William
Barry
and
his son William James Clark Barry who established
WJC
Barry & Co
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William Barry
Father
of William JC Barry
Artist and Photographer
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William
Barry, son of George Barry, brewer, produced
enamelled cartes de visite in the 1870s. He
gave up his photography in favour of his painting in the 1880s.
He appeared in the trade directories as:
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1870-80:
Artist and Photographer
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1881-88: Artist
and Landscape Painter.
His occupation in the 1881 census was: Artist
- landscape and Marine.
He
appears to have continued as an artist and painter throughout his
life. He
had exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy exhibitions on many occasions
from 1864 until 1904. [Des:MB]
In
1876, he advertised:
"Enamelled
cartes de visite @ 5/- per dozen
Unrivalled style and artistic
arrangement."
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By
1883, William Barry shared a studio in Edinburgh with Michael Brown.
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William Barry
Painting
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Here
is a painting by William Barry - possibly of Perthshire. Can
anybody give a more precise identification of it?
Oil
Painting by William Barry
©
Copyright: Peter
Bevis The
painting above is approximately 14 ins x 10 ins. Signature
from the William Barry's painting.
![Signature on oil painting (possibly of Perthshire) by William Barry](../0_P/0_paintings_barry_signature.jpg) ©
Copyright: Peter
Bevis
Thank you to Mervyn Doughty for responding and offering further
details about the painting above (Feb 2005) |
William Barry
Edinburgh, Perthshire, Inverness
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William
Barry was elected a Member of Edinburgh Photographic Society on November
7, 1883.
By
1891, William Barry had moved to Perthshire [1891
census]
He
then
worked in Inverness
for many years, and died there in 1908.
[Des:MB]
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William James Clarke Barry
WJC
Barry & Co
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William James Clarke Barry was the son of William
Barry. He established
the company WJC Barry & Co in Edinburgh (1881-82). |
1881
Census
William James Clarke Barry
was listed in the 1881 census:
Photographer:
aged 21
Born:
London
Son
of William B, artist - landscape & marine + Elizabeth Ann B
Resident:
84 Constitution Street, South Leith, Edinburgh
DR
Torrance |
EPS Membership
William J Barry became a new member of
Edinburgh Photographic Society in the season 1877-78. At the
time, he gave his address as 16 Princes Street. This was the
address of Ovinius Davis'
studio. |
Messages from descendants of
William
Barry
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I
have corresponded with:
-
a great niece of William Barry. She is now living in Norfolk.
England
- Barbara
M, now living in Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
-
other descendants, now living in New Zealand.
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Message from descendants
1.
Kate Nicholls
New Zealand
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Query
One of the New Zealand
descendant wrote:
"My great great Grandfather was
William Barry landscape, loch and harbour painter 19th century. I
know of one painting he did 1893 Loch Maree from Glen Dochard.
I would like to know if it is possible
to see other paintings or any prints or originals that may be for sale."
Kaye Nicholls: November 2004
If you think you may be
able to answer the query above, can you please
email
me so that I can pass on your message to Kaye. Thank you. |
Query
Thank you to Rosemary
Samuel for sending me the following message for Kaye.
Rosemary wrote:
"We have a watercolour of
Dunnet Head by William Barry, painted in Nov 1897. If you would
like any further information, we would be pleased to help.
Rosemary Samuel:
November 27, 2007 |
Message from descendants
2.
Barbara M
Blackburn, Victoria, Australia |
Thank you to Barbara M (whose maternal
grandmother was William Barry's great niece) for telling me
more about the Barry family.
Barbara wrote:
William Barry
"Regarding William snr., he is
a younger brother of Patrick Barry who was known for his writing and
published ten books between 1868 and 1906.
I am putting together family
details beginning with their 3 x great grandfather born in 1711. I have
included siblings of their 2 x great grandfather and would like to
obtain copy photos of any of William's paintings.
Were you aware that after he
moved to Inverness he climbed Ben Nevis 3 times after age of 56?
WJC Barry
Son, WJC Barry had 3 sons,
William, George, and James Hume Adams.
- In 1916, on his
marriage, at the age of 27, George Barry was a photographer and 2nd
Lieutenant of the 3/6 battalion, residing in Glasgow.
- In 1928, James HA Barry
was also a photographer. He was living at Hillside, Banchory
Barbara
asks:
. Does anybody know
anything more about WJC Barry or any of his three sons?
Barbara M, Blackburn, Victoria, Australia:
January 25 + 26, 2009 |
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