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Hi - he was born in Bangalore on 2 February 1846

In 1871 Canadian census he is in the London district as a labourer in Ward 3! It says his ethnic origin is Irish which ties in as his mother was born in Cork.

No trace of him anywhere after that - in 1891 census his wife Mary is married - in 1901 she is a widow.
A son, Arthur Walter was born in 1895 and Joseph's occupation is Soldier.

A death for a Joseph Barrow was found in India in 1886 but this is NOT the same one.

Phil
thank you for any help

Where is Mary in 1891 and 1901 census

Welcome to the boards Phillip.

I think it would be helpful if you put the word "Canada" in your title so that someone with access to Canadian records may see it.

Kath. x

There is this death, the trouble is there were quite a few J Barrows on the Boer War records, so it may not be him, unless you have his regiment on any of the other records

Boer War 1899-1902 - Soldier details


Name: Barrow, J
Rank: Trooper
Soldier number: 742
Unit: 2 Brabant's Horse
Notes:
Age:
Literary references:

Memorial:
Promenade. Statue. CTV Cheltenham GLOUCESTERSHIRE England

Casualty:
Casualty details: Killed on 26 Jun 1900 at Senekal (Official casualty roll location: Senekal)
Source: South African Field Force. JB Hayward & Sons
Gazetteer:
[2826: 2820-2737] a town in the Orange Free State (Senekal district; Free State), 45 km north-east of Marquard. The town and district provided burghers for a commando (Cmdt J.I. Jacobsz). On 25 May 1900, Maj H.S. Dalbiac's 34th (Middlesex) company of the 11th Imperial Yeomanry acting as advance guard moved far ahead of Lt-Gen Sir L. Rundle's 8th infantry division and entered the town which was found to be deserted of armed burghers. It was, however, attacked by a commando during the day and Dalbiac and three others were killed, four wounded and 13 surrendered as seven other troopers escaped. As the rest of the divison arrived that day, the town was formally occupied. Rundle's division left on 31 May to be replaced by Maj-Gen R.A.P. Clements's column following the British reorganization. This column was moved to Winburg* on 21 June leaving a garrison of some 700 mounted men from Rundle's column under Lt-Col H.M. Grenfell. At the end of August, the garrison was withdrawn to Ficksburg*. On 15 September Maj-Gen J.E. Boyes column with Rundle entered Senekal where it was inconclusively attacked by a commando of some 300 burghers under Cmdt F.J.W.J. Hattingh of Vrede and Cmdt C.J. de Villiers of Harrismith. Chief-Cmdt C.R. de Wet concluded his invasion of the Cape Colony at Senekal on 11 March 1901, dispersing the burghers who had formed his commando. On 25 April 1901, the town was surrounded by Lt-Col T.D. Pilcher's column and again temporarily occupied. HMG III pp.121, 134-136, 138, 469 and 473 (map no.38), IV p.159 (map no.64); Times IV pp.243-244 and 313-314 (map of the Orange Free State in the front pocket), V p.153 (map of the Orange Free State in the end pocket).

There are a few boer war websites you could look at

http://www.angloboerwar.com/

http://www.roll-of-honour.org/Databases/BoerDetailed/index.html

http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/sotq/sotq_abw.cgi

Think Phillip got his dates possibly wrong, this is from another tree;


Name: Arthur Walter Barrow
Birth: 10 January 1875 (10 Jan 1875) - Jersey, Channel Islands
Death: 13 February 1923 (13 Feb 1923) - Plymouth, Devon
Parents: Joseph Ralph Barrow, Marie Eustache
Spouse: Sarah Wallser

I can't see the censuses mentioned

Thanks to all who have posted. Yes, I did get the date wrong there - I was rushing, sorry. The transcriptions of the census (Channel Islands) may be misspelt.... Wife Mary was born in France (1851), although in one of the census, this isn't stated as such.

I think the memorial of J Barrow (Brabant's Horse) is in Cheltenham - why would it be there? He definitely had no connection with Cheltenham.

Phil

The regiment was probably based there

I have subsequently found out the following - Joseph's only son that survived out of the three born Arthur went to St Helier School w/e 27 October 1885. The admittance notes state that "Father deserted his wife, 5 years of age (when Arthur was 5 in 1880) - Father is supposed to be a cook aboard a merchant ship"

So, where can I go from here? Will there be a list of merchnt ships with names of employees??

Phil

This is for Arthur. Next of kin is Mary Barrow, Pieri Lane, Jersey.
Arthur was a tailor and had been in Gorey? Industrial School for at least 3 years previous.


British Army Service Records 1760-1915 Transcription
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First Name ARTHUR
Last Name BARROW
Age At Attestation Months -
Age At Attestation Years 15
Record set British Army Service Records 1760-1915
Attestation Day 9
Attestation Month 5
Year Of Birth 1875
Document Type Attestation
Year 1890
Birth Country CHANNEL ISLANDS
Birth County CHANNEL ISLANDS
Attestation Corps South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
Birth Parish ST PETER'S
Attestation Soldier Number 3088
Birth Town ST AUBYN JERSEY
Discharge Corps South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
Discharge Soldier Number -
Rank -
Box 2261
Regiment South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) - 40th & 82nd Foot
Box Record Number 48
Soldier Number 3088
Series chelsea pensioners british army service records 1760-1913
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Record collection Regimental & service records
Collections from Great Britain



1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
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First Name ARTHUR
Last Name BARROW
Relationship -
Condition SINGLE
Gender Male
Year Of Birth 1874
Age 17
Occupation SOLDIER PRIVATE
Birth Town -
Birth County JERSEY
Birth Place ENGLAND
House Name -
Street FORT REGENT JERSEY
Town ST HELIER
Parish ST HELIER
City -
County Jersey
Registration District JERSEY
Vessel Name -
Archive Reference RG12
Piece Number 4696
Folio 166
Page 12

And Mary.



1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
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First Name MARY
Last Name BARROW
Relationship HEAD
Condition MARRIED
Gender Female
Age 29
Year Of Birth 1852
Occupation LAUNDRESS
Birth Town -
Birth County BRITISH SUBJECT
Birth Place FRANCE
House Number 4
House Name -
Street PIER ROAD
Town -
Parish ST HELIER
County Jersey
Country CHANNEL ISLANDS

JOSEPH BARROW SON 2 1879


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
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First Name MARY
Last Name BARROW
Relationship HEAD
Condition MARRIED
Gender Female
Year Of Birth 1853
Age 38
Occupation WASHERWOMAN
Birth Town -
Birth County -
Birth Place FRANCE
House Name -
Street PIER ROAD
Town ST HELIER
Parish ST HELIER

STEPHEN DUCQUEMIN LODGER 1856 35



1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
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First Name MARY
Last Name BARROW
Relationship HEAD
Condition WIDOW
Gender Female
Age 50
Year Of Birth 1851
Occupation LAUNDRESS
Birth Town GOREY
Birth County JERSEY
Birth Place CHANNEL ISLANDS
Street PIER ROAD
Town ST HELIERS
Parish ST HELIERS
City -
Country CHANNEL ISLANDS
County Jersey

Joseph's birth for ref.

First Name Joseph Ralph
Last Name Barrow
Date Of Baptism 8 Mar 1846
Date Of Birth 02 Feb 1846
Father's First Name Ralph
Mother's First Name Bridget
Place Poonamallee
Presidency -
Father's Last Name Barrow

Thank you very much - terrific of you to provide all this - I was aware of these details - it just leaves a death for Joseph to find - between 1891 and 1901!!!

If he WAS a cook, maybe he died on ship, abroad???