Joshua Barns

about 1721–
Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Joshua

Joshua Barns was born about 1721, in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. He married Mary Wilkinson about 1746, in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Barns
1721–
Mary Wilkinson
1726–
Marriage: about 1746
Jose. Barns
1756–
John Barnes
–1762
Johnston Barns
1760–
Johnston Barns
1763–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1746Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (4)

    World Events (4)

    1801 · The Act of Union
    Age 80
    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
    1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
    Age 87
    The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
    1815
    Age 94
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 429;2007: 1369; 2010: NA)English and Irish: variant of Barnes 1-3.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Barnes

    Sources (8)

    • Joshua Barnes or Barns, "England, Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1746-1799"
    • Joshua Barns in entry for Jose. Barns, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Joshua Barnes in entry for John Barnes, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"

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