RootsChat.Com

Hi Dan, My name is Richard Brown and to cut a long story short, I believe that in some way I'm also connected to the Bar family that lived in the Market area of Belfast. My Great Grandmother was a woman called Mary Joyce who was married to William Joyce, Mary's maiden name was Barr and her father I believe was Daniel Barr, who would have been my great great grandfather on my mother's side. My mother is called Marie Brown and her mother was called Kathleen Maxwell who was the daughter of Mary Joyce/Barr. I was born and bread as they say in the Market and remember going to what we called my uncle Jo's barbers shop in Cromac Street to get a short back and sides. I'm currently putting together a family tree of the Brown/Maxwell family and would love to hear from you regarding the Barr connection. If you contact me through this site I will leave you my email address and if you would like we can email directly. The research I have done so far is not extensive but does go back to around the 1830/40/50's. If I can help you in any way I will do so, Bye the way I have my mum's old wedding album which I believe has photos of some of the barr's from Cromac street, although I'm not sure who is who.

Look forward to hearing from you Dan,

Richard Brown