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William Barr 1764 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1764

Birth Location: , Rfw, Sct

Death Date: Apr 1840

Death Location: United Kingdom

Father: John Barr

Mother: Margaret Cochran

Spouse(s): Mary Marwood

Children(s): John Barr

William Barr was born in 1764 in , Rfw, Sct, the child of John Barr and Margaret Cochran. William Barr married Mary Marwood, and had children including John Barr. William Barr passed away in 1840 in United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Barr was born in 1764 in , Rfw, Sct, the child of John Barr and Margaret Cochran.
  • William Barr married Mary Marwood, and had children including John Barr.
  • William Barr passed away in 1840 in United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Barr
1745 – 1827
Birth Location: Unknown, Scotland
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Margaret Cochran
1739 –
Birth Location: Abbey (Paisley) Renfrew, Scotland
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Marwood
1781 – 1849
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MM

Children(s)

John Barr
1806 – 1873
Birth Location: Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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William Barr's Ancestors

Self
William Barr
1764 – 1840
Birth Place: , Rfw, Sct
Parents
John Barr
1745 – 1827
Unknown, Scotland
Margaret Cochran
1739 –
Abbey (Paisley) Renfrew, Scotland
Grandparents
John Barr
1712 –
Paisley, Renfewshire, Scotland
Janet McCunn
1710 –
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
John Cochron
1714 –
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Barr's Descendants

1.
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William Barr (21 Oct 1764 – Apr 1840) m. Mary Marwood (14 May 1781 – 1849)
  1. 1. John Barr (25 Aug 1806 – 25 NOV 1873) m. Elizabeth Stewart (10 May 1808 – 29 JUN 1880)
    1. 1. 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)
        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)

William Barr's Timeline

2 Records

1764
21 Oct 1764
Birth of William Barr in , Rfw, Sct
, Rfw, Sct
1840
Apr 1840
Age 76
Death of William Barr in United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1764
    Event Place: , Rfw, Sct

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1840
    Event Place: United Kingdom
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