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Re: Children of Rev John Barr of Houston/Glasgow
« Reply #27 on: Friday 09 January 15 14:06 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Children of Rev John Barr of Houston/Glasgow
« Reply #28 on: Friday 09 January 15 14:20 GMT (UK) »
Fab finds Scotsmum!!
Think that confirms Robert being the right one.
Haven't got time to read all the links fully, but I will later.

Jay this is a very interesting branch of the Barr family.
Are you descended from them?

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Re: Children of Rev John Barr of Houston/Glasgow
« Reply #29 on: Friday 09 January 15 17:34 GMT (UK) »
Just been catching up...

Scotsmum, the 1850 marriage detail certainly points to this Robert being hopefully connected to Rev John and wife Eliza.

Great story for Robert and Amelia. Wow, she was a prolific writer. Read a little of her autobiography (linked above) last night, which is very readable. Might go back to read snippets along the way  :)

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Re: Children of Rev John Barr of Houston/Glasgow
« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 14 January 15 13:06 GMT (UK) »
Hi Everyone who so kindly helped find information on my Barr family, I do think their is a strong possibility in the marriage of Robert Barr to Amelia, I live close to Kendal, so will collect their marriage Certificate, and keeping my fingers crossed it's the correct one, I think their other children might indeed be in the England Census, so more research there, I have also  read all the links you all have sent and will defiantly follow up on them. I am connected to this family through a marriage into the Lusk Family when one of them became Lord Mayor of London.
I will be back in touch with a follow up on the info on the marriage Certificate
Thank you again to everyone so kindly helped. Jay
Findlay- Barr- Youngman- Sleight- Stothard- Gregg,-Wilson- Cochran, Cameron- Dykes- Fairservice- Riddel- Hamilton- Gibson- Leggate- Lusk- Marshall- McCrae- Millar- Moore- Morton- Naismith- Ramage- Richmond- Shields- Smith,- Veitch


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Re: Children of Rev John Barr of Houston/Glasgow
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 14 January 15 18:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi All
Thinks this confirms that Robert Barr's father was Rev John Barr
"So the dawn of our wedding-day, the eleventh of July, 1850, was ushered in by the beautiful chimes of Kendal church, and the ringers, being well paid, marked, every hour of the day by a carillon until night covered the earth. The ceremony was nine o’clock in the morning, but the church was full, and the sidewalks full, and every one had a smile and a good wish for us.

Robert looked exceedingly handsome, and his sister and brother-in-lave, David Colville, the great iron and steel manufacturer of Glasgow, were at his side.

 2 found 5 more to find
Jay
Findlay- Barr- Youngman- Sleight- Stothard- Gregg,-Wilson- Cochran, Cameron- Dykes- Fairservice- Riddel- Hamilton- Gibson- Leggate- Lusk- Marshall- McCrae- Millar- Moore- Morton- Naismith- Ramage- Richmond- Shields- Smith,- Veitch

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Re: Children of Rev John Barr of Houston/Glasgow
« Reply #32 on: Wednesday 14 January 15 19:51 GMT (UK) »
Certainly a 100% confirmation that this is the right Robert. Great to have it confirmed...and how kind of Janet and husband to attend the wedding and add the detail  ;)

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Re: Children of Rev John Barr of Houston/Glasgow
« Reply #33 on: Wednesday 14 January 15 20:27 GMT (UK) »
 ;D
"Trees without roots fall over!"
 
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