John James Barr (1894)

Born 1894 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

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Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

John James Barr was born in 1894 in St Helens; his birth was registered in the third quarter of the year. He was the son of Peter Barr and Elizabeth (Dixon) Barr.

His brother William was born on 4 May 1896 in St Helens; his birth was registered in the second quarter of the year.

His sister Ellen was born in 1900 in St Helens; her birth was registered in the second quarter of the year.

By March 31st 1901, the family were living at 4 Herbert Street, Sutton. John's father was employed as a coal mine timberer.

By April 2nd 1911, they were still in St Helens, and John's father was still working as a dataller timberman belowground. The two eldest boys were both working aboveground at the colliery - John as an assistant lampman, William as a labourer.

By sometime in 1911, John seems to have joined the West Lancashire Field Ambulance, in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and was still with them by 1920.

John probably married Elizabeth Eva Jones in 1913 at St Helens Parish Church.^[1]

John's mother probably died in the final quarter of 1940 in St Helens, aged 68.

John's father died in 1942 in St Helens, aged 74.

John may possibly have died in New Zealand in 1962.^[2]

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp (John James Barr, third quarter 1894, Prescot district, mother Dixon)

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LV-RM8 : 8 April 2016), Elizabeth Barr in household of Peter Barr, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWY9-61Q : 2 August 2017), Elizabeth Barr in household of Peter Barr, St Helens, Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB5-PL9X : 16 March 2018), John James Barr, 1911; citing Sutton, ,, Royal Army Medical Corps, regiment #1109, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,284,563.

• "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBL-2SB5 : 16 March 2018), John James Barr, 1918; citing Sutton, ,, Royal Army Service Corps, regiment #T4/253460, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,284,563.

• "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBR-C1PB : 16 March 2018), John James Barr, 1920; citing Sutton, ,, Royal Army Medical Corps, regiment #7335441, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,284,563.

Footnotes

1. ↑ http://www.ukbmdcertificateordering.co.uk/certapp.php?type=marriages&data=BARR%7CJohn+James%7CJONES%7CElizabeth+Eva%7CSt+Helens+Parish%7CSt+Helens%7C1913%7C1913%7C%7CSH%3AC6%2F10%2F477%7CB%7C81360%7Clancashire%7CSH&lang=
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6J-B7Q8 : 4 January 2018), John James Barr, 1962; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1962/29561, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

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