Some South Australian Families
Father: ? BARRETT
Mother: Not known
Family: Elizabeth WOODLEY
| NOTE: John Barrett died (cause unknown) between about July and September 1838 in Hungerford, England and his wife, Elizabeth, brought their surviving children to South Australia in 1840. Further details on the Woodley page |
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Notes on the children of John Barrett and Elizabeth Woodley ........................................................... It appears that the children who accompanied their mother to South Australia were William, Elizabeth Martha, Priscilla and Mary Ann. The fate of Emily and James is unknown but it is presumed that they died as infants. According to Free BMD, Selina BARRETT died in 1838. William BARRETT - no details known Elizabeth Martha BARRETT married Adolphus WHITBREAD on 30 November 1846 at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide (Priscilla BARRETT was a witness at the wedding). Their children included:
Priscilla BARRETT married Samuel HUMPSTONE (sometimes shown as HUMPSTON) in about 1851. Their children included:
Mary Ann BARRETT details below
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| Note that Mary Ann CHILDS (nee BARRETT) is buried with her sons, John CHILDS and Arthur Ernest Adolphus CHILDS (my grandfather) and (my grandmother) Florence "Florrie" Alice CHILDS (nee FOGDEN). If the birth date shown above is correct it would appear that Mary Ann's age on her headstone (and on the Death Certificate) is incorrect and that her age shown on the Marriage Certificate is more accurate (and is consistent with the Assisted Immigration Record). |
Father: John BARRETT
Mother: Elizabeth WOODLEY
Family: Henry Benjamin CHILDS
| Note: Mary Ann's age is shown as 19 years at the date of her marriage to Henry Benjamin Childs. This age is confirmed by her likely birthdate. Mary Ann's death certificate indicates that she was aged 17 years at her marriage. This would appear to be incorrect. Marriage records for South Australia in 1853 did not show fathers' names. |
CHILDREN: (Note: father's name often shown as Benjamin Henry or just Benjamin)
See the Childs Page for more detailed notes on the descendants of Mary Ann BARRETT (and Henry Benjamin CHILDS).
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Some further information about Mary Ann Barrett -------------------------------------------------------------- The following item appeared in The Advertiser in 1912: At the residence of Mrs. M. A. Childs, Gilbert-street, Bowden, on April 5, a social gathering was held. Mrs. Childs is a colonist of 72 years, having arrived in the ship Fairlea in the year 1840, with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett. She was a resident of Moonta for a number of years, and removed to Parkside over 30 years ago. Her husband, who died about nine years ago, was a mail driver for Messrs. Chambers Bros, for years. There are six sons and two daughters, living in different parts of Australia. Source: The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889-1931) Monday 8 April 1912, Page 8 The following death notice appeared in The Advertiser on 16 January 1917:
CHILDS - On the 15th January, at the Adelaide Hospital, Mary Ann Childs, aged 87 years [sic], leaving five sons and two daughters to mourn their loss. |
_John BARRETT
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Mary Ann BARRETT -|
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