My barker was a John too, but apparently there were a lot of them around at the turn to the 19th century. My John came from Bradford (I believe if family stories are to be true), and he and his wife Elizabeth moved to Leeds probably after the christening of their first child, Mary. That was recorded in the Bradford records for 1786, and the next child to John and Mary was baptised in Leeds. The researcher failed to let me have the names of those further siblings, so now I am still at that point in my life line, the same point of five years ago. I have had great difficulty in accessing any records of the Yorkshire, especially Bradford and Leeds, area through the online system. You either have to go to the records office personally, or pay enormous amounts of money over the internet, which I am reluctant to do. So therefore I am left with the only alternative, and that is to close the books on the Barkers. Maureen. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Johnson <myturtle@ysa.attmil.ne.jp> To: <BARKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:32 PM Subject: [BARKER] My Barkers > Hello All, > > I've noticed the recent messages about Barkers from England. My Barker line > originated in Todmorden, Lancaster, England. Young Barker and his wife, > Sarah Collinge, came to the U.S. in 1884/85 with their four young children, > Susannah, Selina, Sarah Jane (my g-grandmother), and Thomas, settling in > Little Falls, Herkimer, New York. I have recently acquired certified birth > certificates for the girls, and the marriage certificate of Young and Sarah. > Through this, I have finally learned Young's father's name of John Barker > and his mother, Sarah Dewhirst; John was deceased in 1875 when Young and > Sarah were married. I know nothing of his mother. > > There are still some Barker descendants living in New York and North > Carolina and I have been in touch with two of them, but I'm stumped going > any further back than John. I'm not sure if anyone else has these names in > their lines, but if you do, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Other > children's names include Livingston, Fred, Mary, and Wallace; all dying in > infancy except Livingston. > > Thank you, > Linda Johnson > > > > ==== BARKER Mailing List ==== > List problems? Contact the BARKER list manager <pieroth@ix.netcom.com> > Search the BARKER Mailing List Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwhite/barker/mailsrch.html >

Maureen, Never give up.....someone new may be on the list the next time you post. I try to post about everyother month. I have found a few great leads that have me going back on one line to 1125. So, keep at it girl. I too have brick wall with my Barkers. Someone gave me a false lead once and I was really excited but then when it came to proof, it was not there. I wish you luck with your John Barker. My brick wall is with Elias Barker b. 1825 IN. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen oemcke" <moemcke@xtra.co.nz> To: <BARKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [BARKER] My Barkers > My barker was a John too, but apparently there were a lot of them around at > the turn to the 19th century. My John came from Bradford (I believe if > family stories are to be true), and he and his wife Elizabeth moved to Leeds > probably after the christening of their first child, Mary. That was > recorded in the Bradford records for 1786, and the next child to John and > Mary was baptised in Leeds. The researcher failed to let me have the names > of those further siblings, so now I am still at that point in my life line, > the same point of five years ago. > > I have had great difficulty in accessing any records of the Yorkshire, > especially Bradford and Leeds, area through the online system. You either > have to go to the records office personally, or pay enormous amounts of > money over the internet, which I am reluctant to do. So therefore I am left > with the only alternative, and that is to close the books on the Barkers. > Maureen. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linda Johnson <myturtle@ysa.attmil.ne.jp> > To: <BARKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:32 PM > Subject: [BARKER] My Barkers > > > > Hello All, > > > > I've noticed the recent messages about Barkers from England. My Barker > line > > originated in Todmorden, Lancaster, England. Young Barker and his wife, > > Sarah Collinge, came to the U.S. in 1884/85 with their four young > children, > > Susannah, Selina, Sarah Jane (my g-grandmother), and Thomas, settling in > > Little Falls, Herkimer, New York. I have recently acquired certified > birth > > certificates for the girls, and the marriage certificate of Young and > Sarah. > > Through this, I have finally learned Young's father's name of John Barker > > and his mother, Sarah Dewhirst; John was deceased in 1875 when Young and > > Sarah were married. I know nothing of his mother. > > > > There are still some Barker descendants living in New York and North > > Carolina and I have been in touch with two of them, but I'm stumped going > > any further back than John. I'm not sure if anyone else has these names > in > > their lines, but if you do, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Other > > children's names include Livingston, Fred, Mary, and Wallace; all dying in > > infancy except Livingston. > > > > Thank you, > > Linda Johnson > > > > > > > > ==== BARKER Mailing List ==== > > List problems? Contact the BARKER list manager <pieroth@ix.netcom.com> > > Search the BARKER Mailing List Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwhite/barker/mailsrch.html > > > > > ==== BARKER Mailing List ==== > How long has it been since you posted your line or a query to the list? > Surname Helper Search http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html > >