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Richard Edward Barnes[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

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  • Name Richard Edward Barnes  [10, 11] 
    Born 1871  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Christened 3 Sep 1871  Wavertree, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    • Holy Trinity
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 3 Sep 1871  Wavertree, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Registration Between 1 Jul 1872 and 30 Sep 1872  Salford, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Birth Registration 
    • Volume 8d, Page 28
    Residence 1891  West Derby, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    St Cyprian 
    Occupation 8 Aug 1892  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Grocer 
    Residence 8 Aug 1892  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    11 Uxbridge Street 
    Residence 1901  Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    England 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Grocer 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    England 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    Grocer 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    68 Granby Street 
    Residence 1939  Flintshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [22] 
    Occupation 29 Sep 1939  Meliden, Flintshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Boarding Housekeeper 
    Residence 29 Sep 1939  Meliden, Flintshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    San Llari, Penrhwylfa Road 
    Registration Between 1 Jul 1945 and 30 Sep 1945  Merioneth South, Merionethshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [23] 
    Birth Registration 
    • Volume 11b, Page 306
    Died 14 Sep 1945  Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [24, 25, 26] 
    Buried 19 Sep 1945  [24] 
    • Presumably Meliden
    Probate 8 Oct 1945  Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [27] 
    Residence England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence Edge Hill, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [28] 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I542  The Williams Family Tree
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2022 

    Father Living 
    Mother Living 
    Married
    Marriage for George BARNES and Elizabeth BALDWIN (34063)    		 Marriage for George BARNES and Elizabeth BALDWIN (34063)
    Family ID F34063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Williams
              b. 1869, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1955, Meliden, Denbighshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1892  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 18, 29, 30] 
    • St. Catherine's, Edge-Hill,

      Marriage Record: Name: Barnes, Richard Edward and Williams Elizabeth; Record Type: Marriages; Quarter: September; Year: 1892; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 579.
    Registration Sep 1892  West Derby, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [31] 
    Marriage 
    • Volume 8b, Page 579
    Children 
     1. Howel Meirion Evans
              b. 21 Jul 1902, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1965, St. Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [Adopted]
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1871 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRegistration - Birth Registration - Between 1 Jul 1872 and 30 Sep 1872 - Salford, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - St Cyprian - 1891 - West Derby, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Grocer - 8 Aug 1892 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 Uxbridge Street - 8 Aug 1892 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Aug 1892 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRegistration - Marriage - Sep 1892 - West Derby, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - England - 31 Mar 1901 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Grocer - 31 Mar 1901 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - England - 2 Apr 1911 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Grocer - 2 Apr 1911 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 68 Granby Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - Flintshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRegistration - Birth Registration - Between 1 Jul 1945 and 30 Sep 1945 - Merioneth South, Merionethshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Sep 1945 - Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 8 Oct 1945 - Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Obituary Notice for Margretta Rees nee Williams    		Obituary Notice for Margretta Rees nee Williams

    1939 Register
    1939 Register: Household for Richard E. Barnes (542)    		1939 Register: Household for Richard E. Barnes (542)

    Census
    1901 England Census for Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire    		1901 England Census for Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire
    RG13 Piece 3438 Folio 34 Page 7  

    Dwelling 68 Granby Street 
    Location Toxteth Park, Liverpool 
    Source RG13 Piece 3438 Folio 34 Page 7 
    Note  
    Surname Forename(s) Relationship Marriage Age Sex Occupation Status Home Birthplace 
    BARNES Richard E Head M 30 M Grocer Employer At Home Liverpool, Lancashire 
    BARNES Elizabeth Wife M 32 F    Aberdovey, Merionethshire 
    THOMPSON John Visitor WID 33 M Blacksmith Worker  Burscough, Lancashire 

  • Notes 
    • Thanks to Ian and Meriel, it now looks like the note in Nain's diary - "Aug. 6th 1942 - Dick and Lizzies Golden Wedding." refers to Richard Barnes (not Jones) and Elizabeth Williams. There are records of people with these names from the September quarter 1892 marriage records for W. Derby (volume 8b page 579).

      From the 1891 Census (RG12 Piece 2994 Folio 54 Page 30) there was a Richard E Barnes, 19, a Grocer's Assistant, living at 56 Thorburn Street, Liverpool. He was the brother-in-law of the head of the household who was not present. Further investigation is needed but it's possible that Richard's mother married twice. The first time to a Mr. Baldwin and they produced Catherine E Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin went on to marry again and produced Elizabeth Baldwin from the second marriage. The first Mrs. Baldwin then went on to marry Mr. Barnes and they gave rise to A E Barnes and Richard E Barnes. Somewhere along the line there is a Mr. and Mrs. Tweed as there was a cousin of the above by the name of Harry B Tweed.

      Marriage Record: Name: Barnes, Richard Edward; Record Type: Marriages; Quarter: September; Year: 1892; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 579.

      From the 1901 Census (RG13 Piece 3438 Folio 34 Page 7) Richard, 30, a Grocer, was wife, Elizabeth, 32, at 68 Granby Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. They had a visitor by the name of John Thompson, a widower aged 33, from Burscough, Lancs who was a Blacksmith.

  • Sources 
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    3. [S6297] Temp Tag 9 II (Reliability: 3).

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    8. [S10863] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2008 Place:Provo, UT, USA), 1,1352::0., Place: Edge Hill, Lancashire, England; Collection: St Catherine; -; Date Range: 1888 - 1897; Film Number: 1546437 (Reliability: 0).

    9. [S10839] The Owens Family Tree, Owens, LloydAncestry, (https://ancestry.co.uk), ) (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S6215] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. ? Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro), 1,8912::0. (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: Sep 1871
      Birth place: Lancashire, United Kingdom

    11. [S8050] England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original dat), 1,1351::0. (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: abt 1871
      Birth place: Wavertree, Lancashire, England
      Residence date:
      Residence place: England
      Baptism date: 3 Sep 1871
      Baptism place: Wavertree, Lancashire, England

    12. [S10553] 1939 Register for England and Wales (FindMyPast), FindMyPast, ( FindMyPast . http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/1939-register.), (http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/1939-register : accessed 18 Feb 2016); 1939 Register for Richard E. Barnes (542). (Reliability: 3).
      Extracted from the 1939 Register
      (http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=tna%2fr39%2f7616%2f7616b%2f007%2f36)
      17/3/2016

      Barnes Household (2 People)
      San Llari Penrhwylfa Road , Prestatyn U.D., Flintshire, Wales

      First Name(s): Richard E
      Last Name(s): Barnes
      Date of Birth: 22 Jul 1872
      Sex: Male
      Occupation: Boarding Housekeeper
      Marital Status: Married
      Schedule: 74
      Schedule Sub Number: 1

      First Name(s): Elizabeth
      Last Name(s): Barnes
      Date of Birth: 21 Sep 1867
      Sex: Female
      Occupation: Assisting Husband
      Marital Status: Married
      Schedule: 74
      Schedule Sub Number: 2
      http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=tna%2fr39%2f7616%2f7616b%2f007%2f36

    13. [S10419] General Register Office, (https://www.gro.gov.uk), accessed 26 Aug 2020), Birth Registration for Richard Edward BARNES (542) (Reliability: 3).
      Extracted from General Register Office website 26/8/2020

      GRO Reference: Sep, 1871: West Derby And Toxteth Park, Volume 08B, Page 526: Birth Registration for Richard Edward BARNES : Mother's maiden surname: BALDWIN

    14. [S10569] Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919, ((http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2196)), accessed 26 Aug 2020), Baptism for Richard Edward BARNES (542); 3 Sep 1871: Holy Trinity, Wavertree, Lancashire, England. (Reliability: 3).
      Extracted from the Ancestry records of the Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919 on 26/8/2020

      Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919

      Baptism for Richard Edward BARNES

      Baptism Date: 3 Sep 1871
      Baptism Place: Wavertree, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
      Father: George Barnes
      Mother: Elizabeth Barnes
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2196&h=2915459&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2197


    15. [S10873] Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Provo, UT, USA), 1,2575::0. (Reliability: 0).

    16. [S8515] England & Wales, Register of Births, 1837-2007, FreeBMD, ((http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)), accessed 18 Feb 2016), Birth Registration for Richard BARNES (542); Sep 1872; Salford, Lancashire; Volume 8d, Page 28. (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S6210] 1891 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National A), 1,6598::0., The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2994; Folio: 54; Page: 30; GSU roll: 6098104 (Reliability: 0).

    18. [S10566] Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935, ((http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2197)), accessed 26 Aug 2020), Marriage for Richard Edward BARNES and Elizabeth WILLIAMS (250); 8 Aug 1892: St. Catherine, Edge Hill, Lancashire, England. (Reliability: 3).
      Extracted from the Ancestry records of the Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935 on 26/8/2020

      Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935

      Marriage for Richard Edward BARNES and Elizabeth WILLIAMS

      Gender: Male
      Marriage Age: 21
      Event Type: Marriage
      Birth Year: abt 1871
      Marriage Date: 8 Aug 1892
      Marriage Place: St. Catherine, Edge Hill, Lancashire, England
      Father: George Barnes
      Spouse: Elizabeth Williams
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=PKK8653&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=2197&gsln=barn*s&gsfn_x=1&gsln_x=NN&cp=0&msgdy=1892&msgdy_x=1&new=1&rank=1&uidh=e72&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=6&h=1813247&recoff=&ml_rpos=7&queryId=39e090211b5d24f38506a3087a265b2f


    19. [S6211] 1901 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archi), 1,7814::0., Class: RG13; Piece: 3438; Folio: 34; Page: 7 (Reliability: 0).

    20. [S1271] RG13 Piece 3438 Folio 34 Page 7, (Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire), RG13 Piece 3438 Folio 34 Page 7 (Reliability: 3).

    21. [S9316] 1911 England Census for Lancashire, England. Lancashire., ( Ancestry . http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2352 : n.d.), 68 Granby Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2352 : accessed 26 Aug 2020); citing RG 78 PN 1316, RG 14 PN 22267, registration district (RD) 454, sub district (SD) 3, enumeration district (ED) 16, schedule number (SN) 48 (Reliability: 3).
      1911 England Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 26/8/2020


      1911 (Toxteth Park) Census for Richard Ed BARNES (542)

      Age in 1911: 39
      Estimated birth year: abt 1872
      Relation to Head: Head
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
      Civil Parish: Toxteth Park
      County/Island: Lancashire
      Country: England
      Street address: 68 Granby Street
      Marital status: Married
      Occupation: Grocer
      Registration district: Toxteth Park
      Registration District Number: 454
      Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park Central
      ED, institution, or vessel: 16
      Piece: 22267
      Household Members:
      Richard Ed BARNES: Age 39 (1872)
      Lizzie BARNES: Age 42 (1869)
      Nellie BATES: Age 30 (1881)
      Hywell EVANS: Age 8 (1903)
      John EVANS: Age 52 (1859)
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=PKK8626&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=2352&gsfn=richard&gsln=barnes&gsfn_x=1&gsln_x=1&cp=0&msbdy=1872&msbdy_x=1&new=1&rank=1&uidh=e72&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=2&h=5294721&recoff=&ml_rpos=3&queryId=11102fc4b5a9cf0059a6c993919a0881

    22. [S10852] 1939 England and Wales Register, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2018 Place:Lehi, UT, USA), 1,61596::0., The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/7616B (Reliability: 0).

    23. [S8529] England & Wales, Register of Deaths, 1837-2007, ((http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=7579&enc=1)), accessed 18 Jan 2021), Death Registration for Richard E. BARNES (542); Age at death 75 (1870); Sep 1945; Merionethshire; Volume 11b, Page 306. (Reliability: 3).
      Extracted from the Ancestry records of the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 on 18/1/2021

      Sep 1945; Merionethshire; Volume 11b, Page 306 Death Registration for Richard E. BARNES; Age at death 75 (1870)
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=PWI160&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&dbid=7579&gsfn=rich*&gsln=barnes&gsfn_x=1&gsln_x=1&cp=0&msbdy=1871&msbdy_x=1&msbdp=1&msddy=1945&msddy_x=1&new=1&rank=1&uidh=e72&redir=false&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=0&h=25751733&recoff=&ml_rpos=1&queryId=c7355455f973391b1407d3964de9d6d8


    24. [S10651] British Newspapers, ((https://findmypast.com)), accessed 18 Jan 2021), Death Notice for Richard Edward Barnes (542); Liverpool Evening Express: 17 September 1945. (Reliability: 3).

    25. [S6218] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. ? Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro), 1,7579::0., General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 11b; Page: 306 (Reliability: 0).

    26. [S8531] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, ((http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904&enc=1)), accessed 18 Jan 2021), Probate for Richard Edward BARNES (542); 8 Oct 1945: Bangor. (Reliability: 3).
      Extracted from the Ancestry records of the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 on 18/1/2021

      England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

      Probate for Richard Edward BARNES

      Death Date: 15 Sep 1945
      Death Place: Flintshire, Wales
      Probate Date: 8 Oct 1945
      Probate Registry: Bangor

      BARNES Richard Edward of Tan Llan Meliden Prestatyn died 15 September 1945 at Meirion House Aberdovey Merionethshire Administration Bangor 8 October to Elizabeth Barnes widow. Effects ?255 6s. 6d.
      https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/14616558:1904?indiv=1&tid=&pid=&queryId=3e7c349dfd84afa93dd8d0662aa934dc&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PWI184&_phstart=successSource


    27. [S10842] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. Londo), 1,1904::0. (Reliability: 0).

    28. [S10864] England, Select Marriages, 1538?1973, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2014 Place:Provo, UT, USA), 1,9852::0. (Reliability: 0).

    29. [S2262] Una Sanderson (Reliability: 3).

    30. [S5950] FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), accessed 16 Sep 2012), entry for Elizabeth Williams, person ID KLNH-L6S. (Reliability: 3).

    31. [S1854] Registration of Marriages, (Ancestry.co.uk), Sep 1892, West Derby, Lancashire, Volume 8b, Page 579 (Reliability: 4).
      Richard Edward BARNES + Elizabeth WILLIAMS


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Initially, the Williams family from Aberdovey was the main target of research. Being a very busy port, Aberdyfi produced sea-faring families with many of the men reaching the pinnacle of their trade as Master Mariners. My grandfather, John Davies Williams, served as a 'Boy' aboard the schooner Sarah Davies at the age of 13.

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