Barnes

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NameBarnesDescriptionJames Barnes arrived in Sydney aboard the 'Roxburgh Castle' on 25 May 1839.

James, aged 25 years had left Sussex with his parents, Samuel and Philadelphia Barnes, his sister Ann aged 16 years, his wife Sarah, and their two children Samuel aged 5, and James 12 months.

James' father Samuel died on the voyage 11 May 1839. James' wife Sarah died on the voyage the same day.

Reputedly, James' father, wife and son all died during the voyage, and he lost his second son just one month later.

When James arrived in Australia he was employed as a brickmaker in Sydney. He married Winifred Henley at Parramatta and had six children. William, Jane, George, Sarah, Thomas and Edward.

In the 1840's James moved to Jamberoo and worked as a brewer at the Woodstock Mill. About ten years later, James bought land at Stockyard Mountain and took up farming.

Winifred died in 1852 when she was 37 years old. The same year, James married Frances Caines. James and Frances had four children: William, Eliza, Joseph and Elizabeth.

When James died in 1874, the executors of his estate were named as Michael Connolly and Charles Barnes.

Jane Barnes married Christopher Cousins, and they ran bootmakers shop at Kiama.

Charles Barnes married Annie McKay. They lived at Jamberoo where Charles was a senior partner in the firm C.Barnes & Co, ham and bacon curers and commission agents.

John James Barnes married Sarah Jane Watson, who died aged just 31 years old. He remarried Julia Blanchfield, and they lived at 'Graceleigh' Curramore, Jamberoo. John cleared much of the timber and constructed roads in the district and assisted his brother Charles with the bacon business.

External LinkEcclesiastical Jurisdiction James BarnesAustralian IndustriesEarly Jamberoo and Woodstock MillsC. Barnes & Co LTDObituary Mr Charles BarnesObituary Mr Charles Barnes

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The Charles Barnes Story

Charles Barnes 1852-1909.

Charles farmed at Stockyard Mountain. He leased a bacon factory at Minnamurra House, Jamberoo. His business expanded to Sydney and in 1908 he formed C Barnes and Company Ltd. It was also called Barnes Bacon Company.

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CollectionFamiliesLocalityJamberooAlbion ParkPlaceStockyard MountainWoodstock MillRelated ItemThe Cousins Family, Kiama c.1890Wedding photo of Alfred Noah White and Mary Louisa Cousins

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