2.4 George Barnett
[Last amended: May 4, 2006]
George Barnett, the fourth child and second son of Thomas Barnett and Sarah Williams, was born in Remenham, Berkshire, in 1786 and was baptised there on April 30, 1786.
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George married Mary Brangwin, daughter of Edmund Brangwin and Mary Deane of Hambleden, Bucks, on July 13, 1809 in St Mary’s Hambleden. The marriage licence was issued to George Barnett and Edmund Brangwin, Mary’s father. George’s place of abode was given as Remenham, Berks, while Edmund was of Hambleden, Bucks. The licence was issued on July twelfth in the forty ninth year of the reign of George the third, in other words 1809. Both George and Mary were adults as both are ‘aged twenty one years and upwards’.
The signatures of George and Edmund appear at the bottom of the document.
Details from the marriage register:
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| George Barnett, Bachelor of the Parish of Remenham in the County of Berks
and Mary Brangwin of this church by licence 13 July 1809 Both signed | |||
| Witnesses: |
Mary Barnett
Elizabeth Brangwin Fr... Brangwin |
[sister of George]
[sister of Mary] [possibly Francis, uncle of Mary] |
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A copy of the marriage licence is held by the Buckingham County Records Office, Aylesbury.
George died on February 18, 1831 at Harpsden, Oxfordshire at the age of 46. His burial is listed in the Rotherfield Greys Independent Chapel register and states that he lived at Upper House Farm. He was buried in Vault No 7 at the chapel as were his sons Francis and Henry.
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A transcipt of George's Will is held in the Oxford County Archives. Probate was granted on June 4, 1831 in Oxford. His occupation was given as farmer. Property included in the will was Upper House Farm, Harpsden, Oxon.
St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden
Photo: Lorraine Wuth
As previously stated, Mary Brangwin was the daughter of Edmund Brangwin and Mary Deane of Hambleden, Bucks. She was baptised in 1786 at Hambleden, Bucks. The 1841 census records her as living at Hart St, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon with son Daniel and daughter Eliza. Her occupation is given as butcher and her age was 50.
A clue to the date of Mary's death was found in a letter dated November 5, 1861 from her daughter Mary to her son James.
It is now getting on twelve months since we lost our dear mother. But it was a happy thing for us to think she was surrounded by every comfort in her last, and that her end appeared peace.Mary died on January 24, 1861 at Chalvey Park, Upton (now part of Slough), Bucks, home of her daughter Eliza. Her age was given as 75 years. Cause of death was congestion of the lungs, 14 days. She was buried at Upton-cum-Chalvey on January 30.
The children of George Barnett and Mary Brangwin:
| 2.4.1 | Henry Barnett born November 28, 1809; died 1836 |
| 2.4.2 | Martha Barnett born September 13, 1811; died 1811 |
| 2.4.3 | Mary Barnett born August 25, 1812; died August 26, 1880 |
| 2.4.4 | James Barnett born July 24, 1814; died August 28, 1888 |
| 2.4.5 | Daniel Barnett born July 22, 1816; died April 22, 1895 |
| 2.4.6 | Julia Barnett born May 21, 1818; died April 7, 1903 |
| 2.4.7 | William Barnett born May 4, 1820; died January 5, 1893 |
| 2.4.8 | Letitia Barnett born March 12, 1822; died about 1852 |
| 2.4.9 | Francis Barnett born February 1, 1824; died June 1833 |
| 2.4.10 | George Barnett born July 24, 1826; died May 18, 1902 |
| 2.4.11 | Eliza Barnett born May 17, 1828; died August 19, 1902 |