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Hi there and welcome to the BARNWELL FAMILY GENEALOGY HOME PAGE.
My name is Dave Barnwell. I have been researching the BARNWELL family for a couple years and during that time have collected items that may be interesting to other BARNWELL and BARNWALL researchers. The information on these pages I hope will help fellow Barnwell's and Barnwall's in search of their roots.
If you have any related information that you'd like to share, I'd be happy
to include it in this web page, and if you wish, add a link. You can reach me, at Dave Barnwell
The very old and historic name of Barnwell is Anglo-Norman in origin and appears to have been derived from Berneval (or Barneval or Barneville) during the11th century or much earlier. There are two places in Normandy, France, derived from the name Berneval. One is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula, close to Cherbourg, and is called Barneville - Carteret. The other is in Dieppe, and is called Berneval-Le-Grand.
Earlliest records of the name show Alanus de Berneval , who was a successful soldier and “Companion in Arms” to the famous Norman Invader, William the Conqueror. Details of this man can be seen on the Roll of Battle Abbey in Kent, England. From this successful and heroic soldier Anglo - Norman and Irish lineages were produced.
Over many years the original name has changed it’s spelling, from the original form - de Berneval. Other forms are:
de Barneval, (de) Barnewall, (de)Barnewell,(de) Barnewelle (de) Barnwell(s), (de) Barnwall(s) and the Galicized form (Irish) of the name is (de) Bearnabhal.
The name Barnwell also has roots in England. In the county of Northamptonshire, 2 miles south of Oundle, is Barnwell St. Andrew and Barnwell All Saints. Named Bernwelle in the Domesday book and Bernwell Omnium Sanctorum, Sancti Andree 1254. The village is known as the ‘The stream by the burial-mound’, an old English byrg(e)ne-wella (old English: byrgen ‘burial- mound’). The “village locals” say that the name comes from “Bairns Well” - and was derived from washing the children (bairn) in the stream at Barnwell
In the county of Northamptonshire, 2 miles south of Oundle, is Barnwell St. Andrew and Barnwell All Saints, Bernwelle as in Domesday book, Bernwell Omnium Sanctorum, Sancti Andree 1254 . ‘The stream by the burial-mound’, an old English byrg(e)ne-wella (old English byrgen ‘burial- mound’). The “village locals” say that the name comes from “Bairns Well” - and was derived from washing the children (bairn) in the stream at Barnwell. The village(s) have a stream bordered by green verges, tall trees and dipping willows, dividing Barnwell from end to end. Communication between the stone-built cottages, with their worn stone fronts and neatly thatched roofs, is provided by a variety of bridges, some stone and hump-backed, others wooden. The main bridge, which is reminiscent of a garden rockery, connects the Montagu Arms pub with the general store and its attendant cottages, making it a lovely calander picture as anyone could wish for. From their the street climbs a hill towards the church, opposite which is a delightful little square of stone-tiled almshouses with their own chapel at the far end These could be of any age, but, in fact, they were built in 1864 on the site of of an earlier charitable institution founded in 1601 by Nicholas Latham, the village parson from 1569 to 1620. ‘Cast thy bread upon the waters’, runs the inscription on the arch over the entrance to the almshouses.
The remains of the 13th Barnwell castle are situated in the grounds of the Barnwell Manor estate. The castle was built and founded during the reign of King Henry III by the powerful family of Berengar Le Moine, who ten years later ceded it to the Abbey of Ramsey.
The 12 foot thick walls still rise to a height of 30 feet and dominate the wonderful garden and grounds of Barnwell Manor. Small vaulted rooms are concealed within the fabric of the castle walls, as is the body of Berengar's brother, Wintner - if one is to believe the ancient Northamptonshire legend.
At the Disolution of the Monastaries, it passed into the hands of the Montagu family. Since its construction in 1266, it has seen much of England's turbulent history. In 1621 it was used by its then owner, Sir Edward Montagu, as an arsenal for the Royal cause during the bitter struggle of the Civil War.
English Heritage have carried out an arheological dig on the site. The castle needed consolidation of the fabric which gave opportunity to excavate in two of its angle-towers, where some details of the construction and early development were ascertained.
Sir Edward, the grandson of the first Sir Edward Montagu, was an immensely wealthy man, and it was he who built the lovely, historic and important stone Tudor manor next door to the castle in 1568 after a gift of the land by King Henry VIII. They lived in it until the end of the 19th century. The original Elizabethan entrance hall, the oak panelled room inset with five magnificent seven foot paintings by James Seymour, the long gallery and Princess Alice's sitting room are wonderful backdrops for the vast array of furniture including pieces in oak, walnut, mahogany and satinwood. Much of this furniture is for sale since the house is partly occupied by Berengar Antiques. In August 1645 King Charles I stayed at Barnwell Manor and would have walked from room to room very much as visitors do today. Besides our present Royal Family, other notable historical characters such as Sir Philip Sydney, the Dukes of Buccleuch, the Earl of Sandwich and the poet John Dryden have all stayed or lived at Barnwell. Both castle and manor and 2,500 acre estate are now the property of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester who are part of the royal aristocracy (related to the current royal line - House of Windsor). However, during 1995, and due to the ill health of Princess Alice (the Duke’s mother who originally purchased the estate) and financial consideraitions, the family moved to Kensington Palace in London. An antiques business now leases the property.
The old parish of Barnwell derives it's name from an ancient festival of singing and dancing "Bairns well" held during midsummer. The earliest record of Christian influence in the district concerns the pious Saxon, Godesone. He was a solitary man and built a small wooden chapel in honour of St. Andrew by the springs of Bernewelle. These springs provided a good supply of pure clean water and were viewed as a great asset. The springs were to be found between the current Abbey church and the river. The slight hill up from the river presumably supplied the catchment area for the water and it was purified by passing through the gravel outcrop, later to be excavated in the 19th century
King Henry I granted Pain Peverel 13 acres of land round the springs at Bernewelle to establish a religious household. Canons from St. Giles, situated by the castle on Castle Hill, moved there in 1112 to found the community under the leadership of the saintly Canon Geoffrey of Huntingdon. Sadly he died in the same year. About this time, there is no exact date, the Canons adopted the Rule of St. Augustine and the household became a Priory. Fortunately, a magnificent vellum manuscript exists in the British Museum, "Liber Memorandium Ecclesie Bernewelle", written in 1295, which describes in great detail the foundation of the Priory and the rules governing it. A new church was built in the Priory grounds and dedicated to St. Andrew, presumably to continue the tradition of Godesone. The church was consecrated by Longchamp, Bishop of Ely on Low Sunday, 21 April 1190.
THE BARNWELL LINEAGE SINCE 1786:
William BARNWELL, who was a Master Turner, born in 1786, married Susannah CORE?, the 21 February 1807 in St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, London. He or his son William initially lived in Bridgewater Gardens, Barbican, or within Aldersgate, London. They were living in Morning Lane, Hackney, Middlesex ~1840 and set up a Woodturnery business in those areas before moving to Merrow St and East Street Southwark/Walworth, Surrey
towards c1850.
They had 8 children:
B.1. William BARNWELL (a Woodturner or Cabinet Maker?), was christened in St. Mary Whitechapel, the 25 December 1810
B.3. Elizabeth BARNWELL, was christened in St. Mary Whitechapel, Stepney the 15 March 1815, married Isaac KNAGGS, the 26 August 1833 in St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, London
B.4. George Barnwell, was christened in St. Mary Whitechapel, the 23 July 1817
B.5. Susannah Barnwell, was christened in St. Mary Whitechapel, the 21 January 1820
B.6. Ann Barnwell, was christened in St. Mary Whitechapel, the 8 December 1824
B.2. John BARNWELL (Woodturner Master), born in Hackney, Shoreditch, Middlesex 1812, was christened in St. Mary Whitechapel, the 14 October 1812, died in Walworth, Surrey the 30 December 1877, married Anna Sophia WHITE, the 16 August 1840 in Hackney, Middlesex (born in 1814 in Hackney, Middlesex, daughter of Joseph WHITE, who was a cooper).
They had 9 children :
They had 4 children:
C.2.1. Emma Ann BARNWELL, born in St.Leonards, Shoreditch, Middlesex the 4 September 1841, was christened in St. John the Baptist, Shoreditch the 27 March 1842, married John GERLOCK, the 13 October 1863 (born in 1841).
C.2.2. Sarah Sophia BARNWELL, born in St. Leonards, Shoreditch, Middlesex the 27 August 1843, was christened in St. John the Baptist, Shoreditch the 11 September 1843, married Herbert BARLOW, the 27 August 1870 (born in 1843).
C.2.3. George John BARNWELL, born in St. Leonards, Shoreditch, Middlesex the 22 October
1844, was christened in St. John the Baptist, Shoreditch the 20 November 1844, died the 12 February 1925 in Camberwell, London, married Harriet BELLINIE, the 10 October 1868 (born the 4 April 1841 in Newington St. Mary Epsom, Surrey and died the 27 November 1910, daughter of William BELLINIE and Mary SLIGHT).
D.3.3.1 George William Barnwell, born the 21 August 1869 in Poplar, was christened in St. Marks, Kennington, Surrey the 27 March 1870, died in St. Giles Hospital, Camberwell the 23 May 1958, married (1°) Laura LYONS, the 28 July 1894 (born in 1869 in Kentish Town, London and died the 17 November 1906 in 31, Railton Rd, Brixton, London or Surrey, daughter of John Lyons)(2°) Annie Elizabeth PRITCHARD, the 25 December 1912 in Vassel Rd. Brixton, London, SW (born the 27 March 1885 in Camberwell, and died the 7 August 1973 in Camberwell, London, daughter of Henry Pritchard). See also My Canadian Barnwell Lineage
D.3.3.2 Julia Mary BARNWELL, born in Surrey the 23 November 1870, married Walter SEARCH, the 5 August 1895 (born in 1870). Lived in Brixton, Surrey
D.3.3.3 William Robert BARNWELL, born in Surrey the 21 January 1876.
D.3.3.4 Harriet BELLINIE BARNWELL, born in Surrey the 11 January 1874, William WASTELL, the 26 November 1905 (born in 1874)
C.2.4. Elizabeth Mary BARNWELL, born in Shoreditch, Middlesex the 18 July 1846.
C.2.6. Susannah BARNWELL, born in Shoreditch, Middlesex the 15 October 1849, married John TAPLEY, the 22 February 1873 (born in 1849)
C.2.7. Joseph Henry BARNWELL, born in Southwark, Surrey the 20 November 1850, was christened in St. John the Baptist, Shoreditch the 16 December 1850, died the 18 December 1850
C.2.8. Eliza Matilda BARNWELL, born in Southwark, Surrey the 5 January 1853
C.2.9. Alice Louisa BARNWELL, born in Southwark, Surrey the 8 July 1855
C.2.5. William Isaac BARNWELL (son of John), born in Shoreditch, Middlesex the 1 July 1848, was christened in St. John the Baptist, Shoreditch the 23 July 1848, died in South London the 19 April 1921, married (1°) Julia Charlotte LAWRENCE, the 29 March 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex (born in 1848 and died the 30 November 1874 in Surrey, daughter of Charles Lawrence), (2°) Caroline Eliza JAKES (born in 1850 and died the 31 December 1936 in Southwark, London)
He had 5 children:
C.2.5.1. Emily Louisa BARNWELL, born in Surrey, the 28 March 1879, married George William JESSUP, the 11 April 1903
C.2.5.2. Alice Maud BARNWELL, born in Surrey, the 4 August 1880, died the 19 July 1959 (Died unmarried)
C.2.5.3. William John BARNWELL, born in Surrey, the 20 December 1881, married Eliza GIBBS, the 30 July 1904
C.2.5.4. Fred Edward BARNWELL, born in Surrey, the 19 October 1885
C.2.5.5. Amy May BARNWELL, born in 1893, married John CHAPMAN, the 3 June 1916
Return to My Barnwell Lineage
I am researching the following:
ALLEN, BARNWELL, BARNEWELL, BARNWALL, BARNEWALL, BERNEVAL, BACHELOR, BARLOW,
BELLINIE or BELLENIE, CHAPMAN, CORE, KNAGGS, GERLOCK, GIBBS, JAKES,
JESSUP, PRITCHARD, SEARCH, TAPLEY, WASTELL, WHITE
There is a lot of free genealogical resource on the net. Listed below are sites that I have found useful in my research:
Pam Middleton-Lee , webpage provides a good springboard to other worthwile sites.
If you're interested in family history research, subscribing to a mailing list is a good way to share knowledge and make contact with others of similar interests. The ROOTSWEB site is the home of numerous such lists. It also houses the ROOTS-L surname list, a massive source of names.
East of London Family History Society is a wonderful site if you are researching your roots in the City and East of London. It is also well worth becoming a member details are shown on their homepage.
East Surrey Family History Society is also a useful site if you are researching your roots in and around South London and Surrey. Details on becoming a member are also shown on their homepage.
Ireland Genealogy - WorldGenWeb Project is a good starting point for Irish research
Family Tree Maker
by Broderbund is an impressive searchable genealogy web site, which is a 'must visit'. It has several Barnwell references. They also sell a range of CDs containing a huge amount of genealogical info. It's pretty good even though it is mostly US biased and partly commercial.
Hugh and Marian Zorger's Heritage site is the one to use if you want a little more exposure of your own website. They have a list of genealogy homepages, and will add yours.
The Society of Genealogists have a new page. at: http://www.sog.org.uk/
Ask Jeeves if you want to search several search engines at the same time.
If you would like a link to your own webpage or your E:mail address, mail me at:davebarnwell@msn.com
