| Brief Description |
Black and white carte de visite photograph of Mr Barr. Modern reprint of studio portrait photograph of man's head and torso. Man wears a dark blazer jacket worn open over a white collared shirt and tie, with matching double-breasted waistcoat,decorated with a metal pin and chain. Man has a short beard and hair is cropped and styled with side parting. Modern reproduction of an original carte de visite photograph.
Little is know about this man, other than he is the son of John Barr who arrived in New Zealand from Scotland in the 1840s. John Barr and his wife Celia (nee Turner) had had the following children:
William born 1851, married Elizabeth Dickson (daughter of Peter) in August 1885
No name registered born 1853
Celia born 1856, married Thomas Rowe in 1889, died 1936 aged 80 years
Sarah born 1857, married Arthur Samuel Chapman in 1883, died 1950 aged 93 years
John Turner born 1858
James born 1860
Mark born 1864, married Margaret Ann Fowler (daughter of George) in January 1895
Albert born 1866
Margaret Lyon born 1868
Mary born 1869
Thomas Taylor born 1871, died 1949 aged 76 years
Grace born 1873, , married John Barr in 1902, died 1943 aged 70 years
Hannah born 1876
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