Edward Barnes
- Mary Brooker
Edward Barnes was born in NSW in 1816 to convict Richard Barnes and Mary Whitton, daughter of Edward Whitton and Anne Slater.
He married Mary Brooker in South Australia and the family moved to Victoria in the middle of the 19th Century.Whilst he was born in NSW the son of a convict it appears he kept this from his family.
Edward Barnes was born August 11th, 1816 at Campbelltown, NSW. the eldest son of Richard Barnes and Mary Whitton.
On December 12th, 1840, aged 24, he married Mary Brooker the daughter of Michael and Hannah Brooker which was almost 12 months after the Brooker family arrived in South Australia.
Their marriage certificate states -:
Edward Barns, bachelor of Gawler and late of the Parish of Portsmouth, England, and Mary Brooker, Spinster of Thebarton, and late of the Parish of Hackfield, Sussex, England were married in this Church by Banns this twelfth day of December in the Year One Thousand eight hundred and forty.
By me Chas. B. Howard. Col. Chap.
Edward signed the Certificate and Mary used an X as her mark. Witnesses were William Best and Mary's sister Martha Brooker who also used an "X" as her mark. William Best and Martha Brooker were to marry six days later.
There is no record of Edward arriving into South Australia from overseas so it must be assumed he traveled overland from New South Wales and that he perhaps did not want people to be aware of his parents convict origins which was a common deception in those days. His death certificate suggests he was 19 years old when he arrived in South Australia.
After the marriage, Edward and Mary settled at Gawler where their first child Mary was born on March 25th, 1842. She was baptised in Adelaide on December 29th, 1842 at which time Edward stated he was a carpenter and still living at Gawler.
Their second child Jane was born in 1843, however no registration of the birth can be located.
Between 1851 and 1860 the family moved to Victoria settling at Penshurst where in the 1863 rate book Edward is listed as a carpenter and the owner of a weatherboard hut on an 1/2 acre allotment. He is shown as owning or leasing various houses or small farming properties at Penshurst or Yalimba up to 1880.
Edward and Mary Barnes had a total of 10 children and all of them with the exception of Anne and Emma had the same names as Edwardss brothers and sisters and stepbrothers and step -sisters.
With the exception of their daughters Mary and Emma Isabella, it appears none of the other children's births were registered.
Searchs have been carried out in SA, NSW, and Victoria without success.
The children born to Edward Barnes and Mary Brooker were -:
1. Mary Barnes born 25th March,1842 at
Gawler South Australia, married Albin Lane on 21st October,
1861 at
"Croxton Station", Vic.
The Children born to Albin & Mary Lane
were -:
Joseph Henry b30-10-1862 d03-11-1862 |
Ernest Albert b26-02-1864 d m1886 EmmaWatson |
Francis Edward b22-10-1865 d m06-04-1903 Clara Telfer |
Mary Ann b08-02-1869 d1931 |
Richard Henry b08-02-1869 d1936 m24-07-1889 Eliza Watson m1901 Emilie Klinge |
Lydia Jane b03-08-1870 d m1895 Alfred Vizard |
John b21-09-1872
|
Amelia b07-06-1874 d07-06-1874 |
William Stephen b16-01-1876 d |
Aaron b08-12-1877 d1927 |
Mary Lane (Barnes) died at South Melbourne in 1921 aged 54. .
2. Jane Barnes, aged 18, born 1843 married Patrick Duncan Baxter,
aged 32, on 14th February,
1861 at Hamilton, Vic. She stated on her marriage certificate
she was born in South Australia. It is stated on the certificate
that the marriage was celebrated with the written consent of
Mrs. Mary Brooker or Barnes, mother of the bride who is a minor.
She had ten children and died aged 46 on 27th June, 1889 and is
buried at Penshurst.
The children born to Patrick Duncan & Jane
Baxter were -:
Elizabeth Jane b03-04-1862 d07-11-1889 m09-01-1882 Eugene O'Halloran |
Mary b19-08-1863 d29-10-1939 m19-08-1890 George W Brookes |
Andrew Edward b04-04-1866 d02-01-1938 m10-01-1906 Susan Sullivan |
Robert Leys b15-07-1868 d17-10-1947 m28-02-1894 Sarah Sheppard |
Duncan bMay1869 d27-02-1941 m1922 Isabella Waldeck |
John Leys b13-04-1873 d03-06-1873 |
Charles Farquarson b27-05-1874 d02-03-1950 m31-12-1896 Jessie Millsom |
Irene Annie b1882 d04-04-1935 m17-08-1910 H Spedding Smith |
3. Edward Barnes. He was the third child but died prior to 1880.
4. Anne Barnes born c1848 married
William Edward Butterworth at Penshurst, Victoria in 1869. She stated
on her wedding certificate she was born in South Australia. They
had eleven children, eight of whom were born in Victoria and
three born in Millicent, South Australia.
Ann Butterworth
died aged 37 on July 4th, 1886 at Millicent, South
Australia.
William Edmund Butterworth who was born
in 1836 died age 49 on June 17th,1886 at Mt.
Gambier, South Australia.
One boy was killed during World War 1.
Percy Lewis Butterworth
was killed in action on the
Hindenburg Line, outside Bullecourt, France on April 2nd, 1917.
Percy was a Machine Gunner in the 13th Machine Gun Squadron, 4th
Division.
He enlisted at Ravenswood (Townsville), Qld. and sailed for
England on October 24th, 1916.
He left England for France in March, 1917.
In his Application to join the Australian Imperial Force in
July, 1916 he stated he was a Selector (Squatter, Farmer) at
Miles Queensland, aged 33, Single, and born near Millicent,
South Australia, and that his next of kin was his sister Mrs.
Adelaide Skeer of Dulucca, Queensland.
He has no known grave.
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The children born to William & Anne Butterworth were -:
Edmund b1870 d1870 (1 day) |
Mary Frances b1871 d |
Annie Elizabeth b1872 d |
Lucy Jane b1874 d1874 (8mths) |
William Henry b1875 d |
Albert Edward b1877 d |
Richard b1879 d1879 (1 mth.) |
Alice Maude b1879 d1879 (3 weeks) |
Adelaide b28-08-1880 d m04-06-1900 Geo. Skeer |
Sydney Howe b03-10-1882 d04-11-1882 (6 weeks) |
Percy Lewis b10-11-1883 d02-04-1917 |
5. Amelia Barnes born 1850 married Henry Eastwood at Ararat, Victoria on 20th June, 1876. She stated on her Marriage certificate she was born in Penshurst. She died 15th June, 1885 from tuberculosis at Penshurst. They had at least two children. Her death certificate stated she was born at Hill River, South Australia which is near Clare and had lived in Victoria for 32 years.
The children born to Henry and Amelia Eastwood were -:
Charles Henry b1878 d m Ellen Edwards |
Henry Stephen b24-02-1880 d1953 m Catherine McLarty |
6. Richard Barnes, was born 12th November,
1852 in South Australia according to the MUIOOF book in
Penshurst. It also states that in 1875 he was 23 years old, single
and a carpenter. He died at Penshurst on 21st October,
1915.
His obituary appeared in the Penshurst Free Press on 23rd
October, 1915.
7. William Barnes died prior to 1880.
8. John Barnes was born 8th September, 1856, according to the MUIOOF book in Penshurst. It also states that in 1876 he was 19 years old, single and a carpenter. He married Hannah Ester Pick in 1878.
The children born to John and Hannah Barnes were -:
Ellen b1879 d1879 (6 Days) |
William Edward b1880 |
Cicely Mary b1882 d1882 ( 7 mths) |
Charles Henry b1886 d1886 (1mth) |
9. Joannah (Hannah) Barnes born c1859 married Francis Dodds in 1879. She stated on her marriage certificate she was born at Penshurst. He was born in Auckland, NZ.
The children born to Francis and Joannah Dodds were -:
Ethel Mary b1880 d |
Evlyn Frances b1882 d1891 |
Winifred b1884 d |
Ruby b1885 d |
Minnie b1887 d |
10. Emma Isabella Barnes was born on 28th January, 1862 at the St.
Patrick's Day Dairy Station near Penshurst, Victoria. She married John Collis
on the 8th June 1878 at the residence of her father, Edward Barnes. They were to
have nine children although five children, Robert, Constance Mary, Jeanette
Ethel, John and Albert Henry all died at a young age.
Tragedy struck after the birth of her last child Albert Henry when Emma Isabella
contracted tuberculosis and died on 3rd November, 1894 at the age of 32 years . When she died she left
six young children.
The children born to Emma Isabella and John Collis were -:
John William b30-06-1878 d30-06-1957 m1913 Mabel McCanse |
Emma Isabella b25-04-1880 d11-04-1897 Not Married |
Herbert Walter b03-02-1882 d10-10-1944 m11-12-1909 Sara Purtill |
Robert b1884 d23-07-1885 Not Married |
Richard Leslie b22-06-1886 d22-04-1953 m 1.Jean Broughton 2. Annie Crombie |
Edward Stanley b18-03-1888 d29-07-1954 m1910 Alice Dunbar |
Constance Mary b1891 d1891 Not Married |
Jeanette Ethel b1892 d1892 Not Married |
Albert Henry b1894 d1894 Not Married |
An interesting entry in the rate book shows that Edward Barnes in 1872 and 1873 leased 4 acre and 16 acre paddocks from James Staunton who was the brother of Myles Staunton, who is a relative on the Lane Side of the family, and who is mentioned in the Warrong Tragedies.
Edward Barnes died on April 10th, 1880 and the informant is shown as Francis Dodds, son-in-law and Saddler of Penshurst.
His death certificate
states that his father was Richard
Barnes, Captain in the Navy,
and his mother was Mary Barnes, formerly Whitton.
It would appear that Edward Barnes kept from his
family that his father came out to NSW as a convict,
however the certificate does state he was born in
Campbelltown, New South Wales and that he spent
19 years there, 20 years in Adelaide, South
Australia and 20 years in Victoria.
This suggests arrival in Victoria about 1860.
Edward Barnes was buried on April 12th, 1880 at Boram Boram Cemetery, Penshurst.
Mary Barnes and her son Richard both appear in the rate books for various properties, Mary up until 1891 and Richard under the occupations of Carpenter, Registrar of Births or as a Grazier up until at least 1910. There was also a John Barnes listed in 1882.
Mary Barnes died on June 22nd, 1892, aged 72 of cancer. The informant was her son-in-law Patrick Duncan Baxter who incorrectly stated her parents were John and Mary Brooker and possibly was not aware that her parents were Michael and Hannah Brooker. Marys mother Hannah had died in Collingwood the previous year, aged 91.
The certificate showed that
Mary was born in Sussex where she lived for about
19 years and that she lived in South Australia
for 14 years and Victoria for 39 years.
This would suggest arrival in Victoria about 1852.
At the
time of her death, her son Richard was Registrar
for Births, Deaths and Marriages in the District
of Penshurst.
The only children alive at the time
of her death were Mary, Richard, John and Emma.
Mary was buried at Boram Boram Cemetery, Penshurst on June 24th, 1892.
The local Hamilton Spectator reported on Thursday, June 30th, 1892 -:
"Since I last wrote you another old identity of Penshurst has passed to the great majority. Mrs. Barnes, mother of Mr. R. Barnes, register of Births etc. for the area was the mother of a large family and was highly respected by all who knew her. Well advanced in years the immediate cause of her death was cancer. Her funeral was well attended not withstanding the inclemency of the weather."
EDWARD WHITTON | ANNE SLATER | ||||||||||||
MARY b1796 d02-11-1855 | WILLIAM b | ||||||||||||
m Richard Barnes
19-08-1811 m John Ecclestone 05-03-1827 |
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Elizabeth b1827 d1842 m James Harding |
Edward b1860 d1880 m Mary Brooker |
Jane b1819 d m John Kinselagh |
Isabella b1821 d1922 m Isaac Dawson |
Amelia b1823 d1888 m William Bolger |
Richard b1825 d1912 m Mary Egan |
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Mary b1862 m Albin S. Lane |
Jane b1863 m P.D. Baxter |
Edward b |
Ann b1848 d04-07-1886 m1869 W. Butterworth |
Amelia b1850 d15-06-1885 m 20-06-1876 H. Eastwood |
Richard b12-11-1852 |
William b |
John b08-09-1856 |
Joannah b1859 d m1879 Francis Dodds |
Emma Isabella b28-01-1862 d03-11-1894 m John Collis |
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ISSUE | |||||||||||||
Joseph Henry b30-10-1862 d03-11-1862 |
Elizabeth Jane b06-07-1862 d07-11-1899 m09-01-1882 E O'Halloran |
Edmund b1870 d1870 (1 Day) |
Charles Henry
b1878
|
Ethel
Mary b1880 |
John William b30-06-1878 d30-06-1957 m1913 Mabel McCanse |
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Ernest Albert b26-02-1864 m Emma Watson |
Mary b19-08-1863 d29-08-1939 m19-08-1890 G W Brookes |
Mary Frances b1871 |
Henry Stephan b24-02-1880 |
Evlyn
Francis b1882 |
Emma Isabella b25-04-1880 d11-04-1897 Not Married |
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Francis Edward b22-10-1865 m Clara Blanch |
Andrew Edward b04-04-1866 d Jan 1938 m.S Sullivan |
Annie Elizabeth b1872 |
Winifred b1884 |
Herbert Walter b02-03-1882 d10-10-1944 m11-12-1909 Ann Purtill |
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Mary Ann b08-02-1867 |
Robert Leys b15-07-1868 d Oct 1947 mS Sheppard |
Lucy Jane b1874 d1874 (8 Mths) |
Ruby b1885 |
Robert b1884 d23-07-1885 Not Married |
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Richard Henry b08-02-1869 m 1 ElizabethWatson 2 Emile Klinge |
Duncan b1870 d27-02-1941 m Isobella Waldeck |
William Henry b1875 d |
Minnie b1887 |
Richard Leslie b22-06-1886 d22-04-1953 m 1 J Broughton 2 Ann Cromie |
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Lydia Jane b03-08-1870 m Alfred Vizard |
John Leys b1873 d1873 |
Albert Edward b1877 |
Edward Stanley b18-03-1888 d29-07-1954 m1910 Alice Dunbar |
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John b21-09-1872 |
Charles Farqua. b27-05-1874 d02-03-1950 m J.Millsom |
Richard b1879 d1879 (1 Mth) |
Constance Mary b1891 d1891 Not Married |
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Amelia b07-06-1874 d07-06-1874 |
Irene Annie b1882 d04-04-1935 m H.Spedding |
Alice Maud b1879 d1879 (3 Weeks) |
Jeanette Ethel b1892 d1892 Not Married |
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William Stephan b16-01-1876 |
Beatrice
Millicent. b1883 d1898 |
Adelaide b28-08-1880 d m04-06-1900 Geo. Skeer |
Albert Henry b1894 d1894 Not Married |
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Aaron b08-12-1877 |
Angelina Mary b16-04-1881 |
Sydney Howe b03-10-1882 d14-11-1882 (6 weeks) |
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Percy Lewis b10-11-1883 d02-04-1917 |
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