Barton had a classical education, having spent some of her early life in Belgium and France.
Her husband was a retired naval officer turned grazier, and they met on the voyage to Australia, aboard the Alfred.
[3] The Bartons' elder daughters, Emily and Rose, married the brothers John and Andrew Paterson.
Barton died at her home, "Rock End", Gladesville, New South Wales, on 24 August 1909.
[4] Following a funeral service at Christ Church, Gladesville, her remains were interred at St. Anne's Cemetery, Ryde.