Robert Barr
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Robert Barr (1849 - 1912)

Robert Barr
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and
Brother of
Husband of — married 1 Aug 1876 in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario, Canadamap
[children unknown]
Died at age 63 in Woldingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdommap
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Robert Barr was a Scottish-born Canadian teacher, journalist, editor, and author.

Born in Glasgow in 1849, he was the son of Robert Barr and Jane Watson. His family emigrated to Wallacetown, Canada West (Ontario) in 1854. He married Eva Bennett in Raleigh Township, Ontario, in 1876. They had one son and one daughter.

He died in England in 1912.[1]

Sources

  1. Louis K. MacKendrick, “BARR, ROBERT (1849-1912),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 29, 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/barr_robert_1849_1912_14E.html.




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