Alexander Barber

1848 - 1879  (31 years)

• Name	Alexander Barber
  Birth	8 Jan 1848	Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Munro saga suggest that it may have been 1845 - age 34 at his death however I think 1842 is accurate.
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1851  [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
  		1851 Census Flamboro West Wentworth William A. Barber
  Residence-Occupant	1851  [1]
  	Role: Occupant It appears that the families of Thomas and Robert shared a house while in Flamboro West. Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
  Census-Household Member	1861
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member Flamboro West Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
  Census	1871	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  		1871 Bathurst Lanark Alexander & Janet Barber
  FamilySearch ID	LT1M-W1V
  Occupation	1879	Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	assistant dyer - Woolen Cloth Mill
  _UID	9D84A5756D7F47B99E96CAE3753724471F98
  Death	11 Nov 1879	Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	11th - Alexander Barber, a workman in the woollen mill of Moorehouse, Dodds & Co., at Glen Tay, near Perth, Ont., is caught in the machinery of the mill and torn to pieces. source not known. Perth Courier, 14 Nov 1879 Local Affairs Horrible Accident at Glen Tay - A Man Torn to Pieces on a Revolving Shaft On Tuesday morning last, the people of Perth were shocked to hear that an employee in the Glen Tay Woolen Mill, named Alexander Barber had been killed while working in the mill. Further particulars showed that the accident was attended with unusual details. It seemed that the deceased had stepped upon a soap barrel to sew up the small belt connectiong the small governor of the water-wheel with the main shaft, which was fixed about eighteen inches from the ceiling above, and in the basement of the building. The top of the barrel being greasy, his foot slipped and to save himself from falling reached out his hand to grasp the main shaft, which was turning at the rate of 119 revolutions per minute. Instantly his shirt was caught up by the shaft, which drew both it and him around it and hurled his body with tremendous force against the floor above. The blow knocked a hole clean through the floor, and no doubt killed the victim almost instantly. The mutilated body revolved with the shaft with un diminished velocity, each time striking the floor and shattering both body and floor at each revolution. Meantime the accident had thrown the controlling machinery out of gear and it was found impossible to stop the water-wheel by the ordinary method and as a last resort the water was shut off at the gatehead. The machinery then grdually stopped as the water supply diminished, and at last after the body had been carried around the shaft many hundred times, the motion ceased and the mangled corpse taken down. The remains then presented a sickening spectacle. Both hands and feet had been torn off and thrown some distance. The head was bruised and crushed out of all shape and the body generally was broken and torn apart.  Bones wer found driven into the floor above and all over. Flesh, liquid adn bones were strewn about. Alone in the weaving room the looms near the hole in the floor were be-splattered with blood. No wonder those who witnessed the site turned sick with horror. The burial took place the next day and was attended by a very large concourse of friends and neighbours. Mr. Barber was a popular and respected employee in the factory. He was extremely well behaved and had no enemies. He leaves a widow and six children (incorrect, Three children and wife Janet was expecting their fourth child), and a large number of relatives in the village to mourn his terrible death. An inquest was held on the remains by Dr. Hendra, coroner, and a verdict of 'accidental death' was returned.
  Notes	Mill Wright, lived and worked in Glen Tay at the woollen mill. He was accidently killed  when his clothing came in contact with a rapidly revolving shaft. He was replacing a belt on a moving pulley at the time and without warning he was caught, it is believed, by a projecting part of the machinery. His body was carried round the shaft many times, which was quite close to the ceiling and before the power could be shut off and the machinery stopped he was so badly injured that he died almost at once.
  Person ID	I1641	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	1 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Alexander Barber,   b. Abt 1820, Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Sep 1874, Durham, Grey County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Munroe,   b. 19 Oct 1845, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Dec 1915, Lanark Village, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1870	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William Barber,   b. 12 Mar 1871, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Mar 1945, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) + 2. Mary "Minnie" Barber,   b. 28 May 1875, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Jun 1916, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 41 years) + 3. James Munro Barber,   b. 29 Aug 1877, Glen Tay, (Adamsville), Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Dec 1960, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) + 4. Alexandria "Alexia" "Lex" Barber,   b. 26 Feb 1880, Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Nov 1960, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1848 - Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 8 Aug 1870 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - assistant dyer - Woolen Cloth Mill - 1879 - Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 11 Nov 1879 - Glen Tay (Adamsville), Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S120] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1871 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 26 Jul 2018), Alexander & Jannet Barber; Year: 1871; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C-10017; Page: 48; Family No: 182. (Reliability: 3).