Born about in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Norman Charles Barber
— married
1903 in Victoria, Australia
Mother of
George Norman Kenneth Barber, Edwin Colin Carins Barber, Eleanor Katie Irene Barber and Hilary Norma Mary Barber
Died
at about age 92
in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 14 May 2020
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Biography
Catherine Watson Cairns (married name Barber) was born around 1876 in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of Minra Struthers and Peter Waters Cairns.[1]
Catherine, 6, emigrated to Australia with extended family on the Shenir in 1883.[2]
She married Norman Charles Barber in 1903 in Victoria.[3] Their children were:[4]
- George Norman Kenneth Barber (1906–1998)
- Edwin Colin Carins Barber (1909–?)
- Hilary Norma Mary Barber (1917–?)
- Eleanor Katie Irene Barber (1917–?)
Norman died in 1935.[4]
Catherine died in 1968 in Camberwell, Victoria, aged 92 years.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catherine Watson Barber's death record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Registration number: 19971 / 1968. Retrieved 14 May 2020 by Clare Spring from https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5eb90c4c648862193fe16e46/record/5c6540ff4aba80ac31c2b24f.
- ↑ Queensland Archives - Passenger Lists
Last name Given names Age Ship Date Year CAIRNS John 48 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Jane 38 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Robert 8 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Jane 6 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Thomas 2 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Mary 2 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Wm 18 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Peter 30 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Jimima 27 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Andrew 8 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Catherine 6 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Jimima 3 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Mary inf. Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 CAIRNS James 14 Shenir 1883/01/02 1883 - ↑ Marriage record: 7209 / 1903. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Cath Watson CAIRNS and Norman Chas BARBER) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Obituary: Dr. N. C. Barber." 26 December 1935. The Age (Melbourne), p. 7. Retrieved 14 May 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203892326.
The death is announced of Dr. Norman Charles Barber, of Alphlngton. He was the son of the late Mr. G. P. Barber, who was one of the early squatters of the Western district, and a grandson of the late Mr. Thomas Napier. one of the pioneers of Melbourne, who bought land in Collins-street at the first land sale. Dr. Barber leaves a widow and two sons Mr. Ken Barber, of Apsley, and Mr. Colin Barber, and twin daughters, Hilary and Eleanor. The funeral will be at Warrnambool.
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