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| William Henry BARNARD (1831 - 1900) |
| receiver and paymaster, land officer, and gold receiver at Ballarat |
| b. 04 Feb 1831 at Lambeth, Surrey, England |
| m. (1) 04 Feb 1859 Caroline Marienne Lawrence HENTY (1837 - 1865) at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| m. (2) 23 Apr 1867 Bessie LYNN (1845 - 1881) at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| m. (3) 1883 Ellen BARNARD (1843 - 1884) at Victoria, Australia |
| m. (4) 28 May 1886 Flora BARNARD (1845 - 1929) at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| d. 12 Jan 1900 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia aged 68 |
| Parents: |
| John BARNARD (1789 - 1864) |
| Harriet BURROWS (1796 - 1846) |
| Events in William Henry BARNARD (1831 - 1900)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 04 Feb 1831 | William Henry BARNARD was born | Lambeth, Surrey, England | |||
| abt Dec 1846 | 15 | Death of mother Harriet BURROWS (aged 50) | Lambeth, Surrey, England | FreeBMD Dec 1846 4 254 | 18 |
| 04 Feb 1859 | 28 | Married Caroline Marienne Lawrence HENTY (aged 22) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 18 | |
| 25 Mar 1863 | 32 | Birth of daughter Maude Marienne BARNARD | 18 | ||
| 11 Mar 1864 | 33 | Birth of son Howard George Lawrence BARNARD | 18 | ||
| 27 Mar 1864 | 33 | Death of daughter Maude Marienne BARNARD (aged 1) | 18 | ||
| 25 Dec 1864 | 33 | Death of father John BARNARD (aged 75) | Lambeth, Surrey, England | FreeBMD Dec 1864 1d 433 | |
| 13 Feb 1865 | 34 | Death of wife Caroline Marienne Lawrence HENTY (aged 28) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 1865/160 | 18 |
| 21 Aug 1865 | 34 | Death of son Howard George Lawrence BARNARD (aged 1) | 18 | ||
| 23 Apr 1867 | 36 | Married Bessie LYNN (aged 21) | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 1867/1132 Bessie | 18 |
| 25 Jan 1868 | 36 | Birth of son Arthur Herbert BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 1870 | 39 | Birth of son Henry Lynn BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 20 May 1871 | 40 | Birth of daughter Edith Ruth BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 12 Feb 1872 | 41 | Death of daughter Edith Ruth BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 02 Oct 1872 | 41 | Birth of daughter Gertrude Marie BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 24 Feb 1874 | 43 | Birth of daughter Dora BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 11 Oct 1875 | 44 | Birth of son Paul Vernon BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 13 May 1877 | 46 | Birth of son Evan William BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| Jan 1878 | 46 | Death of son Evan William BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 03 Sep 1881 | 50 | Birth of daughter Octavia BARNARD | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 03 Sep 1881 | 50 | Death of wife Bessie LYNN (aged 35) | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 1883 | 52 | Married Ellen BARNARD (aged 40) | Victoria, Australia | 1883/3600 | |
| 1884 | 53 | Death of wife Ellen BARNARD (aged 41) | |||
| 28 May 1886 | 55 | Married Flora BARNARD (aged 40) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| 1888 | 57 | Death of son Arthur Herbert BARNARD (aged 20) | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| 12 Jan 1900 | 68 | William Henry BARNARD died | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 18 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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William Henry Barnard seems to be the fellow who is associated with the stained glass window at Christ Church, Ballarat. There is a potted history of him on a site for the Ferguson & Urie archives (fergusonandurie.wordpress.com). His wives seem to have kept dying on him, so top marks for optimism and perseverance!
The Argus 27 Apr 1867 BARNARD—LYNN.—On the 23rd inst., at Christ Church, Ballarat, William Henry Barnard, receiver and paymaster, to Bessie, sixth daughter of Adam Loftus Lynn, Esq., solicitor. From http://fergusonandurie.wordpress.com/tag/william-henry-barnard/ William Henry Barnard (1830-1900) The donor of the stained glass window, William Henry Barnard, was born in Surrey, England 1830, the son of John Barnard and Harriet Burrows. On the 4th February 1859 he married Caroline Lawrence at St John’s Church in Launceston, at which time he was employed by the colonial treasury as the Receiver and Paymaster at Portland in Western Victoria. In February 1865 he was appointed receiver and paymaster, land officer, and gold receiver at Ballarat. His wife Caroline died only a few weeks later aged 28 on the 25th February 1865. On the 23rd April 1867, at Christ Church at Ballarat, he married Bessie Lynn, sixth daughter of local solicitor Adam Loftus Lynn. Bessie died on the 3rd of September 1881 aged 36 at Ballarat giving birth to a daughter, the new born did not survive either. On the 28th May 1886, at St Paul’s Church Melbourne, he married a third time, to Flora, youngest daughter of George William Barnard (of same surname) of Landfall, Tasmania. Barnard resigned from the Government Treasury positions in 1878 to become Secretary-treasurer of the Ballarat Cemetery Trust and he retained that position until his death in 1900. He was also registrar of the Ballarat School of Mines. He died on the 12th January 1900 at his Errard-street home at Ballarat West aged 70 and was buried in the Ballarat old cemetery. An original engraving depicting the chancel of Christ Church, circa 1874, shows the three light chancel window, and in the engraving are painted the words around the chancel arch: “HEAR THOU IN HEAVEN THY DWELLING PLACE AND WHEN THOU HEAREST FORGIVE.” (1 Kings 8:30) Text surrounding the arch around the top of the Ferguson & Urie stained glass window reads: “WE WORSHIP THY NAME, EVER WORLD WITHOUT END” (From the Book of Common Prayer). None of this original text around the arches exists anymore. By 1886 the idea of erecting an Anglican Cathedral in Ballarat had gained momentum with the Rev Samuel Thornton (the first Bishop of Ballarat) as lead instigator. On the 18th March 1886 it was resolved to erect a Cathedral to the rear of the site of the current church; “At a meeting of the Church of England Assembly in Ballarat on Thursday, it was resolved to build a cathedral on the church site in Lydiard-street. A resolution was also carried that the building should be of stone, and the cost was limited to £35,000, exclusive of the tower and spire.” “The Right Rev. Dr. Thornton has for some time been actively promoting the erection of a cathedral in the chief town of his diocese. At the suggestion of the bishop, the vestry of Christ Church consented to unite cordially with the diocese in the erection of a cathedral upon the site of their present parish church in Lydiard-street…” The laying of the foundation stone of the new cathedral was performed on St Andrews day by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Brougham Loch. Sir Henry and Lady Lock arrived by special train at Ballarat on Thursday 29th of November and the following day, St Andrew’s Day, he laid the foundation stone of the new cathedral in the presence of the Bishops of Sydney, Melbourne, Bathurst and the Riverina and a large assembly of the Ballarat Anglicans. Contributions exceeding £540 were placed on the foundation stone on the day. The plan for the cathedral was that its construction would begin on the lower east side of the current church and the current church would then eventually form one of the transepts of the cathedral when completed. By April 1890 construction of the cathedral had stalled. Unforeseen circumstances occurred with the foundations at the eastern end because of the steep slope and the lack of funds to rectify it had halted further work. In Bishop Thornton’s address to the Annual Church Assembly at the Ballarat City Hall on the 6th May 1890 he outlined his concerns and the expenditure to-date Sadly, nothing further transpired. The desire for an Anglican Cathedral in Ballarat did not gain the support it required and in 1931, forty years later, the Melbourne ‘Argus’ reported; “…The ambition of Bishop Thornton was to see the Ballarat cathedral completed. The foundation-stone was laid by Sir Henry – afterwards Lord – Loch, when he was Governor of Victoria. It has not yet been finished, but cathedrals grow with the centuries rather than with the years. Some day it will be completed and an enthusiastic vicar may address his mind to the task of writing its history. In that history should be reserved and honoured place for the name of Dr. Thornton. He died in Lancashire, still in the service of his Church…”[38] The cathedral would never be completed. Bishop Thornton died in England in 1917 and all that exists to recognise his efforts is a memorial brass tablet erected in the liturgical south west corner of the church which reads; “TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE RIGHT REVd SAMUEL THORNTON, D.D. FIRST BISHOP OF BALLARAT 1875-1900 WHO WAS A WISE MASTER BUILDER LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THIS DIOCESE AND FOR 25 YEARS LOVINGLY AND UNSPARINGLY DEVOTED TO ITS WELFARE ALL THE MANY TALENTS WHICH GOD HAD GIFTED HIM. DIED IN ENGLAND 25th. NOV 1917. THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE DIOCESE.” It is now more than 125 years since the then Governor Sir Henry Lock laid the foundation stone for the cathedral and evidence still remains of it to this day at the rear of the original bluestone church in Lydiard Street. The lower basement of the cathedral which had been constructed before works were halted was known as the ‘Chapter House’ and was used as the Diocesan office for many years and later sold to private enterprise circa 1980’s. It was later used as a night club and is now a private residence. The original church building facing Lydiard Street became the Anglican Cathedral of Ballarat and carries the title of the Church of ‘Christ the King’. The historic Ferguson & Urie stained glass window still exists in the chancel of the church in the exact same position it was erected in 1869. Footnotes referenced above [21] The Hobart Town Daily Mercury, Tas, Saturday 12th February 1859, page 2. [22] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Saturday 11th February, 1865, page 6. [23] The Ballarat Star, Vic, Monday 27th February 1865, page 2. [24] The Ballarat Star, Vic, Saturday 27th April 1867, page 2. [25] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Monday 5th September 1881, page 1. [26] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Thursday 17th June 1886, page 1. [27] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Saturday 13th January 1900, page 15. [28] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Saturday 13th January 1900, page 9. [29] Biography: Samuel Thornton (1835-1917) [30] Evening News, Sydney, NSW, Friday 19th March 1886, page 5. [31] The Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil, Melbourne, Vic, Tuesday 27th July 1886, page 115. [32] The Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil, Melbourne, Vic, Thursday 1st November 1888, page 167. [33] Sir Henry Brougham Loch (1827-1900) [34] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Friday 30th November 1888, page 7. [35] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Saturday 1st December 1888, page 12. [36] Bendigo Advertiser, Vic, Saturday 1st December 1888, page 5. [37] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Thursday 8th May 1890, page 4. [38] The Argus, Melbourne, Vic, Saturday 4th April 1931, page 2s |
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| - Reference = John (Shannon) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: William Henry Barnard seems to be the fellow who is associated with the stained glass window at Christ Church, Ballarat. There is a potted history of him on a site for the Ferguson & Urie archives (fergusonandurie.wordpress.com). His wives seem to have kept dying on him, so top marks for optimism and perseverance! |
| - Reference = Shannon (John) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = Shannon (John) 2 Jan 2014 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = John (Shannon) Barnard 2 Jan 2014 (Death) |