George Barnett and Mary Ann Dennis | Kate Hurst Ancestors

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GEORGE BARNETT

Birth: 23 November 1850, Twig Moor, Lincolnshire

Baptism: 22 December 1850 St. Hibald’s Church, Manton, Lincolnshire

Death: 18 April 1917, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Burial: 20 April 1917, North Road Cemetery, West Retford, Nottinghamshire

Occupation: foremans son (1861) ag serv (1871) labourer (1872, 1874, 1875) groom (1877) coachman (1881) lodge keeper at the Great North Road Cemetery, West Retford, Nottinghamshire (Kelly’s Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1895) cemetery keeper church off (1901) cemetery caretaker (1911), lodge keeper at the North Road Cemetery, West Retford, Nottinghamshire (Kelly’s Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1912), ground keeper (probate record)

Addresses: Twigmoor (22 December 1850), Twigmoor, Lincolnshire (1851 census), Cabourn Village, Lincolnshire (1861 census), Apley, Lincolnshire (1871 census), Newbould Common (24 March 1872, 4 January 1874), Newball (26 May 1874), Stainton (10 October 1875), Tinsley Park (3 September 1877), Newton on Trent (2 November 1879), London Road, Ordsall, Nottinghamshire (1881 census), Cemetery House, Cemetery Road, West Retford, Nottinghamshire (1891 census), North Road, East Retford, Nottinghamshire (1901 census), Cemetery Lodge, Retford, Nottinghamshire (1911 census), Retford (burial record)

Marriage: 15 May 1871, St. Nicholas’ Church, Swayfield, Lincolnshire

Spouse: MARY ANN DINNIS (or DENNISS)

Birth: before 21 June 1853, Alford, Lincolnshire

Baptism: 21 June 1853, St. Wilfrid’s Church, Alford, Lincolnshire

Parents: John Dinnis and Eliza Clark

Death: 19 February 1927, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Burial: North Road Cemetery, West Retford, Nottinghamshire

Occupation: domestic servant (1870), servant domestic (1871)

Addresses: Alford (21 June 1853), Farforth, Lincolnshire (1861 census), Apley, Lincolnshire (24 December 1870, 1871 census), Newbould Common (24 March 1872, 4 January 1874), Newball (26 May 1874), Stainton (10 October 1875), Tinsley Park (3 September 1877), Newton on Trent (2 November 1879), London Road, Ordsall, Nottinghamshire (1881 census), Cemetery House, Cemetery Road, West Retford, Nottinghamshire (1891 census), North Road, East Retford, Nottinghamshire (1901 census), Cemetery Lodge, Retford, Nottinghamshire (1911 census), (41 Queen Street, Retford (newspaper obituary in Retford and Worksop Herald and North Notts Advertiser, 1 March 1927)

Children of GEORGE BARNETT and MARY ANN DINNIS (or DENNISS)

1. GEORGE BARNETT DENNISS (also known as GEORGE BARNETT)

Birth: 7 December 1870, Apley, Lincolnshire

Death: before 26 May 1874, Newball, Lincolnshire

Burial: 26 May 1874, St. John the Baptist, Stainton, Lincolnshire

Addresses: Apley, Lincolnshire (birth certificate, 1871 census)

Notes: George’s birth was registered by his mother Mary Ann Denniss on 24 December 1870, but no father’s name was stated on the certificate. The names given to George at birth suggest that his father was George Barnett, who later married Mary Ann Denniss. The younger George was identified as George Barnett on his burial record.

2. THOMAS BARNETT

Birth: before 24 March 1872, Newbould Common, Lincolnshire

Baptism: 24 March 1872, St. John the Baptist, Stainton by Langworth, Lincolnshire

Death: before 28 May 1874, Newball, Lincolnshire

Burial: 28 May 1874, St. John the Baptist, Stainton by Langworth, Lincolnshire

Addresses: Newbould Common (baptism record), Newball (burial record)

3. JOHN WILLIAM BARNETT

Birth: about December 1873, Newbould Common, Lincolnshire

Baptism: 4 January 1874 St. John the Baptist, Stainton by Langworth, Lincolnshire

Death: before 12 November 1936, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Burial: North Road Cemetery, West Retford, Nottinghamshire

Occupation: Railway Labourer (1901), Labourer unemployed (1911)

Addresses: Newbould Common (4 January 1874), London Road, Ordsall, Nottinghamshire (1881 census), 2 Tower Hill (Pye Bank), Brightside Berlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1901 census), Cemetery Lodge, Retford, Nottinghamshire (1911 census), 1 Leverton Road (burial record)

4. CHARLES BARNETT

Birth: about September 1875, Stainton, Lincolnshire

Baptism: 10 October 1875, St. John the Baptist, Stainton by Langworth, Lincolnshire

Death: before 5 March 1880, Newton on Trent, Nottinghamshire

Burial: 5 March 1880, St. Peter’s Church, Newton on Trent, Nottinghamshire

Addresses: Stainton (10 October 1875), Newton on Trent (burial record)

5. MARIA ANN BARNETT (my great-grandma)

Birth: 29 July 1877, Tinsley Park, Yorkshire

Baptism: 3 September 1877, St. Lawrence’s Church, Tinsley, Yorkshire

Death: 31 August 1941, Queens Hotel, Queen Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Burial: North Road Cemetery, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Occupation: Domestic servants (1891), Cook (Domestic) (1901) Unpaid Domestic Duties (1939)

Notes: In 1901, Maria was employed by Robert Edward Myddelton and his wife Violet.

Born Lady Violet Nevill, she was the daughter of Wiliam Nevill, the first Marquis of Abergavenny, and had previously been married to the third Earl Cowley until their divorce.

Addresses: Tinsley Park (3 September 1877), London Road, Ordsall, Nottinghamshire (1881 census), Rowlands, Walmesley near Shuttleworth, Lancashire (1891 census), Church Leys, Rearsby, Leicestershire (1901 census), West Retford, Nottinghamshire (10 March 1903), Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire (13 November 1904), Knaith Park, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (1911 census), Knaith, Lincolnshire (1921 census), Queen’s Hotel, Retford, Nottinghamshire (1929 electoral roll), Queens Hotel, Queen-street, Retford, Nottinghamshire (1939 register, death certificate)

Marriage: 10 March 1903, St. Michael’s Church, West Retford, Nottinghamshire

Spouse: WILLIAM SIGGS (my great-grandad)

Birth: 31 January 1876, Tinsley Tinsley Park, Yorkshire

Baptism: 23 April 1876, St. Peter’s Church, Doddington, Lincolnshire

Parents: Wallace Siggs and Mary Ann Barnett

Death: 8 January 1954, 80 West Carr Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Burial: North Road Cemetery, Retford, Nottinghamshire

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6. BETSEY (or BETSY) BARNETT

Birth: before 2 November 1879, Newton on Trent, Nottinghamshire

Baptism: 2 November 1879, St. Peter’s Church, Newton on Trent, Nottinghamshire

Death: after 1911, unknown location

Burial: after 1911, unknown location

Occupation: scholar (1891), Hospital Nurse (1911)

Addresses: Newton on Trent (2 November 1879), London Road, Ordsall, Nottinghamshire (1881 census), Cemetery House, Cemetery Road, West Retford (1891 census), Horncroft, Littlehampton, Sussex (1911 census)

7. ELLEN BARNETT

Birth: 7 February 1888, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Death: 7 December 1953, St. Helliers Hospital, Wallington, Surrey

Burial: North Road Cemetery, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Occupation: dressmaker (1911), Unpaid Domestic Duties (1939)

Addresses: 12A Old Palace Road, Norwich, Norfolk (1939 register)

First Marriage: 21 October 1912, St. Michael’s Church, West Retford, Nottinghamshire

Spouse: ARTHUR ARDEN

Birth: 16 June 1883, Ryther, Yorkshire

Parents: John Arden and Hannah

Death: about December 1940, Norwich registration district

Occupation: Wood-cutter Ecclesiastical Commissioners (1911) motor driver (21 October 1912) chauffeur (probate grant for his father-in-law George Barnett, 11 May 1917), Botanical Brewer (Master) (1939)

Addresses: Wistow Common, Selby, Yorkshire (1911 census), Gate Burton (21 October 1912), 12A Old Palace Road, Norwich, Norfolk (1939 register)

Second Marriage: about June 1942, Chelsea registration district

Spouse: THOMAS HENRY HOPE

Birth: unknown date and location

Death: unknown date and location