Family background
George Barker was born 5 July 1826. His parents were George (1803-78) and Sarah Ann Craddock (1804-87). He was married in 1849 in Melbourne to Eliza Hunt (1825-90). They had four daughters and two sons. George Barker died on 22 June 1897, aged 71 years, at Stanmore.
Local government service
George William Barker, merchant of Missenden Road, nominated for council in 1870. He was an alderman on Camperdown Council in 1870-71.
References
Sydney Mail, 3 January 1863, p. 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166654243
‘Advertising’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 February 1870, p. 1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13199897
Sydney Morning Herald 24 June 1897, p. 1
‘Short Items’, The Methodist, 26 June 1897, p. 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155391079
Mayor George William Barker. Northern Beaches Council, accessed 14/02/2023, https://northernbeaches.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/9802
‘Barker, George William (1826–1897)’, People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/barker-george-william-28697/text36165, accessed 14 February 2023.