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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: tamrock on Monday 13 June 11 02:22 BST (UK)
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John Joseph Barry Born in Hawera Died aged 84. He ran race horses in the newplymouth area, Bell Block I think. He won the manawatu cup or something like that several times first in 1965 then 1966 and 1977. My grand father Finbar Barry and his Father Stephen John Barry. Any one please point me in the right direction I would be most gratfull. The information on John Joseph is all I have from new plymouth paper I think, cut out that is almost falling a part and read to me over the phone.
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Hi Tamrock,
What sort of info do you want ?
Try Paperspast for a start
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=q&e=-------10--1----0-all
Cheers Janette
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This may be his death
1981/27001 Barry John Joseph born 5 September 1901
1952/30915 Barry Stephen John 79Y
Cheers Janette
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1952/30915 Barry Stephen John 79Y
Cheers Janette
Buried in the Wanganui Old Catholic Cemetery.
An email to the council will give you more information:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0dq0/
Cheers
KHP
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This may be his death
1981/27001 Barry John Joseph born 5 September 1901
Death and Obituary notices appeared in the Otago and Southland papers
Cheers
KHP
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Thankyou so much, I apreciate your help.
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Hi Tamrock
If you are looking to build up a picture of the family, then things like electoral rolls can also be useful
eg
Source 1911 Electoral Roll
Electorate Wanganui
Surname BARRY Given Names Stephen John
Place of Residence 42 Keith Street
Occupation railway guard
This is from an NZSG CD, there are also rolls and directories at places like ancestry online (the directories are free to browse)
Bye
Althea
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thankyou for that
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Hi Tamrock,
What information are you looking for with the Barry family?
Cheers Janette
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When I was very young at school, was asked by friends how or why my name come to be Kevin, it was a group of us chatting about it. Any how I asked my father that day when I got home and he was quite stern when he said "what do you want to know that for"? well it was all inocent from my point but it turns out I we are related to Kevin Gerrard Barry of Ireland, hung at 18. It has been in the back of my mind to this day. My mother remembers a heated argument with my grand father an uncle and auntie and dad about his naming me Kevin. So I recontly find out that Steven John Barry had to leave Ireland in some haste. I have been told it was a fight over a girl and he threw a rock through a pub window. I am thinking its a bit more than than. I need to go back to Stephens Father Michael and see who stephens brothers are or even Michael Barry's brothers to see if there is a link any where. Kevin Barry would have to be a great uncle.
The problem I have is My Father is dead, his father is dead and his brother, my uncle and aunties will not speak of it. they will not say a word. I only just today learnt of another Barry in New Zealand John Joseph who was born in Hawera and went on to train race horses, had a taranaki wcup winner or somthing like that in 1965,66 and 67. Thats all I knowI have found all that you have found. Its finding the brothers of Michael Barry in Ireland that will be a challange
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This looks like it may be SJ's birth from Family Search
Stephen John Barry b 26 Dec 1872 Ireland
Parents Michael Barry & Hanna Mccarthy
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0dq6/
Cheers Janette
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Michael Barry, there lays the problem. If I want to find out more about him its going to be very dificuilt
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A birth for a Daniel Barry
29 SEP 1875 , Cork, Ireland
Parents
Michael Barry
Hanora Mc Carthy
Cheers Janette
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Yes I have that I also have one for Timothy Barry 15 Feb 1880
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So with those two, I could get birth certificates that will give me more information on Micheal. I have orderd one on Stephen as it seems most reliable