John Barrington

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Robin Sharkey on 3rd August 2020

FAMILY AT MUDGEE, NSW After his family arrived in NSW, John took them all up to Mudgee in NSW. He may have been encouraged in this by his long-term employer Richard Rouse, whose family had extensive property holdings near Mudgee in particular with properties called "Guntawang" and "Biraganbil" near Gulgong. (see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rouse-richard-2612). John Barrington's children all married in the Mudgee/Gulgong area, in the Church of England. Sadly, his only son Christopher died in 1862, aged about 33 years, two years before John himself died. (NSWBDM 4772/1862). But by the time John died, in 1864, he had quite a few grandchildren. Christopher had married at Mudgee in 1858 to Sarah Stott (NSWBDM ) and had two children, Jane in 1858 and Christopher in 1860. Christopher's probate notice described him as a farmer, and his widow was his executor. (Gov Gaz 11 April 1862 p 718). Sarah was left with two very young children and re-married at Mudgee in 1864 to John Williams, and had four Williams children. (see NSWBDMs) JOHN BARRINGTON died in 1864, aged about 62 based on age recorded on his indent in 1837. In the Probate notice, he was described as a farmer of Yamble. Yamble was a large property on the Cudgegong River owned by the Lowe family, near which a small village developed. John Barrington was a small farmer in the vicinity of 'Yamble' village. John named two of his three sons-in-law as his executors (since his son Christopher had already died), these being George McQuiggan and John Swords. * Eliza in 1853 had married George Inder. George was a butcher on Biraganbil when he died in 1874 at Mudgee, and both George and Richard Rouse, of Biragambil, were the executors named in his estate. (Gov Gaz 5 Jan 1875 p. 16). Eliza and George had eight children between 1854 and 1871, but four died as very young children. Their son John died as a 20 year old, in the same year as his father George. Daughters Emily and Sarah survived and married in the Gulgong/Mudgee area and had, respectively, five and seven children. * JANE married in 1854 to Isaac McKenna. Isaac was involved in the Gulgong/Mudgee community, e.g. he signed a public letter to Henry Cox requesting that Cox stand as representative for Wellington seat in the next parliament (15 Mar 1856 Bathurst Free Press). They had three sons: Charles in 1855; John in 1857; and Isaac junior in 1859. However, Isaac the father died in 1859, leaving Jane with three very young children. She married again in 1861 to George McQuiggan at Mudgee. * MARIA married in 1855 to John SWords at Mudgee. (NSW BDM 1855 574/1855 V1855574 43B). They had NINE children at Mudgee from 1857 – 1876 (over nineteen years), two dying as babies. A son born in 1862 was named Christopher, after Maria's brother who had died that year.

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Robin Sharkey on 3rd August 2020

JOHN BARRINGTON's FAMILY His four children aged from 12 to 22 years, arrived in September 1849, without their mother, on the 'William Jardine'. Passengers on board were virtually all families of Tasmanian or NSW convicts, who had applied to government to be reunited with their families, at government expense. The children, as recorded on the passenger indent of the William Jardine were: (1) CHRISTOPHER BARRINGTON, 20, Farm Labourer. Native of Spinners Bridge, Co Kildare. RC, could neither read nor write. Parents John & Margaret Barrington, father living near Windsor. Relatives in NSW: Father John Barrington per ship [blank] in 1837. Tried at Nep. (Naas?) Living with Mr Robert Rose [sic] of Rosehill [sic] near Windsor. (This was actually Robert ROUSE of Rouse Hill]. His daughters, all listed under “Single females” travelling unaccompained. All were listed as Farm servants (except the youngest) all Roman Catholic, none could read or write, and all were native of ATHY, Co Kildare: (2) Eliza Barrington, 22 (3) Jane Barrington, 18 (4) Maria Barrington, 12

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Robin Sharkey on 3rd August 2020

John Barrington, convict, arrived per 'Calcutta' 4 Aug 1837, Age: 35 years; Tried Kildare Assizes commencing 23 Mar 1837; Crime: Sheep stealing, Sentence: Life. Previous convictions: None. Native of County Kildare; Employment: Labourer; Education: Reads; Religion: Protestant; Married; Male Children: 2, Female Children: 2; [Total Children: 4] Height: 5 feet 11 inches; Complexion: Dark sallow; Hair: Brown mixed with grey; Eyes: Hazel. John Barrington was probably assigned straight away to Richard Rouse at Windsor because the 1837 Muster listed him there. Barrington left behind a wife, Margaret Barrington, and four children in Ireland, residing at Kildare. The four children joined him in NSW in 1849 (see below), however his wife did not. 1845 Ticket of Leave Number: 45/1700; Allowed to remain in the District of Mudgee. It had recorded on it "Ticket of leave torn up, Barrington having obtained a Cond Pardon No 49/1534 dated 24 December 1849.” 1847 Recommended for Conditional Pardon. 1849 Conditional Pardon, No 49/1534, dated 24 December 1849 Contains the same information as the ‘Calcutta’ Indent, but adds birth year: 1802, but also now had “sandy whiskers meeting under chin” and “brown blotch on left shin”. Application by John Barrington per Calcutta to bring out family: Per Colonial Secretary Office, Sydney, dated 1 January 1842: “List of Convicts who have applied for their wives and families to be sent to New South Wales, at the expense of government, recommended as worthy of that indulgence by His Excellency Sir George Gipps” Wife’s maiden name: Margaret Breen. No of Children applied for: 4 Residence of Wife and to Whom Known: Big xx (illegible) ATHY; Rev F/ French, Athy; Lord Dungarvan (?) Athy [Kildare] _________________________