Edmund Alfred Barton (1879 - 1949)

Ancestors

Husband of Ursula Katherine (Crace) Barton — married 23 Dec 1911 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1949 at age 70 in Jersey Rd, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Edmund Alfred Barton was born on 29 May 1879, the son of Jean Mason Barton and Edmund Barton.^[1]

He was a judge.^[1][2]

He married Ursula Katherine Crace in 1911 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia.^[2] Their children were:^[2]

• Ursula Barton
• Bettina Katherine Barton (1915–?)

Edmund died on 13 November 1949 at his home in Jersey Road, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales.^[1]

JUDGE BARTON DEAD

Judge Edmund Alfred Barton, who retired from the District Court Bench last May, died his home in Jersey Road, Woollahra, yesterday in his 71st year. He had been ill several months. Judge Barton was the eldest son of the first Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Edmund Barton. He was educated at The King's School, Parramatta, and took his B.A. degree at Oxford after winning a scholarship' from the school. He was called to the New South Wales Bar in 1906, and had a wide practice in several jurisdictions, particularly equity and common law. He was appointed a Judge of the District Court in 1933, and an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court from July. 1939, until April, 1941.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 'Barton, Edmund Alfred (1879–1949)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/barton-edmund-alfred-18429/text30076, accessed 4 July 2017 by Clare Spring.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Lundy, Daryl (compiler). "Edmund Alfred Barton." The Peerage. Retrieved by Clare Spring on 1 June 2017 from http://thepeerage.com/p47367.htm#i473662.
3. ↑ Singleton Argus, Monday 14 November 1949

• NSW Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, marriage registration 14370/1911 - registered at Queanbeyan
• Personal Notices (Marriage Entry), Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 26 January 1912, p6, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15305288