From Seafarers Trust
Personal Details
| Name: | Edward Alfred Bayley
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| Position/Rank: | Captain
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| Ethnicity: | NZ?
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| Date of Birth: |
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| Date of Death: | 31/08/1888
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| Age at Death: |
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| Location of Death: | Near the old Pilot Station, Wellington. Captain dashed against rocks trying to swim ashore.
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Vessel
| Name: | Schooner Colonist
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| Date of Accident: | 31/08/1888
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| Location of Accident: | Went ashore off the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
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| See also: |
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| Further Info: | Further information in New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795 to 1960. Page 236.
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Comments
The Captain and three crew members lost their lives - Capt. Edward A Bayley and Mr Thomas Bailey - owners of the Vessel.
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