William Seybourne Bailey co-founder of Bailey’s Shipyard

Hugh Farmer with thanks to IDJ: Some initial notes on William Seybourne Bailey founder with EO Murphy of WS Bailey & Co, Bailey’s Shipyard, Hong Kong.

Thanks to Robyn Evans, WS Bailey’s granddaughter for birth and death details. Robyn adds the information on his gravestone is incorrect.

born Dublin 15th April 1859
died War Memorial Hospital Hong Kong 27th December 1935

W.S.Bailey & Co.
This well-known firm of engineers and shipbuilders was founded in 1897 by Mr. W.S.Bailey, who began business as a consulting engineer and importer of steam pumps and engineers’ requisites. In 1900 Mr. Bailey was joined in partnership by Mr E.O.Murphy, and the present works at Kowloon Bay were established. The firm’s first order was for the 50-foot steam launch Ida and was received from the Hongkong Steam Laundry Company.(1)

For an obituary of WS Bailey and further details about the shipyard see:
http://ourscottishheritage.blogspot.hk/2011/07/family-obituary-william-seybourne.html

This article was first posted on 13th May 2020.

Sources:

1. Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai and other Treaty Ports of China, ed A Wright, 1908

Related Indhhk articles:

• Bailey’s Shipyard – 1908 Account
• E O Murphy, co-founder of Bailey’s Shipyard