Mary james barr biography of william hill

  • When James Barr was born in 1688, in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, his father, William Barr, was 18 and his mother, Isabel Hendrie, was 19.
  • James Barr was born circa 1899, in County Antrim, Ireland, to William Barr and Margrat Barr.
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    One of the many benefits of visiting the WhoDoYouThinkYouAre-Live! show in April was a coupon for a month’s worth of free access to the FindMyPast website (FMP). I’ve used the website in the past, but inom must admit it’s been a few years since I had a look. What I’ve been missing is that FMP has a whole bunch of images online from the North Yorkshire County Records Office. As someone who has a good 50% of their förfäder from the North Yorks area I’m in heaven. I feel like the journalists working on the Panama Papers – so much information, so little time.

    One of the real finds for me has been the records for Hawnby, a little village tucked away in the mittpunkt of the North Yorks Moors (see map below). It’s where my Great-Grandmother, Hannah Cornforth (1848-1926) came from, however today I want to write about her grandparents, Mary Barr (1787-1860) and Thomas Cornforth (1787-1868).

    Mary Barr and Thomas Cornforth were both Ha

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    James Barr (1863 - 1949)

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    Born in Hawkesbury, Prescott, Canada West

    Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

    [sibling(s) unknown]

    Descendants

    Father of Samuel James Barr, William Barr, Clarence Barr, James Barr and Manson Barr

    Died at age 86in Vermilion, Alberta, Canada

    Profile last modified | Created 14 Feb 2020

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    Biography

    • James[1] was born in 1863[2]. He was the son of James Barr (1828-1896) and Mary Manson (1835-1874)[3]. James married Alice Jemima Dunning (1870-1946)[4] and they had five children[5]. He passed away in 1949[6].
    • James was raised on a 100-acre farm - Prescott County, Caledonia Township, Concession 5, Lot 3, South Half). This farm was composed of two parcels of 50 acres, each mortgaged and paid off separately. The farm was originally purchased by James' father sometime before 1870 (haven't found the purchase records yet). On 4 Oct 1890 (days before the marriage of James Jr.

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      Ayrshire Scotland
      "Barr" meaning height or hill

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      Barr, David - c1788 - {Father John Barr of Ballyblack}

      Barr, John - 1817 - {Father James Barr} - {Mother Jane Beck}

      Barr, David - 1818

      Barr, Margaret - c1823 - @ Ballyblack

      Barr, Agnes - 29th. July 1833 - {Wife to James Watson} - Mother of Eleanor Watson

      Barr, John - c1835 - {Father William Barr of Ballyblack} - {Mother Mary J. Whyte}
      Barr, Charles - 1843 - {Father William Barr of Ballyblack} - {Mother Mary J. Whyte}
      Barr, Isa

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