William Alexander Barber

Abt 1820 - 1874  (~ 54 years)

• Name	William Alexander Barber
  Birth	Abt 1820	Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census	1842	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	5 people in household; settled on property in 1827; Dalhousie Concession 10 Lot 4; Presbyterian
  Census	1851  [2]
  	Canada
  	Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
  		1851 Census Flamboro West Wentworth William A. Barber
  Occupation	1851  [2]
  	sawyer
  	Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1851  [2]
  	It appears that the families of Thomas and Robert shared a house while in Flamboro West. Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
  Census	1861	Grey County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada - Agricultural
  		1861 Census Normanby Grey William Alexander Barber
  Census	1871	Bentinck Twp, Grey County South, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  		1871 Census Bentinck Gray County South William Alexander Barber
  FamilySearch ID	LTGP-JS4
  Name	William James Barber
  Occupation	1871	Bentinck Twp, Grey County South, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  _UID	1A72610143C0409C9385320085CEDF4C95F8
  Death	4 Sep 1874	Durham, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Friend's Burial Ground / Quaker Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	(Research):"William Barber came to Minnesota, Redwood County, Underwood Township in about 1869. (The book The History of Redwood County...1916 lists the date as 1872 in one place and 1862 in another; 1869 is thought to be most accurate.). William took a homestead on Section 6 in Vesta Township. The year of his death is listed in the above mentioned book as 1873 but the the place of his death and burial is unknown." Bill McCullough's records 2017
  Person ID	I1593	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Barber,   b. 1779, Troqueer Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland d. 6 Jun 1854, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Janet Hannah,   b. Abt 1784, Wath-upon-Dearne, Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Scotland d. 24 Apr 1855, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1805	Torthorwald Parish, Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries), Scotland
  Family ID	F2938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Dodds,   b. 7 Jun 1821, Tweedmouth (Berwick-on-Tweed), Northumberland, England d. 3 Nov 1897, Vesta Twp, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1847	Knox Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Alexander Barber,   b. 8 Jan 1848, Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Nov 1879, Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years) + 2. Thomas Dodds Barber,   b. 8 Jan 1848, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Feb 1912, Vesta, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States (Age 64 years) + 3. Sarah Barber,   b. Abt 1849   d. Abt 1906 (Age ~ 57 years) + 4. Janette H. Barber,   b. Abt 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 May 1940, Echo Twp, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States (Age ~ 89 years) + 5. James Barber,   b. 10 May 1854   d. 27 Apr 1930, Vesta Twp, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States (Age 75 years) + 6. Mary Ann Barber,   b. 10 Mar 1857, Canada d. 9 Mar 1921, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 63 years)   7. Living + 8. Janey Elizabeth Barber,   b. 27 Nov 1862, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Jan 1940, Echo Twp, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States (Age 77 years)   9. Issabell J. "Belle" Barber,   b. Abt 1863, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   10. Malinda E. Barber,   b. Abt Mar 1868   d. 2 Oct 1874 (Age ~ 6 years)
  Family ID	F510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1820 - Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1842 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 20 Jul 1847 - Knox Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - Agricultural - 1861 - Grey County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Bentinck Twp, Grey County South, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Bentinck Twp, Grey County South, Ontario, Canada Death - 4 Sep 1874 - Durham, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Friend's Burial Ground / Quaker Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] J.R.Ernest Miller & Robert Sargeantoriginal data: Library and Archives Canada; Index:, Canada, 1842 Census, Index, Records for Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, (Kingston, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, Kingston Branch, 1987), William Alexander Barber (Reliability: 3). [S128] Canada, 1851 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 25 Jul 2018), William A. Barber Household; Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Flamboro West, Wentworth County. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 26 Jul 2018), William Barber; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1028-1029. (Reliability: 3). Concession 18 Lot 14, Normanby Twp, Grey County, 125 acres (pg 2. line 14) William appears to have left the family in Flamboro Twp, Wentworth County while he  establishes a farm in Grey County [S120] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1871 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 26 Jul 2018), William Barber Household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Bentinck, Grey South, Ontario; Roll: C-9951; Page: 4; Family No: 14. (Reliability: 3).