Hi! I am just starting my research in the Forest of Dean area and I am fascinated and very excited to explore this history and ancestry!! Nothing is ever easy of course and I quickly found that Barnett and Barnard are somewhat interchangeable in this area. My Barnetts are from Plump Hill/Mitcheldean/East Dean. There seem to be more Barnards than Barnetts. Does anyone have any tips on connecting or eliminating a Barnard from a Barnett? Thanks so much for any insight!

It would help if you could give us the line you are researching and background etc.

Family names, Witnesses at Wedding, can help, Wills etc.

The only person I have confidence in is William Barnett or Barnard BIRTH ABT 1797 Mitcheldean and his son Timothy Barnett or Barnard Sr BIRTH 1827 East Dean

It appears they were from the Plump Hill area. I am getting very confused and it is making it hard to connect the dots or confirm who William was married to or which Barnard or Barnett he is.

It seems like the names Barnett and Barnard are interchangable throughout one persons life. They can be Barnett on one census, Barnard on another, a birth certificate is Barnett but they are buried a Barnard. Holy cow, head spinning. haha

I can see this Tree on Public Members Tree on Ancestry

William Barnett Barnard - 1806-1892 - married Sophia TRIGGE

This has the link to the 1841 Census, Gloucestershire, Dean Forest, Ross, District 15

Which has

William BARNETT - 35 - Lime Burner - born in County
Sophia - 36
James - 14
Timothy - 11
William - 8
Eliza - 5
Hannah - 9

Next Door: Margaret GOODE 70

On the next side of the page

Top of next page we have

Elizabeth BARNETT - 50 - all born in County
Elizabeth BARNETT -3

Elisha HALE - 33
Sarah HALE - 38

then

Mary BARNETT - 15
Charles - 12
Charlotte - 8

then

Thomas BARNETT - 45 - Lime Burner
Lucy - 43
Eliza - 13
Mary Ann - 11
Jane - 9
Richard 7
John - 5
Thomas - 2 (GRO Index, Mother's Maiden name HARRIS)

Seems relatives living near each other and same occupatio all born in County

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Needs more work -

Marriage of Thomas & Lucy HARRIS

at Lea - 12 June 1822 (both from the Hundred of St Briavels)

Thomas BERNARD - Bachelor - etc etc

(Tree says the parents of Thomas & William where John BARNARD 1765-1839 and Deborah PARSONS 1752-1824)

? Usually family names follow on - may be there are other options for parents

Using the Advance Search for children of Thomas & Lucy BARNARD/BARNETT

Drybrook

BARNARD

1823 Sophia
1825 George
1827 Eliza
1830 Mary Ann
1832 Jane
1834 Richard
1836 John
1839 Thomas

1851 Census
Gloucestershire East Dean

BARNARD

Thomas - 52 Stone Quarryman - born Forest of Dean Glos
Lucy - 52
Elizabeth - 22
John - 14
Thomas - 12
Henry - 9 - born East Dean

next door

Elizabeth BARNARD - 62 Charwoman - born Dean Forest Glos
Sarah TRIGG - Loder 19 (William BARNARD married Sophia TRIGG)

William Barnard/Barnett is in my partner's tree.... being his 3x great uncle. I have him marrying Sophia Trigg as MPGriffiths says. on 1st October 1825

it is a minefield with the Barnard/Barnett lot and all the intermarrying lol.

Margaret Goode nee Hill next door in the 1841 census is the mother of Sophia Trigg. Margaret married twice ie Thomas Trigg and John Goode in 25th August 1825.... I have no further info on her husbands.

my partner is descended from William's brother Thomas Barnard who married Lucy Harris.

Barnettfamily….. are you a descendant of Timothy, son of William?

There is a previous thread re:

William BARNARD (or BARNETT) - 1800

by braillemaker

Started 7 April 2010

which has very useful research etc.

There is a previous thread re:

William BARNARD (or BARNETT) - 1800

by braillemaker

Started 7 April 2010

which has very useful research etc.

very interesting thread..... thanks for the 'heads up' for this one.

very glad that my own research corresponds favourably with these very knowledgeable people on here. I believe some of them actually gave me information a while back.... but I don't recall ever seeing this thread before. so thanks again.

I'm glad I am not the only one who finds this family a mine field. haha. Yes, Timothy is my 3rd Great Grandfather.