BARR George
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[Burridge Collection]
| NAME George BARR | Name variations: None encountered. |
|---|---|
| Birth Date and Place | c. 1815, Ireland [deduced]. |
| Baptism Date and Place | |
| Marriage Date and Place | 25 Oct 1860 Fremantle, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.1514]. |
| Spouse | Sarah (Jane) KENNEDY [WABDM Reg.1514]. |
| Children | James b. 1861 Rottnest Island, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.5964]. |
| Occupations | Warder, Rottnest Island, Western Australia – see sidebar [BARK p.11]. |
| Land Acquisition in WA | Perth Town Lot V75 purchased for £16 on 5 Oct 1864 [Perth Gazette 7 Oct 1864]. “swamp allotments back of Perth” – details unknown [BARK p11]. This may or may not refer to the above Town Lot. |
| Death Date and Place | 22 Aug 1876 Perth, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.9042]. Cause of Death: Cancer [EPCEM]. |
| Burial Date and Place | August 1876 East Perth Cemetery, Western Australia [EPCEM]. Exhumed and re-buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia, Area: Wesleyan. Section: FC. Gravesite: 0011 [METCEM]. |
| Death, Funeral, Obituary Notices | None. |
| Will and Probate | None. |
| BRITISH ARMY | |
|---|---|
| Regiment | 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding, The Kings Own Light Infantry) Regiment. |
| Soldier No. and Rank | #1106 Private [WO12-6200-112]. |
| Enlistment Date and Place | 31 Jul 1837 Belfast District. Age 22 years. Bounty paid to recruit £2 10s. 0d. [WO12-6200-112]. First Muster at Chatham Depot [WO12-6200-140]. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 11¼ ins. [WO12-6200-112]. |
| Promotions or Reductions | Private to Corporal 1 Jul 1842 [WO12-6204]. Corporal to Private 30 Aug 1843 [WO12-6205]. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | |
| Arrival Van Diemen’s Land: Ship and Date | Minerva. Embarked 17 May 1838, paid to 23 Sep 1838 [WO12-6200-233]. Arr. 28 Sep 1838 from Sheerness, England dep. 28 May 1838 [DPS]. |
| Arrival Western Australia: Ship and Date | Runnymede 25 Jun 1840 from Hobart [TROVE]. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | August 1843 and August 1845 [ERRI]. |
| Military Postings within Western Australia | Augusta (Jul 1840). Perth HQ (Apr 1843). Garrison Duty (Jun 1843). Garrison Duty (Oct 1843). On Command (Jan 1845). York (Mar 1845). Pinjarra (Oct 1845). On Command (Mar 1846). Garrison Duty (Jul-Sep 1846) [WO12-6202 to 6208]. |
| Discharge Date and Place | c. 1847 [deduced]. |
| Age at Discharge | 32 years [deduced]. |
| Length of Service | c. 9 years 8 months [deduced]. |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
George Barr was in confinement for 14 days for a military offence, crime unknown [WO12-6205-221].
During July 1845, he was in hospital and in the following month, he was placed in the Guard Room in confinement for 32 days from 29 Aug to 30 Sep 1845 for a military offence, crime unknown [WO12-6208-47].
He was in confinement for a civil offence from 2-7 Oct 1846 for a felony relating to house breaking and the theft, from a Mrs Okely, of a piece of calico. He initially received a sentence of seven years’ transportation. This was commuted to three years hard labour in Fremantle Gaol (the Roundhouse), the time calculated from 7 Oct 1846. By April 1849 he was transferred to Perth Gaol where his sentence was again commuted by six months. It was suggested in the newspapers that he may have committed the crime to avoid being sent to India with his regiment [WO12-6208-165,170 & TROVE].
On 5 Jan 1853 at the Quarter Sessions, he was charged and tried for stealing a blanket from Henry Towton’s public house. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour in Perth Gaol [TROVE].