James Barker
James was born about 1818 in
Essex, England and his baptism took place there on June 13th, 1819.
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Birth Notes
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ22-2VC
1841 census lists him as 23 yrs old.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWT4-V9PZ for baptism.
James' father was
William Barker and his mother was
Charlotte Leonard. His paternal grandparents were
William Barker and
Alice Ruse. He had a brother and two sisters, named
Joseph,
Metilda and
Mahala. He was the second oldest of the four children. He had a half-brother named
James.