In 1851, John Barry and his son Patrick were lodging in a multiple occupation property in Fothergill Street. There were fifteen people living at the address. In the previous year, an inquiry had been commissioned to investigate slum living conditions in Newport. Fothergill Street was one of the places singled out.
| Name | Relation | Condition | Sex | Age | Occupation | Where Born |
| John Barry | Lodger | Widower | Male | 50 | Labourer | Ireland |
| Patrick Barry | Lodger | Male | 15 | Labourer | Ireland | |

