Robert Burns Barr

Male23 November 1837–November 1882

Brief Life History of Robert Burns

When Robert Burns Barr was born on 23 November 1837, in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Alexander B. Barr, was 19 and his mother, Elisabeth Stewart, was 19. He married Janet Martin on 14 December 1860, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891 and Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901. He died in November 1882, in Cottam, Kingsville, Essex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 45.

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Family Time Line

Robert Burns Barr
1837–1882
Janet Martin
1839–
Marriage: 14 December 1860
Susan Barr
1869–
Janet BARR
1876–
Margaret Barr
1878–
Robert Barr
1880–
William BARR
1884–

Sources (14)

  • Robert Barr in entry for Janet Barr, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Robert Barr, "Scotland Census, 1871"
  • Robert Burns Barr, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 December 1860Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors

    Age 1

    Jenners was founded by Charles Jenner as a department store for the community. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1892 but, with a new design in mind, the store was reopened in 1895 with new features. It was named Harrods of the North after it was given Royal Warrant in 1911 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary. It was sold to the House of Fraser in 2005, which in 2008, made much needed improvements to the store.

    1843

    Age 6

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1854 · St. George's Hall

    Age 17

    In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Glasgow) and northern Irish (Ulster): habitational name from any of various places in southwestern Scotland, in particular Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, named with Gaelic barr ‘height, hill’ or a Brittonic cognate of this.

    English and Welsh: habitational name from Great Barr in Staffordshire. This is from Brittonic barro- ‘top, summit’, referring to Barr Beacon; there is evidence that this was known as la Bare in the 13th century.

    English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Barre-en-Ouche in Eure, France, or perhaps from Barre-de-Semilly in Manche, France.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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