Bob [Robert] Barr Secretary of Belfast Celtic Football Club

[If Only]

Hi Fiona,

Found the following link.
http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/belfcelt.html

"The club was controlled by the Barr family, and secretary Bob Barr is credited with having steered the club through the tortuous religious and political circumstances surrounding its formation. The club was run on strictly non-sectarian grounds."

Also found other links on google but did not have time to follow up.....I followed Celtic from a distance as a very young lad.

joe

[FionaLorraine]

Thanks Joe for the web site reference.  If I knew when he died then I could get a death record for him and get his age...mmm

[Jenny87]

There is a Robert Barr back in my family, b. 1887 and if I have it right, lived to a ripe old age -  died in 1984!   He was married to Mary McErlean b. 1895  d. 1989 ... another good long life.  Children I have recorded as: Robert (b. ??) , Annie (b 1918) James (b. 1921) Daniel (b. 1922), Kathleen (b. 1925) and Joseph (b. 1930).  Would love that this is the "Bob Barr" secretary/manager of the great Belfast Celtic..   I descend from Robert's sister Mary (b. 1890).  Am still trying to identify Robert's father's (John Barr)  ancestry ... so far I have John's parents as Daniel Barr (b. 1827) and Maria Weir (b. 1830) .. would love to hear from anyone who has more information either on Robert Barr or the ancestry of Daniel Barr and Maria Weir.

[Jenny87]

Thanks Joe for the web site reference.  If I knew when he died then I could get a death record for him and get his age...mmm

[aghadowey]

Lots more online since this thread was started in 2006 

This should help with the original query-
Belfast News-Letter, 12 May 1947: MR. ROBERT BARR Mr. Robert Barr, secretary of Belfast Celtic Football Club, died suddenly yesterday morning at his residence, St. James’s Park, Belfast. ... had not been good health for some time, but was present ... the inter-city match between Celtic and ...

GRONI's index shows- D/1947/55/1007/91/169 Robert Barr, age 72, death 11 May 1947 Belfast

Irish Times, 12 May 1947: … morning of Mr. Robert Barr who had been secretary Belfast Celtic A.F.C. since 1893 ... one the best-known figures to Irish football. Mr. Barr's health had been indifferent for some time but attended the Inter-City Cup game between Celtic and Bohemians at ...

Belfast Telegraph, 12 May 1947: ... championship, and had many other successes to his credit as a road racer. Mr. Barr is survived by his wife and four sons- Mr Robert Barr, L.D.S.: Dr. Arthur Barr, Coventry: Mr. Edward Barr, L.D.S., Uxbridge. and Mr. Winston Barr. There are also three brothers- Mr. John Barr, principal of St. Anthony's P.E.S., Willowfield, and Mr. Joseph and Mr. Patrick ...

13 May 1947: The funeral of Mr. Robert Barr, secretary of Belfast Celtic F.C., which took place to-day from St John's R.C. Church, Falls Road. to Milltown Cemetery, was followed ...

[aghadowey]

Barr Robert of Moyanna Saint James Park Belfast secretary and manager died 11 May 1947 Probate Belfast 1 August to Mary Barr widow. Effects £1813 3s. 5d.

Barr Mary of Moyanna saint James Park Belfast and of 10 Brunswick Terrace Bassett Road Uxbridge Middlesex widow died 29 December 1957 at Hillingdon Hospital Hillingdon Middlesex Probate London 15 September to Arthur Francis Barr medical doctor and Joseph Barr garage proprietor. Effects in Northern Ireland £3391 11s. Re-sealed at Belfast 17 December 1958.

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Woodvale/Springfield_Road/179835

Son John James Winston born 1912 Springfield Rd.-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1912/01494/1607655.pdf

Son Robert Gerard born 1913 at Moyanna-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1913/01455/1594437.pdf

Son Arthur Francis born 1914 at Moyanna-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1914/01414/1581262.pdf

Son Edward Aloysius born 1915 at Moyanna-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1915/01381/1568135.pdf
Died aged 5 weeks-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1915/05275/4464732.pdf

Another son Edward Aloysius born 1916 at Moyanna-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1915/01381/1568135.pdf

[aghadowey]

Robert Barr, National School Teacher, son of John Barr, linen lapper, married 1910 to another teacher, Mary Magennis-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1910/09988/5632596.pdf

Possibility for Robert in 1901-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Clifton/Yarrow_Street/963461

[robonline]

Bob Barr's son Edward Aloysius living in Uxbridge was my father. The Barr (my) family had a home near Uxbridge (26 Blossom Way, Hillingdon) for 50 years.  I know what happened to all his other sons (my uncles). Let me know if you want more info.

[FunFizz]

Hi, if you wish to connect, I have DNA on ancestry and a large Barr family tree with DNA links.  My father (who is in his late 80s) remembered that we were connected to your family...I think it must have been told in family history.  We have some old photos from books in the library.