When John Barron was born on 9 August 1838, in Slaley, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Barron, was 25 and his mother, Mary Walker, was 25. He married Sarah Nevison on 9 November 1862, in Auckland St Andrew, Durham, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 15 September 1885, in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 47, and was buried in Auckland St Andrew, Durham, England, United Kingdom.
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