Hi. I am new here, and would like to reply to a message by Rita Rook but am not sure how. Her message was written quite some time ago, 1997, by the look of it, but I have only just found it. It was regarding Leslie Francis Barnes,born in 1906 in Lydney, Gloucestershire. He had a family here, then emigrated to Australia leaving the family behind, and from her message it looks like he came back. I wondered whether Rita Rook is still looking for answers to her query and whether she still checks the messages here? In which case she may like to get in touch with me since I know her half-sister.

I am looking for relatives of Leslie Frances(Ted) Barnes born in the Forest of Dean in 1906. His mother lived in Lydney and a few family members including my father Leslie, his brother Frank and a nephew Steven are buried in Viney Hill cemetry. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Rita Rook

Rita Rook

Adelaide, S Australia Australia Friday, June 27, 1997 at 08:30:20 (WST)

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

1851
William Barnes abt 1827 Windsor, Berkshire, England Head Eton, Buckinghamshire
Euna Barnes abt 1826 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Eton, Buckinghamshire

1861
William Barnes abt 1827 Windsor, Berkshire, England Head Eton, Buckinghamshire
Emma Barnes abt 1826 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Eton, Buckinghamshire
Emma Barnes abt 1852 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Eton, Buckinghamshire
Charles W Barnes abt 1854 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Son Eton, Buckinghamshire
Frank Barnes abt 1856 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Son Eton, Buckinghamshire
William R Barnes abt 1859 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Son Eton, Buckinghamshire
Robert I Barnes abt 1860 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Son Eton, Buckinghamshire

1871

1881
Frank Barnes abt 1857 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Head Clewer, Berkshire Butcher
Kate Barnes abt 1856 Hetherell, Norfolk, England Wife Clewer, Berkshire
Stanley Barnes abt 1879 Windsor, Berkshire, England Son Clewer, Berkshire

1891
Frank Barnes abt 1858 Windsor, Berkshire, England Head Clewer, Berkshire
Kate Barnes abt 1855 Windsor, Berkshire, England Wife Clewer, Berkshire
Rauley Barnes abt 1879 Windsor, Berkshire, England Son Clewer, Berkshire
Bertie Barnes abt 1881 Windsor, Berkshire, England Son Clewer, Berkshire
Francis Clewer, Berkshire {part of image missing}

1901
Frank Barnes abt 1857 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England Head Clewer, Berkshire Labourer
Kate Barnes abt 1859 Norfolk, England Wife Clewer, Berkshire
Francis A Barnes abt 1882 Windsor, Berkshire, England Son Clewer, Berkshire

Name: Francis Alexander Barnes
Year of Registration: 1883
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Windsor
County: Berkshire, Surrey
Volume: 2c
Page: 430

Name: Francis Alexander Barnes
Name: Frances Norris
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Windsor
County: Berkshire, Surrey
Volume: 2c
Page: 956

Name: Francis Leslie Barnes
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Windsor
County: Berkshire, Surrey
Volume: 2c
Page: 443

Name: Edwin Cecil Barnes
Year of Registration: 1908
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Windsor
County: Berkshire, Surrey
Volume: 2c
Page: 444

1911
BARNES FRANCIS ALEXANDER M 1887 24 Chepstow Monmouthshire
BARNES FRANCES F 1889 22 Chepstow Monmouthshire
BARNES FRANCIS LESLIE M 1907 4 Chepstow Monmouthshire
BARNES EDWIN CECIL M 1908 3 Chepstow Monmouthshire
and possibly BARNES KATE F 1846 65 Chepstow Monmouthshire

Name: Francis Alexander Barnes
Residence: Vinney Hill, Glos.
Death Date: 4 Apr 1915
Death Location: Home
Enlistment Location: Windsor, Berks
Rank: Private
Regiment: East Surrey Regiment
Battalion: 2/5th Battalion
Number: 3186
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Home

Name: BARNES, FRANCIS ALEXANDER
Initials: F A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: East Surrey Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd/5th Bn.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 04/04/1915
Service No: 3186
Additional information: Son of Frank and Sarah Ann Barnes; husband of Frances Barnes, of Viney Hill, Lydney, Glos. Born at Windsor.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: AA. 6.
Cemetery: WINDSOR CEMETERY, Berkshire

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