Some More Yorkshire Beaumont Wills c.1450 - c.1680

From Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series volumes of York Wills and Admins

I have only noted date of Probate or Admin though this list usually states date of Will as well. 

I have checked Beam ... Beaum.. … Bem… and Beym….  I must have missed a few! In some instances I have modernised spellings of place-names

I doubt if any of these are available online in full text. But I believe that copies are available from the Borthwick Institute at York:- https://borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/are-you-looking-for-a-will

To transcribe all these would be a considerable task, and expensive to get all the copies. If the (baffling) copyright issues were to be overcome and information were shared, it would be a useful resource given that wills give the names of family members, and this would enable family patterns to be built up.

The List may be added to or corrected. This version 14 October 2020. Indexed by - 

Year of Grant (Probate / Administration) / Name / Place / Page ref / Register ref /(my year ref)

My own father-son ancestors in this list are shown in bold. On those marked “nfi” I probably have no further information. 

DO NOT cite this list as a source. Please check against the published volumes. Most of them can be found online these days.

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1451 Sir Henry Bemond Barnby-sup-Don Adm vol.6 p.15 v2 f232 (1431)

1468 Henry Beamount Lassell Hall vol.6 p.13 v4 f150(1425) [some notes on file]

1468 Thomas Beaumont Wakefeld Adm vol.6 p.13 v4 f235 (1437)

1471 Nicholas Bemond Aumebery vol.6 p.15 v4 f160 (1450)

1471 Richard Beamond Whitley vol.6 p.13 v4 f29 (1420) [some notes on file]

1488 John Bemond York Adm vol.6 p.15 v5 f344 (1468 nfi)

1495 Thomas Beamount Whitley vol.6 p.13 v5 f464 (1457) [some notes on file]

1513 Richard Beamount The Grange Heton (Kirkheaton) Admin Vol.6 p.193 (1493 nfi)

1521 John Beamonte Doncaster Adm vol.11 p.211  (1491 nfi)

1521 John Beaumounte Almondbury vol.11 p.15 v.9 f.209 (1510) [notes on file]

1530 Thomas Beamound Heland [Eland] Adm Vol. 11 p.211 (1510 nfi)

1531 Thomas Beamond Horbery bur Wakefield vol.11 p.14 v10 f46 (1511 nfi)

1540 Richarde Beamonde Esq Heton vol.11 p.15 v.11 f525 (1488)

1541 John Beamonde Netherton Almondbury vol.11 p.15 v.11  f579 (1530) [notes on file]

1542 John Beamonde Mirfelde vol.11 p.15 v.11 f646 (1522 nfi or 1485) [some notes on file?]

1542 Thomas Beammounte Brampton par Wath vol.11 p.14 v11 f614(1522)

1542 Umfray Beamonde Mirfelde vol.11 p.15 v.11 f.646 (1525) [some notes on file]

1543 Elisabeth Beamonde Bolstarstone par. Bradfield vol.11 p.14 v.11 f687 (1523 nfi)

1544 John Beamonde Kirkburton vol.11 p.14 v.13 p.7 (1524)

1544 Richard Beamonde Kexburghe par.Darton vol.11 p.15 v.12 f5(1524)

1545 Anne Beamonde Kexsburghe par. Darton vol.11 p.14 v13 f114 (1524)

1545 Rauf Beamonde Horberie bur Wakefield vol.11 p.15 v.13 f57 (1538)

1546 There may appear to be a gap c.1546-1553 however vol. 11 goes till 1553

1554 George Beamont Almondbury vol. 14 p.12 v.14 f290 (1534 nfi)

1554 Laurence Bemunte, Meltame, Almondbury vol. 14 p.14 v.14 f222 (1525)

1554 Robert Bemunde, Thorp on Hill, Rothwell vol. 14 p.14 v.14 f.136 (1534 nfi)

1555 Henrie Beamund, Danehowse in Honley par. Almondbury vol. 14 p.13 v.14 f35 (1535)

1556 Thomas Beamont Dewisberie {Dewsbury] vol. 14 p.12 v.15 1 143 (1536 nfi)

1557 Henry Beymonde Shafforth [Scaftworth] (bur. Everton, Notts) vol. 14 p.16 v.15 2 f8 (1537 nfi)

1558 Agnes Beamonte widow of Lawrance, Meltame, Almondbury vol. 14 p.12 v.15 2 194 (1525)

1558 Leonard Beamonte Brighouse Admin Vol. 14 p.191

1558 William Beamonte Netherton Almondbury vol. 14 p.12 v.15 2 191 (1537 nfi)

1558 William Beamount, Brighouse, Eland vol. 14 p.13  v.15 3 f279 (1536)

1559 Thomas Beamount, Almondbury vol. 14 p.13 v.15 3 f338 (1539?)

1560 John Beamont the Hay in Lynthwayte par Almondbury vol. 14 p.12 v.16 f147 (1540)

1561 Thomas Beamond Mirfield Admin [vacancy] Vol. 14 p.191 (1512)

1561 Thomas Beamonde Myreded [read Mirfield] Admin Vol. 14 p.191

1562 John Beamond Hipperom par. Halifax Admin Vol. 14 p.191

1564 Edward Beamond Horton par Bradford vol. 14 p.12 v.17 f.344 (1543 nfi)

1564 Henrye [or Herrye] Beamount, South Crosland vol. 14 p.13 v.17 f.327 (1540)

1568 Umfrey Beamounte, Over Flockton, Thornhill vol. 14 p.13 v.17 f785 (1535) [copy/notes on file]

1569 Isabell Beamont, widow of Umfray B Flockton Thornhill vol. 19 p.12 v.18  f68 (1535)

1570 Richard Beamond Cranesleye (bur. Emleye) vol. 19 p.12 v.19 f72 (1549 nfi)

1570 Richard Beamond Oldfield Almondbury vol. 19 (1549 nfi)

1570 Richard Beamonte Morehouse Emley, gent vol. 19 p.12 v.18 f186 (1533)

1571 Johan Beamonte, Flockton, dau of Umfray B., yeoman, decd vol. 19 p.12 v.18 f.217 (see 1535)

1573 John Beamonte The Howses Kirkheaton vol. 19 p.12 v.19 f504 (1552 nfi)

1573 Nicholas Beamont Mirfield Admin Vol.19 p.189

1573 Richard Beamonte Lepton, Kirkheaton, sclater vol. 19 p.12 v.19 f666 (1553 nfi)

1574 Edward Beamonte Whitley Hall vol. 19 p.12 v.19 f777 (1571)…. tuition for daughters Vol.19 p.189

1574 Richard Beamonte Whitley Esq Vol.19 p.189

1575 James Beamonte, Crosland, Almondbury, husbandman vol. 19 p.12 v.19 f796 (1555)

1577 John Beamonde Byrthouse [read Birkhouse] Kirkburton, husbandman vol. 19 p.12 v.21 f70 (1549? or 1567)

1578 Edward Beamonte, South Crosland vol. 19 p.12 v.21 f188 (1558)

1578 John Beamonte Deanehouse Almondbury vol. 19 p.12 v.21 f186

1578 Walter Beamonte Netherton Almondbury vol. 19 p.12 v.21 f186 (1558)

1581 John Beamont Netherton Almondbury vol. 19 p.12 v.22 f.119 (1560)

1581 John Beamounte Cottingham draper vol. 19 p.12 v.22 f111 (1570)

1581 Lowrance Beamond Gawthorp vol. 19 p.12 v.22 f118 (1561 nfi)

1581 Richard Beamonde Dalton [?in Kirkheaton] Adm Vol.19 p.189 (1561 nfi)

1581 Thomas Beamonte Whiston [nr Rotherham] Adm Vol.19 p.189 (1561 nfi)

1581 Thomas Beamonte Woodall [or Wooldale] Kirkburton vol. 19 p.12 v.22 f59 (1556)

1583 John Beamonte Melthame Almondbury husbandman vol. 19 p.12 v.22 f492 (1560 another)

1584 Margaret Beamonte Honley Adm Vol.19 p.189 (widow of 1564Richard)

1584 Richard Beamond Oldfield Almondbury Vol.19 p.12 v.2 f544(1564)

1585 Anne Beamonte Cottingham Adm vol.22 p.151 (see 1570John)

1585 James Beamonte Bankefoot [in Almondbury] Adm vol.22 p.151 (1569)

1586 James Beamont Kexborow [Kexburgh] Adm vol.22 p.151 (1566 nfi)

1586 Richard Beamont Lynlaie Huddersfield vol. 22 p.10 v.23 f347 (1566 nfi)

1587 Ambrose Beamont Welinglee [Wellingley] Tickhill husbandman vol. 22 p.10 v.23 f594 (1567 nfi)

1587 William Beamont Rothwell Admin vol.22 p.151 (1567 nfi)

1590 Agnes Beamonte Catton vol. 22 p.10 v.24 f291 (widow of 1512Thomas)

1590 Thomas Beamont Lowdham Notts yeoman vol. 22 p.10 v.24 f480 (1570 nfi)

1591 Margaret daughter of Richard Beamond Horbury Adm vol.22 p.151 (tuition) (1572)

1592 Edward Beamond Hallifax bachelor vol. 22 p.10 v.25 f1064 (1572 nfi)

1592 John Beamond Thorpe par Rothwell husbandman vol. 22 p.10 v.25 f1207 (1572 nfi)

1594 John Beamond Dodworth Silkstone husbandman  vol. 24 p.8 (1574 nfi)

1594 John Beamunte Dodworthe par. Silkeston Admin Cancelled  Vol.24 p.126 v.26 f74

1594 Robert Beaman Scaftworth, bur. Everton, Notts vol. 24 p.8 v.26 f52

1596 Edward Beamond Over Catton gentleman vol. 24 p.8  v.26 f385(1574)

1597 George Beamont Cottingham husbandman vol. 24 p.8 v.26 f587 (1577)

1598 John Beamond Rockley in Worsbargh sawyer vol. 24 p.8  v.27 f456(1578 nfi)

1598 John Beomont Wiggtwissle Bradfeild husbandman vol. 24 p.10 v.27 f292

1598 Margaret Beamont Riley, bur Kirkburton, widow vol. 24 p.8 v.27 f228 (1578)

1599 John Beayman Nurye in Ireland vol. 24 p.8  v.27 f629 [no notes]

1599 Robert Beamont Rawmarsh Adm Vol.24 p.126 (1579 nfi)

1602 William Beamont Cottingham vol. 24 p.8 v.28 f664 (1582 nfi)

1603 John Beamont Overstockton [read Flockton] Thornhill vol. 26 p.9 v.29 f50 (1576)

1603 Laurence Beamond bur Haitefield [?Hatfield nr Doncaster] vol. 26 p.9 v.29 f198 (1583 nfi)

1605 Henry Beamounte Thickhollings Almondbury husbandman vol. 26 p.9 v.29 f728 (1571)

1606 Gilbert Beaumount Gisbroughe husbandman vol. 26 p.9 v.30 f91 (1586 nfi)

1606 John Beamont Barmbrughe vol. 26 p.9 v.30 f32 (1586 nfi)

1608 John Beamounte Almondbury husbandman vol. 26 p.9 v.30 f689 (1588 nfi)

1608 Thomas Beamonde Netherton Almondbury clothier vol. 26 p.9 v.30 f756 (1584)

1609 Jane Beamont Fishlake Admin Vol.26 p.136 (1589 nfi)

1610 Henry Beomount Kirkheaton vol. 26 p.10 v.31 f490

1610 Humphrey Beamut [sic] Almondbury [Admin] Vol.26 p.136

1610 Thomas Beamont of diocese of York Adm Vol.26 p.136 (1590 nfi)

1612 Anthony Beamount Northanston waller (vol. 28 p.

1612 Henry Beamont Horton in Bradforddale clothier vol. 28 p.9 v32 f289 (1592 nfi)

1612 Robert Beamont Bradfield Adm Vol 28 p.143 (1592)

1613 Christopher Beamont 11 James IPM Vol. 1 Pt.1 (1600)

1613 Christopher Beamont Catton Adm Vol 28 p.143 (1600)

1613 George Beamont als Speight Kirkburton Adm Vol 28 p.143 (1593 nfi)

1613 Robert Beaumont Over Flockton par. Thormhill, locksmith vol. 28 p.10 v.32 f591 (1590 nfi)

1613? Humfrey Beamont 9/10 James IPM Vol. 1 Pt.1

1614 Anne Beomonde Thorner Adm Vol 28 p.144 (1594 nfi)

1614 Thomas Beamont Overflockton vol. 28 p.9  v.33 f369 (1580) [copy / notes on file]

1614 William Beamont Wakefield vol. 28 p.9 v.33 f370 (1594 nfi) (1616 -sic but query)

1615 Homfrey Beaumonte South Crosland vol. 28 p.10 v.33 f652 (1590) perhaps of Netherton

1615 Thomas Beamond Selbie gentleman bur. Calton [Catton] vol. 28 p.9 v.33 f644 (1601) (see Adm 1602)

1616 John Beamont Midgley [by Flockton] yeoman vol. 28 p.9 v.34 f9 (1596 nfi)

1617 Edward Beamont Arksey taylor vol. 28 p.9 v.34 f691 (1588)

1617 Richard Beamonte Barnsley yeoman vol. 28 p.9 v.34 f807 (1591)

1618 Humfrey Beamond Syke Howse bur Fishlake yeoman vol. 28 p.9 v.35 f91 (1598)

1618 James Beamond Notton husbandman vol. 28 p.9 v.35 f165 (1598 nfi)

1619 George Beamonde Pontefract Admin Vol 28 p.143 (1599 nfi)

1619 James [Jacobus] Beamonte Netherton Admin Vol 28 p.143 (1599)

1619 Margaret Beamonte Arksey Adm Vol 28 p.143 (see 1588Edward)

1619 William Beomount Little Horton mason vol. 28 p.11 v.35 f487 (1619)

1620 Elizabeth Beaumont of Thornhill ( a widow? Mother of Abraham?) Vol.32 p.7 (1604)

1620 Godfrey Beamount Netherthwonge Almondbury yeoman vol. 32 p.7 v.36 f203 (1600)

1620 Humphrey Beamonde Coddington Newark Notts Adm vol. 32 p.113 (1600 nfi)

1621 Thomas Beomont Barnsley vol. 32 p.9 v.36 f379 (1604) [buried at Almondbury?]

1622 Thomas Beamond Selby Adm vol. 32 p.113(1602 nfi unless same as 1601 eg insolvent?)

1622 Thomas Beamont Cottingham Adm vol. 32 p.113 (1602 nfi)

1622 Thomas Beamont Meltham Almondbury yeoman vol. 32 p.7 v.37 f69 (1602)

1623 Richard Beamond Hesle [Hessle nr Cottingham?] Adm vol. 32 p.113 (1603 nfi)

1623 Richard Beamont Sprotburgh yeoman vol. 32 p.7 v.37 f315 (1603 nfi)

1624 Elizabeth Beaumont Thornhill vol. 32 p.7 v.38 f169, see 1620 not sure if same

1624 Huntington Beamonte Bilburrow [nr Nottingham]  vol. 32 p.113

1625 John Beamond Mattersae [Mattersey] Notts vol. 32 p.7 v.38 f460 (1605 nfi)

1627 Hamond Beamond Fangfoss Adm vol. 32 p.113 (1590)

1627 William Beaumont the younger Kirkheaton vol. 32 p.7 v.39 f139 (1590?) (or 1620)

1628 James Beamont Crawshaw yeoman vol. 35 p.6 v.41 f450 (1615) (same? IPM in vol. 1 part 1)

1629 Alice Beamond Coddington Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1608 nfi)

1629 Anthonie Beamont Cawthornelands vol. 35 p.6 v.40 f586 (1594)

1629 Elizabeth Beamond Cottingham [Harthill] Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1609 nfi)

1629 Richard Beamonte Southcoyd Kirkheaton vol. 35 p.6 v.40 f596 (1606)

1629 William Beamont Kirkheaton vol. 35 p.6 v.40 f479 (see 1620 and 1590) [?]

1630 Thomas Beamounte Sheffield vol. 35 p.6 v.41 f24 (1609)

1631 Sarah Beamont Kirkheaton Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1611 nfi) (or 1620 nfi)

1631 Sir Richard Beamont Whitley Caveat Admin Vol 35 p. 110. IPM Vol. 1 Pt.1

1632 Sir Richard Beamont Whitley vol. 35 p.6 v.41 f803-4 (1600)

1633 George Beamont Bothomhall Huddersfield vol. 35 p.6 v.42 f150 (1603 nfi)

1633 Huntington Beamont [1575] of Bilborrow [Bilborough] decd. Tuition 3 sons Admin Vol 35 p. 110

1634 Thomas Beamount, Mirfield, yeoman vol. 49 p.149 [Unregd Will] (1600)

1637 Nicholas Beamont Almondbury Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1612, 1613)

1638 John Beamont Almondbury Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1618 nfi)

1638 Nicholas Beamont Dewsbury Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1612)(or 1618 nfi)

1638 Walter Beamont Netherton Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1609)

1639/40 John Beamont Thorpe on the Hill husbandman vol. 4 (1619)

1640 Hugh Beamont Thickeholling ref needed (1605) [query]

1641/2 Edward Beaumont South Owram chapman vol. 4 (1620 nfi)

1641/2 Henry Beamont Thickeholling Almondbury husbandman vol. 4 p.78 (1621 nfi)

1642/3 Abraham Beaumont, Overflockton Thornhill yeoman vol. 4 (1611)

1643 Alice Beamont Burstall [Birstall] Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1623)

1644/5 Elizabeth Beaumont Sheffield widow vol. 4 (see 1609Thomas)

1644/5 Sarah Beaumont Southowram Halifax widow vol. 4 (see 1620Edward)

1644/5 Thomas Beaumont York draper vol. 4 (1624 nfi)

1645 Humphrey Beamond Netherton Almondbury Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1588) (or 1610)

1645 William Beamond Whitby Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1625 nfi)

1645/6 George Beaumont Cottingham yeoman vol. 4 (1623 nfi)

1646/7 Thomas Beaumont Dalton yeoman vol. 4 (1614) (see 1646George)

1647 John Beamount Mirfield Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1622)

1647/8 Godfrey Beaumont Holme Almondbury husbandman vol. 4 (1626)

1648/9 Edward Beamount Kingston-upon-Hull joiner vol. 4 (1628 another nfi)

1648/9 Edward Beaumont Woolley vol. 4 (1628 nfi)

1648/9 Francis Beamont Flockton, Thornhill, widow vol. 4 (wife of 1613John)

1649 John Beamont Honley Admin Vol 35 p. 110 (1624)

1650 Robert Beamont gent Hatfeild [?Hatfield nr Doncaster]… widow Anne Vol.1 pt.2 (1637)

1650 Robert Beamont yeoman Hatfeild… son Robert Vol.1 pt.2 (1649)

1652 Edward Beaumont yeoman Hemsworth … widow Mary Vol.1 pt.2 (1632)

1654 Humphry Beamont yeoman Sykehouse in Fishlake …. widow Susan Vol.1 pt.2 (1652)

1656 Adam Beaumont gentleman Whitley Hall ….. Adm …  widow Elizabeth Vol.1 pt.2 p.140 (1651)

1656 John Beaumont yeoman Couldhill in Almondbury ….Adm… widow Agnes Vol.1 pt.2 p.140 (1637)

1657 John Beamont yeoman Morehouse in Wolly [Woolley] …. widow Hellen Vol.1 pt.2 (1650) [a son of 1617George of Darton]

1657 Martha Beamont, widow Netherton in Almondbury (1637 nfi) … Adm…  Eliz wife of William Hurst Vol.1 pt.2 p.161

1658 Ellen Beamont spinster Moorehouse in Woolley …. Adm … mother Ellen Beamont Vol.1 pt.2 p.161 (see 1650John)

1658 George Beamont yeoman Nether Thonge in Almondbury …. Adm … widow Susan Vol.1 pt.2 (1638)

1658 Nicholas Beomont house carpenter Kingston upon Hull … Adm ...widow Anne Vol.1 pt.2 (1638)

1659 Stephen Beamont Kingston upon Hull …. nephew Christopher Sanderson Vol.1 pt.2 (1639 nfi)

1660 George Beaumont woollen draper Meltham Almondbury (1640) brothers Abraham and Adam Vol.1 pt.2

1661 William Beaumont Kirkburton Admin vol 49 p.107  fol.378 (1641 nfi)

1662 Anne Beamont Netherton widow Admin vol 49 p.7  v.45 f349(1642 nfi)

1663 John Beamont Scarborough [?gent] Admin Vol 49 p.107 fol.528 (1659)

1663 Robert Beamount Thurstoneland tanner vol 49 p.7  v46 f262(1643 nfi)

1664 George Beamont Darton yeoman vol 49 p.7 v.46 f340 (much info on file) (1617)

1665 John Beamont Staineland par Ealand [Elland] Admin vol 49 p.107 fol.596 (1645)

1665 Joseph Beamond Deanehouse in Honley Admin vol 49 p.107 f604

1666 John Beamont Kirkheaton clothier vol.60 p.8 v.48 f750(1646 nfi)

1666 John Beaumont Netherton in S Crosland clothier Vol.60 p.8 v.48 f119 (1656 nfi)

1667 John Beamont Coldhill Almondbury clothier Vol.60 p.8 v.48 f498

1667 John Beamont Upper Beamont [sic but qy] Admin Vol.60 p.121 fol.637 (1647 nfi).

1668 John Beamont Whitley gent Admin Vol.60 p.121 fol.12 (possibly 1652 or error)

1668 Richard Beamont gent son of Adam, Whitley, decd, cur. Vol.60 p.121 fol.12 [?tuiton]

1668 Thomas Beamount Witlehall [Whitley Hall] knight Vol.60 p.8  v.49 f225 (1629)

1669 George Beamont York Merchant vol 60 p.8  v.50 f181(1655 much info on file) (of Darton family)

1669 James Beamont Smithy place Almondbury vol.60 p.8  v.50 f88(1649)

1670 Godfrey or Geoffrey Beamond Fullstone Admin Vol.60 p.121 fol.53 (1650)

1670 Thomas Beamont Meltham Almondbury yeoman vol.60 p.8  v.51 f27(1654)

1671 John Beamont Himsworth Admin Vol.60 p.121 fol.61  fol.75(1651 query)

1671 Thomas Beamont Sunn [sic] Crosland Admin vol.60 p.121 (1651 nfi)

1672 Abraham Beamont Almondbury Admin vol.60 p.121 fol.84 (1641)

1672 Godfrey Beamont South Crosland vol.60 p.8 v.53 f156 (1660)

1672 James [Jacobus] Beamont South Crosland Admin Vol.60 p.121 fol.88

1672 Robert Beamont Haitefeild [Hatfield] gent vol.60 p.8  v.53 f283(1649)

1673 Henry Beamond Thorpe on the Hill husbandman vol.68 p.9 v.54 f216 (1653 nfi)

1673 John Beamont Himsworth Admin vol. 68 p.142 fol.92 (1651 query)

1674 Nicholas Beaumount Long Royd Bridge [near Almondbury] Admin vol. 68 p.142 (1660)

1677 Abraham Beaumont Meltham par Almondbury yeoman Vol. 68 p.9 v.57 f133

1679 Susannah Beaumont New Mill Kirkburton widow Vol.68 p.9 v.58 f685 (1659 nfi)

1679 Thomas Beaumont Myers Township Liversedge yeoman vol.68 p.9  v.57 f465(1659)

1680 Emote Beamont Sykehouse [Fishlake] Admin vol. 68 p.142 fol.175 (1660)

1680 George Beamont Sykehouse [Fishlake] Admin vol. 68 p.142 fol. 175 (1660)

1681 Alice Beamount widow Robertstowne par. Birstall (admin or will?) Vol 89 p.79  fol.1(1661 nfi)

1682 John Beamont Marsh House Himsworth [Hemsworth] yeoman vol.89 p.5 v.59 f401 (1660)

1681 Thomas Beamont Knowles Almondbury husbandman vol.89 p.5  v.59 f25(1661 nfi)

1682 Anthony Beamont Kingston-upon-Hill merchant vol.89 p.5 v.59 f425 (1662 nfi)

1682 William Beamont [??Doncaster] Admin Vol 89 p.79 fol.201 (1661 nfi)

1683 Dorothy Beamont vol.89 p.5 v.60 f17 (widow of 1660John)

1683 Richard Beamount Tankersley nailor Admin vol.89 p.147 (1663 nfi)

1683 William Beaumont Kirkheaton gent Admin Vol 89 p.147 (?London wine merchant) (1667)

1684 Godfrey Beamount Kirkburton Admin Vol 89 p.79  fol.41(1678)

1684 John Beaumont Shepley  Vol 89 p.79 fol.46

1684 Joseph Beamont Oldfeild in Honley Almondbury clothier  vol.89 p.5 v.60 f321

1685 Grisilla Beamont Kingston-upon-Hull Admin Vol 89 p.79 fol.269 (1665 nfi)

1685 Jennett Beamont Flockton admin Vol 89 p.79 fol.59 (1665) (widow or dau of 1580Thomas?)

1685 John Beamont, Austinley [Austonley, near Almondbury] Vol 89 p.79 fol.59 (1665 nfi)

1685 John Beaumont Shepley Admin ref needed, poss of Longley Carr (1665)

1688 Dame Mary Beaumont York widow, ref needed (widow of 1629Thomas)

1710 James [Jacobus] Beaumont Fangfoss gent Admin Vol. 73 p.33

Some sixteenth (& early 17th) century Yorkshire Beaumont Wills

The following details come from notes made and copies obtained thirty or more years ago by my late uncle and father.

They should not be taken as definitive sources but may well be useful as there has been some interest recently in how far back the male line or lines go. As before, bracketed years are the number used for the individual in my system.

Two observations from me 

(1) these people made their Wills in many cases just a few days before they died

(2) that in some cases (at least in the c17) main family property was settled already so that it may not have actually belonged to the Testator at the time of his death. I know of at least one situation, concerning Darton and Chapelthorpe, where the principal property was settled on the eldest son when he got married, with the father reserving the right to live there for his life.* Thus when the father came to make his will it spoke only of the secondary property and the younger sons.

* This doesn't work today for Inheritance Tax purposes!!!

John Beaumont of Almondbury (1510)

• Will dated 5 April 1521
• John B of psh of Almondbury
• to be buried within the Parish Church of Almondbury
• best beast as a mortuary according to custom
• Ten shillings to the priest to pray for soul
• Four shillings to the shrine of Our Blessed Lady at Almondbury
• Pecuniary legacies to Laurence Topley or Copley and another whose name by father/uncle could not make out
• Residue to wife Alice and five children and makes them Executors.
• A Mary Beaumont among the witnesses. 
• Proved 2 Sep. 1521 
• Vol 9. p.209
• Noted in YAS RS Vol. 11 p. 15 as Proved 2 Sep. 1521 John Beaumount dated 5 April 1521

Two of the five children are thought to be John (1530) and Humphrey (1535) but that is not proved by these wills.

John Beaumont of Netherton, Almondbury (1530)

• Describes himself as yeoman 
• dated 23 Sept 1541
• to be buried within the Holy ground of All Hallows Almondbury
• Leaves money for the mending of the way between Armitage Brigge and the Castle Hill
• And money to Kathryn Beaumont
• Umfray Beaumont my brother to have the keeping of Umfray my son, until he is 26
• Residue to wife Margaret and daughters Anne and Jennet
• Another brother Thomas and brother-in-law William Sikes made Executors 
• Noted in YAS Record Series vol. 11 p. 15 as proved Oct. 18, 1541. Beamonde, John, Netherton, par. Almonburie, yoman, Sep.27, 1541 Vol. 11 Fol. 579.

The brother Umfray is thought to mean Humphrey (1535). I have some notes on the junior Humphrey (1560).

Humphrey Beaumont of Over Flockton (1535)

• Date 6 February 1567 [maybe 16 Febr. see below]]
• Will of Umfrey Beamounte of Over Flockton
• Spelling of the surname within the will is variable including Beamounte, Beamount, Beamont.
• Humphrey desires to be buried in Thornhill Church
• His wife Isabel and son Thomas may occupy chief house during her widowhood
• A cottage is left to another son, James. Also James has the right to take stones from certain land.
• Another house, currently occupied by his eldest son John, is left to Thomas
• The principal house is left to John, after Isabel's life
• Thomas and John are to share the kitchen which is no doubt used by both these houses
• Five pounds in money is left between three more children William, George, and Jennett, and another five pounds to James.
• John, Thomas, and James are to have in rotation the use of certain fields in Flockton to which Humfrey is entitled by local custom
• No mention is made of any landlord or lessor.
• Isabell is not stated to be, or not to be, the mother of any of the children
• Place-names appearing in the will – Thornhill, Over Flockton, Nether Flockton, Dawber lane, Cawgill or Cargill
• Robert Rockley Esq and John Honley (or Houley) are mentioned as neighbouring land-owners.
• Small numbers of sheep & lambs are left to Ffrancis and Jennett Issott daughters of John Issott, and to John Hill, and to granddaughters Margerie and Sara (John's daughters)
• Executors – Isabell, William, George, Jennett
• Supervisors – Humphrey's brothers-in-law Giles Key and James Dyson
• Witnesses - Giles Key James Digby John Issott John Forthe and Willm Ffendy [?read Fenay]
• Full transcript has been made from photocopy. Vol. 17 fol.785-785v
• Noted in YAS RS Vol. 14 p.13 as Proved 5 May 1568 and dated 16 February 1567

Humphrey's son Thomas has been treated as if he were the youngest son (1580), but query this. Thomas (1580) is the father of George, who established himself at Darton in the early c17.

Thomas Beamont of Over Flockton (1580)

• Will Dated 29 October 1614
• Thomas Beamount of Over Flockton [or Beamount]
• Burial at executor's discretion
• House in which I live, and lands in Flockton given to me my Humphrey my father, to eldest son John
• To John also my “best bound wayne”
• To my son James £100 and the lands I bought from Robert Nettleton (of which James is already in possession)
• To my son George £200
• To James and/or George a pair of narrow looms
• To William and Thomas, the sons of William Beamount 10 shillings each
• To each grandchild [amount not easy to make out]
• Forgives George Brooke what he owes me except five pounds which he borrowed in October 1613
• Small legacies to my maid, to someone called Allan, to two lads, and to Judith Beamont
• Supervisors Abraham Beamount and my son Thomas, who get ten shillings each
• Residue equally divided amongst my children
• Executor – my son John
• Witnesses Robert Smyth, William Dison, Thomas Beamount
• No mention of wife.

This one is especially useful as it confirms his father's name.

It comes from the Darton archive formerly at YAS, reference DD70/93. These papers were transferred to West Yorkshire Archives, and this is now likely to be WYW1849/7/93/1, where the draft catalogue states that it is the Probate, and dates it 20 October 1614, but gives no further information (as at c.2019 or 2020). In fact the date 29 October is quite clear, a long (but faint) tail on the “9,” and it is also clear that this is the date of the Will not the date of probate. This is a copy of the Will itself, and it must presumably have been retained by George at Darton, since that is the “provenance” of the DD70 papers.
Thomas B of Over Flockton was buried 3 November 1614 according to the Thornhill Parish Register.
The will was proved on 4 Jan 1614 according to the Index in Vol. 28 page 9 - Vol. 33 fol.369.
Remember that numbered years ran from 26 March to next 25 March at this time.

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A couple of others who may be related somehow:- 

Humphrey Beaumont of Mirfield (1525)

Will of Umfray Beaumond of Mirfield

dated 1 Jan 1542. 

Appointed his wife (not named) and “my four childer” my Executors

my son Robert to have the land that I bought with my money

my wife to have house and land and goods for 8 years "to bring my childer up" and that my wife shall have the use of the goods till the childer come of lawful age

Proved 28 Nov. 1542

Vol. 11 p.646

Noted in YAS Record Series vol. 11 p. 15 as Proved Jan 1. 1542 Beamonde, Umfray, par. Mirfelde, Nov. 28, 1542 Vol.11 Fol.646

John Beaumont of Mirfield

• Will of John Beaumond of Mirfield 
• For date see below
• to be buried at Mirfield
• 3s 4d to the High Altar
• estate divided into parts
• Residue to his wife Alice
• Mention of four youngest sons named Nicholas Richard Edward & Henry, and of a daughter Isabell and another whose name looked like Alstex
• Thomas Wilby (a friend) gets four sheep
• Testator's sister Anne another four sheep
• Proved 1 Jan.1542.
• This will is noted in YAS Record Series vol. 11 p. 15 as Proved Jan 1, 1542 Beamonde, John, par. Mirfelde, Nov. 26, 1537 Vol 11 Fol.646
• Not clear who this is.

Yorkshire Beaumonts Y-DNA Project

 I have recently had my DNA tested. My "haplogroup" (don't ask me what that means) is R-M269, the same as Gary L Beaumont, the organiser of this project. Wikipedia tells me this group is very common in Western Europe.

Gary's West Yorkshire Beaumont surname project is about male lines, father to son only.

Gary can trace his family tree back father to son to a John Beaumont in Almondbury in the seventeenth century.

Our father to son family tree goes back to Humphrey Beaumont in Flockton in the sixteenth century, with reason to suppose that Humphrey's family came from Netherton in Almondbury (see previous).

So it would be no surprise if Gary and I had a male ancestor in common older than the c17. 

Whether our father to son ancestry would go all the way back to the "First Yorkshire Beaumont" - William, who I wrote about on this blog in June 2020, is something else, but I'll set out our possible father-son line below. 

The years in brackets refer to the individual's place in an alphanumeric index system which I use.

Flockton. Looking west (Google)

Humphrey B (1535) of Flockton died in 1568.

Humphrey was a younger son. It is likely that his father was John Beaumont (1510), of Netherton.

It is likely that John was son of Lawrence (1483).

Lawrence was son of another John (1443).

John was son of Roger (1408), who is found in references of the late 1300s and early 1400s.

Roger was a younger son of Henry de Beaumont (1375) (of Crosland, and maybe also of Whitley), whose dates were c.1335-c.1400, important in the sense there is lots of documentary evidence about him.

Henry was a younger son of a John de Beaumont (1335), who is sometimes called Sir John. Again there are numerous references. About "Sir John" I recall the phrase "criminal knight!"

John was son of Sir Robert (1310) d.1330, of Crosland, who figures in the old story (legend) about the "Eland Feud." But I don't think Sir Robert died in the supposed circumstances of that story.

The site of the old Crosland Hall (I think) (Google)

Above here there is quite a lot of documentary evidence if not actual proof. The generations seem a bit long but it is what I have to go on.

Sir Robert (1310) was son of William de Beaumont (1280) who appears from about 1280 and is thought to have died about 1323. Beyond here there is no real proof of father-son relationships but there are several references to men called William de Beaumont back to about 1200 (the "first Yorkshire Beaumont"). Of these, it seems fair to suppose that the later ones must be heirs or successors of the earlier ones rather than entirely new people coming in.

Since there are numerous references, in the documents I have seen, to generations comprising several brothers, it seems really more likely than not that more male descent lines existed. 

But there are unlikely to be any surviving documentary records to show these. 

In my "First Yorkshire Beaumont" article I speculated a little about the background of that William of c.1200, and I will try to develop that further some time. I think it might be suggested that he may have been a younger son, landless in his own family, but from a family known to Roger Constable of Chester because of earlier feudal or landlord/tenant type relationships in other places. I think it may be possible to take that back another hundred years or so but with little or no documentary evidence of father to son relationships.

EMB 3 October 2020

A pedigree of some sixteenth century Yorkshire Beaumonts (Netherton & Flockton)

 In this Archive as part of Box 14/100 is a photocopy sheet annotated by my late father as being "page 2" from WBG 41 at Huddersfield.

WBG is the section "Whitley Beaumont - Antiquarian and Genealogical Papers" in West Yorkshire Archives. Of WBG 41 the online catalogue says merely "Notes on Beaumont of South Crosland - Nineteenth Century."

It may all be in RHB's hand. Some notes at the bottom certainly are. Thus it is older than 1810, and copies something older still.

Box 14/100/2. Believed to be from WBG/41.

The document consists of an unreferenced family tree, as follows. The numbers in brackets are not original but are the alphanumeric codes that I use:

[.........] Beaumont

        [.........] Beaumont

                Doctor [Joseph inserted] Beaumont, Master of Trinity College, that fledd in Queen Mary's tyme.                    Nephew of John ?

        John Beaumont of Netherton (1510)

                John Beaumont of Netherton (1530)

                Thomas (1540)

                        John Beaumont of Netherton Cottingham (1570)

                                Hamond Beaumont

                                        John Beaumont

                Humfrey Beaumont of Flockton by     (1535)

                        John Beaumont (1576)

                                Abram Beaumont (1611)

                                        Richard Beaumont

Underneath in RHB's own hand:- "The above pedigree writ on the outside of an Old writing. The name is spelt Bemond. I suppose these to be Yeomanry? - Q. descended from Roger, son of Henry Beaumont of Crosland and Whitley."

Notes etc

In regard to the Master of Trinity College, there is muddle here, confusing a c16 Robert Beaumont with a Joseph. Arguably perhaps this renders the whole thing valueless.

The yeomanry remark is classic snobbery from R.H. Beaumont who had an enormous income from rents. The people shown here may well have been substantial farmers (my notes of Humphrey's will confirm that he described himself as a yeoman and show that the family had more than one house!) but were of a class that was very much beneath RHB's gaze!

Of course this is the possible / suggested male line back from Humphrey. I kept meaning to go to Wakefield and this might have been one of the things to look at.  Nowadays with the restrictions and need to book a slot etc etc that is not an attractive option!

I could put my notes on the people concerned up on this blog. I have a good deal more, including details of Humphrey's Will. Humphrey had many more children including Thomas (1580) from whom many Beaumonts of today are descended.

The chart seems on reconsideration not to show John (1576) as clearly a son of Humphrey. Humphrey's will however does confirm that his eldest son was called John!

EMB 3 Oct 2020

Thomas Barber portrait painter 7 - draft list of pictures

Draft list of pictures believed to be by Thomas Barber of Nottingham and Derby c.1771-1843

(NB Williams' Thesis lists additional pictures, to be noted)

(Consider also some attributed to "Henry Barber" (of Derby).

Main List (see bottom for “transparencies” shown in 1814)

Adams, Rev Henry Leonard (1798-) [perhaps a Congretational Minister at Newark] Said to be signed and dated 1838. Internet. Sale of items from Rockbeare Manor, 2015.

Agony in the Garden (1815-1816) Oil on board? Nottingham, St Peter’s Church, ceiling of west entrance porch beneath tower ..... originally behind altar…. Said to be covering East end window (Dearden, 1834).... Article by Peter Hoare cited above. Notice in the church seen October 2020 and signed Peter Hoare 1998 states the painting was moved from the chancel to the porch wall in the mid c19 and to the ceiling in 1936, adding that Barber painted it over a c.1715 painting (of the Last Supper) by Edward Dovey of Bridlesmith Gate which was commissioned by Dr Alvery Dodsley.

Alliott, Rev. R (long-serving minister at Castle-gate Independent) (or his son of same name). Nottm Review 27 Nov.1835 reports that a print is about to be made of an excellent likeness of the Rev. R. Alliott, painted by Mr Barber.

Almond, Rev Robert White Oil on canvas, 89 x 104 cms per 2017 list Nottingham, Bromley House Library. “Portrait in Oils” - Russell, 1916 p.70 not identifying artist. Notes (by Priestland?) attributing the picture to Sir Thomas Lawrence. In 2017 list said to be “”Sir T. Lawrence (style of)” and was then in Ellen Harrington Room. Still there in 2020 when taken down as room being redecorated. EMB was able to see the painting 8 October 2020 by the kindness of Library staff. Nothing notable on the back except written in chalk "Bromley 12.11.23" (or could just be 73). Almond was born in 1785.

Almond, Rev Robert White Oil presumably on canvas. Nottingham, St Peter’s Church / Bromley House records. 1998 Article by Peter Hoare seen in church porch October 2020 states that picture hung then in north aisle.

Anson, Anna Margaret, Countess of Rosebery Oil? Shugborough. Art UK / National Trust collections database .... see next below....

Anson, Anne Margaret [nee Coke], Viscountess Anson Oil? Shugborough. Art UK / National Trust collections database....... see next above.... see Coke.

Anson, General Sir George Oil? Shugborough. National Trust collections database

Anson, General Sir William Oil? Shugborough. Art UK / National Trust collections database

Anson, Sir William    mezzotint by John Young after Thomas Barber NPG D7066

Arkwright Family Members (see Wigram) No less than 21 Arkwright and related families portraits in the sitting-room at Willersley Castle, listed by Glover & Noble, The Peak Guide (1845), p.120. Presumably same pictures referred to by Plant, 2016.

Arkwright, Sir Richard (artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House). Nottingham, Bromley House c.1827, but had “disappeared” by 1916. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6

Atherstone, Hugh & his wife (she unnamed) (said to be by Beeby, a pupil of Barber) Oil? Property of Mr Mitford-Barberton c.1930 (in South Africa) (his book Barbers of the Peak)

Attenburrow, John MRCS (Surgeon to the General Hospital nr Nottm from 1781 (1900 exhibition notes)) Oil original. Also Engraving from painting by Thomas Barber Nottm Journal 23 Aug 1833 mentions that Mr Barber is now engaged on a portrait of Mr Attenburrow, commissioned by subscription and no doubt for the General Hospital Charity…..1893:- Oil portrait lent to 1893 exhibition by the Council of the Nottm General Hospital (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893)…... 1900:- No. 35 in catalogue, engraving by M.Gauci from T. Barber painting, published 1833 by Alfred Barber, lent by George Fellows, JP

Baillie, Matthew    [a doctor, see Abigail Gawthern's diary] Oil? Royal College of Physicians London. Art UK

Baillie, Sophia Oil? Royal College of Physicians London. Art UK

Balguy, John, of Duffield Park, Recorder of Derby Mezzotint 1828-1829 by William Say after Thomas Barber NPG D7486 / Plant 2016

Barber Family Pictures Nottingham – Pictures said divided after his death between his sons. Mitford Barberton, p. 28..... see several illustrations in that book.

Barber, Alfred Illustrated in Mitford Barberton, after p.36. Alfred is bearded and middle-aged, this much more likely a photograph than a painting by his father.

Barber, Hugh & his wife Anna née Hoare Illustrated in Mitford Barberton, about p.40. Reproductions are not very clear. Separate paintings both said to be by Thomas Barber.

Barber, Joseph (the son) Illustrated in Mitford Barberton, about p.28. Illustration is poor but subject seems of full age and is bearded. Perhaps a photograph.

Barber, Miss Anne (“his daughter”) (i.e. Alfred's sister) Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893). Illustrated in Mitford Barberton, after p.36. Oval. This painting must show her shortly before her death, see main notes. Can only be assumed to be same picture.

Barber, Mrs Thomas (understood to be his first wife) Illustrated in Mitford Barberton, about p.18

Barber, Rev Henry & his wife Hannah née Atherstone Illustrated in Mitford Barberton, about p.30 Presumably thiese are nos. 129 and 130 exhibited in 1893, then lent by Miss A [Amenia] Barber (NEP 28/2/93)

Barber, Thomas (self portrait) (another)  Sold at Market Harborough in 2013 according to Plant, 2016

Barber, Thomas (self portrait) (another) (query) Nottingham, Bromley House Library?? Query this information. No such picture known at BH. Likely to have been confused with the one at Castle Museum

Barber, Thomas (self portrait) 1841 Nottingham Castle Museum. Art UK

Barber, Tom (the son) Illustrated in Mitford Barberton, about p.28. Poor illustration, but clearly a painting.

Bateman Family Members Plant 2016

Bateman, the Misses (impliedly by Barber) (two children) Exhibited as no. 101 in 1893 (NEP 28/2/93)

Bateman,Thomas Osborne, & Hugh (1816) of Hartington & Derby. Subjects were children of Richard Bateman of ?Hartington Oil? Hartington/Derby. Later said sold in Los Angeles. Plant 2016. Artnet, dating picture 1818

Beaumont, Mrs Charlotte, wife of Rev Thomas, of East Bridgford (d.1830) Oil on canvas Family ownership / personal knowledge. See notes to picture of her husband.

Beaumont, Rev Thomas, of East Bridgford, Notts (d.1835) Oil on canvas Family ownership / personal knowledge. Tradition that picture is by Barber though has been more recently stated by valuers both as “English School” and “in style of Thomas Lawrence.”

Becher, Rev J T (John Thomas Becher -c.1835) Oil on canvas "Becher family ownership until 1970. Exhibited in 1893 as no.132 lent by Mr John Becher (NEP 28/2/93). Given to Southwell Minster by Mrs Mary Beaumont (nee Becher) and Miss Joan Becher  in 1970 and more recently lent by the Minster to National Trust - Workhouse Southwell, Notts. Personal knowledge. Art UK. Nottm Journal 24 Feb.1893

Birch, Joseph Esq (artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House). A Joseph Birch represented Nottm in Parliament 1802-3 and 1818-30. He was or had been a Liverpool merchant and had interests in the West Indies. He does not appear to have been a member of NSL. Priestland says Birch gave the portrait of himself to NSL in 1822. Nottingham, Bromley House c.1827, but “disappeared” by c.1916. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6. NPG engraving of Birch does not mention Barber (NPG 31790-1).

Bolton, Selina (nee Hayne). Daughter of Richard Hayne of Nottm. Her dates query 1768-1851 wife of Samuel Bolton of Pelham St / Thurland Hall Oil on canvas Internet, Sold in 2012 at Crewkerne

Boothby, Cecil Brooke Hardwick Hall.Art UK

Bradley, Mr George of Old Lenton. And a portrait of Mrs Bradley Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Brown, John (Said in 1893 to be father of Mr T.H. Brown of the Moot Hal) (or father of Mr John Henry Brown, a magistrate) Nottingham 1893 exhibition. Nottm Journal 24 Feb.1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Burnside, Catherine, of Gedling Hall (1795-1870) Sold at Christies in 2010 (Christies online).

Byron, Lord (artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House) Nottingham, Bromley House. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6, p.69. Query if still there

Cavendish, Charles Compton, 1st Lord Chesham Hardwick Hall. Art UK. National Trust collections database

Cavendish, Lady Harriet, Countess Granville Hardwick Hall. Art UK. National Trust collections database

Chapman, William Nottingham Castle Museum. Art UK

Charlton, Robert and Samuel, twin sons of Colonel Charlton, of Chilwell Hall Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Chawner, Dr Rupert. Possibly Rupert Heyne Chawner or another RC, both doctors c.1806 (Williams Williams states this portrait can now only be traced in print form.

Chouler, Mr, “one of his lordship's agents.” [see also Mr Slight] Oil? Entrance Hall, Wollaton, c.1850 (Rambles round Nottingham).

Coke, Daniel Parker Esq., MP (c.1745-1825) (Query if one single picture) Williams refers to Barber's portraits of Coke & Desbrow being at the Repository of Arts in St James's St (cites Nottm.Jnl 16 Dec.09). This must mean Moseley & Tunnicliffe in St.James's St in Nottm. Oil? And engraving Nottingham, Bromley House c.1827, “disappeared” by c.1916. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6 / Calke Abbey / National Trust collections database. No.78 of 1900 Catalogue was an engraving by Thomas Gauguin from a picture of this subject by Barber, lent by Mr J.C. Warren

Coke, Mrs Not known. Inland Revenue Register conditionally exempt works. Wright & Gordon, British & Irish Paintings in Public Collections. See Anson?

Coke, [Thomas] ……... (1) his wife Jane Dutton (2) his daughter Anne [later Mrs Thomas Anson, see there] (3) his daughter Elizabeth Coke of Norfolk (1753-1842) – biography by Susanna Wade Martins. See Anson?

Coldham, George Esq (artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House). Sitter was Town Clerk of Nottm, alias as Frigid Thighs in pamphlet about election of Coke versus...... Said in 1899 catalogue to be mezzotint by C.Turner after portrait by William Artaud Nottingham, Bromley House. Lent by the Library to the 1899 exhibition, Cat.no.215, but said there to be the property of the Corporation. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6. For an engraving from a painting by William Artaud of George Coldham (Town Clerk of Nottm 1790-1815) see 1899/1900 exhibition catalogue, no.46, there lent by George Fellows

Cooper, Edward (?Rev) Mezzotint 1819 by William Say after Thomas Barber NPG D1548 & 11347

Curzon, Francis, Mary & Alfred Kedleston Hall / W & G / Art UK / National Trust collections database

Denman, Lord (same subject as next?) (assuming one original picture)...Art UK dates picture circa 1831-3….(artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House). Oil Nottingham, Bromley House, said given by Jonathan Dunn in 1822..mentioned as there c.1827 but had “disappeared” by c.1916 / Nottingham Castle Museum… Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6 / NPG D1738 / W  & G / Plant 2016 / Art UK

Denman, Thomas Esq 1767-1843, later First Baron Denman Mezzotint 1832 or later by Thomas Hodgetts, after Thomas Barber The portrait was commissioned for the Corporation in 1832 (see notes); it then in early 1833 paid Mr Barber £20 for frames for the portraits of Lord Holland and Sir Thomas Denman (Nottm Bor Recs). An engraving after a painting of Denman by Barber was exhibited in 1900 (Catalogue no. 135, lent by Bernard Wilcockson; and see also no.12, which was an engraving of the same, lent by the Mechanics Institution)

Desbrowe, Edward (catalogued 1810 as Desbrowe, Lt Col, MP, Vice Chamberlain to The Queen). See Coke. Sometimes spelled Disbrowe. Must have been painted c.1809. Oil? 1810 at Academy. Stipple engraving by Thomas Gauguin after Thomas Barber Exhibited RA 1810. Magazine of Art in 1893 did not know where this portrait then was.N PG D35192

Dunn, Jonathan Oil? Nottingham Castle Museum / W & G / Art UK

Elliott, Colonel (Elliott, Colonel John Stanford 1787-18..) (artist may or may not be Barber). Sitter said in 1899 catalogue to be Lt-Col of Nottm Volunteer Infantry 1798-1808. I think he lived at Stanford House, Castle-gate. Oil, 25 x 28 cm (details in 2017 list, where artist is said to be T. Barber sr with no expression of uncertainty) Nottingham, Bromley House Library, by 1827.Bromley House records. Russell, 1916, p.70 says by Barber senior.  1899 Exhibition Catalogue no.189. 1900 Exhibition Catalogue no. 168. Small oil painting on panel, lent by Bromley House to the 1899 and 1900 exhibitions catalogued 1899 no.189 and 1900 no.168 [check], Artist Unknown. Said to be In Neville Hoskins Room, 2007; still there, 2017…. still tere I think in 2020 ?to right of fireplace and very small like a miniature??  

Elliott, Colonel John (d.1823) About 30 x 25 ins Internet. Presumably another version of this picture said to have descended via Burnside family and offered for sale at Fulbeck, Lincs., in 2002

Fox, The Hon Charles James Hardwick Hall / Art UK

Garnett, Mrs Mary, [Housekeeper per W&G] Oil? Kedleston Hall. W & G / Art UK / National Trust collections database. Art UK says “In the Marble Hall”

General Officer Exhibited RA 1816

Gentleman Exhibited RA 1811

Gentleman Exhibited RA 1816

Gilbert, Rev. Joseph [1899 catalogue no.31 notes 1779-1852 Friar Lane chapel built for him  c.1828] Stipple engraving drawn by J.Gilbert Esq. Mr Barber has an engraving in hand (NJ 15 Nov. 1833). Nottingham 1899 catalogue no. 31, lent by Mr F.W.Dobson. Compare Joseph / Josiah Gilbert.

Gilbert, Rev. Josiah (said in 1893 to be first minister of Friar-lane Chapel) Nottingham 1893 exhibition. Nottm Journal 24 Feb.1893. Compare Joseph / Josiah Gilbert.

Gordon, Lady Caroline, Lady Chesham. Art UK dates circa 1814 Hardwick Hall. W & G / Art UK / National Trust collections database

Granville, John mezzzotint by William Say after Thomas Barber NPG D15090

Granville, Mrs mezzzotint by William Say after Thomas Barber NPG D15091

Grey-haired Man Nottingham Castle Museum. W & G. Former query if the Grey haired man is Jonathan Dunn

Hall, Samuel (1820-29) Science Museum London. Art UK

Harrison, G, Esquire Exhibited RA 1813

Harrison, Mr Exhibited RA 1815

Harrison, Sir George mezzotint by Charles Turner, after Thomas Barber Published 11 Nov. 1816. NPG D35526

Hawkesley, T., Esq (artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House). Nottingham, Bromley House. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6. 1900 Catalogue no.115 is an engraving of this sitter (who d.1802) by John Raphael Smith 1752-1812; lent by BH Library; notes there say that TH was a chemist & druggist at Long Row, Nottm., and family Mon in St.Nicholas's church

Higgins, Sambrooke [a clergyman in Staffordshire?] mezzotint by John Young after Thomas Barber NPG D35764

Hoare, Miss Elizabeth (1826) (wife of John Rawson Walker) (is this said to be by Thomas Barber Junior)?? Oil? Nottingham, City Museums. Art UK / Godfrey & Walker, Homes & Haunts of Henry Kirke White p.56n). G&W implies this is by Barber senior. Indeed Barber jr died in 1824. Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Holland, Lord [the Venerable Recorder of Nottm] [Henry Richard Vassall Fox 1773-1840] See Thomas Denman. The portrait of Lord Holland was apparently commissioned at the same time as that of Denman, in 1832.

Hope, Charles Stead (The Rev) (?Vicar of St Alkmunds) (and ?Mayor of Derby) Mezzotint 1820 by William Say after Thomas Barber NPG D35968 and 35969 and 35970 / Plant 2016

Hudson, Mr John, formerly headmaster of Derby Grammar School Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Hutchinson, Colonel (artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House). Nottingham, Bromley House, c.1827, “disappeared” by c.1916. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6.

Innes, William mezzotint 1830s-1840s by Robert Moore Hodgetts after Thomas Barber NPG D36449

Jackson, John stipple engraving by Thomas Woolnoth, after Thomas Barber NPG D34352 and 36468

Jephson, Dr [of Leamington Spa] Painted in 1840, see papers. Alfred Barber in 1841 was selling a 15 x 18 in engraving by Wagstaff from “a large picture recently painted by” his father. [John Jephson was the name of an architect involved with The Park in the early 1820s]

Lady Exhibited RA 1811

Lady Exhibited RA 1817

Lady, a portrait of, by the late T. Barber Exhibitied no.118 Nottingham Society of Artists 1846 (Nottm. Review 21 Aug.1846)

Langton, Cardinal Oil? A copy of a picture in the Bodleian, done for P.Barry Barry Esq.. Barber finished this in 1836. (Nottm Review 14 Oct. 1836).

LaTrobe, C T (recte C. I). (Rev Christian Ignatius LaTrobe 1758-1836) Oil? And engraving[s] derived therefrom Exhibited RA 1829. Not in Art UK. Wikipedia has an image of subject wearing spectacles and with an organ in background, stating mezzotint by Samuel Bellin, after Thomas Barber. NPG D3745 & 15298. Copy at Calke Abbey [of engraving] (Nat. Trust collections)

Leigh, Rev Clement Rector of Newcastle-under- Lyme Portrait by Barber mentioned in Nottm Journal 6 Nov. 1835

London, Clarence Terrace, Regent's Park. For this and other townscapes, landscapes, consider the “other” Thomas Barber. See main text. Engraving of drawing Wimpole, Cambridgeshire. National Trust collections database. Here the engraving is positively attributed to Barber of Nottingham, and the drawing to T.H.Shepherd. Query. This image is in Shepherd, 1827, as are others. There is no indication in that work as to whether this engraver Thomas Barber was, or was not, Barber of Nottingham..

London, Finsbury Chapel Engraving of drawing T.H. Shepherd, Metropolitan Improvements (1827).  Here the picture is marked as drawn by.Shepherd and engraved by Thomas Barber (Nottingham etc not mentioned)

Love, David, Ballad writer 1750-1827 Nottingham Castle Museum. Art UK. No.67 in the 1900 exhibition catalogue is a picture of David Love 1750-1827, artist not stated…. Also a miniature in same exhibition no. 153…. and a bust, no.206

Lowe, Mary Anne Drury (Mrs Holden) Inland Revenue Register conditionally exempt works. W & G. See notes Nottm Univ MSS/Special collections.

Lowe, Robert (said in 1893 to be High Sheriff in 1802 and grandfather to the late Lord Sherbrooke). Nottingham 1893 exhibition. Nottm Journal 24 Feb.1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Manson, Alexander (Nottingham based Scottish physician). 1899 catalogue states M.D., F.R.S.,and that he was born at Nottm 1774, practised there, and died at Darley Dale, 1840. Subscriber to NSL from 1823-1842. Lithograph, 1835 by Maxim Gauci, published by Alfred Barber, after Thomas Barber (from NPG?) Nottm Journal 24 April 1835 – Mr Barber's proposal to publish the portrait of Dr Manson.… NPG D38214. The engraving was included in the 1900 Nottm exhibition, lent by Mr James Ward, catalogue no.24. An engraving said by Alfred Barber after painting by Thomas Barber was exhibitied in 1899 no. 221, lent by the Mechanics Instn.

Mayo, Benjamin [The Old General] Oil? Nottingham Castle Museum  W & G. Art UK. See notes on Barber as at March 1832.

Middleton, Sixth Lord Oil? Rambles round Nottingham

Middleton, Seventh Lord Oil? Rambles round Nottingham

Montgomery, George Oil? Sheffield Graves & Mappin Art Gallery. W & G/Art UK [query this as could not find]

Montgomery, James [poet, writer, editor. Scottish, trained at Fulneck] Oil?  See Williams p.252. Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893). Referred to in John Holland, Memoirs ….. James Montgomery, vol. 4 (1855), p.75, as being paid by Mr Barber “a respectable artist from Derby” who visited Sheffield in 1824.

Moravian Bishops and Leading Ministers - “all” of them – Query Mitford Barberton, p. 19

Murray, Joe, servant to the 5th & 6th Lords Byron Oil? Newstead Abbey (City of Nottingham). W & G

Musters, John George (said in 1893 to be son of “Byron's Mary”….) Oil? Nottingham 1893 exhibition, no.120. Nottm Journal 24 Feb.1893  (NEP 28/2/93)

Nottingham Castle Nottm Review 26 Oct. 1832 reported that Alfred Barber is publishing a lithographic print of a view of Nottm Castle by [his father]; it includes a distant view of the houses in the park, and has figures and cattle in the foreground.

Nottingham - View across Nottingham Park with Lenton Priory in distance Nottingham Castle Museum. W & G / Art UK

Nottingham – a view Watercolour about 18 x 12 ins Internet. Offered at Lewes in 2007

Nottingham – a mill or manufactory on fire Drawing – to be engraved Nov. 1802. Blackner, Nottingham (1815) p.248.

Nottingham – a South View of Nottingham, by T.Barber, 1808 Medium not stated in 1899 catalogue. Exhibited 1899 no. 238 lent by Mr & Mrs Percy Cropper…. [?and again 1900 no.238, lent by Mr & Mrs Percy Cropper….check].

Nottingham – The Cow Drinks – Nottingham Park. Nottingham Castle Museum. W & G / Art UK

Nottingham – The Trent at Wilford. Nottingham Castle Museum. W & G / Art UK. A note that this picture is at Bromley House is wrong?

Oakeley, Sir Charles [Governor of Madras] Mezzotint by Samuel William Reynolds after Thomas Barber 1816 NPG D39341

Oakley, Octavius [himself a painter?] Plant 2016

Pelham-Clinton, Lady Caroline Augusta (d.1898) and Lady Henrietta (d.1860) online myartprints

Radford, John, of Smalley Hall (1809) Plant 2016

Rancliffe, George, second Lord. (of Bunney) [MP for Nottingham] 1900 Catalogue gives sitter's dates 1785-1850 Engraved by Thomas Goff Lupton after painting by Thomas Barber and proof pub by Alfred Barber 1838 (1900 cat) Catalogue 1900 exhibition no. 16. Lent by Mr George Fellows. Nottm Review 21 July 1837 gives notice offering copies of an engraving of the original portrait of Lord R. “just painted by Mr T.Barber” and for sale at his son Alfred Barber's, Printer, Park-street.

Rancliffe, Lord (of Bunney Park) MP for Nottm 1812-20 and 1826-30 (1899 catalogue). 1900 catalogue suggests this is Thomas Boothby Parkyns, created Lord R 1795 in the Irish Peerage, whose died 1800. Engraved by T Lupton after painting by Thomas Barber 1899 Catalogue no. 218 lent by Mechanics Instn. I found an illustration online. Query if this is by Barber, it would be before 1800 so a very early picture and to me as a non-expert looks quite different from his later works.

Reichel, Samuel [dates 1787-1857] [member of Moravian church and brother of C.F.Reichel who ran the school at Fulneck] National Trust have a portrait of him at A La Ronde which might perhaps be by Barber.

Rolleston, Lancelot Esq MP Engraving by Thomas Hodgetts from painting by Thomas Barber (1900 Catalogue no.33) Painted in 1837 (Nottm Jnl)...see No. 33 in catalogue of 1900 Nottingham exhibition, engraving published 1838 by Alfred Barber, lent by James  Ward. However no.220 in 1899 catalogue is sitter of same name engraved after painting by H.Barber (sic, H) lent by Mechanics Instn.

Sanday, Mrs W. of Holme Pierrepont (implied to be by Barber) Exhibited in 1893, lent by Mr William Sanday  (NEP 28/2/93)

Sawle, Mrs Dorothy Prideaux; and two children Charles & Mary Oil on canvas. Said to be signed. Cowan's Auctions (online). Query.

Scarlett, Master. Exhibited RA 1817

Sherbrooke, Mr William, of Oxton Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Skeffington, Master (Lumley St George). Query An engraving from a miniature by “Barber” is said to have been mentioned in Jan. 1805 in the “Monthly Mirror” (see Ward & Roberts' Romney Catalogue)

Siddons, Mrs [Sarah, noted actress] [well known to Thomas Lawrence] Oil? Exhibited RA 1819. Magazine of Art in 1893 did not know where this portrait then was.

Sims, John, former governor of Derby Gaol Oil? Derby Museum and Art Gallery. W & G

Sims, Mrs, wife of John Oil? Derby Museum and Art Gallery. W & G

Sleath, Rev William Boultbee, c.1763-1843 Headmaster of Repton mezzotint by Charles Turner, after Thomas Barber Plant 2016 / NPG D41724

Slight, Mr., “one of his lordship's agents.” [see also Mr Chouler] Oil? Entrance Hall, Wollaton, c.1850 (Rambles round Nottingham).

Smelt, Cornelius, Lt Gov of The Isle of Man (d.1832) [brother of Rev William Smelt, of Gedling] Oil? c.1826 Manx Museum, Art UK. NB Art UK also lists pictures by Henry Barber at Manx Museum

Smith, Henry, son of Samuel [this is Henry Smith 1794-1874 of Wilford etc] Oil? Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Smith, John, Esq (artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House). There was a JS 1767-1842 who was a son of Abel Smith 2 I think. Oil? Nottingham, Bromley House, c.1827, “disappeared” by c.1916. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6

Smith, Lady Lucy (nee Melville) (wife of Henry)… her surname was Leslie-Melville and her dates were ????-1865 Oil? Exhibited 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Smith, Rev Richard Oil? Hardwick Hall. W & G / Art UK / National Trust collections database

Smith, Samuel (MP for Leicester in 1770) (picture is not stated to be by Barber, perhaps by J Rawson Walker)…. This SS is (check this) a son of Abel 2, brother John, and father of Henry Smith of Wilford amongst others. Oil? Exhibited in 1893 lent by Mr Abel Smith who also sent other portraits (NEP 28/2/93) (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Sneyd, Rev Lewis c.1788-1858  (painted c.1810) [??Warden of All Souls' College) Oil? Hardwick Hall. W & G / Art UK / National Trust collections database

Staunton Hall, north view of [by] Thomas Barber, mentioned on Notts History website.From Alfred Parker, Notts Magazine, 1933.

Stevenson, Thomas (there was a printer / engraver of this name in Nottm., 185) Oil? Nottingham Castle Museum. W & G / Art UK

Storer, Dr John (ca 1820) (reposing his hand on a skull). Thiis was by Thomas Barber Junior Oil? Nottingham, Bromley House (until 1908 or later) / Said to be on the staircase, a full-length life-size portrat (Russell, 1916, NSL p.4, p.35). Believed to have been stolen (undated article by Terry Fry in Thoroton Society Newsletter). A miniature of Dr Storer three quarter length was exhibited in 1900 no.152

Stretton, Colonel Sempronius (1816 – then “Major Stretton”) Oil? Exhibited RA 1816. Plant 2016

Tallents, Mrs., wife of W.E.Tallents of Newark Oil? Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Tallents, William Edward Esq (1829 painting). ?Solicitor and land agent, Newark. mezzotint by Thomas Goff Lupton, 1829 x 1838, after Thomas Barber Apparently painted in 1838, see papers. 1900 exhibition catalogue no.125 / NPG D40810 & 40811

The Sisters Oil? Exhibited RA 1824

Thornhill, Colonel William, of Stanton Oil? Plant 2016

Two Young Ladies Oil? Exhibited RA 1823

Victoria, Queen. See 8 June 1838 Nottm Review and NJ 15 June and other papers re a transparency by and donated by Barber to be displayed at the exchange

Victoria, Queen [“Her Majesty”] Nottm Review 17 Jan. 1845 contains mention of a full length portrait of Her Majesty by the late T.Barber Esq., restored “by the pencil of Mr Bretland,” then at The Exchange.

Unidentified Lady (see unidentified gentleman) Priestand's notes state this picture was in Thoroton Room (date not obvious). Said notes don't mention the gentleman. Now on stairs with gentleman. An earlier assumption that they are a pair may not be warranted! 

Unidentified Gentleman and Lady (Query artist) (two portraits)… both would seem early mid c19 maybe by Barber. Nottingham, Bromley House, staircase… Not identified (2017 notes)... Seen on wall and discussed with Nicola Rae …. (still there in 2020)

Wakefield, Captain Edward (in civilian costume) Oil? Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Wakefield, Samuel 1800-1870 Oil? Exhibited in 1893. Lent by Miss Wakefield (NEP 28/2/93)

Walker, John Rawson (1822) By Thomas Barber Junior Oil? Nottingham Castle Museum. Art UK

Walker, Rev George [c.1734-1807] c.1805 (artist not indentified. Only included in this list because picture was at Bromley House). Dissenting Minister in Nottingham. High Pavement chapel. Slavery abolitionist. Portrait not thought to be by Barber. Oil? Nottingham, Bromley House, c.1827, “disappeared” by c.1916. Russell, 1916, Hist of the NSL, pp.5-6. But see no.74 of the 1900 exhibition catalogue, an engraving from a picture of Rev Mr Walker by Richard Bonington

Wayne, William Henry Esq Oil on canvas Edinburgh, Georgian House, Charlotte Square. W & G / Art UK

Wellington, Marquis of. Drawing, 1812 Nottingham Journal 19 Sep.1812. A drawing by Mr Barber, exhibited in Doncaster. Mr Brydone intends having a plate engraved. 3 Oct.1812 this is the head taken by Mr Barber from a copy portrait by Bartolozzi brought from Lisbon by a Nottingham resident…. Perhaps another picture referred as “the Marquis” is mentioned in May 1827 as just finished (letter from Hugh to Henry Barber, M-B p.35)...... NB Sir Thomas Lawrence himself painted at least one portrait of Wellington and this was very widely copied.

Wellington, Head from Portrait by Bartolozzi/Perigrini Engraving? Engraving 1814 report

Wells, Richard of Nottm 1791-1839 Oil An oil on canvas attributed to Barber was exhibited in 1900, see no. 212 of catalogue, lent by James Ward.

White, Henry Kirke (notes not included in this table) (with this exception) Oil on canvas, 36 x 39 cms Neville Hoskins Room at BH (per 2017 list, attributed to T Barber senior with no expression of uncertainty). Said in 2017 list to have been owned by the Rev. Samuel Maddock and presented to the Library in Nov. 1822 by Neville White, brother of the poet.

White, Mr G.M. (said in 1893 to be father of Dr G.B. White) Oil, presumably Nottingham 1893 exhibition. Nottm Journal 24 Feb.1893

Wigram, Anne Lady (c,1818) [daughter of Richard Arkwright of Cromford) Oil, presumably selling antiques site. See Arkwright.

Wigram, Sir James 1793-1866 Oil, presumably selling antiques site

Wild, Rev. John (said in 1893 to be formerly minister of the old Independent Chapel in St.James's-street). Oil, presumably Nottingham 1893 exhibition. Nottm Journal 24 Feb.1893

Wilkins, George, the Venerable, Archdeacon, Vicar of St.Mary's, and later Archdeacon of Nottm. Died at Southwell, 1885 This picture is mentioned in papers 1835 as being now done. Proof engraving in mezzotint by Henry Dawe from painting by Thomas Barber, published by Alfred Barber it seems No. 9 in 1900 Exhibition Catalogue. Lent by St.Mary's Church, Nottm

Williams, Henry mezzotint by Samuel William Reynolds after Thomas Barber NPG D4794

Willoughby, Sir Nesbit Josiah (Captain, RN)… indeed, later Admiral (1777-1849) engraving by William Greatbach, 1837, after Thomas Barber NPG D11236. The portrait, showing him with patch over his left eye, said to be by “Barbour” of Nottingham, hung at Wollaton Hall (see article by Lady Middleton in Thoroton Trans 1905 vol. 9, where there is an illustration of the picture)

Wilson, Rev. Edward, minister of the Chapel of Odd Rode for about 30 years Handsome portrait of him by Mr Barber of Nottingham, mentioned Derbyshire Courier 22 June 1829

Woodhouse, John Cappel mezzotint by Henry / Samuel Cousins 1834 after Thomas Barber NPG D36286

Wright, John (said in 1893 to be grandfather of Mr Thomas Wright, surgeon). Said to be one of the first surgeons of the hospital. Oil, presumably Nottingham 1893 exhibition. (Nottm Journal 24 Feb.1893) (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Wright, John Smith Esq c.1774-1848. 1899 catalogue says John Smith-Wright 1771-1843 a founder and President of Nott, Mechanics' Instn. Drawn on stone by M.Gauci from a painting by Thomas Barber Painted 1839 or 1840 (papers). Nottm Review 24 Jan. 1840 mentions this picture, as an oil painting which Alfred Barber proposes having lithographed. No. 223 of 1899 Catalogue, lent by the Mechanics' Instn. No 85 of 1900 catalogue likewise

Wright, Mrs Ichabod, wife of the late Mr Ichabod Wright of Mapperley Hall Oil, presumably Exhibited in 1893 (Notts Guardian 25/2/1893).

Notes

78 Barber works were said to exhibited in 1893, that was said to be 77 oils and one water-colour (Notts Guardian)

A catalogue might be contained in “The Artist” magazine for about 1893.

 List of Transparencies by Barber shown on Nottingham houses in summer 1814

A child playing with the British Lion, and the Goddess of Peace Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Smithy-row, Mr Thurman’s. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Angel treading under foot Pride and Discord Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Bridlesmith-gate, Mr Gelstharp's or Gelstrap. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Boney carried by an Eagle to Elba Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Market-place, Mr Roe’s. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Britannia crowning the bust of Mr Pitt.., Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Hollow-stone, Rev Mr Hutchinson’s. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Buonaparte at the edge of a precipice “The Downfall of Tyranny” Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Bank,  Samuel Smith Esq. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Fame, Peace, Harmony Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Middle-pavement, Mr Brydone. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

King of England etc Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Stoney-st., Mrs Tempest’s. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Mercury Introducing Britannia…. Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, High-pavement, Mr Barratt’s, June 1814. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Peace sitting on a cloud pointing at France Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Standard-hill, Mr Barber’s. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Subject not stated Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, King’s Place, Stoney Street, Mr John Pearson's. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

The Angel taking the Crown from Buonaparte Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Brewhouse Yard, Mr Atherstone’s. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

Unlading of ships: Peace, Ships, Colonies and Commerce Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, Smithy-row, Mr Bradley’s. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

 Wellington Transparency by “Mr Barber” Nottingham, High-pavement, Mr John Nixon's. eg Nottm Gazette… 10 June 1814

E. M. Beaumont October 2020 (draft only)

PLEASE NOTE; this list may be / have been revised / added to.

Thomas Barber portrait painter 6 - some exhibitions and references

 Exhibitions in Nottingham in 1893 and 1900

Barber's work was exhibited in 1893 and again in 1900. The newspaper articles at the time were used by Mr Mitford-Barberton as source material.

The first exhibition, of paintings by Thomas Barber and John Rawson Walker at Nottingham Castle, was in February 1893. Some Barber relatives lent pictures. This was organised by G.H. Wallis FSA, the curator. 

Unfortunately some of the newspaper articles contain inaccuracies and some speculation. One in the Nottingham Journal 24 Febr. 1893 gives a resume of Barber's life and notably states that “whilst still young, he showed such skill with the brush and pencil that some of his friends advised him to become a pupil in the studio of Sir John [sic here, John] Lawrence, then President of the Royal Academy.”

The full quote is from the Nottingham Journal. A shorter version with some different details of the pictures is in the Nottingham Evening Post, both of 24 February 1893. Mr Mitford-Barberton must have seen the Journal. He also refers to articles in the “Nottingham Daily Express” and “Nottingham Daily Guardian” of the same date. The Nottinghamshire Guardian does indeed carry a report, in its edition of 25 February, stating that the biography of Barber was written by Mr C.T. Tallent-Bateman, grandson of the second Mrs Barber. 78 Barber works were exhibited, that was said to be 77 oils and one water-colour. Though I have seen no detailed catalogue, these reports between them give details of a number of the pictures and who had lent them.

There was another Exhibition at the Exchange Hall on 30 January 1899.

There is a catalogue following the main part of the Thoroton Society's Transactions volume 3,  for 1899 (published in 1900). Paintings commence at page 33 of this catalogue, page 137 in the scanned copy of the whole volume.

A further exhibition was organised by the Thoroton Society in December 1900.

Godfrey, J.T. [and C.Bernard Stevenson], Catalogue of engraved portraits, miniatures etc. exhibited at the Exchange Hall, Nottingham, December 11th 1900', Thoroton Society Transactions vol.4 (for 1900, published 1901), supplement, 1-83. Catalogue commences at about page 100 in the scanned copy of the volume. 

This exhibition catalogue is more detailed. Some of the same pictures were exhibited. The cataloguer here gives Thomas Barber's dates as 1768-1843 rather than 1771-1843.

Some of the pictures were lent by James Ward who was a member of the Nottingham Library and donated many books.

List of known pictures (to be attached - see next)

This is not a complete listing, merely what I have come across. 

Other sources

Some of the sources referred to which may not be mentioned in the notes:-

- Alistair Plant, Derbyshire Antiques - February 2016 in Country Images Magazine found online…. (“Plant, 2016”)

- Art UK database

- British Newspaper Archive (but sadly, no Nottingham papers for the early part of Barber's career – because of Covid-19 I have not yet been able to look at microfilmed copies in the Public Library).

- Godfrey & Ward, Homes & Haunts of Henry Kirke White (1908) p.41n).

- Heathcote, Bernard & Pauline, “A Faithful Likeness, the First Photographic Studios in the British Isles, 1841-1855,” (Lowdham, Notts., 2002). This says quite a lot about Alfred Barber but really nothing about Thomas.

- National Portrait Gallery (online)

- National Trust Collections Catalogue (online)

- Royal Society Picture Library (online)

- Timothy Langston Art/Antiques website

- Wright & Gordon, British & Irish Paintings in Public Collections (Google Preview only)

- There are several brief biographies of Thomas Barber in published works, such as that occupying five lines in Robert Mellors, Men of Nottingham… (1924), p.24

- Heather Williams' 1981 Nottingham University Thesis on Nottingham Artists.

- Thomas Dodd's “Connoisseur's Repertory, or a Biographical History of Painters, Engravers….. ” (1824), Barber is noted simply as “T.Barber - a portrait painter of merit,”saying that he resided at Nottingham in 1810 and giving some very brief further information. The entry follows a much longer one on J.T. Barber (usually known as Barber Beaumont) and concludes: “He [Barber of Nottingham] is merely noticed for the sake of distinction between him and the preceding person [Barber Beaumont], as he afterwards took up his residence in London.” The writer must have meant that Barber of Nottingham took up residence in London, which is intriguing and perhaps refers merely to a short period or temporary residence.

Edward Beaumont . October 2020. Nottingham

Draft list of Barber pictures to follow.

Thomas Barber portrait painter 5 - remarriage and later life

Remarriage and later life

The 60-year old widower Thomas Barber re-married, at Bradford in July 1831, to a widow called Anna Elizabeth Bateman.1 

Nottm Review etc 1 July 1831. Sheffield Independent 9 July. She and her late husband are referred to in newspaper announcements as “of Bingley.” This was where a widow called Charlotte Waiblinger lived, who had been the wife of the Moravian surgeon and apothecary Ignatius Waiblinger, who I think was Anna Elizabeth's uncle. The marriage was reported in the London “Sun” of 12 July 1831 and the Leicester Chronicle of 2 July  stating him as “Esq” and “of Nottingham Park.”

Here again we see the Moravians' influence. Her maiden name was Waiblinger, and her family had lived at Fulneck, where she had been baptised in 1778.

Her parents were C.F. Waiblinger and Sarah.  The name Francis Waiblinger, “surgeon & apothecary, Moravian Settlement near Pudsey, is in the 1783 edition of the Medical Register. There are several references to the Waiblingers in Rayner's History of Pudsey.

Her first husband had been a schoolmaster called William Bateman who worked for the Moravians at their school in Chelsea....

In the Parish Register of St.Luke's Chelsea, entries of baptism of their children Sarah, Henrietta and Ignatius state him as “schoolmaster,” of “Church Lane,” I think that C.I. LaTrobe was the Moravian minister at Chelsea at that period, and that he served it from the main London base of his Church, which was in Fetter Lane, between Fleet St and Holborn in central London. But “Fetter Lane” is the name of the Moravian burial ground at Chelsea, just off the King's Road near the Beaufort Street bus stop. The Moravians had a property near there, on Cheyne Walk, called Lindsey House. I suspect that William Bateman was closely related to John Bateman born 1773 at Wyke near Fulneck, afterwards said to be of Ockbrook, whose wife was I think the sister or niece of C.I. LaTrobe (see Burke, Landed Gentry).

....... and then, from about 1820-1823 at Bardney in Lincolnshire, where a prominent Moravian seems to have owned property. 

This was Joseph Hurlock c.1755-1845, who incidentally was a co-trustee of the main Moravian property in Fetter Lane, London, with C.I. LaTrobe (see Insurance Records in London Metropolitan Archives). The nature of his property at Bardney is not yet understood. The Vicar there, John Wray, is said to have acted as Mr Hurlock's agent. Mr Wray may well have nominally been the school master, with William Bateman as assistant. School master is William's occupation stated in the Bardney parish register, when his and Anna Elizabeth's youngest child was baptised, in 1822.

After their marriage the Barbers lived mainly in Nottingham in rented houses. Directories list him at Park Hill in 1832 and at Park Terrace in 1834 and 1840.

White's, 1832; Dearden, 1834; and Orange.1840 - in each case he is one of  several “Artists and Drawing Masters” and [his son] Alfred Barber is at Angel Row (1832), Long Row (1834), a printer. Alfred married Eliza Gill in Aug.1831.  Barber is not in the 1825 Nottingham Directory (Glover's).

Later it seems they lived at “Parkside.”

Park-side may simply mean the houses on the west side of Park Terrace or on the Derby Road along the top of the Park.  In the 1841 census some very close neighbours of the Barbers were in houses in “Derby Terrace.”  “Parkside” nowadays means a road at Wollaton.

I don't think he is the “T.Barber Esq” who consistently won prizes for vegetables and fruit.

Nottingham papers, 1830s. I think this Barber of Greasley.

In March 1832 Barber was “authorised” by Nottingham Corporation to head to London to paint portraits of Lord Holland and Sir Thomas Denman.

Nottingham Review … 30 March 1832.

The new Mrs Barber brought with her four children, three girls aged about nineteen, sixteen, and nine, and a boy of about twelve. The two elder daughters Sarah Catherine and Henrietta Susanna (described as daughters of the late Mr Wm Bateman of Bingley) married, in 1835 and in 1838.

Newspapers, including Stamford Mercury 6 Febr. 1835; Nottm Journal 12 Oct. 1838. Sarah Catherine married William Roome, described as a draper, of South Parade, Nottingham on 29 Jan. 1835. Henrietta Susanna married William Manning, a Bedford wine-merchant, on 10 Oct.1838, the first marriage ceremony to be conducted (by Rev. J.Wild) at the Independent Chapel, St James's Street, Nottingham.

Of the Barber sons, I have seen it said that at least the youngest of them, Frederick, was at school at Eton, but I question that.

Mitford-Barberton p.71. This has been widely published but not, I think, with any evidence given! From about 1807 a Mr Goodacre ran an Academy at Standard Hill. It would be worth checking Notts Archives M/373 to see if it confirms whether the Barber children went to school there.

I think these boys might have been sent to a Moravian school, perhaps the one at Fulneck. But there were Moravian Schools at nine places in England including Fulneck, Bedford, and Ockbrook.

Ami Bost, History of the Bohemian and Moravian Brethren (1834) p.428. The head of the school at Fulneck by c.1812 was C.F. Reichel. It was Reichel, I think, who had sent William Bateman from Yorkshire to work at Chelsea. C.F. Reichel's brother S.R. Reichel would in due course marry the youngest daughter of Joseph Hurlock, the man to whose “patch” Mr Bateman had moved on to as schoolmaster at Bardney.

Thomas Barber died in September 1843 at Parkside and was buried in the Nottingham General Cemetery, very close to his home.

“In the 73d year of his age” and after two years severe illness: Derby Mercury 27 Sept. 1843:- “Mr Barber attained considerable eminence as a portrait-painter; few artists being equal to him, either in fidelity of likeness, or in the style, tone, and finish of his pictures.” ,,,,, “….. in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to everlasting life” (Nottm Review 15 Sep.). 

He is in grave number 830 “against the wall near the right-hand top corner of the cemetery, opposite the main entrance from the Derby Road” underneath a weeping ash tree and “covered by a large, flat stone level with the ground” (Mitford-Barberton p.28). 

The flat stone on the ground is a feature consistent with a Moravian (United Brethren) burial, but, if he was a member as such, perhaps he might have been buried at Ockbrook.

Mitford-Barberton quotes the inscription on the stone in full:-  "SACRED to the memory of THOS.BARBER, Artist, who departed this life the 12th day of September 1843 in the 73rd year of his age. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Here rest inshrined the sacred dust Waiting to hear the trumpet sound when Summoned graves give up their trust."

He had made his will the previous October leaving all his personal estate to his wife Anna Elizabeth, making her sole executrix. The Will then makes reference to his house on Standard Hill, clearly a property being rented out but (who knows) maybe the house he used to live in. This house is left to trustees Samuel Thurman and John Bradley on the basis that the widow should have the rents and profits etc for her life - and that when sold the net proceeds after the mortgage should be three quarters for his son Henry and a quarter for his son Joseph. The will states that this division is necessary “as an act of justice” to Henry and that the other sons – who in fact received nothing under their father's will - “have already been advanced by me.” The witnesses were Jno Wild and Mary Thurman. This was proved at York in January 1844.

Details from probate copy kept at York, Borthwick Institute. Unless something is wrong with that, Mr Mitford-Barberton's note of the will (p.28) is not accurate. He said it left his house, personal effects and pictures to his wife for life. It seems clear enough that Thomas Barber did not own the house he and his wife lived in at The Park. Noting that the will was witnessed by John Wild, the minister of the St.James's Street Independent chapel, Mitford-Barberton suggested that Barber had been a Deacon in Mr Wild's chapel.  He also said that Mr Wild inherited some of the paintings under the will, but it says no such thing. 

Mitford-Barberton omits to mention the Trustees appointed relative to the house at Standard Hill. Samuel Thurman was a senior parishioner and deacon of the Castle-gate Independent chapel. 

Heather Williams mentions that Barber's estate was valued at under £100 (which may come from an inventory attached to the will). Williams then inconsistently continues by saying that Barber had made a considerable fortune (Thesis p.257).

But the next year there was a sale, the notice of which gushed -

“[the] whole of his choice paintings, including works (many detailed) by the late Sir Thomas Lawrence, Reynolds, Kneller etc., and by Barber himself, and by T.Barber junior”….…. “to transmit to posterity Portraits (correct likenesses he [the late lamented T.Barber] was most happy in obtaining) that will become more valuable in days to come. The popularity of the late Mr Barber, as an artist, combined with his suavity of manners and kindly disposition manifested to all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, will last longer than the canvas on which his talents were displayed, and the Auctioneer anticipates a competition that will confer a distinction upon the fortunate possessors of the works of his easel.”

Nottm Review &c 15 and 22 March 1844. Mitford-Barberton (p.28) adds:- The pictures, or most of them, were divided among the sons, but the rest of the household effects came into the possession of the Bateman family, and it was from Mr. C. T. Tallent-Bateman that I obtained a self-portrait of Thomas Barber and a number of landscape pencil sketches done by the artist in the years 1803 and 1804. These drawings are executed with the greatest care and precision and show how sincere he was in everything that he did, for ‘art is long and life is short’.

It strikes me that of the pictures in this sale, those attributed to Lawrence, Reynolds, and so on might well be copies by the Barbers themselves. Writing thirty-odd years later Redgrave in fact expressed a low opinion of Barber's work, saying that he “possessed a local reputation; but his portraits, though showing the influence of Lawrence, were weak, and had little character,” adding almost perjoratively “he is said to have made a considerable sum by his profession.”

As cited above.

Of the surviving sons, all had moved away before Barber died.

The elder, Hugh, and the youngest, Fred, had gone to South Africa.

Henry had gone to America. He served as a minister at Amenia, NY., for some years but I do not yet know if he was a Moravian. He was a strong opponent of slavery according to Mitford-Barberton, adding that he was an artist and that Nottingham Castle have a water-colour by him, of a soldier (p.31). Artuk list three pictures by a certain Henry Barber of Derby, but were these not perhaps by his father?

Joseph was still in America in 1843.

Alfred had remained in Nottingham for a time but had left for the Channel Islands before Thomas Barber died. Alfred had worked in the 1830s in collaboration with his father, an example being the portrait of [the second] Lord Rancliffe, “just painted by Mr T. Barber,” prints of which were being sold by Alfred from premises in Park Street.

Nottingham Review etc 21 July 1837.

Alfred developed an interest in photography and at one time c.1841 to early 1843 had a daguerreotype studio at Bromley House, the home of the Nottingham Subscription Library. His business there was not a success and he had made over-optimistic promises to pay royalties. He was shut down a few months before his father's death by an injunction obtained by his licensor

The action being "Beard -v- Barber" - hearing which I struggle not to smile. See newspaper reports eg Sheffield Independent of 11 Feb. 1843.

..... and moved away from Nottingham. At the time of his father's death he was in already Guernsey and/or Jersey (where the daguerreotype patent did not apply) offering photographic portraits, his printing office in Park Street having been taken over and his Bromley House studio closed.

See Heathcote, Bernard & Pauline, “A Faithful Likeness,”(2002). See also Nottm Review July and August 1843 for his Park Street premises.

Barber's widow Anna Elizabeth moved away from Nottingham. In 1845 her son Ignatius Waiblinger Bateman and her youngest daughter Olivia Mary both got married, in a double ceremony at Chorlton near Manchester. 

Manchester Courier 11 Oct. 1845.

Anna Elizabeth was living in Islington when she died in 1855

Mitford-Barberton, p.28… Also London Daily News 4 Jan. 1855:- Barber – Dec. 31 at Islington, Anna Elizabeth, relict of the late T. Barber Esq., of Nottingham, aged 77.  Her death was registered in Islington (freebmd).

and she was buried in the Abney cemetery in Stoke Newington.

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