William Barrows (1838 - 1927)

Born 21 May 1838 in Isle Of Sheppey Kent England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Jane (Cobbledick) Barrows — married 21 Sep 1863 in St Mathewscofe Kensington S Australia

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1927 at age 89 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

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Event

Event: researched by David Grove

Type: Biography of William Barrows

Note: From hand written history by his son Mr W. J. Barrows

W. Barrows Sr. born 1838 died 1927.

Left England with patents & 5 sisters, (after three weeks schooling) at the age of sixteen in boat Pestonjee Bomanjee in June 1854, arrived at Port Adelaide 4 months later without seeing land. Spent a year on Adelaide plains before going to Mt. Lofty where he stayed five years splitting timber and market gardening. He built a home there in 1856, which was standing, and being lived in 100 yrs later. In 1861 he came by boat to Pt. Macdonnell and carried his belongings to Mt.Gambier.

He worked for G. G. Collins for a year, and then bought a section of land for 6 guineas [$12.60] an acre from Mr. Fidler. He cleared part of it and put in wheat, which was not a success, so he went to Fidler and told him the crop was a failure and he would not be able to keep up the payments. Fidler told him to come into the shop and get what ever he needed & to pay him when he could, which helped him over the first hurdle.

In 1862 he took the boat from Pt. Mac to Port Adelaide then went to Mt Lofty and married Lucy Jane Cobbledick. He brought her back to Mt Gambier by Bullock Dray.

Before leaving the driver was told he had a lady on board and was not to swear at the bullocks, which was difficult as the trip took three weeks, with a few troubles on the way; they also passed hundreds of blacks.

Old Cobbledick did not want his daughter to marry W.B., 'because he would never be able to keep her'; she said, 'if I get flour and water I wont starve'. She did a mans work in daytime and housework at night. They had a family of 5 girls and 2 boys. They bought land at Ming-bool and were washed out, then land at Torrensdale & later 1876 at Pine Hill.

He worked with horse and dray and pick and shovel in making the Bay Road around the lakes.

They celebrated their Golden wedding in 1913, with five daughters and one son, and 27 grandchildren, and all received a gold sovereign. The Border Watch printed a photo of the Golden Wedding group with a list of all names

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Back row: Clifton Parkes, Doris Parkes, Cecil Haddy, Milly Higgs,Grant Kerr, Myrtle Higgs, Bill Higgs, Muriel Higgs, Horace Haddy, Bert Higgs

Standing: Vic Higgs, Frank Gratton, S.E.Higgs, William James Barrows, Beatrice Barrows, Mrs A.A. Haddy, A.A. Haddy, Mrs C. Kerr, Charlie Kerr, Jim Parkes

Sitting: Amy Gratton, Mrs S.E.Higgs, Gladys Higgs, Lucy Barrows, Olga Barrows, William Barrows nursing Alan Grove, Mrs J.A. Parkes nursing Jimmy Parkes

On Ground:Reg Higgs (died 1924 aged 15), Laurie Barrows, Phyl Higgs, Max Gratton, Gladwyn Kerr, Ross Haddy, Reg Gratton, Walter Parkes

Source: http:/freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barrowsr? accessed on 16.09.2005

Sources

Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRH-X48 : 12 September 2019), William Barrows in household of William Barrows, St Mary Cray, Kent, England; citing St Mary Cray, Kent, England, p. 29, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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