06 August 2001
The
Barras Branch
According to The
Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames Barras =
" dweller by the
outwork of a fortress" or " a seller, dealer".
Thomas Barras ( my 5 x
Great Grandfather) married
Eleanor Small in Newcastle Upon Tyne on October 31st 1763.(IGI) Index to All
Saints Church, Newcastle Upon Tyne verify this. They
had at least five children:
 | Dorothy Barras
christened at All Saints Church, Newcastle on 19th February 1764 (IGI). According to the IGI a Dorothy Barrass married Thomas Charlton at All Saints Church Newcastle on the 27th of October 1794. |
| Jane Barras
christened at All Saints Church, Newcastle on 14th December 1766 (IGI) |
| Thomas
Barras ( my 4 x Great Grandfather) christened at All Saints Church, Newcastle on 14th October 1770
(IGI) (click on his name to find out more about him) |
| John Barras
christened at All Saints Church, Newcastle on 11th July 1773 (IGI) |
| James Barras
christened at All Saints Church, Newcastle on 5th May 1776 (IGI) |
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