SURNAME ORIGINS
BARNES
This surname has three possible origins; firstly, it may be a topographical name or occupational name of Anglo-Saxon origin, for someone who lived or worked at a barn, deriving from the genitive case or plural of the Middle English "barn", a development of the Olde English pre 7th Century "bern", meaning barn, granary. The placename Barnes, on the Surrey bank of the Thames in West London, has the same origin, and some bearers may be members of families hailing from there. Secondly, it may be of Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse origin, and is the name borne by the son or servant of a berne, a term used in the early Middle Ages for a member of the upper classes. It derives from the Olde English "beorn", Old Norse "barn" meaning young warrior. Barne was occasionally used as a given name from an Olde English, Old Norse byname, and some examples of the surname may derive from this use. Thirdly, it may be of Irish origin, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O'Bearain", descendant of Bearan, a byname meaning spear. London Church Records list the marriage of John Barnes to Joane Bowes on September 16th 1539 at St. Mary Woolnoth. One Barnabie Barnes was an early emigrant to the New World, leaving London on the "Transport" in July 1635, bound for Virginia. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Philip de Bernes, which was dated 1250, in "Sir Christopher Hatton's Book of Seals of Surrey", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Barnes#ixzz2x5VjAyE2
The first Barnes in this family to settle in Australia was ALBERT BARNES. He was born 10th August 1863 in Rye, Sussex, England. He arrived in Sydney, NSW, Australia on 3rd February, 1884, on the vessel Abelgeldie. He settled in the Goulburn area where he became a grazier. He died on his property at Shaw's Creek, 29th June, 1937. Albert was a member of the Salvation Army. .............................................
HOW(E)
This surname is either a locational name from places so called, such as Howe in Norfolk and Western Yorkshire, or, it may be a topographical name for someone who lived by a small hill or a man-made mound or barrow, both deriving from the Middle English "how" or the Old Norse "haugr" meaning "hill" or "barrow". It can also be from the Old French personal name Hu(gh)e, introduced to Britain by the Normans. This is in origin a short form of any of the various Germanic compound names with the first element "hug" meaning "heart, mind or spirit", such as Howard, "heart-brave", and Hubble, "heart-bold". The surname dates back to the early 12th Century, (see below). Further recordings include Marjorie de Howes (1211), "The Curia Regis Rolls," Leicestershire and Robert atte Hou (1333) "The Place Names and Essex Review of Yorkshire". Variations in the idiom of the spelling include How, Hoe, Hoo and Hewe. Helen Howe married William Powncett at St. Leonard Eastcheap, London on January 16th 1550. One Edward Howe, together with his wife Elizabeth and son Jeremie, were emigrants to the New World and sailed aboard the "Truelove" bound for New England in September 1635. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Ho, which was dated 1121 - Feudal Documents, Essex, during the reign of King Stephen, "Count of Blois", 1100 - 1135.
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The first How(e) to settle was James How. He was born 8th November, 1791 in Cambridgeshire, England, and arrived in Australia sometime after 1816. He was possibly a convict. He settled in the Launceston area of Tasmania, and died 14th August, 1864, at his home in Mole Creek, Tasmania.
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THOSE WHO DIED BECAUSE OF WORLD WARS:
BARNES, Albert,(1896-3/6/1917), Corporal, A.I.F, France.
BARNES, Alfred,(1885-26/9/1918), Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery 195th, France. BARRAND, Frank Howard, (1893-6/10/1917), Private, A.I.F, Belgium. BARRAND, Matthew Sidney, (1890-2/12/1917), Private, London Reg, C Cny, 1st/7th Bn. France. BARTLETT, James Stanley Forbes, (1884-25/7/1916), Lieutenant, A.I.F. 3rd Bn, France. BROOKS, Thomas, (1877-3/3/1918), Driver, 448th Northumberland Field Coy, Mesopotamia. DUFFY, Thomas Michael, (1912 -21/6/1942), Serjeant, R.A.F, Netherlands. WWII. HOW, Donald Reginald, (1896-24/4/1918), Private, A.I.F, France. HOW, Samuel James Charles, (1895-8/6/1917), Private, A.I.F, 52nd Btn, Ypres, France. HOWE, Ernest,(1893-24/8/1915), Private, Queen;s Own Regiment, 2nd Bn, India. HUBBARD, Henry James, (1906-1950) Private, A.I.F. WWII P.O.W. Japan. PAGETT, John M, (1884-21/9/1917) Private, Middlesex Regiment 23rd Bn, France. PRIDMORE, Arthur Charles, (1889-22/8/1918), Private, London Regiment 1st/23rd Bn, France. PRIDMORE, Henry William, (1883-3/5/1917), Private, A.I.F. Somme, France. TAMSETT, William Henry John, (1895-7/6/1917),Private, Aus Machine Gun Corps,9th Coy, Belgium. WEIR, Robert Henry Harold, (1891-22/5/1917), Private, A.I.F. France. WILKINSON, Thomas William, (1880-7/4/1917), Warrant Officer, Aus Service Corps, 7th Cny, France. ............................................................
