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| Name | BARR – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 15th and 81st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2188 – 81st Regiment 512 – 15th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th February 1831 / 17 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 1 year Canada – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 10 years 175 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16 April 1852 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Nil |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 2nd Dublin 1852 Kilkenny 1853 – 1855 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem for 2½ years pension to expire 25th December 1855 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | June 2 1853 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 4th November 1813 Dalserf Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | bap 12th November 1813 Dalserf Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BARR Archibald bap 20th October 1771 Gorbals Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DEWAR Margaret bap 23rd June 1781 Larkhall Lanarkshire Scotland 4th January 1804 Dalserf Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Siblings | James bap 11th June 1807 Dalserf Lanarkshire Scotland Margaret bap 9th April 1809 Dalserf Lanarkshire Scotland Archibald B 29th April 1812 Dalserf Lanarkshire Scotland John B 9th August 1815 Dalserf Lanarkshire Scotland Thomas B 7th April 1819 Dalserf Lanarkshire Scotland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KINALLY Rebecca Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 23 August 1851 Thurles Tipperary Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Unknown Child B 27th August 1853 on board Phoebe Dunbar D 31st August 1853 at sea – see further information Rebecca B 20 August 1854 Fremantle WA (Bar) M HOCKIN John Northey Victoria 1872 D 2 November 1924 St. Kilda Melbourne Bur Brighton General Cemetery Caulfield Victoria Margaret B 1856 Victoria M HOLNESS William 1875 Victoria D 8th September 1945 St. Kilda Victoria Bur Brighton General Cemetery Victoria Robert James B 1860 D 1891 St Kilda Melbourne Victoria (Mother Rebecca Mackennelly father Robert Barr) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | KINALLY James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Rebecca |
| 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Age Monday 3 November 1924 page 1 Death Notice and page 16 Funeral Notice |
| Departure from Western Australia | Between 1854-1856 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D August 1899 St. Kilda Melbourne Victoria Bur St. Kilda Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Army deserter in 1836 Declared illegally absent 20th September 1836 Transferred to 81st Regiment 21st July 1846 British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 Robert Barr 2188 Private 81st regt Location Templemore Ireland Discharge due to eye disease of both eyes almost blind in left eye and impaired in right eye quite unfit for duties as a sentry. Mrs Barr received medical treatment on board the Phoebe Dunbar on 15th July 1853 for fever. She gave birth to a child on 27th August who died from Atrophy on September 16th |