Reference
BD1430
Title
Notes about his life by Admiral Sir Geoffrey Barnard (1902 - )
(extracts from these notes are published in "Times and Tides" by Julyan Barnard 1981 - Lady Julyan nee Crawley was Geoffrey's wife)
Contains:
Introduction mentions boyhood friendship for cousin Malcolm Erskine
Barnard Family Background parents married 1897, Thomas born 1902 (in a private nursing home 50 Brooke Street, London)
Barnard's connections along River Ouse, always Whigs 1770 Joseph Barnard, timber and coal merchant lent Samuel Whitbread I 10,000 to start Brewery, Stag Lane, London
1793 Joseph Barnard starts own bank on capital of 3000
Bank crisis; saved by Samuel Whitbread's personal guarantee of 10,000
Bank later swindled by London agent
So decide
(1) nothing to do with city slickers
(2) mainly Bedfordshire business only loan to farmers over whose land he had ridden or shot
(3)"to a lesser degree, beware of snivelling 'Chapel' parsons with hard luck stories"
Policy of Bank for four generations
great grandfather Whig MP for Bedford
on one of Prince Albert's Committees for 1851 Great Exhibition
Barnard Family as I knew them in my Boyhood
Father Thomas Henry Barnard, Eton Cricketer and Master of Beagles, went to Cambridge, worked in Bank, manager on his father's retirement in 1908, got blue two years running for cricket. [NB probably incorrect as does not appear in Wisden!], played occasional I Zingari matches
Honorary Secretary to Oakley Hounds, hunted two days a week - helped him know which farmers were trustworthy JP High Sheriff for Bedfordshire in 1913 [in fact 1914] interest in birds, fishing and hunting
Barnard taught shooting by James the Butler and Joe Burr one of keepers at Elstow father too old, 48, to join up with Kitchener's first 100,000
Chairman of Agricultural Deferments tribunal encouraged all young men in Bank to join up - works himself to death
died at breakfast table at Kempston Hoo March 1916
Bred racehorses all with name Blue in it - good success at Cheltenham, Sandown etc
Partnership with Captain Percy Whitaker, who trained and rode their horse "Rory O'Moore"
Owned Alfred Noble competed in 1915
Grand National
Mother
Bertha Mary Lambton - son wrote letters to her every week for over 50 years loveable but a snob; Gertrude Jekyll type gardener discusses his parents' relationship details of her social work page 1
Kempston Hoo home for first 18 years of his life entrance lodge, brooks, wooded plantation clearly visible - rest demolished for housing
father owned farm at Bourne End - son Master of Kempston Hoo Hounds 1908-1915
Partridge shoot at Elstow kept by brothers Burr, sons of old keeper at Cople
Barnard relations gradparents wed at Cople (20 rooms upstairs) - brief description had herd of Guernseys
Thomas Barnard grandfather, bearded old man Golden Wedding 1909
Isabelle Barnard (nee Long of Hampton Lodge, Pattenham, Surrey) retires there
Father's sister B character described Aunt Millie Currie, Childe Okeford, Dorset
Character described - mention of her children
Admiral Hugh Evan Thomas married Barnard's Aunt Hilda. Hugh was his godfather. Hugh shared Barnard's father's interest in birds and natural history
Father had holidays on "Bellerophon" and "St Vincent" before Word War I
Sailors' Canteen Committee of St Vincent adopted T H Barnard as their patron
Evan Thomas's letters including those from Isabelle to Hugh post 1916 deposited at British Museum (now British Library)
Aunt Sybil helps found Haslemere Museum. Archaeology work - Suffragettes chained to railings outside No.10 Downing Street, force fed when arrested was one of suffragettes who drew lots to see who should run out in front of King's horse on Derby Day
other relations including Emma Carpenter and 2 'holy' daughters from Moorlands, Kempston
Lambton relations described in detail
Part II Chronological Survey
Christened 31 December 1902 godfather Hatfield Harter (brother Walter, bachelor lived at Kempston), wife Violet
beautiful daughter Audrey married boozy Esme Arkwright
Mrs Harter's boyfriend Heyworth went off to Africa till Hatfield died
After World War I a general, marries Mrs Harter, live nr Tunveston near Brackley
hatred of Lloyd George made T.H.Barnard reluctant Tory
Barnard's sister Muriel born 2 March 1906 at Grandmother Lambton's house, 47 Eaton Place
Memories of riding the mowing machine pony
August 1908 holiday at Hunstanton being windy, thought to help cure
Barnard's week chest
Plan of Day Nursery Kempston Hoo 1906-1912
Description of Kempston Hoo Garden and Grounds
T H Barnard went into Bedford to the Bank on his bicycle house early Victorian formerly owned by Talbot Barnard; T H Barnard purchased it pre 1902 [According to 2442/27 Abstract of Title to Kempston Hoo Bertha Mary Barnard purchased it in 1920] lists rooms
James the butler lived out - super gardener memories end in middle of this section
covers 1902 - 1916
Date free text
compiled post 1966
Production date
From: 1902 To: 1966
Level of description
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