Individual Details
William John BARKER
(13 Oct 1874 - 24 Nov 1940)
Events
| Birth | 13 Oct 1874 | Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australian Colonies |  | ||
| Marriage | 1903 | Westport, New Zealand - | | ||
| Note | 1914 | William John Barker is a fairly common name and our man rarely used both forenames, adding to possible confusion by researchers. There is ample proof that this William John Barker was born in NSW and not New Zealand including a statement by his eldest son William Long Barker in the probate packet following his death where he states that his father was born in Wollongong, Australia | |||
| Note | 1915 | When brother Thomas enlisted in the NZ army on 11 Oct 1915 it was noted that William was living in Te Puke near Tauranga on the North Island of New Zealand | | ||
| Death | 24 Nov 1940 | Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |
Families
| Father | William John BARKER (1846 - 1927) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" REEDY (1848 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Katherine BARKER (1867 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Rose Margaret BARKER (1870 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" BARKER (1872 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Florence Jane BARKER (1879 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Thomas James BARKER (1882 - 1917) |
| Sibling | John Frederick BARKER (1885 - 1902) |
Endnotes
1. NSW BMD Index: 21577/1874
2. ancestry.com, Smith, Llowellan, Amos Family Tree, Hereinafter cited as ancestry.com
3. New Zealand BDM Index: 6650/1903
4. Military Record, NZ Army WW1 13/2710
5. New Zealand BDM Index: 18690/1940
6. The Bay of Plenty Times, 26 Nov 1940
7. New Zealand Archives