Sandy, I am a Barry in Melbourne Australia by birth. My ancestors I think are connected to the Earls of Barrymore through England to Ireland from Australia and to the streets of Mallow where our Garrett was a butcher. I am checking Lisgoold parish records and the Burke,s Irish family records.
To help you., the Long Beach Naval yard will have archives of who worked there and on what vessels. One of our past neighbours married a navy doctor and emmigrated to work and live there. San Diego may have a death record and a burial place record. There may be lists of people from the earthquake and the local block where he lived at the time in the local mayor,s archive- all dependant on damage and when he stopped paying taxes records surviving fires and other disasters.
The Barrymore family was connected to the Leamlara estates in Cork Ireland and the Barrys had connection to the property and the coach house there as well as the big house.
The Cotters were neighbours and one Paul Cotter has the Barrymore name plate for his vineyard label here on the Mornington Peninsula at Teurong Junction. I am talking about the Creagh Barry line who are descendants of the sale and reestablishment of the peerage and have an English and an Irish base currently.BIFR is difficult to wade through for 1911-1912 edition and when you do there are 3 branches. I am in touch with the descendants of the first Barrys into east coast USA up north and also many Barrys here. Please email me direct in Melbourne Australia and I may be able to help more.
Catherine N Berg.