Mary Jane Barris

#45, b. 1843, d. 5 September 1930
FatherRobert Barris b. c 1812, d. 11 Mar 1893
MotherMary Jane Wade b. 1817, d. 1868

Spouse

Thomas Ferris b. 1842, d. 10 Nov 1899
Children

BMDB

     Mary Jane Barris was born at Tyrone, Ireland, in 1843. She married Thomas Ferris, son of Thomas Ferris and Catherine Skelton, on 10 March 1865 at Anglers Row, Dalry Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 Mary Jane Barris died on 5 September 1930 at Lowell, Middlesex, Mass.2 She was buried on 7 September 1930 at Edson Cemetery Lowell, Middlesex, Mass.3,4

Other Events

     Mary Jane Barris and her three youngest children immigrated to the Port of Boston on the SS Phoenician, 1493 tons, arriving on 7 September 1882. She was passenger number NN. The four orphaned children of her brother Joseph Barris accompanied her on the voyage.5
On 12 August 1926, Mary Jane Barris was listed as an heir-at-law and next of kin in the probate of her sister, Eliza A Barris, at The Probate Court, Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass. She was living in Lowell.
Mary Jane Barris and Margaret Barris were sisters. Their husbands were brothers.

Time Line

Birth1843, Tyrone, Ireland
Marriage1865, Anglers Row, Dalry Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandThomas Ferris1
Birth of Son1866, 6 Truffhill Row, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandRobert Ferris6
Birth of Son1868, 6 Truffhill Row, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandThomas A Ferris7
Birth of Son1870, 100 Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandJames Ferris8
Census1871, 100 Lethanhill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandThomas Ferris9
Birth of Daughter1872, 103 Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandMary Jane Ferris10
Birth of Daughter1875, 126 Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandMargaret Ferris11
Birth of Daughter1877, 126 Lethanhill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandElizabeth Ferris12
Birth of Daughter1880, 126 Lethanhill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandJessie Ferris13
Census1881, 126 Lethanhill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandThomas Ferris14
Immigration1882, Port of Boston, Suffolk, Mass5
Birth of Son1883, Lowell, Middlesex, MassWilliam A Ferris15
Death of Husband1899, Lowell, Middlesex, MassThomas Ferris16
Census1900, Lowell, Middlesex, Mass17
Census1910, Lowell, Middlesex, Mass18
Census1920, Lowell, Middlesex, Mass19
Probate1926, The Probate Court, Cambridge, Middlesex, MassEthel May Fairgrieve
Census1930, Lowell, Middlesex, Mass20
Death1930, Lowell, Middlesex, Mass2
Burial1930, Edson Cemetery Lowell, Middlesex, Mass3,4
ChartsDescendants of Joseph Barris
Descendants of Robert Barris
Descendants of Thomas Ferris

Flags

F-A-G Memorial Found

Citations

  1. Statutory Civil Registers of Scotland (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Marriages, 1865, Dalry Parish, Ayrshire, Page 10, No 19, Ref 587/xx 0019.
  2. Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, 1916-2010, Mass Dept of Health and Human Services, 150 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125-3105, Deaths, Vol 057, Page 012, Lowell, 1930.
  3. Edson Cemetery, Lot 5412, Lat 42D 37.047M North, Long 71D 18.505M West.
  4. Find A Grave Memorial.
  5. Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891, Series M265, Roll 082, List XXX, SS Phoenician, arriving 7 Sep 1882, Steerage, Passengers #79 through #82, and #98 through #100; (Washington, DC: National Archives).
  6. Scotland VRs, Births, 1866, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 61, No 182, Ref 586/182.
  7. Scotland VRs, Births, 1868, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 21, No 61, Ref 586/061.
  8. Scotland VRs, Births, 1870, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 33, No 98, Ref 586/098.
  9. Scotland Census of 1871 (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Census, 1871, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Enum Book 6, Page 35, Ref 586/00 006/00 035.
  10. Scotland VRs, Births, 1872, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 93, No 278, Ref 586/278.
  11. Scotland VRs, Births, 1875, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 81, No 241, Ref 586/241.
  12. Scotland VRs, Births, 1877, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 86, No 257, Ref 586/257.
  13. Scotland VRs, Births, 1880, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 56, No 168, Ref 586/168.
  14. Scotland Census of 1881 (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Census, 1881, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Enum Book 6, Page 30, Ref 586/00 006/00 030.
  15. Mass Archives Online Vital Records Index, 1841-1915, Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, [hereinafter Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915], Births, Vol 341, Page 132, Lowell, 1883.
  16. Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915, Deaths, Vol 493, Page 493, Lowell, 1899.
  17. US Census 1900, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Mass, Series T623, Roll 661, Page 027, ED 823, Sheet 15B, FN 329, Line 90, 12 Jun 1900.
  18. US Census 1910, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Mass, Series T624, Roll 601, Page 090, ED 877, Sheet 06B, FN 121, Line 54, 18 Apr 1910.
  19. US Census 1920, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Mass, Series T625, Roll 712, Page 098, ED 244, Sheet 02B, FN 40, Line 57, 5 Mar 1920.
  20. US Census 1930, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Mass, Series T626, Roll 922, Page 025, ED 9-154, Sheet 06A, FN 122, Line 40, 4 Apr 1930.