EMILY BARRETT
and her older brothers
EDWARD and Frederick came to
AUSTRALIA in 1858

 EMILY BARRETT , the fifth child of William Barrett and Rosabella Cleal, was born in 1857, in Brooklyn, New York, America
Unfortunately 6 years of records in New York are missing
and Emily was born during those missing years.

Rosabella and William Barrett and their 3 children Edward(1851-1949), Fredk William(1856-1939), and Emily(1857-1942) left New York on December 7, 1857 on board the ship "Reinhard" bound for Australia. Click here to see a larger image of E W Foreman's painting of New York c.1848.

Emily was a new born babe in 1857 when she left America for Australia. Emily spent her early life moving around Victoria with her parents before they eventually settled in Seymour.

Emily and her brother Edward in the early 1900s.
To learn about him CLICK this photograph.
He was born 1851 in Canada, and died 1949 Beechworth, Victoria.

Emily BARRETT (the baker's daughter) married Robert Absolom BUTLER on 23 Apr 1881 at Christ Church, Seymour.
Witnesses were Frederick. W. Barrett (Emily's brother) and Jessie Thomson (Robert's older sister)

Robert Absolom BUTLER was born 30 Nov 1851 at Seymour and died in 1960 age 78 at Cheltenham, Victoria
Emily died at Blackburn, Victoria, at the age of 84. She was cremated on the 16.9.1942
and her ashes were scattered at Springvale crematorium (as were her husband's in 1960).
Their children: Jane Victoria (1884-1952) and Eliza Jane (1887-1904). Photo provided by Carole Coburn

Their greatgrand-daughter Megan has done quite a lot of research on this family.
To see her work on BUTLER, BARRETT, CLEAL, GAWLER, NORTHCOTT and STANDERWICK CLICK HERE - http://home.iprimus.com.au/dark_fire

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