William Barry
Found twice in one day. He came in on the 1915 death notice of his mother Margaretha Kolbe, estate 1291, which names NINE children where his father's names eight — and then the Burgersdorp doopregister produced his baptism: WILLIAM FREDRIK, born 23 August 1853, christened 23 October, godparents JOHN KOLBE, ANNA VAN DER MERWE and GEORGE KOLBE. Two of the three are his mother's brothers. A SECOND William Frederick Thomas was baptised in 1861 and this archive cannot say whether the first died or a clerk erred — a doubt re-surfaced, and briefly mistaken for a new find, when the index was asked for every Barry child of a Kolbe mother. He is not on his father's notice, not on the Cape Rebel roll, and nowhere else in this archive. His father's 1903 registration said ELEVEN children; with William there are nine named and two still missing.
The record
| Name | William Barry |
| Born | 23 Aug 1853, baptised 23 Oct 1853 at Burgersdorp |
| Died | — |
| Line | Barry |
| Confidence | Documented |
What the archive holds
Found twice in one day. He came in on the 1915 death notice of his mother Margaretha Kolbe, estate 1291, which names NINE children where his father's names eight — and then the Burgersdorp doopregister produced his baptism: WILLIAM FREDRIK, born 23 August 1853, christened 23 October, godparents JOHN KOLBE, ANNA VAN DER MERWE and GEORGE KOLBE. Two of the three are his mother's brothers. A SECOND William Frederick Thomas was baptised in 1861 and this archive cannot say whether the first died or a clerk erred — a doubt re-surfaced, and briefly mistaken for a new find, when the index was asked for every Barry child of a Kolbe mother. He is not on his father's notice, not on the Cape Rebel roll, and nowhere else in this archive. His father's 1903 registration said ELEVEN children; with William there are nine named and two still missing.
- 13 Sep 2026 — A relationship search had turned up two Barry children on neither parent's death notice
It turned up one. WILLIAM FREDERICK THOMAS BARRY, baptised 29 September 1861, was already recorded on William Barry's own page — put there the day the Burgersdorp doopregister was read, with the doubt stated in the same sentence. The search re-surfaced him and this archive wrote him up as a find for about an hour. Only HENRY JAONAS BARRY is new. The section now says which is which, and the header no longer counts him. Where it stands →
The Booyzen Archive
…15 May 1844 Petrus Jacobus Booysen b. 10 Sep 1839 Anna Catharina Booysen 21 Sep 1842 – bef. 1863 David Schalk Booysen 9 Jun 1848 – after Nov 1905 Magdalena Johanna Francina Booysen b. 16 Jul 1853 Jan Gerhardus Lodewicus Booysen b. 4 Dec 1855 Jacoba Catharina Booysen b. 21 Sep 1857 Catherine’s · 9 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.…
The Barrys
…Jaonas is what a clerk writes when he is not sure, and James Henry and Henry Jonas are not the same man on paper. William Frederick Thomas Barry not new baptised 29 Sep 1861 This archive already had him, and the first version of this section said otherwise. He has been sitting on William Barry 's page since the day the Burgersdorp register was read — "a SECOND William Frederick Thomas was baptised in 1861 and this archive cannot say whether the first died or a clerk erred". The query re-surfaced him; it did not find him. He remains exactly what he was: an unresolved second William, indexed twice over to Graaff-Reinet and Dordrecht , eight years after the Burgersdorp baptism .…
Blood relatives
…links do not — here they are. Parents: George Augustus Kolbe · Margaret Downing Brothers and sisters: Mary Elizabeth Kolbe · John Kolbe · George Kolbe · Catharine Sophia Maria Kolbe · Marian Kolbe · Julia Kolbe · Frederik Fortunatus Kolbe · Peter Benjamin Kolbe Children: Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry · John Augustus Barry II · William Barry · James Henry Barry · George Augustus Barry · Hendrik Nicholaas Barry · Frederick Fortunatus Barry · Richard Peter Barry · Margaret Mary Bedford · Kathleen Mary Barry · John Augustus Barry II · William Barry · James Henry Barry · George Augustus Barry · Hendrik Nicholaas Barry · Frederick Fortunatus Barry · Richard Peter Barry · Margaret Mary Bedford · Kathleen Mary Barry What the lines are made…
The documents
…South Africa, Cape, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court, 1871–1937 · estate 1291 , probate granted at Grahamstown 1915 · FamilySearch 1:1:QG2S-F1QT . Read 13 September 2026. 1847–1866 · The Barry children at the font — and William, found Yesterday William Barry existed on one line of his mother’s death notice and nowhere else. Here is his baptism. And the page it is on does something else: it puts the two Kolbe sisters this archive had to separate side by side in one church on one afternoon .…
Households
…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. 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.…
The Marriages
…5 Apr 1852, Burgersdorp — Miny Barry 13 Aug 1889, baptised 20 Oct 1889 at Dordrecht — Richard Peter Barry 1866 — from Pama, not from a font — Richard Pieter Kolbe Barry 1899 — Ruben Jacobus Hosea Barry 7 Oct 1888 — Ruben Jacobus Josuah Barry — — Theunis Christoffel Barry 1895, Barkly East 11 Jul 1963, East London William Barry 23 Aug 1853, baptised 23 Oct 1853 at Burgersdorp — William Frederick Thomas Barry baptised Graaff-Reinet 29 Sep 1861 — no birth date is recorded — Held on 18 inferred · 18 a record read here · 3 an open question.…
The People
…The register holds a RUBEN JACOBUS HOSEA baptised at Dordrecht in 1888, a grandson. The Schoeman name Ruben does come into this family — one generation later than this archive said. The Documents What Was Taken Back Theunis Christoffel Barry Inferred 1895, Barkly East 11 Jul 1963, East London FROM THE INDEX. The Barrys The Register William Barry Documented 23 Aug 1853, baptised 23 Oct 1853 at Burgersdorp — Found twice in one day.…
Catherine Maria Sophia “Kathleen” Barry
…20 Jun 1889 record Catharina Maria Sophia Booysen 22 Apr 1891 – 1946 — West Park record Richard Peter Booyzen c. 1894 – 25 Oct 1918 inferred George Downing Mountjoy Booyzen 1 Jun 1901 – 11 Dec 1947 direct line 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 Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 10 Nov 1863 Richard Peter Barry b.…
Frederick Fortunatus Barry
…Parents John Augustus Barry I 1819 – 1903 record Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 record Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 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.…
George Augustus Barry
…He carries his grandfather George Augustus Kolbe's names entire. Parents John Augustus Barry I 1819 – 1903 record Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 record George Augustus Barry b. 26 Apr 1850 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 Hendrik Nicholaas Barry b. 1857 — from Pama Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 10 Nov 1863 Richard Peter Barry b.…
Hendrik Nicholaas Barry
…7 Oct 1888 inferred Dorothea Regina Barry of Slang River b. 11 Jan 1892 inferred Harriet Louisa Barry 1894 – 7 Sep 1912 record Ellen Hendrika Barry b. 8 Dec 1899 inferred 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 Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 10 Nov 1863 Richard Peter Barry b.…
James Henry Barry
…Parents John Augustus Barry I 1819 – 1903 record Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 record James Henry Barry 13 Jul 1848 – 23 Jun 1939 Barry 9 siblings John Augustus Barry II b. 13 Mar 1847 William Barry b. 23 Aug 1853 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.…
John Augustus Barry I
…Parent John Barry — — 1796 was the OTHER man’s year – 1853 family tree John Augustus Barry I 1819 – 1903 Barry married Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 record 10 children with Margaretha John Augustus Barry II b. 13 Mar 1847 record William Barry b. 23 Aug 1853 record James Henry Barry 13 Jul 1848 – 23 Jun 1939 record George Augustus Barry b. 26 Apr 1850 record Hendrik Nicholaas Barry b. 1857 — from Pama record Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 10 Nov 1863 record Richard Peter Barry b.…
John Augustus Barry II
…30 Mar 1875 inferred Jacobus Ellinckhuizen Barry b. 25 Mar 1877 inferred Clarence Barry b. 14 Mar 1879 inferred George Alphonso Barry b. 3 Mar 1881 inferred Anton Rector Kolbe Barry b. 3 Nov 1882 inferred Alida Eduarda Barry b. 10 Dec 1886 inferred Miny Barry b. 13 Aug 1889 inferred 9 siblings 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.…
Kathleen Mary Barry
…Parents John Augustus Barry I 1819 – 1903 record Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 record Kathleen Mary Barry 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 Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 10 Nov 1863 Richard Peter Barry b.…
Margaret Mary Bedford
…Parents John Augustus Barry I 1819 – 1903 record Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 record Margaret Mary Bedford 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 Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 10 Nov 1863 Richard Peter Barry b.…
Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe
…The ninth is WILLIAM. Parents George Augustus Kolbe 7 Dec 1802 – 1 Dec 1844 record Margaret Downing 23 Feb 1803 – 25 Nov 1867 record Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 Kolbe married John Augustus Barry I 1819 – 1903 record 10 children with John John Augustus Barry II b. 13 Mar 1847 record William Barry b. 23 Aug 1853 record James Henry Barry 13 Jul 1848 – 23 Jun 1939 record George Augustus Barry b. 26 Apr 1850 record Hendrik Nicholaas Barry b. 1857 — from Pama record Frederick Fortunatus Barry b. 10 Nov 1863 record Richard Peter Barry b.…
Richard Peter Barry
…Parents John Augustus Barry I 1819 – 1903 record Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe 1826 – 2 Aug 1912 record Richard Peter Barry b. 1866 — from Pama Barry married Jeannie Maria Catharina Botha record 1 child with Jeannie Richard Pieter Kolbe Barry b. 1899 record 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 Frederick Fortunatus Barry b.…
William Barry
…He came in on the 1915 death notice of his mother Margaretha Kolbe, estate 1291, which names NINE children where his father's names eight — and then the Burgersdorp doopregister produced his baptism: WILLIAM FREDRIK, born 23 August 1853, christened 23 October, godparents JOHN KOLBE, ANNA VAN DER MERWE and GEORGE KOLBE. Two of the three are his mother's brothers.…
William Frederick Thomas Barry
…13 Sep 2026 — A relationship search had turned up two Barry children on neither parent's death notice It turned up one. WILLIAM FREDERICK THOMAS BARRY, baptised 29 September 1861, was already recorded on William Barry's own page — put there the day the Burgersdorp doopregister was read, with the doubt stated in the same sentence. The search re-surfaced him and this archive wrote him up as a find for about an hour. Only HENRY JAONAS BARRY is new. The section now says which is which, and the header no longer counts him.…
The Register
…nstructed by this archive Ruben Jacobus Hosea Barry reconstructed 7 Oct 1888 no public link reconstructed by this archive Ruben Jacobus Josuah Barry reconstructed — no public link reconstructed by this archive Theunis Christoffel Barry reconstructed 1895, Barkly East · 11 Jul 1963, East London no public link reconstructed by this archive William Barry reconstructed 23 Aug 1853, baptised 23 Oct 1853 at Burgersdorp no public link reconstructed by this archive William Frederick Thomas Barry reconstructed baptised Graaff-Reinet 29 Sep 1861 — no birth date is recorded no public link reconstructed by this archive ..ak Jacobus Booijsen with: Cornelis Booijsen · Helena Dorethia Potgieter record ↗ South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Tow…
The Timeline
…Here are the two sisters baptising a son each, two entries apart, on one page. It also finds WILLIAM — who existed yesterday on a single line of his mother's 1915 death notice and nowhere else — and puts the family at BURGERSDORP, where the 1915 notice only guessed the marriage was. William Barry Mary Elizabeth Kolbe Margaretha Wilhelmina Elizabeth Mary Kolbe John Kolbe George Kolbe Burgersdorp 2 Apr 1854 Document Margaretha Elizabeth Kolbe baptised Born 16 February 1854, and the index spells her father's forenames a fourth way — John Gerron Eliezar . She carries Margaret Downing's name, her father's mother, who was alive and would outlive the christening by thirteen years.…
Others on the Barry side
All 372 people → · The places → · Search the archive →
A dossier is every mention of a person anywhere in this archive, gathered automatically after the site is built and linked back to the page it appears on. Identity here is by NAME, not by resolved individual — where two people share a name they share this page, and the archive says so rather than guessing. Nothing on a dossier page is new evidence; it is the same evidence, brought together.