BARHAM, ALEXANDER, son of Richard Barham, St. Margaret’s, Westminster, by Helen ---; bapt. 25 Aug 1668; KS 1682. [mother’s surname perhaps Burnett (IGI)]
Barham, Geoffrey Cornelius Arthur, son of Cornelius Herbert Barham of Chiswick, Middlesex and Edith Mary Alice; b. Dec. 10, 1899; adm. Jan. 15, 1914 (G); left July 1915; served in the ranks of 28th Batt. London Regt. during Great War I; RAF during WW2; m. Mary Ellen; d. 27 May 1941.
Geoffrey Cornelius Arthur Barham was born at Leytonstone, Essex on the 10th of December 1899 the elder son of Cornelius Herbert Barham, a solicitor, and Edith Mary Alice (nee Long) Barham of 39, Forest Drive East, North Leyton in Essex, later of 29, Waldegrave Road, Upper Norwood, London SE19. He was christened at St Catherine’s Church, Leyton on the 14th of January 1900. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from the 15th of January 1914 to July 1915 and on leaving school he worked as a clerk.
He enlisted as Private 128277 in the Royal Flying Corps on the 13th of February 1918 and was posted for pilot training but was discharged on the 3rd of May 1918 as being unsuitable. He enlisted as Private 768243 in the 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles) on the 5th of June 1918 and served with them until the 8th of February 1919. On the 12th of January 1921 he embarked at London on board the SS Glenapp bound for Yokohama but later returned to enlist in the Royal Air Force.
He enlisted at the RAF Depot, Uxbridge as Aircraftman 2nd Class 351156 in the Royal Air Force on the 31st of January 1922 for a period of eight years with a further four in the Reserve. At a medical examination, which was held on the same day, it was recorded that he was five feet ten and one half inches tall and that he had fair hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion.
He worked as a storekeeper throughout his service, serving with No. 5 Flying Training School from the 12th of July 1922 and at an Electrical and Wireless School from the 11th of October 1922. On the 1st of February 1923 he transferred to 11 Squadron, based at Andover and four days later he moved to Y Group. He was posted to 45 Squadron based in Iraq on the 15th of September 1923 and was promoted to Leading Aircraftman on the 31st of December 1923. He was promoted to Corporal on the 31st of December 1927 and joined 208 Squadron on the 25th of October 1928. He was posted to the Seaplane Base Depot at Calshot on the 16th of February 1929.
He was married at Gosport, Hampshire in 1939 to Mary Ellen (nee Travers), a children’s nurse, and they lived at 15, High Street, Gosport.
He was appointed as an Assistant Clerk in the Air Service on the 22nd of December 1939 and later served as a Corporal in the Royal Air Force at No. 9 Recruits Training Centre, Technical Training Command based at Blackpool.
He is buried at St Swithin’s Church, Thorley, Isle of Wight.
Barlas, Sir Richard Douglas, son of Ernest Douglas Montague Barlas, solicitor, of Beckenham, and Elena Matilda Georgina, d. of Charles Robert Kenyon of Lee, Kent; b. 19 May 19 I 6; adm. Sept. 1929 (KS); left July 1934; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1934, BA 1938, MA 1952; RAFVR 1937-8; RAF 1939-45 (Wing Cdr), despatches (twice); RAF Staff Coll. 1942; OBE (milit.) 1943; asst Clerk in the House of Commons 1946, sen. Clerk 1947; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) Nov. 1949; Fourth Clerk at the Table, House of Commons, 1959, Second Clerk Asst 1962, Clerk Asst 1974, Clerk of the House 1976-9; CB 1968; KCB June 1977; m. 17 Feb. 1940 Ann, d. of Rev. Canon Robert Waltham Porter, Rector of Steeple Aston, Oxon.; d. 10 Nov. 1982.
BARKER, ANTHONY; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1639, adm. pens. 25 May 1639, scholar 1640, matr. 1640; BA 1642/3; MA 1646; of Ludgrases (?), Monken Hadley, Herts.; Master of Louth Grammar School from 1647; d. 1650 (will dated 22 May 1650, proved PCC 7 Jun 1650).
BARKER, ANTHONY; b.; adm.; GS 1540; KS 1540 (Chapter Muniments 6478), still 1542 (PRO Exc. Aug. Office, Misc. Books 24).
Barker, Charles Albert Horrox, son of James Barker, civil servant, of Acton, Middx, and Jane Winifred, d. of Albert Storey of Prittlewell, Essex; b. 20 June 1920; adm. May 1935 (A); left July 1936; RE 1943, transf. to Roy. Signals (Capt.); MC Sept. 1945, despatches (Burma) Jan. 1946; Lond. Stock Exchange, retd 1983; m. 29 Apr. 1950 Pamela Joan, d. of Alfred Joseph Stilling of Bromley, Kent; d. June 1993.
BARKER, CHARLES MYLNE, third son of Edgar Barker FRCS, Oxford Square, Hyde Park, London, and Anne, second dau. of William Mortlock, Meldreth, Cambs.; b. 11 Mar 1843; adm. 28 May 1856 (James'); QS 13 Apr 1859; first Hon. Sec. of the Elizabethan Club, founded in 1861 mainly for athletic purposes, and originally confined to QSS; left 19 May 1862; adm. solicitor Mich. 1867; practised in Bedford Row, London; President, Incorporated Law Society 1905-6; m. 17 Aug 1861 Adela Louise, eldest dau. of John Jenkins Clarke, Devonshire Place, London, stockbroker; d. 17 Feb 1910.
BARKER, CHARLES THOMAS, son of Rev. Thomas Barker, parish St. Paul’s, Covent Garden, London, [Rector of Grittleton, Wilts. ?] and Tryphosa Anna ---; bapt. St. Paul’s, Covent Garden 19 Sep 1758; adm. 15 Apr 1773; KS (aged 13) 1773; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1777, matr. 30 May 1777, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1777 - 5 Oct 1801 (void, expiry year of grace for Semley), Tutor 1783-99, Junior Censor 1791, Senior Censor 1792-7, Catechist 1795-1800, Librarian 1796; BA 1781; MA 1784; BD 1798; Chancellor’s Prize for English Essay 1783; Proctor 1790; ordained deacon Oct 1782; Vicar of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford 1791; Prebendary of Wells from 23 Jul 1798, Sub-Dean from 18 Mar 1799, Canon Residentiary from 29 Oct 1799; Vicar of Hemstridge, Somerset, 1799; Vicar of Semley, Wilts., 7 Nov 1800 (dispensation to hold with Hemstridge, 1800); FSA [check]; d. 1 Jun 1812.
Barker, Dudley Ernest, brother of Guy Melville Barker (qv); b. 20 June 1910; adm. Sept. 1923 (A); left July 1928; Shell Internal. Petr. Co.; d. 25 Jan. 1981.
BARKER, GEORGE FISHER RUSSELL, brother of Charles Mylne Barker (qv); b. 30 Oct 1848; adm. 24 Jan 1862 (James'); QS 1863; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1867, adm. pens. 17 Jun 1867, matr. Mich. 1867; BA 1871; MA 1874; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 4 Nov 1873, called to bar 28 Jun 1876; practised as a conveyancer; contributed 300 articles to DNB; author of A Memoir of Richard Busby DD, 1895, and other works; edited The Westminster School Register 1764-1883, 1892, and compiled the greater portion of the present work; d. unm. 7 Jan 1927.