiser-mr-george-bayley/175355122/ |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=Wrexham Advertiser |date=17 January 1863 |pages=8}} {{Open access}}</ref> As a Baptist, he was buried in the Rhosddu Burial Ground in Wrexham.<ref name="obituary2">{{cite news |title=Funeral of the Late Mr George Bayley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wrexham-advertiser-obituary-for-george-b/175354786/ |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=Wrexham Advertiser |date=17 January 1863 |pages=8}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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==Member of Wrexham Town Council== |
==Member of Wrexham Town Council== |
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==Family== |
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By his wife, Selina, he had five children including the journalists William Charles Bayley and George Robert Bayley.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peters |first1=Lisa |title=A Family in the Trade: the Bayley Family of Wrexham and Oswestry |journal=Quadrat |volume=20 |issue=2007 | |
By his wife, Selina, he had five children including the journalists William Charles Bayley and George Robert Bayley.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peters |first1=Lisa |title=A Family in the Trade: the Bayley Family of Wrexham and Oswestry |journal=Quadrat |volume=20 |issue=2007 |pages=18–19}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 12:55, 28 June 2025
George Bayley was a Wrexham printer, publisher, editor, and newspaper owner.[1] He was born in 1821 and apprenticed to the Wrexham printer Richard Hughes, alongside his brothers William Bayley and Charles George Bayley.[2] He co-founded Wrexham's second newspaper, the Wrexham Register in 1848, and Wrexham's first weekly newspaper the Wrexham Advertiser in 1854.[3] George Bayley edited the Advertiser until his death in January 1863 at the age of 42.[4] As a Baptist, he was buried in the Rhosddu Burial Ground in Wrexham.[5]
Member of Wrexham Town Council
[edit]George Bayley was elected as a Liberal member of Wrexham's first town council in 1857. He came fourth in the poll to elect the twelve councillors.[6]
Family
[edit]By his wife, Selina, he had five children including the journalists William Charles Bayley and George Robert Bayley.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, W Alister (2010). The Encyclopaedia of Wrexham (2nd ed.). Wrexham: Bridge Books. p. 32. ISBN 9781844940677.
- ^ Peters, Lisa (2007). "A Family in the Trade: the Bayley Family of Wrexham and Oswestry". Quadrat (20): 17–20.
- ^ Davies, Lisa (1999). "Wrexham's first three newspapers: the Wrexham Recorder, the Wrexham Registrar, the Wrexham Advertiser (and descendants) to 1900". Transactions of the Denbighshire Historical Society. 47: 57–70.
- ^ "Mr George Bayley". Wrexham Advertiser. 17 January 1863. p. 8. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Funeral of the Late Mr George Bayley". Wrexham Advertiser. 17 January 1863. p. 8. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Dodd, A H (1957). A History of Wrexham, Denbighshire. Hughes & Son: Wrexham. p. 109.
- ^ Peters, Lisa. "A Family in the Trade: the Bayley Family of Wrexham and Oswestry". Quadrat. 20 (2007): 18–19.
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