[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
Near Relatives of Bessie LYNN (1845 - 1881)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Samuel FARIES FERRIS FERRES 1759 Larne, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland 1827 68
Grandmother Dorothy BEERS 1768 1818 50

Father in Law John BARNARD 23 Nov 1789 Lambeth, Surrey, England 25 Dec 1864 Lambeth, Surrey, England 75
Mother in Law Harriet BURROWS abt 1796 abt Dec 1846 Lambeth, Surrey, England 50

Father Adam Loftus LYNN
Mother Marianne Beers FERRES 03 Oct 1810 Larne, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland 1888 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 78

Self Bessie LYNN 07 Nov 1845 Salt Mills, Co Wexford, Ireland 03 Sep 1881 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 35

Husband William Henry BARNARD 04 Feb 1831 Lambeth, Surrey, England 12 Jan 1900 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 68

Son Arthur Herbert BARNARD 25 Jan 1868 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 1888 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 20
Son Henry Lynn BARNARD 1870 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 14 Feb 1945 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 75
Daughter Edith Ruth BARNARD 20 May 1871 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 12 Feb 1872 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 0
Daughter Gertrude Marie BARNARD 02 Oct 1872 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 05 Oct 1946 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 74
Daughter Dora BARNARD 24 Feb 1874 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 25 Dec 1954 Victoria, Australia 80
Son Paul Vernon BARNARD 11 Oct 1875 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Son Evan William BARNARD 13 May 1877 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Jan 1878 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 0
Daughter Octavia BARNARD 03 Sep 1881 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 1964 83

Daughter in Law Annie ARNOLD
Son in Law Henry Cleburne CURWEN-WALKER 1868 Richmond, Tasmania, Australia 28 Sep 1920 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 52

Grandson Henry John Arnold BARNARD 1900 Coolgardie, Western Australia 1974 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 74
Grandson Arthur Herbert CURWEN-WALKER 12 Nov 1894 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 03 May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula 20
Grandson John CURWEN-WALKER 1900 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 1981 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 81
Granddaughter Alice Bessie CURWEN-WALKER 1901 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Granddaughter Ruth Marie CURWEN-WALKER 1904
Granddaughter Edith (Margaret) Barnard CURWEN-WALKER 1918

Niece Ellen H BARNARD abt 1847 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Nephew John Charles BARNARD abt 1848 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Niece Marian Alice BARNARD abt 1849 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Nephew George Arthur BARNARD abt 1850 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Nephew Harcourt George BARNARD abt 1856 Southwark, London, Surrey, England
Niece Constance BARNARD abt 1858 Southwark, London, England
Niece Alice BARNARD abt 1859 Southwark, London, England
Nephew Alfred George William BARNARD abt 1861 Southwark, London, England
Nephew Walter Burrows BARNARD abt Dec 1862 Southwark, London, England
Niece Ethel BARNARD abt 1865 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Niece Gertrude BARNARD abt 1867 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Niece Millicent Amelia Margaret BARNARD
Nephew Arthur John BARNARD 22 May 1865 Auckland, New Zealand 20 Nov 1943 Gisborne, New Zealand 78

Brother in Law John BARNARD 27 May 1818 Lambeth, Surrey, England 09 May 1898 Brighton, Sussex, England 79
Sister in Law Harriette BARNARD 11 Oct 1819 Lambeth, Surrey, England 28 Mar 1909 89
Sister in Law Sarah BARNARD 11 Mar 1821 Lambeth, Surrey, England 10 Dec 1903 82
Brother in Law George BARNARD 1823 Lambeth, Surrey, England 1824 1
Brother in Law Charles William BARNARD 1825 Lambeth, Surrey, England 08 Jun 1846 21
Brother in Law George William BARNARD 31 Dec 1826 Lambeth, Surrey, England 19 Mar 1901 Wandsworth, London, England 74
Sister in Law Mary BARNARD 25 Nov 1828 Lambeth, Surrey, England 13 Nov 1909 80
Sister in Law Jane Maria BARNARD 04 Dec 1832 Lambeth, Surrey, England 01 Mar 1898 65
Brother in Law James Orme BARNARD 05 Aug 1835 Lambeth, Surrey, England 19 Mar 1913 Auckland, New Zealand 77
Sister in Law Helen Margaret BARNARD 05 Jan 1837 Lambeth, Surrey, England 18 Nov 1905 68
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 = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Death)
- Reference = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = Noel McAdie 25 Jul 2016 (Immigration)
- Reference = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Birth)
- Reference = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Marriage)

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