Mary Barber

1812 - 1894  (82 years)

• Name	Mary Barber
  Birth	1812	Torthorwald Parish, Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries), Scotland
  Christening	6 Sep 1812	Torthorwald Parish, Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries), Scotland   [1]
  	BARBER MARY THOMAS BARBER/JANET HANNAH FR51 (FR51) F 06/09/1812 850/ 10 45 Torthorwald
  Gender	Female
  Immigration-Witness	1815	Drummond-North Elmsley Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	on Brig Atlas in 1815, settled in 1816, wife, 2 sons under 12
  	Role: Witness Transport Atlas, Capatain Turnbull, sailed from Greenock July 11th 1815, and arrived at Quebec September 4th 1815 with 242 passengers, who proceeded in this vessel under the command of Liutenant Champion, of the Royal Navy, Agent for Transports. Ages shown are ages at time of deposit paid which ranged from April to June 1815. (No. is the list position on the master list of settlers; maiden name of married females is shown in goven name colum within ( ); if married or single status indicated, this is shown in occupation column as (m) or (s); destination for the majority was "U" Upper Canada, for those destined to "L" Lower Canada an "L" is placed in the remarks column; place of residence may include information from both master and arrival lists; majority of Passengers are Scottish, with Irish and English passengers noted in the remarks column; # in remarks colum indicates position on arrival list) #18 Barber Thomas, age 35, (m) tailor, Torthorwald (Dumfries), paid L18.02, #13 Janet (Hannah), wife, Torthorwald Agnes, 8, daughter, Torthorwald John, 6, son, Torthorwald Mary, 2 3/4, daughter, Torthorwald Robert, 8 mos., son, Torthorwald Party of 1 man, 1 woman, 3 males under 12 years, 2 females under 12 years Former residence Dumfries arrived on ship 'Atlas' in 1815 located at Burgess R. Twp. [Ontario], Conc. 10, lot W8 on 7 April 1816. Thomas Barber     Janet Hannah Barber     Wife John Barber     Child Mary Barber     Child Agnes Barber     Child Robert Barber     Child
  Census-Household Member	1851	Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census	1861	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada
  Census-Household Member	1861	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1871	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1881	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1891	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  _UID	C8F6C520CD474AF3AD5BD318D2136DBEF7D0
  Death	20 Jul 1894	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	On Friday last, an old resident of Perth, Miss Mary Barber, died at the residence of her nephew, Mr. John McCullough, at the age of 83 years. Deceased was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and came with her father Thomas Barber, to Perth in 1816. The family slept under a hemlock tree on the site of the Oliver estate house, on Gore Street, lately torn down, opposite Spalding and Stewart distillery, there being but two houses built in Perth then. She was a sister of the late Mr. Barber, of Glen Tay, and aunt of Mr. Christopher McCullough, blacksmith, Lanark. Perth Courier July 27, 1894.
  Person ID	I9337	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	21 Nov 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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1812 - Torthorwald Parish, Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries), Scotland Christening - 6 Sep 1812 - Torthorwald Parish, Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries), Scotland Immigration-Witness - on Brig Atlas in 1815, settled in 1816, wife, 2 sons under 12 - 1815 - Drummond-North Elmsley Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1851 - Tay Valley Twp (North Burgess), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1861 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1871 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1881 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1891 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 20 Jul 1894 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk)), accessed 6 Sep 2021), Mary Barber; Torthorwald Parish, Dumfiesshire, Scotland. (Reliability: 3). [S93] Ontario/Bathurst District - Lanark, Leeds, Carleton, Frontenac & Renfew., Ontario, Index, Scottish Settlers to Bathurst Area, Thomas Barber (Reliability: 3). [S519] Bathurst District / Lanark County., Ontario, Index, Early Settlers to the Bathurst District Arriving Prior to 1822, Thomas Barber (Reliability: 3). [S128] Canada, 1851 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 25 Nov 2021), George McCulloch household; Year: 1851; Census Place: Lanark, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11732; Page: 11; Line: 22. (Reliability: 3). [S58] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1861 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 25 Nov 2021), George McCullogh household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1043. (Reliability: 3). [S120] Public Archives of Canada, Canada, 1871 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 26 Nov 2021), John Barber household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Perth, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C-10018; Page: 8. (Reliability: 3). [S317] Statistics Canada Fonds, Record Group 31-C-1. LAC microfilm C-13162 to C-13286. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa., Canada, 1881 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 26 Nov 2021), John Barber household; Year: 1881; Census Place: Perth, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 30; Family No: 147. (Reliability: 3). [S330] Government of Canada, Canada, 1891 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), accessed 26 Nov 2021), John Barber household; Year: 1891; Census Place: Perth, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6349; Family No: 16. (Reliability: 3).