Robert James Barrett
- Born
- 13 Aug 1861
- Died
- 18 Jul 1908
- Gender
- Male
Robert James' parents were William Barrett and Mary Anne Sutherland.
He was baptised in St. Coleman's on the 6 October, 1861. The sponsors were George Barrett and Mary Smyth.
His Holy Communion was in Bantry on the 2 July 1876.
Like all his family, Robert James was a Mariner.. He served his apprenticeship on the Impregnable in Devon.
Robert James sailed around the world on many different voyages.
On the 26 December 1892, he married Frances Pyle in Margate, where he was a Coastguard.
Her family were all Mariners too.
Robert James preferred to sail and soon returned to the Mariner's life.
He passed away in Sydney from Pernicious Anemia, leaving a wife and three children.
His grandson, Desmond Henry Amos Barrett found his grave in the Catholic Cemetery in Rockwood, Sydney and was able to place a headstone there.
