Walter Barrs^{[1, 2, 3]}

1882 - 1946  (63 years)

• Name	Walter Barrs
  Born	13 Oct 1882	Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [2, 3]
  	Address: 19 Foxon Street
  	Based on member records found on Ancestry.com; pending receipt of birth record
  		Birth_Walter Barrs
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	08 Nov 1882	Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [4]
  	St Mary de Castro
  		Baptism_Walter Barrs
  Census	05 Apr 1891	Desford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
  	Address: Peckleton Road
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Anstey, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [5]
  	Address: Cropstone Road
  EYES	blue  [6]
  HAIR	dark brown  [6]
  HEIG	5'7.5"  [6]
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [5]
  	bricklayer's apprentice
  Occupation	Between 1913 and 1943  [7]
  	bricklayer
  Residence	1913	Ashfield, , New South Wales, Australia   [7]
  	Address: 58 Holborrow Street
  Residence	17 Nov 1915	Enfield, , New South Wales, Australia   [6]
  	"Carina"
  	Address: George Street
  Religion	01 Dec 1915  [6]
  	methodist
  Occupation	16 Oct 1920  [2]
  	bricklayer
  Died	04 Jun 1946	Concord, , New South Wales, Australia   [8, 9]
  	Address: 36 Princess Avenue
  	The following was published in The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 5 Jun 1946: BARRS. — June 4, 1946, at his residence, 36 Princess Ave, Concord, Walter (late 3rd Pioneer Batt., 1st A.I.F.), dearly loved husband of Edna and loving father of Keith, Clive Eric, and father-in-law of Ronnie, and grandfather of Kay. At rest.
  Buried	05 Jun 1946	Rookwood, , New South Wales, Australia   [10]
  	Address: Rookwood Crematorium
  	The following announcements were published in The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 5 Jun 1946: BARRS.-The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. Edna Barrs and Family, of 36 Princess Avenue. Concord, are invited to attend the Funeral of her dearly beloved Husband and their dear Father, Walter: to leave the Metropolitan Funeral Home. Railway Parade. Burwood. This Day after service commencing at 3.30 p.m., for Rookwood Crematorium. Metropolitan Burial and Cremation Society pty., Ltd., Railway Pde, Burwood. UJ2178-9. BARRS.-The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. Ada Philpott, Clive, Bock, Clare (Mrs. W. Tait). Clem, and Ervin are invited to attend the Funeral of her dearly beloved Son-in-law and their dear Brother-in-law, Walter Barrs. For full particulars see family notice.
  Person ID	22737027	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John William Barrs,   b. 08 Dec 1858, Peckleton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. Between Jan 1925 and Mar 1925, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Emma Kingling Rowe,   b. 11 Apr 1858,   d. 11 Aug 1943, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom  (Age 85 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1880	Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [11]
  	St Mark's
  		Marriage_John Barrs & Emma Rowe
  Census	05 Apr 1891	Desford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [12]
  	Address: Peckleton Road
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Anstey, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [5]
  	Address: Cropstone Road
  Census	02 Apr 1911	Anstey, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [13]
  	Address: Forest Gate
  Residence (Fam)	Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  Residence (Fam)	Peckleton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [14]
  Residence (Fam)	Desford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [15]
  Residence (Fam)	Desford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom   [16]
  Association	Family: / (Relationship: Witness_of_Marriage)
  Family ID	5201900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Pretoria May Philpott,   b. 11 Jun 1900, Summer Hill, , New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 27 Jul 1964, Concord, , New South Wales, Australia  (Age 64 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1920	Croydon Park, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  		Marriage_Walter Barrs & Edna Philpott
  Residence (Fam)	Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  Residence (Fam)	Concord, , New South Wales, Australia   [17]
  Children	1. Walter Keith Barrs,   b. 18 Jul 1924, Concord, , New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 07 Aug 1961, Camperdown, , New South Wales, Australia  (Age 37 years)   2. Clive Edwyn Barrs,   b. 06 Sep 1926, Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 11 Dec 1971, Peakhurst, , New South Wales, Australia  (Age 45 years)   3. Eric Noel Barrs,   b. 20 Dec 1930, Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 31 Oct 1977, Killara, , New South Wales, Australia  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021
  Family ID	18213653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - Address: 19 Foxon Street - 13 Oct 1882 - Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom Baptism - St Mary de Castro - 08 Nov 1882 - Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom Census - Address: Peckleton Road - 05 Apr 1891 - Desford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom Census - Address: Cropstone Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Anstey, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom Residence - Address: 58 Holborrow Street - 1913 - Ashfield, , New South Wales, Australia Married - 16 Oct 1920 - Croydon Park, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia Died - Address: 36 Princess Avenue - 04 Jun 1946 - Concord, , New South Wales, Australia Residence (Fam) - - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia Residence (Fam) - - Concord, , New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [74232888] RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and other ranks, 1921-1948, A9301., Walter Keith Barrs (Reliability: 3). [13038578] NSW; Marriage; Walter Barrs; Edna Philpott, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, (NSW Marriage registration), 16827., 16827 (Reliability: 3). [3237427] ENG; Birth certificate; Walter Barrs, General Register Office for England & Wales, (ENG Birth certificate), 418., No. 148 (Reliability: 3). [S185] Leicestershire Baptisms, (Leicestershire Baptisms), Walter Barrs; No. 1194; 08/11/1882 (Reliability: 3). Archive reference: DE1683/6; Page: 150 [S708] 1901; Census; England, Ancestry.com, (Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901), RG13., John & Emma Barrs (Reliability: 3). Class: RG13; Piece: 2983; Folio: 17; Page: 6 [S31] AUS, WW1 - Military Records, National Archives of Australia, Walter Barrs; No. 381 (Reliability: 3). Title Barrs Walter : SERN 381 : POB Leicester England : POE Sydney NSW : NOK B Barrs A Contents date range 1914 - 1920 Series number B2455 Click to see which government agency or person created this item. Control symbol BARRS W Citation NAA: B2455, BARRS W Item ID 3053016 Location Canberra Access status Open Date of decision 12 Apr 2001 Physical format PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS (allocated at series level) Records authority class number 3891 Date registered 10 Sep 1997 [S319] AUS, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Ancestry.com, (Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980), 2 January 2021; Walter Barrs (Reliability: 2). [S11] AUS; NSW; Births, Deaths & Marriages Index; Online, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, accessed; 15 December 2020; death of Walter Barrs (Reliability: 2). BARRS WALTER 8355/1946 JOHN WILLIAM EMMA RINDLING BURWOOD [S155] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), (online images), Deaths; announcements; 5 June 1946; Page 22; Accessed; 15 December 2020 (Reliability: 2). [S155] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), (online images), Funerals; announcements; 5 June 1946; Page 22; Accessed; 15 December 2020 (Reliability: 2). [S184] Leicestershire Marriages, (Leicestershire Marriages), John William Barrs & Emma Rowe; No. 60; 25/12/1880 (Reliability: 3). Archive Reference: DE1752/9 [S707] 1891; Census; England, Ancestry.com, (Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891), RG12., John W & Emma Barrs (Reliability: 3). Class: RG12; Piece: 2506; Folio: 127; Page: 4; GSU roll: 6097616 [15368646] 1911; Census; England, Ancestry.com, (Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911), RG14., John W & Emma Barrs (Reliability: 3). Registration District Number: 406 Sub-registration District: Rothley ED, institution, or vessel: 03 Piece: 19152 [S185] Leicestershire Baptisms, (Leicestershire Baptisms), George Barrs; No. 1414; 23 Nov 1887 (Reliability: 3). First name(s) George Mother's first name(s) Emma Last name Barrs Event type Parish Registers Birth year 1887 Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Baptism year 1887 Archive reference 5D73/3 Baptism date 23 Nov 1887 Page 177 Baptism place Leicester, St Andrew's Record set Leicestershire Baptisms Denomination Anglican Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records County Leicestershire Subcategory Parish Baptisms Country England Collections from England, Great Britain Father's first name(s) John William [S185] Leicestershire Baptisms, (Leicestershire Baptisms), 62 (Reliability: 3). Archive reference DE370/7 [S185] Leicestershire Baptisms, (Leicestershire Baptisms), 69 (Reliability: 3). Archive reference DE370/7 [S319] AUS, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Ancestry.com, (Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980), 2 January 2021; Walter & Edna Barrs (Reliability: 2).