Brief Life History of John
John Barber was born in 1761, in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Dinah in 1792, in Mellor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died about 1837, in Ashover, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77, and was buried in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
- U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Spouse and Children
1761–1837 Male
1765– Female
Children (1)
1786–1847 Male
World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 40
1815
Age 54
1823
Age 62
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a barber, from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).
Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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