Hugh Bernard Carr

Male1876–1952

Brief Life History of Hugh Bernard

Hugh Bernard Carr was born in 1876, in Carlton, Victoria, Australia as the son of Daniel Curoe Carr and Helena Agatha Webb. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Catherine Johanna Donovan. He died in 1952, in Mentone, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Hugh Bernard Carr
1876–1952
Catherine Johanna Donovan
1884–
Daniel Curoe Carr
1915–1993
Dora Carr
Hugh Bernard Carr
Marie Carr
Nellie Carr

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  • Hugh B Carr, "Find A Grave Index"
  • HUGH BERNARD CARR, "BillionGraves Index"

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Children (5)

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Siblings (1)

World Events (8)

1877

Age 1

Australia and England play the first-ever cricket Test match in Melbourne.

1892

Age 16

Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

1901

Age 25

First Federal election.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Carra ‘descendant of Carra’, a personal name from the adjective corr ‘pointed’, explained as meaning ‘spear’. As an Ulster surname, Carr was often confused with Scottish Kerr .

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chathair, a Donegal name meaning ‘son of Giolla Cathair’ or ‘the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Cathar’. Cathar was a priest and bishop, otherwise unknown.

Irish: in Galway, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chéire, see Keary .

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

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