FOOTNOTES CHAPTER EIGHT

[1]Birth certificate of John Berry.

[2] Shipping records of 'Catherine Jamieson', PRO Melbourne. In fact the brothers' surname is recorded as 'Barry' in the passenger list. The entries were only found after the death certificate of James Berry was obtained which recorded the fact that he had arrived aboard the 'Catherine Jamieson' in 1841.

A the time of his son's birth in Oct 1854, John Berry gave his age as 32 yrs, and his birthplace as "near Strabane". According to his own death certificate he was 87 yrs old at the time of his death which would make the year of his birth 1825, however according to the same document he was 25 at the time of his marriage which was known to have taken place in Feb 1847 - thus using that one arrives at a date of 1821 for his birth. This also consistent with the age (18 yrs) given in the shipping records of 1841.

[3] The names John Berry and Sarah Leckie were obtained from the death certificate of John Berry Sr, which was supplied by Lyndy Pascoe of Lara, another descendant of John and Honorah Berry.
The IGI parochial registers for Co of Lanark, Glasgow, 1817-1819 record the following entry in 1817 John Barry soldier in 40th Regiment and Sarah Leckie residing in Glasgow married 15th Dec by Mr William Routledge Episcopal minister in Glasgow.
There is one other entry in the IGI records for a Sarah Leckie in Scotland that might fit what is known of the wife of John Barry. The birth of Sarah, the daughter of James Leckie and Margaret King is recorded as having taken place on 31st Jan 1802 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

[4] The birthplace of James Berry was obtained from his death certificate.
All information regarding the military career of John Barry was obtained through a search of the Regimental Muster rolls held at the National Archives, Kew, England performed by Jonathon Collins. Reference No. WO12/5331-5349;5403
The 40th Regiment was originally raised in Nova Scotia in 1717 and for much of the 18th century took part in the war against the French in the struggle for control of Canada. Later known as the 40th Regiment 2nd Somersetshire the unit also fought in the American War of Independence as well as numerous smaller campaigns before serving Portugal, Spain and France under the command of the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War from 1807-1813. A more detailed history of the Regiment can be found in The 40th Regiment of Foot - A Condensed History
The account of the role of the 40th Regiment at Waterloo is taken from the website of the Queens Lancashire Regiment

[5] The complete record of John Barry's postings in England and Ireland taken from the Muster Rolls is as follows:-

25 Jun-24 Sep 1813 Park Barracks
25 Sep-24 Dec 1813 Phoenix Park Barracks

25 Dec 1813-24 Mar 1814 Park Barracks
25 Mar-24 Jun 1814 Athlone
25 Jun-24 Sep 1814 Mallow
25 Sep-24 Dec 1814 Plymouth

25 Dec 1814-24 Mar 1815 Plymouth
25 Mar-24 Jun 1815 Dover Castle/Brussels
21st May - transferred to the 1st battalion
25 Jun-24 Sep 1815 France
25 Sep-24 Dec 1815 La Villette/La Chapelle

25 Dec 1815-24 Mar 1816 nr Cambrai W[aterloo]
25 Mar-24 Jun 1816 nr Cambrai W[aterloo]
25 Jun-24 Sep 1816 nr Cambrai W[aterloo]
25 Sep-24 Dec 1816 nr Cambrai W[aterloo]

25 Dec 1816-24 Mar 1817 Glasgow Waterloo
25 Mar-24 Jun 1817 Glasgow on detachment
25 Jun-24 Sep 1817 Glasgow on detachment at Greenock
25 Sep-24 Dec 1817 Glasgow Oct/Nov on detachment Greenock. On escort duty 3 days

25 Dec 1817-24 Mar 1818 Glasgow
25 Mar-24 Jun 1818 Glasgow
25 Jun-24 Sep 1818 Glasgow
25 Sep-24 Dec 1818 Glasgow Furlough from 26th Nov

25 Dec 1818-24 Mar 1819 Glasgow From furlough 12 Feb
25 Mar-24 Jun 1819 Glasgow Apr escort 5 days, May escort 6 days
25 Jun-24 Sep 1819 Sunderland Jul detachment, Carlisle
25 Sep-24 Dec 1819 Sunderland Sep detachment, Newcastle

25 Dec 1819-24 Mar 1820 Sunderland
25 Mar-24 Jun 1820 Rochdale detachment Tynemouth 15 Apr, from detachment 2 May
25 Jun-24 Sep 1820 Rochdale Aug/Sep detachment Burnley
25 Sep-24 Dec 1820 Ennis Oct detachment, Burnley

25 Dec 1820-24 Mar 1821 Ennis Crusheen
25 Mar-24 Jun 1821 Templemore Apr detachment Limerick, May detachment Thurles
25 Jun-24 Sep 1821 Newcastle (Nthn Ireland) Jul on march for Naas, Aug detachment Naas
25 Sep-24 Dec 1821 Buttevant Oct detachment, Drumcallagher. Dec detachment Baranmore

25 Dec 1821-24 Mar 1822 Buttevant
25 Mar-24 Jun 1822 Athlone Newmarket
25 Jun-24 Sep 1822 Athlone Jul Kildonery
25 Sep-24 Dec 1822 Athlone

25 Dec 1822-24 Mar 1823 Dublin
25 Mar-24 Jun 1823 Chatham May/Jun detachment Tilbury Fort
25 Jun-24 Sep 1823 Chatham/at sea Aug on board "Medina" embarked for New South Wales
From Australian records it is known that the "Medina" sailed from Cork on 15th Sep 1823 under the command of Robert Brown

An entry in the journal of the ship's surgeon John Rodmell reads: "John Barry, guard: disease or hurt, fever with irritability of the bowels. Put on sick list, 12 October 1823. Discharged 15 October 1823."

Some background information regarding family names in the Strabane area was supplied by Hugh Breslin a local historian in Strabane.

[6] A description of the duties performed by British regiments in Australia taken from a website of the Australian Army - Army history unit.

[7] Full details of John Barry's postings in Australia and India taken from the Muster Rolls is as follows:-

25 Sep-24 Dec 1823 At Sea En route for New South Wales

25 Dec 1823-24 Mar 1824 New South Wales precise date of arrival not recorded. (From Australian records it is known that the "Medina" arrived in Sydney on Dec 29th 1823 and carried Lieutenant Ganning, Ensign Crutin, 1 sergeant and 33 other ranks)
25 Mar-24 Jun 1824 Sydney NSW
25 Jun-24 Sep 1824 Sydney NSW
25 Sep-24 Dec 1824 Sydney NSW

25 Dec 1824-24 Mar 1825 NSW Dec Parramatta
25 Mar-24 Jun 1825 NSW Bathurst
25 Jun-24 Sep 1825 NSW
25 Sep-24 Dec 1825 NSW Oct Regimental hospital. Dec Moreton Bay

25 Dec 1825-24 Mar 1826 Van Dieman's Land In the bush
25 Mar-24 Jun 1826 Van Dieman's Land Apr interior, May Port Dalrymple (Launceston), Jun embarked for Maria Island
25 Jun-24 Sep 1826 Van Dieman's Land Maria Island
25 Sep-24 Dec 1826 Van Dieman's Land Maria Island

25 Dec 1826-24 Mar 1827 Van Dieman's LandMaria Island
25 Mar-24 Jun 1827 Van Dieman's Land Apr on duty, Solitary confinement 18 May - 15 June
25 Jun-24 Sep 1827 Van Dieman's Land Sep Clyde (Bothwell)
25 Sep-24 Dec 1827 Van Dieman's Land Clyde

25 Dec 1827-24 Mar 1828 Van Dieman's Land Clyde
25 Mar-24 Jun 1828 Van Dieman's Land Apr/May Clyde. June Norfolk Plains (Longford)
25 Jun-24 Sep 1828 Van Dieman's Land Norfolk Plains
25 Sep-24 Dec 1828 Belgaum, India Van Dieman's Land

25 Dec 1828-24 Mar 1829 Belgaum Van Dieman's Land
25 Mar-24 Jun 1829 Belgaum Arrived Bombay 10th June
25 Jun-24 Sep 1829 Bombay Aug General Hospital
25 Sep-24 Dec 1829 Bombay Hospital

25 Dec 1829-24 Mar 1830 Bombay
25 Mar-24 Jun 1830 Bombay June in hospital
25 Jun-24 Sep 1830 Bombay Sep on duty
25 Sep-24 Dec 1830 Bombay Oct & Dec on duty

Jan-Mar 1831 Camp Vingoorla (change of format in original musters at this point)
Apr-Jun 1831 Poona Apr in hospital, May on duty
Jul-Sep 1831 Poona
Oct-Dec 1831 Poona Oct /Nov on duty

Jan-Mar 1832 Poona Feb on duty
Apr-Jun 1832 Poona May in hospital
Jul-Sep 1832 Poona
Oct-Dec 1832 Poona

Jan-Mar 1833 Poona Jan on duty
Apr-Jun 1833 Poona May in hospital, Jun on duty
Jul-Sep 1833 Poona Aug on duty
Oct-Dec 1833 Poona/Colaba Dec on duty

Jan-Mar 1834 Colaba Jan going on duty
Apr-Jun 1834 Colaba Apr on duty
Jul-Sep 1834 Colaba
Oct-Dec 1834 Colaba Oct on duty

Jan-Mar 1835 Colaba Feb/Mar going on duty
Apr-Jun 1835 Colaba Jun Town Barracks, Bombay - on duty
Jul-Sep 1835 Colaba Town Barracks, Bombay - on duty
Oct-Dec 1835 Colaba/Camp Quetta Nov on duty. Dec at Colaba, in hospital

Jan-Mar 1836 Camp Deesa Jan at Colaba. Feb in progress to join from Bombay
Apr-Jun 1836 Deesa
Jul-Sep 1836 Deesa Jul & Sep in hospital
Oct-Dec 1836 Deesa Nov in hospital

Jan-Mar 1837 Deesa Mar in hospital
Apr-Jun 1837 Deesa Apr on duty
Jul-Sep 1837 Deesa Jul in hospital, Aug on duty
Oct-Dec 1837 Deesa Oct invalid. En route to Bombay Nov/Dec at Depot, Colaba

[8] Description taken from an article written by David Stevens at http://www.militarybadges.org.uk/mimage/victsol1.htm

[9] Description taken from article mentioned in previous footnote

[10] The niece of John Berry was recalled by both Theresa McFarlane and Eileen Ford. According to both Eileen and Mrs Jessie Tillack of Birregurra, she was a Mrs Eliza Moore who later remarried and became Mrs Eliza Windsor (known to the family as Aunty Windsor). Burnt out in the Torquay fires in the 1940's she moved to Geelong where she died (June 13th 1948). It is also recalled by both Eileen and my mother, that my father's first job after coming to Geelong was in the employment of Mr Windsor who conducted a Farriers shop in a lane near where Hedley's Bookshop was later located.

Eliza Berry married John Moore in 1879. She was the daughter of James Leckey Berry and Sarah Vance who married in Melbourne in 1851. Sarah Vance was a 22 yr old nursemaid when she arrived in Geelong aboard the 'Bussorah Merchant' in June 1850. There were two children:- Elizabeth (born in Geelong in 1855) and James Leckey (born in Ballarat in 1856 and who died in Ballarat the following year). Sarah herself died in 1857 (the family address recorded in the register of the Old Ballarat Cemetery for both these burials was given as Eureka St). James then remarried to a Jane Archer in 1859. Jane was a 22 yr old housemaid, born in Co Monaghan Ireland who arrived in Geelong in 1857 aboard the 'Bee'. She was employed by a Mr Wilson of Barrabool Hills before she married James. Probably she is the Jane Berry whose death is recorded as taking place in 1861 the same year as her husband.

James died of blood poisoning and complications on 26th Feb 1861 at Geelong Hospital following an accident at Mr Pierce's station at Louttit Bay (Lorne) on 15th Feb. An inquest was held into the death on Feb 28th. According to the two witnesses present the accident was caused by a board slipping into the threshing machine and as a consequence being flung out with great violence striking James above the knee on his left leg as he stood about seven feet away. He was treated on the spot and then transported to Geelong.

Interestingly there was only a passing mention of Jame's wife and no reference to his daughter at any time in the course of the inquest, nor are they named on the death certificate. One wonders who looked after the upbringing of Eliza who would have been six years old at the time of her father's death, having lost her own mother at two years of age. Was she cared for by her step-mother? Or given the probability of Jane's own death sometime in that year it would seem more likely that she was raised by her uncle John and his wife Jessie Cameron.

[11] Register of St James Church, now held at the register of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Queens St Melbourne. Interestingly there was a Flora McDonald listed as a passenger aboard the "British King" although she was several years younger than Jessie. I suspect that the name of the other witness should be Isaac Keys. Isaac Keys together with his parents and brothers and sisters was a passenger on the 'Catherine Jamieson'. Like John he was aged 18 yrs, a Protestant (as were all the passengers aboard), a labourer, able to both read and write and a native of Co Tyrone. He is named at the inquest of James Berry (see previous footnote) as possibly being a relative. At the very least he was a close friend as at the time of his death James had left two horses with him at Mordialloc.