James Smith Barnwell
- Born: 5 May 1800, Bilton, Warwickshire
- Christened: 5 Jun 1800, St Mark's, Bilton, Warwickshire
- Marriage (1): Mary Berry on 18 Jun 1834 in St Mark's, Bilton, Warwickshire
- Marriage (2): Sarah ? before 1881
- Died: 27 Mar 1898, Bilton, Warwickshire aged 97
- Buried: 1 Apr 1898, Bilton, Warwickshire
 General Notes:
DR0221/276 - Letter commenting on the conduct of James (?) Barnwell at Rugby School. 2 Jul 1818.
Rugby School Register - Entrances in 1811:
Barnwell James Smith, son of Mr R. Barnwell, Rugby, aged 10 in March.
DR0221/277 - Passport for James Barnwell, issued 1 May 1826 [French].
DR0221/278 - Assignment of a pew in the parish church from John Lawrance to James Smith Barnwell. 1 Aug 1831.
DR0221/279 - Pass valid for one month for James Smith Barnwell, issued by the French Vice Consulate, Brighton, providing safe passage in and around France [French]. 19 Jun 1855.
Birmingham Daily Post, Thursday, December 10th, 1868:
The annual Meeting of the Rugby and Dunchurch Conservative Association was held in the Town Hall, Rugby yesterday afternoon. Among the gentlemen present were - Messrs. J. S. Barnwell, W. Barnwell, R. Barnwell....
DR0221/280 - Declaration of James Smith Barnwell regarding Bilton School. 1883.
James Smith Barnwell was a shareholder of the Great Western Railway.
Great Western Railway shareholder entry
Volume 74 Folio 38 Entry 144 Column 3
James Smith BARNWELL Death 27 Mar 1898 Bilton, Warwickshire
Mrs Elizabeth Anne LINE Executor 23 May 1898 Bilton, Warwickshire
William Robert LINE 23 May 1898 Bilton, Warwickshire
Pall Mall Gazette, Saturday, April 2nd 1898:
Mr James Smith Barnwell, the doyen of Old Rugbeians, has just been buried at Bilton. He entered the school in 1811, "four years before Waterloo," as he was wont to put it, Dr Wooll then being headmaster.
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 30 Mar 1851, East Side, Bilton Street, Bilton, Warwickshire. Listed as Farmer of 83 acres. Employing two labourers.
• Census, 3 Apr 1881, The House, Rugby to Warwick Road, Bilton, Warwickshire. Listed as: Age 81; No Occupation (Income From Rents).
Also note the presence of his nephew, Robert B Sheasby and his nephew's nephew, James B Sheasby from South Africa.
James married Mary Berry on 18 Jun 1834 in St Mark's, Bilton, Warwickshire. (Mary Berry was born about 1810 in Bilton, Warwickshire and died on 3 Jan 1852.)
James next married Sarah ? before 1881. (Sarah ? was born about 1809 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and died on 2 May 1886.)
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