Birth

21 Jul 1882
Middelburg, Transvaal

Christening

29 Apr 1883
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Death

25 Oct 1954
Addington Hospital, Durban, Natal, South Africa

Biography

Benjamin Hugh Barrett was born on 21 Jul 1882 at Middelburg, Transvaal.

He was the son of Benjamin Rhodes Barrett and Maria Upton Burgess.

He was christened on 29 Apr 1883 at Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

He married Isabella Sanderson (Bella) Munro on 24 Aug 1911 at St Paul's Church, Durban, Natal, South Africa. Isabella Sanderson (Bella) was the daughter of George Munro and Selina Jane Davie. She was born on 7 Apr 1887 at Pinetown, Natal, South Africa. She died on 2 Jun 1970 at the age of 83.

They had 2 children: Wilfred Hugh Barrett and Duncan Henry Barrett.

His occupation was Sergeant Special Police (1918).

He died on 25 Oct 1954 at Addington Hospital, Durban, Natal, South Africa at the age of 72.

He was buried at Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, Natal, South Africa.