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Barnet History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Barnet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Barnet family

The surname Barnet was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Barnet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barnet research. Another 236 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1580, 1602, 1623, 1625, 1635, 1659, 1664, 1680, 1685, 1688, 1700, 1713, 1734, 1762 and 1806 are included under the topic Early Barnet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Barnet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bernier, Bernière, Bernières and others.

Early Notables of the Barnet family

Notable amongst the family at this time was François Bernier (1625-1688), a French physician and traveler; Nicolas Bernier (1664-1734), a French composer; and Henri de Bernières (c. 1635-1700), born in Caen, Normandy, the son of Pierre de Bernières, Baron of Acqueville, he became a priest and was chosen as one of a group to accompany François de Laval, the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France to the new colony in 1659 where he became the first parish...
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Barnet Ranking

In France, the name Barnet is the 9,518^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Barnet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barnet Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Julian Barnet, who landed in Maryland in 1639 2
Thomas Barnet, who landed in Salisbury, Massachusetts in 1640 2
Mary Barnet, who arrived in Maryland in 1660 2
Elizabeth Barnet, who landed in Virginia in 1663 2
Lawrence Barnet, who arrived in Maryland in 1670 2
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Barnet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Margaret Barnet, who landed in Virginia in 1714 2
Amedee Gaston Barnet, aged 21, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2
William Barnet, who landed in America in 1736 2

Barnet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edward Barnet, who arrived in America in 1806 2
Elias Barnet, aged 45, who arrived in New York in 1812 2
David Barnet, aged 50, who landed in New York in 1812 2
William Barnet, aged 22, who landed in Maryland in 1813 2
Raymond Barnet, who landed in Maryland in 1828 2
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Barnet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barnet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Andrew Barnet, who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland at Lower Road in 1780 3

Barnet Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Barnet, who settled in Harbour Grace in 1821, there is a Barnet Island in Newfoundland 3
Jane Barnet, aged 36, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor Gordon" in 1834
Isabella Barnet, aged 43, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor Gordon" in 1834
Robert Barnet, aged 12, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor Gordon" in 1834
Andrew Barnet, aged 12, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor Gordon" in 1834
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Barnet migration to Australia +

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

Barnet Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Sarah Barnet who was convicted in Birmingham, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 10th November 1848, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
Eliza Barnet, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Sir Charles Forbes" in 1849 5
Benjamin Barnet, aged 21, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Constance" 6

Barnet 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. 7

Barnet Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Jo Barnet, aged 20, settled in Barbados in 1635
Jo Barnet, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 2
Mr. John Barnet, (b. 1615), aged 20, British settler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Falcon" arriving in Barbados in 1636 8

Barnet Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Edward Barnet, who settled in Barbados in 1660 and Mrs. Barnet, aged 50, settled in New York in 1820

Contemporary Notables of the name Barnet (post 1700) +

Sylvan Saul Barnet (1926-2016), American literary critic and Shakespearean scholar
Charlie Barnet (1913-1991), American Jazz musician
Richard Jackson Barnet (1929-2004), American scholar-activist
Melvin L. Barnet (d. 1998), American copy editor for The New York Times from 1953-1955
Robert L. Barnet, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920 9
Isaac Cox Barnet (d. 1833), American politician, U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1799-1801; Antwerp, 1802-03 9
Hugo L. Barnet, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988 9
David Barnet, American politician, Delegate to Ohio State Constitutional Convention from Preble County, 1850-51; Delegate to Ohio State Constitutional Convention from Preble County, 1873 9
Charles Barnet, American politician, U.S. Consul in Antwerp, 1825-29; Venice, 1830-34; Genoa, 1834-37 9
Olga Borisovna Barnet (1951-2021), Soviet and Russian actress who worked at the Moscow Art Theatre
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Historic Events for the Barnet family +

Bismarck

Ernst Barnet (1914-1941), German Matrosenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 10

HMS Hood

Mr. William L Barnet (b. 1903), Scottish Cook (O) serving for the Royal Navy from Granton, Midlothian, Scotland, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 11

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cadet/
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SIR CHARLES FORBES originally CHARLES FORBES 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849SirCharlesForbes.gif
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CONSTANCE 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Constance.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 28th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm