When James Richard Barnacle was christened on 6 July 1856, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Barnacle, was 25 and his mother, Louisa Smith, was 29. He lived in St John The Baptist's Church, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861.
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1831– Male
1826– Female
1853– Female
1856– Male
1868– Male
English:
perhaps from Middle English bernacle, barnakyll, a diminutive of bernak, from Old French bernac ‘powerful bit or twitch’, used to restrain a restive horse or ass, which was also used as an instrument of torture. The term may have been applied as a nickname for a tamer of restive horses, for a man with an unruly temperament, or for a torturer.
perhaps a nickname for someone thought to resemble a barnacle goose (Middle English bernacle) in some way.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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