William Henry Bayly was born at Bundella New South Wales, Australia in 1874. He was one of the first pupils at a school built at Weetalabah near the present village of Premer which is approximately halfway between Tambar Springs and Bomera. The Bayly family moved to Ben Lomond Station in 1890 and William Henry worked on the Station that his father managed. He went to the Boar War with the New South Wales, Australia Bushmans Contingent and on his return became Overseer of Ben Lomond. On 22nd April 1902 he married Florence Matilda Clarke at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. His occupation at the time of his marriage was Station Overseer, Ben Lomand. They remained in the New England District until 1911 when they moved from Glen Innes to Gunnedah. William Henry and Florence Matilda had 7 children Mildred, Phillip Fitzroy, Nicholas Paget, Geoffrey Armytage, Margaret Hope, my mother, Nancy Elizabeth and Bruce Joseph.