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William Barr (b. Abt. 1857)

William Barr (son of Prescott Barr and Elizabeth Thompson)⁵ was born Abt. 1857 in Sigglesthorne, East Yorkshire⁵. He married Eliza Hill on December 1892 in London City, daughter of Frederick Hill and Ann Dance.

Notes for William Barr:
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Native of Sigglesthorne, East Yorkshire.
Joined West Riding Constabulary 4-12-1878. Resigned 28-12-1881.
Joined Metropolitan Police (London) 5-1-1882.
Retired 24-12-1903 from the Met with a pension of Ł66/10/7 pa. Conduct exemplary.
5'9" tall, brown eyes, dark hair, fresh complexion.
Retired to Spring Terrace, Norwood, Beverley.

Name: Barr, William
Record Type: Births
Quarter: June
Year: 1857
District: Skirlaugh
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Volume: 9d

1871 Census
Civil parish: Beeford
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Source information: RG10/4805
Registration district: Driffield
Sub-registration district: Foston
Servant for Thomas Cole (farm bailiff) and family, Hinds House, Beeford.

1881 Census
Address: Upper St
Civil parish: Wales
County/Island: Yorkshire
Condition as to marriage: Unknown
Occupation: Police Constable
Education: View Image
Employment status: View Image
Source information: RG11/3308
Registration district: Worksop
Sub-registration district: Anston
Lodger

1891 Census
Civil parish: St Sepulchre Newgate
Ecclesiastical parish: St Sepulchre Newgate
Town:
County: London
Source information: RG12/237
Registration district: London City
Sub registration district: St Sepulchre
5 Snow Hill Police Station (Lodger)

1901 Census
Source information: RG13/247
Registration district: Holborn
Sub-registration district: Holborn
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Folio: 95
Civil parish: St Andrew Holborn above the Bars and St George the Martyr
Ecclesiatical parish: Holy Trinity Grays Inn Road
Address: 165 Cavendish Buildings

More About William Barr:
Occupation 1: 1901, Police Constable.⁵
Occupation 2: 1891, Police Constable.⁶

More About William Barr and Eliza Hill:
Marriage: December 1892, London City.

Marriage Notes for William Barr and Eliza Hill:
Name: BARR, William
Record Type: Marriages
Quarter: December
Year: 1892
District: London City
County: London Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 85 (click to see others on page)

Children of William Barr and Eliza Hill are:

+Frederick Barr, b. 28 March 1893, Clerkenwell Road, Holborn, London⁷, d. 31 October 1958, Hull⁷.
+John William Barr, b. March 1895, Holborn, London.
Frances Elsie Barr, b. 14 September 1904, Beverley⁷, d. December 1905, Beverley⁷.