[Index]
Bessie LYNN (1845 - 1881)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Arthur Herbert BARNARD (1868 - 1888)
Henry Lynn BARNARD (1870 - 1945)
Edith Ruth BARNARD (1871 - 1872)
Gertrude Marie BARNARD (1872 - 1946)
Dora BARNARD (1874 - 1954)
Paul Vernon BARNARD (1875 - )
Evan William BARNARD (1877 - 1878)
Octavia BARNARD (1881 - 1964)
Bessie LYNN (1845 - 1881)

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William Henry BARNARD (1831 - 1900)
Adam Loftus LYNN











Marianne Beers FERRES (1810 - 1888) Samuel FARIES FERRIS FERRES (1759 - 1827)



Dorothy BEERS (1768 - 1818)




b. 07 Nov 1845 at Salt Mills, Co Wexford, Ireland
m. 23 Apr 1867 William Henry BARNARD (1831 - 1900) at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
d. 03 Sep 1881 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia aged 35
Parents:
Adam Loftus LYNN
Marianne Beers FERRES (1810 - 1888)
Children (8):
Arthur Herbert BARNARD (1868 - 1888)
Henry Lynn BARNARD (1870 - 1945)
Edith Ruth BARNARD (1871 - 1872)
Gertrude Marie BARNARD (1872 - 1946)
Dora BARNARD (1874 - 1954)
Paul Vernon BARNARD (1875 - )
Evan William BARNARD (1877 - 1878)
Octavia BARNARD (1881 - 1964)
Grandchildren (6):
Henry John Arnold BARNARD (1900 - 1974), Arthur Herbert CURWEN-WALKER (1894 - 1915), John CURWEN-WALKER (1900 - 1981), Alice Bessie CURWEN-WALKER (1901 - ), Ruth Marie CURWEN-WALKER (1904 - ), Edith (Margaret) Barnard CURWEN-WALKER (1918 - )
Events in Bessie LYNN (1845 - 1881)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
07 Nov 1845 Bessie LYNN was born Salt Mills, Co Wexford, Ireland 18
1850 5 Immigration Australia 18
23 Apr 1867 21 Married William Henry BARNARD (aged 36) Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 1867/1132 Bessie 18
25 Jan 1868 22 Birth of son Arthur Herbert BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
1870 25 Birth of son Henry Lynn BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
20 May 1871 25 Birth of daughter Edith Ruth BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
12 Feb 1872 26 Death of daughter Edith Ruth BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
02 Oct 1872 26 Birth of daughter Gertrude Marie BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
24 Feb 1874 28 Birth of daughter Dora BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
11 Oct 1875 29 Birth of son Paul Vernon BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
13 May 1877 31 Birth of son Evan William BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
Jan 1878 32 Death of son Evan William BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
03 Sep 1881 35 Birth of daughter Octavia BARNARD Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
03 Sep 1881 35 Bessie LYNN died Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 18
Personal Notes:
Her true name was Bessie and only Bessie. It was the name her father listed her, as she signed herself and the name on legal documents.

Second of four wives of W. H. Barnard,
Bessie Lynn,
seventh child and sixth daughter of the eleven children of Adam Loftus Lynn and Marianne Beers Ferres.
born on 7 November 1845, at "St Kerins", Salt Mills, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
died in child birth of her ninth child, on 3 September 1881; the child died,
interred in Old Cemetery as Bessie, 5 September 1881, Area BN, Section 13, Grave 1, with her husband and with the child, who died with her and a number of others of the Barnard family,inc his other three wives,
died intestate, leaving an estate valued at $873, principally in the form of a shop and dwelling in Dana Street, possibly Adam Loftus Lynn’s original prefabricated home,
Letters of Administration granted to her husband,
migrated to Australia in 1850, with Adam Loftus Lynn, his wife, Marianne Beers nee Ferres [was Faries], and her brothers and sisters, except of course, the last boy, Charles,
married in 23 April 1867, aged 21, he aged about 37, as the second of the four wives of William Henry Barnard,
issue was four daughters and three sons, all born in Ballarat,
others claim her name as Elizabeth, or Eliza,
however, Bessie is in the Index to the VBDM for seven of her children and for her death,
it is Bessie in various newspaper Legal Notices and death notices,
it is Bessie in documents accessed through the PROV site,
but in the VBDM for the death of Gertrude Marie the name of her mother is given as Elizabeth Marie Lyon,
death entry in the VBDM Index gives her mother’s surname incorrectly as Ferris. [Properly Ferres],
her children were:
1 Arthur Herbert Barnard,
2 Henry Lynn Barnard,
3 Edith Ruth Barnard,
4 Gertrude Marie Barnard,
5 Dora Barnard,
6 Paul Vernon Barnard,
7 Evan William Barnard,
8 Octavia Barnard,
9 Son, still born
Star, 20/7/1901,

IN the SUPREME COURT of the STATE of VICTORIA: In its Probate Jurisdiction-in the Estate of BESSIE BARNARD, Late of Ballarat, in the State of Victoria, Married Woman, Deceased, Intestate- Notice is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria, in its Probate jurisdiction, that LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION of the estate of the above named deceased, left un-administered by William Henry Barnard, her husband, and the administrator of her estate, but now deceased, may be granted 1o THE BALLARAT TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS, mid AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED, of Camp street, Ballarat aforesaid, such company having been duly authorized and empowered by Henry Lynn Barnard, of Menzies, in the state of Western Australia, agent, the eldest surviving son of the paid intestate, to apply for and obtain such administration.

[This would seem to Centre about real estate owned by Bessie and to be the shop and dwelling in Dana Street].

Argus, 27/4/ 1867,
BARNARD-LYNN.-On the 23rd inst., at Christ Church, Ballarat, William Henry Barnard, receiver and paymaster, to Bessie, sixth daughter of Adam Loftus Lynn, Esq., solicitor.
Argus, 5/9/1881,
BARNARD-On the 3rd inst., at Ballarat, the wife of Wm. Henry Barnard (prematurely) of a daughter.
Argus, 5/9/1881,
BARNARD-On the 3rd inst., at Ballarat, Bessie, the dearly beloved wife of Wm Henry Barnard.
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Noel McAdie 25 Jul 2016 (Immigration)
- Reference = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Birth)
- Reference = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Marriage)
- Reference = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Death)

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