Walter Henry (Harry) BARNETT born 1845 married Elizabeth Lanfear

[Janette]

Hi Stuart,

How was Walter Henry(Harry) named in the other certs you have,was he always  Walter Henry(Harry)

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

It looks like they had a decent brood of children

1880/14432 Barnett  Isabella / Elizabeth/ Walter Henry
1882/12176 Barnett  Emily/  Elizabeth /Walter Henry
1884/20237 Barnett  Sydney Walter/  Elizabeth /Walter
1886/9666 Barnett  Alice Nelly/  Elizabeth/ Walter Henry
1889/17139 Barnett  Chrissie / Elizabeth /Walter Henry
1890/1205 Barnett  Stanley James / Elizabeth /Walter Henry
1893/1706 Barnett  Bertie Edward / Elizabeth /Walter Henry
1895/2224 Barnett  Arthur William / Elizabeth/ Walter Henry
1900/16143 Barnett  Baden Thomas  Elizabeth /Walter Henry

and a couple of maybe's

1878/9237 Barnett  Harriet Louisa  /Elizabeth /Harry
1877/8267 Barnett  Rachel / Elizabeth/ Harry


Cheers Janette

[Janette]

Childrens marriages

1925/1130 Isabella Alma Gladys  Morrow to Sidney Walter  Barnett 
1921/6009 Mary Pemberton  Procter to Stanley James  Barnett
 1919/8610 Mary Leonara  Lotter to Arthur William  Barnett 
1902/5374 Isabella  Barnett to Symon Henry  Williams 
1908/1967 Rachel  Barnett to John Leigh  White 

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

Here is the Auckland War Memorial entry for Bertie,it has a photo of him

http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/745.detail?Ordinal=8&c_surname_search=barnett

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

Stanley is buried in the Foxton cemetery with his wife Mary,

http://www.horowhenua.govt.nz/Services/Cemeteries/Cemetery-Search-Results/?record=3973

also their son,the headstone names siblings who may well still be living

http://www.horowhenua.govt.nz/Services/Cemeteries/Cemetery-Search-Results/?record=14034

Cheers Janette

[loustudawe]

Hi Janette

Many thanks for all the information you have posted.

Yes, all the children you have listed (including the maybes) of Walter Henry BARNETT are 100% correct, as are the marriages.

At the time of his marriage certificate in 1877, he was going by the name of Harry (shortened form of Henry?).

On the birth of his first 2 children (1877/1878), he was still Harry. Every certificate and reference after that, it was Walter Henry.

Kind regards
Stuart

[spades]

Hi Stuart,

Have you looked in the 1851 UK Census for a John BARNETT with a child aged about 6 years (therefore born about 1845) named Walter Henry?

Spades

[loustudawe]

Hi Spades

Yes, I've had a good look - but only slight possibilities and most of these are discounted when I follow them through to latter records.

I feel my best chance is to find a NZ document/reference of Mr BARNETT that may provide; a birth place more specific than simply London, his father's occupation, mother's name or simply a re-confirmation that his father was named John.

If I could confirm an arrival date of pre mid-1875 at least this would confirm it is a different BARNETT than WHW BARNETT of Rotherhithe as I'm pretty sure of his UK 1875 marriage to Emma Janes.

Thanks once again.
Stuart

[spades]

Hmmm...as an aside, his occupation at death in 1908 (courtesy of Janette in Reply #2) was 'Watchman'. Might that mean 'police officer'? Can you confirm this, Stuart?

Archives NZ does hold police records but from previous experience you need to request permission to view them.

Can anyone find where he was living?

And since the Rooparell arrived at the port of Auckland we might assume that Walter Henry BARNETT did too.

Spades