Thomas Barry[1]
1801 - 1876 (75 years)-
Name Thomas Barry Birth 8 Aug 1801 Hitchin,Hertfordshire, 
[1] Gender Male Death 21 Oct 1876 Swellendam, [1] Burial NGK Churchyard Swellendam, [2] Person ID I17101 My Genealogy Last Modified 24 Apr 2026
Father John Barry Marriage 6 Apr 1833 Cape Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., [3] Family ID F302713735 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Aletta Catharina van Reenen, b. 7 Nov 1810 d. 27 Nov 1888 (Age 78 years) Marriage 14 Mar 1829 [1] Children 1. John Joseph Barry, b. 6 Jan 1830 d. 21 Feb 1882 (Age 52 years) 2. Jacob John William Barry, b. 19 Jun 1831 d. 25 Aug 1895, Bredasdorp,Cape Province,South Africa (Age 64 years)3. Mary Ann Barry, b. 23 Jan 1833 4. Joseph James Barry, b. 15 Dec 1834 5. Thomas Francis Barry, b. 2 Aug 1836 d. Young 6. Maria Adriana Barry, b. 14 Aug 1838 d. Young 7. Johanna Martina Barry, b. 26 Aug 1840 8. Aletta Catharina Barry, b. 23 May 1842 9. Maria Adriana Barry, b. 14 Jan 1844 10. Daniel Nicholas Barry, b. 22 Mar 1846 11. Richard Van Reenen Barry, b. 8 Aug 1849 12. Elizabeth Martha Barry, b. 17 Aug 1851 13. Julia Hubertha Barry, b. 4 Jun 1854 Family ID F302713733 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Apr 2020
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Notes - BARRY, Thomas
Born: 8 Aug 1801
Died: 21 Oct 1876
Buried: NG Kerk Cemetery, Swellendam, District Swellendam,Western Cape, RSA
Note: Thomas Barry
Husband of Aletta Catherina. - Thomas arrived in Swellendam in 1823 to join his uncle Joseph, the founder of the well known Swellendam commercial firm of Barry & Nephews. He settled at the mouth of the Breede River at Port Beufort, where he managed the coastal trade of the firm, and regulated the shipment of farm produce to Cape Town and beyond. He is the only Barry «i»stamvader«/i» to be buried in Swellendam. He is buried in the NGK Churchyard
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Sources - [S75] Marena van Hemert, Ou Swellendam Families Deel 2, (van Hemert & Aspeling, Swellendam 2004), Entry for Barry (Reliability: 3).
- [S295] Cemetry Recording Project, (Genealogical Society of South Africa ISBN 0-620-32121-0), NGK Church Cemetery, Swellendam (Reliability: 3).
- [S144] SA Commercial Advertiser 6.4.1833, (April 6, 1833 (Transcribed by Sue McKay)).
- [S75] Marena van Hemert, Ou Swellendam Families Deel 2, (van Hemert & Aspeling, Swellendam 2004), Entry for Barry (Reliability: 3).