While doing some on-line research into my family, I came across this "chat" about Pauline Barry (better late than never). As with Tish - she is my Great Aunt also ... and Tish and I are actually second cousins (we have met a couple of times, but she likely does not remember) - my grandmother (Minnie) and her grandmother (Evelyn) were sisters. The Ireland Chipperfield girls were: Louisa (named after her mother), Minnie, Lily, Evelyn, Pauline, and the only son Jim. Louisa & Lily died of TB in their early 20's and had no surviving children; Jim also died of TB at about 40 years of age. I had the good fortune of spending summers in Northern Ireland in my teens (1970's), lived with my grandparents, and spent some time with Auntie Pauline up at Bellevue. I also recall meeting my Great Grandmother - Lousia Chipperfield (born c1876) - when I was very young. For anyone interested, the book that was suggested "Fun is our Business - the story of Barry's Amusements" by James Fairely is a great resource document. As part of his research, the author spent a week with me here in Canada doing interviews, going through family records, etc. FYI I believe that the name "Barry" was adopted for the family business for the simple reason that it was on the first truck that James (sometimes referred to as Ernest) Chipperfield bought when he brought his family from England and started up the business in Ireland ... didn't want to spend the money to repaint it!
Regarding meeting one of the sisters in Wales about 20 years ago - it is unlikely, given Auntie Pauline died around 1995, my grandmother (Minnie) about 6 years earlier, and Tish's grandmother (Evelyn) - died many years before. Pauline Barry will always be special to me for a variety of reasons - one being that I am her namesake.
