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Robert Gordon Barr 1859 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1859

Birth Location: Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 28 Dec 1926

Death Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Father: John Barr

Mother: Christina Gordon

Spouse(s): Kate Millner

Children(s): Robert Barr, Edith Barr, Kate Barr, John Barr, Christina Barr, Frances Barr, Alexander Barr

The story of Robert Gordon Barr (Snr) began in 1859 in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand. Robert Gordon Barr (Snr) married Kate Millner, and had children including Robert Gordon Barr, Edith Grace Barr, Kate Barr, John William Barr, Christina Emma Barr, Frances Stewart Barr, Alexander Gordon Barr. Robert Gordon Barr (Snr) passed away in 1926 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Gordon Barr (Snr) began in 1859 in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand.
  • Robert Gordon Barr (Snr) married Kate Millner, and had children including Robert Gordon Barr, Edith Grace Barr, Kate Barr, John William Barr, Christina Emma Barr, Frances Stewart Barr, Alexander Gordon Barr.
  • Robert Gordon Barr (Snr) passed away in 1926 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Barr
1833 – 1875
Birth Location: Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Christina Gordon
1831 – 1878
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Kate Millner
1865 – 1936
Birth Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

Robert Barr
1892 – 1970
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Edith Barr
1893 – 1893
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Kate Barr
1894 – 1979
Birth Location: New Zealand
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John Barr
1896 – 1918
Birth Location: Dannevirke, New Zealand
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Christina Barr
1898 – 1939
Birth Location: Otaki, New Zealand
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Frances Barr
1901 – 1984
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Alexander Barr
1911 – 1987
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Robert Barr's Ancestors

Self
Robert Barr
1859 – 1926
Birth Place: Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
John Barr
1833 – 1875
Abbey paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christina Gordon
1831 – 1878
Scotland
Grandparents
John Barr
1806 – 1873
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1808 – 1880
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Barr
1764 – 1840
Mary Marwood
1781 – 1849
John Stewart
1768 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barr
1745 – 1827
Margaret Cochran
1739 –
John Marwood
1740 – 1783
James Stewart
1729 – 1782
Agnes Ritchie
1735 –

Robert Barr's Descendants

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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 – )
        1. 1. Thomas ((Tom)) Morris m. Natalie (Pam) Broadhead (1985 – ) m. Rebecca
      2. 2. Dorothy (Louise) Culloty m. Cornelius ("Kees") Sprengers (1948 – )
        1. 1. Esme Sprengers
        2. 2. Sacha Sprengers m. Jason (Howard) Urlich
  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)

Robert Barr's Timeline

2 Records

1859
January 1859
Birth of Robert Gordon Barr (Snr) in Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
1926
28 Dec 1926
Age 67
Death of Robert Gordon Barr (Snr) in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1859
    Event Place: Balclutha, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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