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John Barr 1833 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1833

Birth Location: Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Nov 1875

Death Location: Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Barr

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Christina Gordon

Children(s): Robert Barr

The story of John Barr began in 1833 in Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. John Barr married Christina Gordon, and had children including Robert Gordon Barr. John Barr passed away in 1875 in Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of John Barr began in 1833 in Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • John Barr married Christina Gordon, and had children including Robert Gordon Barr.
  • John Barr passed away in 1875 in Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Barr
1806 – 1873
Birth Location: Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Stewart
1808 – 1880
Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christina Gordon
1831 – 1878
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Barr
1859 – 1926
Birth Location: Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
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John Barr's Ancestors

Self
John Barr
1833 – 1875
Birth Place: Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Barr
1806 – 1873
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1808 – 1880
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Barr
1764 – 1840
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Mary Marwood
1781 – 1849
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Stewart
1768 –
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Barr
1745 – 1827
Margaret Cochran
1739 –
John Marwood
1740 – 1783
James Stewart
1729 – 1782
Agnes Ritchie
1735 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barr
1712 –
Janet McCunn
1710 –
John Cochron
1714 –
Allen Stewart
1704 – 1786
Martha Boyd
1706 –

John Barr's Descendants

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John Barr (26 Oct 1833 – 1 Nov 1875) m. Christina Gordon (Abt. 1831 – 05 Jul 1878)
  1. 1. Robert (Gordon) Barr (January 1859 – 28 Dec 1926) m. Kate Millner (16 Oct 1865 – 26 March 1936)
    1. 1. Robert (Gordon) Barr (1 Dec 1892 – 19 Mar 1970) m. Dorothy (violet) Wakeling (11 Mar 1898 – 4 July 1977)
      1. 1. Albert (Henry Stewart) Barr (9 Apr 1919 – 1 Aug 1994)
      2. 2. Mildred (Emillie) Barr (24 Dec 1922 – 19 March 1994) m. Harley (Francis John (Jack)) Culloty (24 March 1921 – 11 March 2013)
        1. 1. Lorraine (Claire) Culloty ( – 2 Jan 2021) m. David (Victor (Dai)) Morris (Jul -Sep 1945 – )
        2. 2. Dorothy (Louise) Culloty m. Cornelius ("Kees") Sprengers (1948 – )
    2. 2. Edith (Grace) Barr (1893 – 13 May 1893)
    3. 3. Kate Barr (21 Apr 1894 – 22 Sep 1979)
    4. 4. John (William) Barr (22 Nov 1896 – 30 Aug 1918)
    5. 5. Christina (Emma) Barr (27 Nov 1898 – 24 Jan 1939)
    6. 6. Frances (Stewart) Barr (02 Feb 1901 – 28 Nov 1984)
    7. 7. Alexander (Gordon) Barr (1911 – 27 Oct 1987)

John Barr's Timeline

2 Records

1833
26 Oct 1833
Birth of John Barr in Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1875
1 Nov 1875
Age 42
Death of John Barr in Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1833
    Event Place: Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1875
    Event Place: Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
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