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Barne History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Ireland United States Australia West Indies

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Barne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland
Scotland

The word Baron "is of Celtic extraction, and originally synonymous with man in general. It has this meaning in the Salic law, and in. The laws of the Lombards; in the English law, the phrase Baron and feme is equivalent to man and wife. It was afterward used to denote a man of respectability, a stout or valiant man. From denoting a stout or valiant man, it was employed as a name for a distinguished military leader, who having fought and conquered under some great commander, was afterward rewarded by him with a part of the lands which he had acquired." 1

Early Origins of the Barne family

The surname Barne was first found in Baron, near Caen, Normandy. "William de Baron, son of Aiulph de Foro, was an early benefactor to Ardennes Abbey Normandy." 2

The family landed in Devon shortly after the Conquest where Richard le Baron held one and a half fee there in 1165. 2

While this early record follows the first Norman landing in Britain, we found another earlier record in 1095 when Lefuine Baron held estates at Bury in Suffolk. 3

Later records at Sotterley in Suffolk listed the following: "The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £10, and in the gift of Frederick Barne, Esq., whose ancestor, Sir George Barne, was lord mayor of London in the time of Edward VI." 4

Geoffrey le Barun was listed in the Assize Rolls of Hampshire in 1236 and a few years later John Barn was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296. 3

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Richard le Baron in Devon; and Geoffrey le Barun in Oxfordshire. 5

Early History of the Barne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barne research. Another 419 words (30 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1428, 1477, 1488, 1500, 1505, 1508, 1520, 1534, 1539, 1555, 1647, 1685, 1705, 1715, 1718, 1722, 1726 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Barne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Barne Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Barne include Baron, Barrone, Barron, Barne, Barone and others.

Early Notables of the Barne family

Distinguished members of the family include

William Barons or Barnes (d. 1505), Bishop of London and Master of the Rolls, "about whom singularly little is known, appears to have been educated at Oxford, where he took the degree of LL.D., but in...

Migration of the Barne family to Ireland

Some of the Barne family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 89 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Barne migration to the United States +

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Barne or a variant listed above:

Barne Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edward Barne, who arrived in Virginia in 1679 6

Barne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. P. Barne, aged 27, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Howard" in 1822 7
Cath Barne, aged 19, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Manchester" in 1840 7
Biddy Barne, aged 13, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Sardinia" in 1847 7
Bridget Barne, aged 30, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Loodianah" in 1849 7
Peter Barne, aged 40, who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Loodianah" in 1849 7
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Barne migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Barne Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Barne, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Indian" in 1849 8
William Barne, who arrived in Melbourne, Australia aboard the ship "Helen Lindsay" in 1854 9

Barne Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

H. C. Barne, who arrived in Melbourne, Australia aboard the ship "Opawa" in 1916 9

Barne migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 10

Barne Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. Robert Barne, aged 33 who arrived in St. Kitts (St Christopher) aboard the ship "Amity" in 1635 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Barne (post 1700) +

Miles Barne (1718-1780), English land-owner and a Member of Parliament for Dunwich between 1747 and 1754, and again between 1764 and 1777
Frederick Barne (1805-1886), English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1832
Snowdon Barne (1756-1825), lawyer and a British Member of Parliament, who represented the Dunwich seat from 1796 to 1812
Michael Barne (1877-1961), officer of the 1901-04 Discovery Expedition
Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Barne (1759-1837), British military officer and a Member of Parliament for Dunwich between 1812 and 1830
Miles Barne (1746-1825), British Member of Parliament for Dunwich, a Pocket Borough in the county of Suffolk, between 1791 and 1796 and High Sheriff of Suffolk from 1790 to 1791
Marion Catherine "Kitty" Barne (1882-1961), British screenwriter and author of children's books, especially on music and musical themes
Sir George Barne (1532-1593), prominent merchant and public official from London during the reign of Elizabeth I
George Dunsford Barne (1879-1954), CIE, OBE, was a Jamaican-born British Anglican priest who was Bishop of Lahore between 1932 and 1949
Frederick St John Newdigate Barne (1842-1898), British army officer and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1876 to 1885

Citations +

Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The INDIAN 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Indian.htm
Public Record Office Victoria retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved fromhttps://prov.vic.gov.au
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies