Joseph Barker

1834 - 1924  (89 years)

• Name	Joseph Barker  [1, 2]
  Birth	23 Oct 1834	Wribbenhall   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Occupation	Mar 1851	Pupil Teacher  [4]
  	headmaster Richard Thomas.
  Residence	Mar 1851	Spring Bank, Kidderminster ; Boarder  [4]
  Marriage	04 Apr 1853	Kidderminster   [6, 7]
  	Elizabeth Anne White,   b. abt 1830, Painswick ,   d. 04 May 1869, Umzinto, Natal
  Emigration	bef 1854	Natal   [5]
  Occupation	Jun 1856 - 1861	Ladysmith, Natal ; Catechist and schoolmaster  [5]
  Occupation	1861 - 1887	St Patrick, Umzinto, Natal ; Rector  [8]
  	A key figure in the planting of the church in Umzinto was Joseph Barker, who came to teach in the colony in 1853 at the request of Bishop Gray. [Desmond Martin, "The Bishop's Churches", Struik Publishers, Cape Town, 2005]
  Ordination	13 Mar 1862	Pietermaritzburg, Natal ; Priest, Church of England  [2, 5]
  Marriage	06 Sep 1870	Pietermaritzburg, Natal ; Isabella Sarah Fannin  [9]
  	After his first wife's death Rev Barker was married on 6 September 1870 to Isabella Sarah Fannin from whom he had two daughters and two sons.
  Post/Rank/Title	1878 -	Archdeacon of Durban and Pietermaritzburg  [1, 2]
  		Joseph Barker (1834-1924) In 1910
  Occupation	1887 -	All Saints, Ladysmith, Natal ; Incumbent  [8]
  	See Ladysmith History website for information about Archdeacon Barker and his church during the 1899-1900 Siege.
  Degree/Qualif.	abt 1900	Lambeth ; Doctor of Divinity  [5]
  Death	25 Jun 1924	Pietermaritzburg, Natal   [3]
  Notes	Rev Barker became Archdeacon of Durban and of Pietermaritzburg and because of his service and his distinguished conduct while Vicar of Ladysmith during the Siege, the Archbishop of Canterbury conferred on him the Lambeth degree of Doctor of Divinity. [Kittybrewster website] Barker, Ven. Joseph. Ladysmith, Natal. D. 1857, P. 1862 Natal. Can. of St. Sav. Cathl. Maritz. 1875; I. (S.P.G.) of All SS. Ladysmith, Dio. Maritz. 1887; Archd. of Maritz. 1887. F. C. of Ladysmith 1857-61; R. of St. Patr. Umzinto, 1861-87; Archd. of Durban, 1878-87; all in Natal, S. Africa. [Crockford's 1898] An entry for Rev. Joseph Barker appears in "Dictionary of South African Biography" Volume V, Tafelberg, Cape Town, published for Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, Transvaal and also in "British Settlers in Natal: 1824-1857. A Biographical Register" Volume 2, Shelagh O'Byrne Spencer, 1983, University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
  Person ID	I2183	Tatham | Heathcote branch | Parent of spouse
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2013

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Anne White,   b. abt 1830, Painswick ,   d. 04 May 1869, Umzinto, Natal  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Marriage	04 Apr 1853	Kidderminster   [6, 7]
  Notes	8 children
  Children	1. Dora Emma Barker,   b. 15 Jun 1857, Pietermaritzburg, Natal ,   d. 06 Jan 1878, Ladysmith, Natal  (Age 20 years) + 2. Blanche Florence Barker,   b. 30 Nov 1864, Lower Umzinto, Natal ,   d. 12 Aug 1946, Pietermaritzburg, Natal  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F0462	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Joseph Barker (1835-1924) Biography from Ladysmith History website, reproduced with thanks

  
  

• Sources

  [S08] Family Trees & Websites, Kittybrewster/Arbuthnot. [S16] Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1898. [S23] Monumental Inscription, Commercial Road Cemetery, Pietermaritzburg. age 89 transcr Natal Inland Family History Society [S01] Census, UK, 1851. age 16 b Kidderminster [S07] Other Sources, Ladysmith History website. [S22] IGI / BVRI, LDS member. [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Kidderminster, 2Q1853. [S16] Crockford's Clerical Directory. [S10] Tatham Family in South Africa.