Ralph Barnes (priest)

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Ralph Barnes (4 November 1731 – 20 May 1820) was an English Anglican priest who was the Archdeacon of Totnes[1] from 1775 until 1820.[2]

He was the son of Henry Barnes of St Andrew parish in London. His father was a Secondary of the Court of Common Pleas. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated B.A. at St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1757 and M.A. 1760.[3]

He died at Harberton, aged 88.[4] [5]

His son George and grandson Herbert Barnes were both Archdeacon of Barnstaple.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ National Archives
  2. ^ Some account of the barony and town of Okehampton: Its antiquities and institutions (1889). Bridges, W. B.; Wright, W. H. K.; Rattenbury, J.; Shebbeare, R.; Thomas, C.; Fothergill, H.G. Tiverton, W. Masland.
  3. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886: Their Parentage, Birthplace, and Year of Birth, with a Record of Their Degreea. Parker and Company. p. 63. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (Exeter, England), Thursday, May 25, 1820; Issue 2854
  5. ^ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Bristol Mercury (Bristol, England), Monday, June 5, 1820; Issue 1576
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Totnes
1775–1820
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