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Edward Battersby Bailey

1881 - 1965

Born

01 July 1881

Marsden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died

19 March 1965

Middlesex Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
15/05/1930
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
49
Fields of Interest
Geology
Occupation
Geologist
Relationships
Parents: James Battersby Bailey (1852–1899), medical practitioner, and Louise Florence (bap. 1857, d. 1937), daughter of Isaac Carr, a Cumberland farmer. Spouse: 1) Alice Meason (1884–1956), daughter of David Meason of Kirkwall, and a sister of the wife of Sir John Flett; 2) (m. 3 December 1962) Mary McLaren Wilson Young (1902–1995), housekeeper; daughter of George McLaren Young, grocer, of Oban. Children: One son and one daughter.