NICHOLAS Paget Bayly was born at Plas Newydd, Anglesea on 2nd September 1769. He was a nephew of Henry Paget-Bayly the 9th Baron Paget and 1st Earl of Uxbridge of the second creation of that title. In 1797 family influence helped Nicholas Paget procure a commission, without purchase, as an Ensign in the New South Wales Corps. He sailed as Commander of the guard on the "Barwell" and arrived in Sydney in 1797. In 1799 and 1800 he received two land grants totalling 566 acres at the Eastern Farms, New South Wales. By the end of 1800 he was on duty on Norfolk Island. On his return to Sydney Nicholas married Sarah Laycock, who was born on 19 November 1783 in Dorset England. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Laycock, Quartermaster Sergeant to the New South Wales Corps, and his wife Hannah Pearson. They had arrived in Sydney on 21 September 1791 on "HMS Gorgon".. Nicholas Paget Bayly and Sarah Laycock were married at St Johns, Parramatta on 19 November 1801.'°"" In January 1802 Nicholas was court-martialled by the Governor for illegal possession of liquor and by his commanding officer for refusing to attend a meeting on the subject. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1802 but sent in his resignation from the Corps on 25th September 1803. Nicholas confirmed his, troublesome reputation by taking a central part in the events culminating in Governor Bligh's deposition. Personal antipathy to the Governor combined with a long-standing sympathy for John Macarthur determined his actions, which were rewarded with appointments as private secretary to Major Johnston and acting Provost Marshal. By May 1808 he had fallen out with Macarthur who described him as a "violent oppositionist" and attributed his attitude to disappointment at not receiving the spoils and favours he felt were his due. Nevertheless he retained Johnston's confidence and appears to have won favour with Lieut. Governor Patterson who in February 1809 appointed him Navel Officer and later granted a total of 1070 acres at Cabramatta to Nicholas, his wife and three children. In addition he secured a lease of a valuable property, the naval barracks. After Governor Macquarie's arrival Nicholas was dismissed from public office, but his land grants were confirmed. At first a supporter of the Governor, by 1816 he had gravitated to the side of Macquarie's opponents and resumed his old role of malcontent. At the same time his private affairs had suffered from the drought and economic depression and in a letter to Sir George Bunbury on 13th March 1816 Nicholas attacked Macquarie's administration. He pleaded for a colonial appointment, claiming that his children who now numbered eight were unprovided for. No answer was forthcoming and it was not until 3rd September 1820 that he secured a paid position as cashier and secretary of the Bank of New South Wales. Thereafter his time was divided between bank affairs and managing "Bayly Park" his estate of about 2500 acres at South Creek (now St Mary's) about 15 miles from Parramatta. Nicholas Paget and Sarah had a total of 10 children Frances, Henry my ancestor, George, Augusta, Caroline, Edward, Nicholas Paget, Charles Luke, Ellen and Sarah Ellen. Nicholas Paget died at Parramatta on 16th May 1823 and Sarah died at Parramatta on 14th June 1820. Today the area is known as "Kemps Creek". These are the land records on Nicholas Bayly: Regicter 1. Page 144. Parramatta 480 Acres " Page 56 Mulgrave Place 100 Acres " Page 117 Petersham Hill 450 Acres " Page 105 Eastern Farms 116 Acres " Page 178 Cabramatta 550 Acres Cancelled " As Above 680 Acres " Page 106 Mulgrave Place 65 Acres ---------------------------------------------------------- Register 2 Page 1 Cabramatta 1070 Acres " Page 2 " 550 Acres " Page 143 " 200 Acres ---------------------------------------------------------- Land granted to Henry Bayly: Register 3 Page 74 Cabramatta 360 Acres " 4 Page 1 " " " 4 Page 27 Bringelly 140 Acres -----------------------------------------------------------

Nicholas Paget Bayly (1814-1879), grazier and merino stud breeder, was born on 14 September 1814 at Bayly Park, Kemps Creek (Horsley Park), New South Wales, son of Nicholas Bayly and Sarah Laycock. The family name of Paget came from his father's uncle, Henry Bayly, who took the surname Paget of his wife's family when he succeeded to the Paget barony in 1770. An orphan at 9 Nicholas was taken to England in 1829 by his brother Henry to complete his education. On his return in 1833 he entered the employment of Lieutenant William Lawson who had properties at Mudgee, Coolah and Liverpool Plains. In accordance with custom part of his salary was paid 'in kind' with sheep. To run his flock in 1840 Bayly bought a 14,000-acre (5667 ha) property at Mudgee later known as Havilah, which in biblical phraseology means 'the land of gold'. This is said to have emanated from the exclamations of a clergyman panning for gold while picnicking on the property. Bayly set about building a quality stud, buying 1000 ewes of George III flock lineage from Lawson and 2500 from George Cox of Burrundulla. The element of barter in many transactions is reflected in his purchase of a favourite ram, Old Billy, from Lue stud in 1860 for '£20 and a good horse'. For some reason, and despite being on the foundation committee of the Mudgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association in 1846, Bayly disliked entering exhibitions and shows; but he won several prizes, reflecting the high standing of his stud, for a report of the Sydney International Sheep and Wine Show of 1879 shows that P. J. Osborne's winning merinos were 'the Bayly blood' and 'what appear to be pure Baylys', a fitting tribute. Some experts claim that Bayly's strange decision in the 1870s to cull out ewes with a black tip to the staple resulted in a significant decrease in the weight of fleece produced; this was rectified when H. C. White bought the estate in 1881. In the controversy which arose in the 1860s over the comparative merits of Mudgee and Victorian wools Bayly challenged the Victorians to decide the issue by the prices obtained on the London market for 1866-67 and won by realizing 31½d. a lb. to the Victorian average of 29d. a lb. In 1859 Bayly was among the local justices of the peace (a position he held for over thirty years) who wanted to resign because they objected to a new appointment to their ranks. He was widely respected and active in community affairs: inaugural councillor of the shire of Mudgee in 1843, foundation alderman of the break-away Cudgegong municipality in 1860 and on the committee for establishing a public hospital in 1863. With the respect went a sternness as a local columnist wrote in 1877: When Bayly, N.P. his ears doth prick At what the 'Purfession' doth say He makes them and their talk tall Feel mean, and kind o'small Doth blunt-spoken Bayly, old Nick. The total extent of his holdings is not clear but as late as February 1877 Bayly selected four blocks totalling 200 acres (81 ha) on the Gulgong goldfield under volunteer land orders (said to be worth £135 each) as the land was open for selection under section 14 of the Lands Act of 1861. On 28 May 1840 he married Ellen Dickenson at Prospect, New South Wales; they had one son and one daughter. On 25 January 1848 at Mudgee he married Sarah Amelia Blackman; they had three daughters and one son. After an apoplectic fit he died on 2 October 1879 and was buried in the Church of England cemetery, Mudgee. His probate was sworn at nearly £40,000, apart from his real estate. He had been a warden and trustee of St John the Baptist Church, but in 1863 had given £500 for building a Wesleyan church. A monument is on the Mudgee-Lue road opposite the entrance to Havilah, and a memorial window is in the Church of England, Mudgee.