Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry

The marriage record

Married Willem Hermanus “William Henry” Booyzen · 22 December 1879 · Lady Grey a record read hereHe signs as a BOER. The signature on this register is the one this archive has spent most of its time arguing about: is the letter a z or an s?The name →

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…1826 The evidence show ↓ hide ↑ died fifteen years before the war began; signed his wife's death notice · and Johanna Margaritha Pretorius — DOCUMENTED, named by the 1870 Doop Register and by nothing else 4 1851 → 1905 Willem Hermanus “William Henry” Booyzen b. 4 May 1851, achter Sneeuberg d. 13 Sep 1905, Indwe × Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry achter Sneeuberg married 22 Dec 1879 documented 9 children recorded George Downing Mountjoy Booyzen carries the line show ↓ hide ↑ John Barry Booyzen b. c. 1884 Willem Hermanus Booyzen of Indwe c. 1886 – 29 Jul 1932 David Kolbe Booyzen Henry James Booyzen 12 Aug 1887 – 8 Dec 1956 Gertruida Alexandra Booyzen Johanna Catharina Booyzen b.…

…The links do not — here they are.…

…This matters directly: the tree is hosted on a 23andMe-linked MyHeritage site. It was not an isolated match Three Barry–Booyzen unions across three generations — a fourth, which this archive previously counted, turned out to be the same marriage entered twice.…

…joy (30 Apr 1819 – 19 May 1863) born 10 May 1812, Graaff-Reinet died 1884 (probate) married 4 Nov 1838 Cradock died fifteen years before the war began; signed his wife's death notice · and Johanna Margaritha Pretorius — DOCUMENTED, named by the 1870 Doop Register and by nothing else Generation4 Willem Hermanus “William Henry” Booyzen and Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry (1859–1940) born 4 May 1851, achter Sneeuberg died 13 Sep 1905, Indwe trade farmer in 1879, mason in 1905 married 22 Dec 1879 documented parentage DOCUMENTED by two registers; died of a stomach ulcer Generation3 George Downing Mountjoy Booyzen and Anna Johanna Maria Pretorius (1906–1944) born 1 Jun 1901, Cape Province died 11 Dec 1947, Forest Hill trade South African Railways & Harbours married 3…

…Fatal George Kolbe died in 1844 and Margaret Downing in 1867. Neither can be in a photograph taken in the late 1870s. Probably their son George Augustus Kolbe (b. 1836) and his wife — the repeated forename is the obvious route by which the caption went astray. → Kathleen Mary Barry (Booysen) Listed in the tree as a sister of Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry, also married to a Booysen, with no dates. Resolved RESOLVED by John Barry's 1915 death notice, which lists only ONE Barry daughter married to a Boyson. The arithmetic closes: 8 surviving + 2 predeceased + 1 duplicate = the tree's 11. They are the same woman. → John Augustus Barry I — date of death THREE dates.…

…South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869–1954 · 1:1:736J-96W2 , film 007731503 image 01056 . Johannesburg Cemetery Records · 1:1:6N1B-JVP9 and 1:1:6J3R-2Q1R . Read 13 September 2026. 1940 · Grave 9760 — where Kathleen Barry actually is This archive has carried the great-great-grandmother of the line as Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry, 1859–1940 — two years and nothing else. The City of Johannesburg Register of Persons Buried at New Cemetery gives the day, the section and the number of the grave. CITY OF JOHANNESBURG · REGISTER OF PERSONS BURIED AT NEW CEMETERY. Name, age in years months and days, sex, date of burial, section, grave number, remarks. Late August to December 1940, about forty burials to the page.…

…Two are still missing. The Barrys John Augustus Barry II b. 13 Mar 1847 William Barry b. 23 Aug 1853 James Henry Barry 13 Jul 1848 – 23 Jun 1939 George Augustus Barry b. 26 Apr 1850 Hendrik Nicholaas Barry b. 1857 — from Pama Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 10 Nov 1863 Richard Peter Barry b. 1866 — from Pama Margaret Mary Bedford Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940 the direct line Kathleen Mary Barry George Augustus Kolbe and Margaret Downing 10 head born 7 Dec 1802 – 1 Dec 1844 a record read here Married 1819 — both were sixteen, and the Nautilus passenger roll of 1820 overstates both their ages by four years. The Kolbes Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 the direct line Mary Elizabeth Kolbe d. bef.…

…1863 Francis McCabe & Anna Jacoba van der Merwe · Orange Free State Jan Hendrik Kolbe & Rose Maria McCabe · Bloemfontein Willem Hermanus “William Henry” Booyzen & Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry · Lady Grey Hercules Johannes Mountjoy & Maria Sophia van Niekerk · Dordrecht James Jonathan Mountjoy & Maria Louisa Bertha Kumm · Dordrecht and 6 more at these years, too close together to name 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 Each dot is a marriage this archive can place, at the year of the record, with the town under it.…

…Who When What they are to the name Catharine Sophia Maria Kolbe godmother, 1848 Stood at the Graaff-Reinet font on 13 November 1848 for her sister's son Henry James Barry, entry 603, written out in full by the clerk. Eleven years before the first Catherine Maria Sophia was born. Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 1859–1940 The last Barry of the surname in this line. She married a Booyzen in 1879. Catharina Maria Sophia Booysen 1891–1946 Baptised at Barkly Oost, “named for her mother entire”. She married a Daschner at Indwe. Catherine Mary Sophia Daschner a major by 1942 Her eldest daughter — the third of the name, and the second surname it has crossed.…

…The marriage itself is not found and the children are index rows. What Was Searched The Kolbes The Marriages Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1871 Inferred 27 Mar 1871, baptised 23 Apr 1871 — THE THIRD OF THE NAME. Eldest child of John Augustus Barry II, and a niece of the Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry who married into this family — born twelve years after her aunt. The index enters her baptism at Graaff-Reinet on one record and Colesberg on another, from the same date. FROM THE INDEX. The Barrys What Was Searched Petrus Jacobus Booijsen of 1889 Documented 21 Jun 1889 — Baptised at Rustenburg in 1889, son of Petrus Jacobus Booijsen and Anna Catharina Sofia Benadi.…

…FROM THE INDEX. The Barrys What Was Searched Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef.…

…FROM THE INDEX. The Barrys What Was Searched Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef.…

…FROM THE INDEX. The Barrys What Was Searched Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef.…

…Eleven children, five of them carrying Booyzen and Barry forenames. She died in the Transvaal in 1946 — estate TAB MHG 3734/46, found only when this archive finally searched outside the Cape, and still to be read. Parents Willem Hermanus “William Henry” Booyzen 4 May 1851 – 13 Sep 1905 record Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940 record Catharina Maria Sophia Booysen 22 Apr 1891 – 1946 — West Park Booyzen married Joseph Heinrich Daschner c.…

…Recorded at her death as a Military Pensioner. Buried on 6 SEPTEMBER 1940 at the City of Johannesburg NEW CEMETERY — Brixton — aged 82, in the DUTCH REFORMED section, GRAVE 9760. An Irishman’s daughter out of Barkly East, in the Dutch Reformed ground on the Rand.…

…His 1903 registration says they had ELEVEN children; his own death notice names EIGHT; HER death notice, estate 1291, names NINE. The ninth is WILLIAM, who appears on nothing else. Two are still missing. Married 22 December 1879 — the marriage register that carries the disputed signature. The name → Every record naming Catherine Maria Sophia Kathleen Barry → The marriage record Married Willem Hermanus “William Henry” Booyzen · 22 December 1879 · Lady Grey a record read here He signs as a BOER. The signature on this register is the one this archive has spent most of its time arguing about: is the letter a z or an s?…

…image The Barrys Namesakes The Women Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1871 27 Mar 1871, baptised 23 Apr 1871 – — Clarence Barry 14 Mar 1879, baptised 14 May 1879 at Burgersdorp – — Cornelia Herculena Petronella Barry — – 21 Dec 1909, Cherryville, Barkly East Dorothea Regina Barry Named on the 1915 death notice. A NIECE OF THE SAME NAME was baptised Dorothea Regin…

…Eldest child of John Augustus Barry II, and a niece of the Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry who married into this family — born twelve years after her aunt. The index enters her baptism at Graaff-Reinet on one record and Colesberg on another, from the same date. FROM THE INDEX. Parents John Augustus Barry II b. 13 Mar 1847 inferred Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen inferred Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1871 b. 27 Mar 1871 Barry 8 siblings John Augustus Barry III b.…

…The Barrys What Was Searched Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef. Aug 1859 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1871 27 Mar 1871, baptised 23 Apr 1871 – — Cornelia Herculena Petronella Barry — – 21 Dec 1909, Cherryville, Barkly East Dorothea Regina Barry Named on the 1915 death notice.…

…The Barrys The Women The Register Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef. Aug 1859 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1871 27 Mar 1871, baptised 23 Apr 1871 – — Clarence Barry 14 Mar 1879, baptised 14 May 1879 at Burgersdorp – — Dorothea Regina Barry Named on the 1915 death notice.…

…KOLBE-BOOYSEN, of Port Elizabeth.” A TOWN AND TWO CHILDREN, from two notices six months apart — and the engagement spells the headline KOLBY and the body KOLBE, four words from each other. Parents Willem Hermanus “William Henry” Booyzen 4 May 1851 – 13 Sep 1905 record Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940 record David Kolbe Booyzen Booyzen 8 siblings John Barry Booyzen b. c. 1884 Willem Hermanus Booyzen of Indwe c. 1886 – 29 Jul 1932 Henry James Booyzen 12 Aug 1887 – 8 Dec 1956 Gertruida Alexandra Booyzen Johanna Catharina Booyzen b. 20 Jun 1889 Catharina Maria Sophia Booysen 22 Apr 1891 – 1946 — West Park Richard Peter Booyzen c.…

…The atlas → Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef.…

…Where it stands → Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef.…

…FROM THE INDEX. The Register Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef.…

…The atlas → Every mention, page by page Others on the Barry side Alida Eduarda Barry 10 Dec 1886, baptised 23 Feb 1887 at Dordrecht – — Alida Jacoba van Ellinckhuizen Wife of John Augustus Barry II and the mother of nine children baptise Anton Rector Kolbe Barry 3 Nov 1882, baptised 4 Apr 1883 at Burgersdorp – — Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940, Johannesburg — buried 6 Sep, New Cemetery, grave 9760 Catherine Mary Sophia Barry of 1855 10 Jul 1855, baptised 22 Jul 1855 at Burgersdorp – bef.…

…10 Nov 1863 Barry 9 siblings John Augustus Barry II b. 13 Mar 1847 William Barry b. 23 Aug 1853 James Henry Barry 13 Jul 1848 – 23 Jun 1939 George Augustus Barry b. 26 Apr 1850 Hendrik Nicholaas Barry b. 1857 — from Pama Richard Peter Barry b. 1866 — from Pama Margaret Mary Bedford Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry 4 Aug 1859 – 1940 Kathleen Mary Barry the direct line, argued on the line from a record this archive has read inferred, not stated from the family tree, unverified All 12 relationships shown are written in a record this archive has read.…