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Benjamin John BARR 1834–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1834

Birth Location: Gravesend,Kent

Death Date: 20 Dec 1918

Death Location: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Barr

Mother: Rebecca Kemp

Spouse(s): Frances Rayner

Children(s): Benjamin Baker, Frances BARR, William BARR, Annie BARR, Elizabeth BARR, William BARR, Benjamin BARR, William Baker

In 1834, Benjamin John BARR entered the world in Gravesend,Kent, born to Joseph Barr And Rebecca Kemp. Benjamin John BARR married Catherine Elizabeth Nuttall, Frances Rayner, and had children including Annie Amelia Barr, Benjamin Baker, Benjamin John Barr, Elizabeth Sarah Barr, Frances Barr, William Baker, William George Barr, William Joseph Barr. Benjamin John BARR passed away in 1918 in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1834, Benjamin John BARR entered the world in Gravesend,Kent, born to Joseph Barr And Rebecca Kemp.
  • Benjamin John BARR married Catherine Elizabeth Nuttall, Frances Rayner, and had children including Annie Amelia Barr, Benjamin Baker, Benjamin John Barr, Elizabeth Sarah Barr, Frances Barr, William Baker, William George Barr, William Joseph Barr.
  • Benjamin John BARR passed away in 1918 in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin BARR's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin BARR
1834–1918
Birth Place: Gravesend,Kent
Parents
Joseph Barr
1783–1864
Milton, Gravesend, Kent, England
Rebecca Kemp
1799–1841
East Tilbury, Essex, England
Grandparents
Joseph Barr
1746–1796
Maria Maskell
1763–1836
St Osyths, Essex, England
Thomas Kemp
1770–1850
Susannah Evans
1773–1858
Nk, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Maskell
1740–1786
Martha Chisnell
1734–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Maskell
1695–1763
Frances
1700–1741

Benjamin BARR's Descendants

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Benjamin (John) BARR (7 Mar 1834–20 Dec 1918) m. Frances Rayner (3 Sep 1834–October 1874)
  1. 1. Benjamin Baker 1857–1914 m. Minnie (Emily) Baker 1858–1942
    1. 1. Emily (Clara) Parker 1881–1934 m. Frederick (William) Parker 1880–1940
      1. 1. Clara (Louisa) Parker 1900–1931 m. Ernest (George) Payne 1898–1972
        1. 1. Ivy (May) Payne 1926–2003 m. Charles (Edward) Ayris 1932–1994 m. Daniel Small 1908–1951 m. Ernest (John) Elliott 1920–1980
        2. 2. Raymond (George) Payne 1930–2019
        3. 3. Alan (Gordon) Payne 1927–2000
        4. 4. frederick Payne 1924–1988
        5. 5. Clara (Louisa) Payne –2011
      2. 2. Frances (Rose) Parker 1902–1969
      3. 3. Florence (Elizabeth) Parker 1904–
      4. 4. Irene (Winifred) Parker 1906–1988
      5. 5. Frederick (John) Parker 1910–1982
      6. 6. Reginald (Edward) Parker 1911–1978
    2. 2. Annie (Amelia) Baker 1882–1954
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Frances) Baker 1886–1938
    4. 4. Nellie (Louisa) Baker 1887–1972
    5. 5. Edith (Florence) Baker 1890–1894
    6. 6. Margaret (Alexandra) BAKER 1902–1991
    7. 7. Bessie (Rose) BAKER 1898–1962
    8. 8. William (Joseph) BAKER 1903–
    9. 9. Benjamin (Henry) BAKER 1894–1915
    10. 10. Beatrice (Ethel) BAKER 1897–1977
    11. 11. Marian (Maud) Baker 1891–1979
    12. 12. bernice Baker 1898–
  2. 2. Frances BARR 1856–
  3. 3. William (Joseph) BARR 1860–1929
  4. 4. Annie (Amelia) BARR 1862–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Sarah) BARR 1863–1866
  6. 6. William (George) BARR 1886–1963
  7. 7. Benjamin (John) BARR 1883–1939
  8. 8. William Baker 1860–

Benjamin BARR's Timeline

5 Records

1834
7 Mar 1834
Birth of Benjamin John BARR in Gravesend,Kent
Gravesend,Kent
1834
12 Mar 1834
Benjamin John BARR was baptized in Gravesend, Kent, Eng
Gravesend, Kent, Eng
1855
July 1855
Age 21
Benjamin John BARR was married in Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom
Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom
1917
1917
Age 83
Benjamin John BARR resided here in Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
1918
20 Dec 1918
Age 84
Death of Benjamin John BARR in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1834
    Event Place: Gravesend,Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1834
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, Eng
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1855
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Christchurch, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War I Army Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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