Just had a quick glance at incoming passenger lists on Ancestry and there are several entries for a W Barry travelling from South Africa to the UK and a Rev. W G Barry incoming from Australia. Might be worth a look. Good luck Barry On 12/03/2012 09:04, ag.hamilton wrote: > The thread about going to Africa in the eighteenth century has spurred me to ask about a more recent Africa connection. > > A will written in 1917 includes a reference to 'my interest in my son Walter Barry's Land in Africa'. > > Walter George BARRY was b. in Middlesex in 1867. I can't find him after 1881 although there is a possible illegitimate child in 1888. > > He was presumably alive when his father's will was written in 1917 but was dead by 1929 when his name appears, with other deceased family members, on a memorial window in the church in West Drayton, Middlesex which was dedicated in 1929. > > Does anyone have a suggestion about this 'Land in Africa'. At that time where in Africa was land likely to be bought? Would Walter have actually been in Africa to buy it? I can't find a death for him so have rather assumed that he died abroad although I can't find any trace of that or of any voyages either. > > Would there be records somewhere about the purchase of this 'Land in Africa'. > > This is all rather nebulous. Any ideas about the mysterious Walter and his land would be very welcome. > > Angela > >

Beware of the indexes on ancestry. They give the port of departure of the ship and not the passenger. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Faiers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] going to Africa > Just had a quick glance at incoming passenger lists on Ancestry and > there are several entries for a W Barry travelling from South Africa to > the UK and a Rev. W G Barry incoming from Australia. Might be worth a > look. > > Good luck > > Barry > > On 12/03/2012 09:04, ag.hamilton wrote: >> The thread about going to Africa in the eighteenth century has spurred me >> to ask about a more recent Africa connection. >> >> A will written in 1917 includes a reference to 'my interest in my son >> Walter Barry's Land in Africa'. >> >> Walter George BARRY was b. in Middlesex in 1867. I can't find him after >> 1881 although there is a possible illegitimate child in 1888. >> >> He was presumably alive when his father's will was written in 1917 but >> was dead by 1929 when his name appears, with other deceased family >> members, on a memorial window in the church in West Drayton, Middlesex >> which was dedicated in 1929. >> >> Does anyone have a suggestion about this 'Land in Africa'. At that time >> where in Africa was land likely to be bought? Would Walter have actually >> been in Africa to buy it? I can't find a death for him so have rather >> assumed that he died abroad although I can't find any trace of that or of >> any voyages either. >> >> Would there be records somewhere about the purchase of this 'Land in >> Africa'. >> >> This is all rather nebulous. Any ideas about the mysterious Walter and >> his land would be very welcome. >> >> Angela >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message