Joseph Barclay Berry (1834 - 1916)

Born 24 Dec 1834 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Simpson) Berry — married 1 Mar 1858 in Hartley, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1916 at age 81 in Elgin, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Name

Joseph Barclay Berry ^[1]

Birth

Date: 24 Dec 1834

Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, CV1

NOTE: Christening 28 Jan 1835 ^[2]

Death

Date: 19 Nov 1916

Place: Elgin, 5280, Australia

Burial: West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ^[3][4]

Note: #N592

Marriage

Date: 1 Mar 1858

Place: Hartley, South Australia, Australia

Spouse: Mary Ann (Simpson) Berry (1837-1919)

Children

Walter James Berry (1860-1957)

Mary Ann (Berry) Bennett (1862-1924)

Joseph John Berry (1867-1935)

Alice Rebecca (Berry) Bowes (1868-1960)

Abraham Berry (1870-)

Arthur Berry (1873-1932)

Samuel Barclay Berry (1875-1955)

Adelaide (Berry) Caust (1876-1911)

Edith Laura Barclay (Berry) Graham (1879-1933)

Frederick Ernest Oliver Barclay Berry (1884-1971)

Census

Date: 1851

Place: St Michaels, Warwickshire, England

Joseph B Berry M 16 years Coventry, Warwickshire

James Berry Father M 40 years Coventry, Warwickshire

Ann E Berry Mother F 41 years Bethnal Green, Middlesex

Ann E Berry Sister F 8 years Coventry, Warwickshire

James Berry Brother M 17 years Coventry, Warwickshire

Thomas H Berry Brother M 11 years Coventry, Warwickshire

Occupation

Occupation: Teacher

Teaching records (compiled by Brian Condon of UniSA but no longer available there) show:

Teacher ID:294

CBE at Balhannah 1859

CBE Sandergrove 1864-1865

CBE Angas Plains 1866-1868

CBE Stirling East 1869

CBE Bugle Ranges 1870-1872

CBE Kangaroo Flat 1873-1875

HT Crystal Brook South 1876-1880

HT Langhorne Creek 1881-1882

HT Mannum 1883

Teacher of Langhorne's Creek in 1882-1883 SA business directory.

Head Teacher 1881-1882 in Langhorne Creek School booklet.

Newspaper Clippings

Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931) Sat 13 Jan 1917 Page 14

Mr. J.B. Berry. ^[5]

Mr. J. B. Berry, who died, recently at Kilkenny in his eighty-second year, was a native of Coventry, Warwickshire, England, having been born on December 24 1834. He arrived in South Australia in 1850 with his parents, two brothers, and one sister. The immigrants made their home at McLaren Vale. Mr. Beriy obtained employment at the Callington Mines, and later was appointed storeman at the Wheal Ellen Mines. Desiring to become a school teacher he applied to the Board of Education, and was accepted, and for about 21 years was in charge of several schools in this State. After resigning he carried on a news agency business for a number of years in the Hindmarsh district. During his earlier, years he performed enthusiastic service as a local preacher, chiefly for the Methodists, and was always associated with the religious bodies where he resided. By his kindly manner Mr. Berry made many friends. There survive a widow, a brother, and a sister, five sons, four daughters, and a number of grand and great-grandchildren.

Notes

Note N592Elgin

Elgin is now known as Woodville Park

Record ID Number: MH:N607

PRIN MH:IF1447

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K23N-F4K
2. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHXD-39P : Sun Mar 10 03:03:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Barclay Berry and James Berry, 28 January 1835.
3. ↑ Death Genealogy SA 1916 (406/153) BERRY Joseph Barclay undefined (Port Adelaide)
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156528075/joseph_barclay-berry: accessed July 15, 2024), memorial page for Joseph Barclay Berry (24 Dec 1834–21 Nov 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156528075, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645).
5. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164180184