William Barnham esq (1651 - 1718)

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Wyndham) Barnham — married 1 Mar 1672 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Husband of Rebecca (Middleton) Barnham — married 9 Feb 1681 in London, England

Husband of Mary (Flowerdew) Barnham — married 12 Oct 1697 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Descendants

Biography

This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.

William was a hosier, served as Alderman for the South Conisford Ward, Norwich in 1688. He is sometimes shown as Mayor of Norwich in 1652 but that is an apparent error. The person who held the office of Mayor was another William Barnham (1606-1676), who was a great uncle of this William Barnham.

From the London Evening Post (London, England), Tuesday, December 19, 1752, Issue 3923: Norwich December 17. Lately died here, of a Mortification (N.B., in medicine and pathology, another word for gangrene or necrosis) in one of her Toes, Mrs. Austin, Relict. Of Richard Austin, late of Enfield in Hertfordshire, Esq; it is remarkable that her father, William Barnham Esq. died of the same Disorder, occasioned by cutting a Corn. The last mentione'd Gentleman having acquir'd an Estate of 800 £. a Year, had retired from business in the latter Part of his Life; he had been an eminent Tradesman at Norwich, and was the first Person who kept a Coach in that City.

Baptism

Baptism:

Date: 7 DEC 1651

Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Note: He was baptised in the Church of Saint John Maddermarket

Marriage

Husband: William Barnham

Wife: Rebekah Middleton

Child: Sarah Barnham

Marriage:

Date: 9 FEB 1681

Place: London, England

Note: Transcribed from Allegations for Marriage Licenses issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1679 - 1687: 1681-2 Feb. 6. William Barnham, of Norwich, Hosier, Widr, abt 30, & Rebecca Midleton, of St Peter le Poor, Lond., Spr abt 21, at her own dispose; at St Olave's Jewry, Lond., or [blank]. They were married in the church of Saint Olave Old Jewry, London.^[1]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Ranworth, Norfolk, England

Note: William was buried in the Church of Saint Helen. Ranworth Church, Saint Helen, is known as the Cathedral of the Broads. There are Saxon foundations from an earlier church underneath the chancel. The church is mainly fifteenth century although there was substantial restoration at the beginning of the twentieth century, including the chancel and the roof. There are magnificent views from the tower, and the interior is very fine. The chancel screen is one of the finest surviving in the country, of a quality worthy of a cathedral and unusual in a country church. It dates from the late fifteenth century and originally would have been surmounted by a rood cross.

William's inscription reads: "Here resteth ye body of William Barnham late of ye city of Norwich gen who died June ye 19th 1718 aged 66 years. Also ye body of Mary ye beloved wife of ye said William Barnham who died ye 17th of August 1720 aged 46 years."

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1384 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page

• Bysshe, Edward, A. W. Hughes Clarke, and Arthur Campling. The Visitation of Norfolk, Anno Domini 1664, Made by Sir Edward Bysshe, Knt. 1933
• Parish Records of the Church of Saint John Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England
• Information provided by Elizabeth Hart, Elizabeth.Hart@lpct.nhs.uk, February 2009
• Barnum, Eben Lewis and Fr. Francis Barnum, SJ, Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family, Presenting a Conspectus of the Male Descendants of Thomas Barnum 1625-1695 (Gardner, MA: Meals Printing Co., 1912)
• Burke, Sir John Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, New ed. (London, England: Harrison, 1883)