John Barr (abt. 1892 - 1952)

Born about 27 Feb 1892 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 7 Nov 1952 at about age 60 in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

John was born 1892. He is the son of James Barr and Margaret Unknown.

He was listed in the 1901 Census as: Presbyterian, read and write, age 9, attending school, not married, born in County Atrim, speaks English.

He was listed in the 1911 Census as: Presbyterian, read and write, age 19, linen tenter (?), single, born in County Atrim, speaks Irish and English.

John immigrated to Canada 24 Mar 1929. He arrived at St John, New Brunswick, Canada. His occupation is listed as linen worker, clerk. He was being sponsored by his brother James Barr who lived at 16 York Street, St. Catherines, Ontario. His father is listed as William Barr of 10 Wayeney Ave. Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Accompanying him was his wife Margaret, daughter Dorothy, and son John Stanley. The ship they sailed on was Duchess of Richmond.

Appeared in the 1931 Canada Census in St. Catharines, Ontario. The household included: John age 39, occupation silk loom fixer, silk mills; Margaret age 35, occupation homemaker; Dorothy age 14; Stanley age 11.

Buried Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Sources

• "Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845–1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office, Republic of Ireland. "Quarterly Returns of Births in Ireland with Index to Births."

• “Residents of a House 81 in Queen Street (Ballymena and Town and Urban District of Ballymena, Antrim).” National Archives: Census of Ireland 1901, www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Ballymena_and_Town_and_Urban_District_of_Ballymena/Queen_Street/927158/.

• “Residents of a House 99 in Queen's Street (Ballymena No. 3 Urban, Antrim).” National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911, Government of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Ballymena_No__3_Urban/Queen_s_Street/118329/.

• Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27277; Census Place: Lincoln, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 19

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 November 2018), memorial page for John Barr (27 Feb 1892–7 Nov 1952), Find A Grave: Memorial #148339516, citing Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Dan Lanteigne (contributor 47186457) .