Thomas Barnes c. 1915

12. Thomas⁴ Barnes (William³, Thomas², John¹) was born in Paddington, London 24/02/1860. Thomas died 20/10/1916 in Oakdene, Sunningdale, Berkshire, at 56 years of age. His body was interred 1916 in Sunninghill Churchyard, Berkshire.

He married Esther Mary Pither at St. Michaels and All Angels, Sunninghill, Berkshire, 21/08/1884. Esther was born in Sunninghill, Berkshire 11/12/1861. Esther was the daughter of James Pither and Esther Ann Deane. Esther died 27/01/1937 at 75 years of age. She was listed as head of household in the 1871 census in The Laurels, Sunninghill, Berkshire. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Cedar Villa, Sunninghill, Berkshire, 1881. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Bagshot Road, Sunninghill, Berkshire, 1891. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Gresham Road, Staines, Middlesex, 1901.

He was listed as a resident in the census report in 18 Stanley Street, Paddington, 1861. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 18 Stanley Street, Paddington, 1871. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 88 Richmond Rd, London, 1881. He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census in Bagshot Road, Sunninghill, Berkshire. He was listed as head of household in the 1901 census in Gresham Road, Staines, Middlesex. Clerk attached to the Chancery Division of the High Court of Jusice. Have Inkpen, Berkshire as birthplace, but according to 1881 census is Paddington, London.

Thomas Barnes and Esther Mary Pither had the following children:

Louie Allan c1950's

25 i. Mary Louise⁵ Barnes was born in Sunninghill, Berkshire 27/07/1885. Mary died 13/02/1963 at 77 years of age. She married George Albert Thomas Allan at St. Albans Church, Sunningdale, 24/04/1911. George was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands 16/09/1880. George was the son of Albert Philip Wriothesley Allan and Harriet Sophia Van Ness Tucket. George died 8/01/1952 at 71 years of age. Original date of death given as 12/2/52....new date from newspaper clipping.

He was listed as a resident in the census report in No 4 Hainault Villas, Chigwell, Essex, 1881. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Kingston Road, Staines, 1901. His funeral was held in Itchfield, Sussex, 12/01/1952. George was memorialized 25/01/1952. (See George Albert Thomas Allan for the continuation of this line.)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Bagshot Road, Sunninghill, Berkshire, 1891. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Gresham Road, Staines, Middlesex, 1901. Her funeral was held in St Mary Magdalen, Littleton, 20/02/1963.⁽⁹⁾ at 11:30am

26 ii. Sir Thomas James Barnes was born Wilmslow, Cheshire 21/03/1888. Thomas died 4/02/1964 in King Edward VII Hospital, London, at 75 years of age. Cancer He married Elsie Margaret Alexander 24/5/1924.

Elsie was born c1883. Elsie⁽¹⁰⁾ was the daughter of John Alexander. Elsie died 28/06/1964 at 81 years of age.

He was listed as a resident in the census report in Bagshot Road, Sunninghill, Berkshire, 1891. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Gresham Road, Staines, Middlesex, 1901. Thomas served in the military in Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, 1914. Thomas was promoted 1915 in Chief Petty Officer. Thomas was promoted 1916 in Sub-lieutenant. Thomas was wounded in 1916 in Dover Patrol. He was released from active duty May 1917. Thomas was knighted in 1927. He was cremated in Sunninghill Parish Church, 10/02/1964. A memorial Service was to be held at a later date. From The Times, February 6, 1964

Sir Thomas Barnes, G.C.B., who died on Tuesday at the age of 75, was Solicitor to the Treasury and King's Proctor from 1934 to 1953. He had previously been Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Shipping, Assistant Solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue, and Solicitor to the Board of Trade.

Thomas James Barnes was the son of Thomas Barnes, of Sunningdale, and was born on March 21, 1888. He was educated privately, and on March 23, 19069, was articled to R.J. Ball, of 37, Cursitor Street, London, and was admitted as a solicitor in March, 1911. In September, 1914, he joined the R.N.V.R., and after some months of training was posted to Dover Patrol, and during nearly the whole of the war he was engaged in mine-sweeping and patrol work there and of the East Coast.

He was invalided out of the Navy in 1918, in the rank of lieutenant, R.N.V.R., and was made shortly after Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Shipping. One effect of his naval service he seems never altogether to have overcome, for from that time onwards he was the victim of a form of claustrophobia, which made railway travelling a positive torture to him. The following year he was appointed an Assistant Solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue, and in 1920 Solicitor to the Board of Trade. In the meantime he was understood to have had the offer made to him of a partnership in an important firm of City solicitors, which he seriously considered, but decided to continue his official career.

In 1934 Sir Maurice Gwyer, K.C. (afterwards Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India), who since 1926 had been Solicitor to the Treasury, was made First Parliamentary Counsel, and Barnes, at the age of 45, was appointed to succeed him. He was the first solicitor to be appointed to that office. In this onerous and responsible post Barnes fully maintained, and indeed greatly enhanced, the reputation he had gained in the offices he had previously held. During the Second World War were added the duties of His Majesty's Procurator General in connexion with Prize, and every day new problems presented themselves regarding the Defence of the Realm, compulsory acquisition of land for purposes of the war, and claims of all sorts by and against the authorities.

Besides being an exceptionally clear-headed man whose mind went straight to the heart of the problem, Barnes worked at a considerable speed; and another advantage he had was that his solicitor's training enabled him to visualize a question from the point of view of the individual, and not merely from the standpoint of an official. His department was recognized as being one of the best organized in the Service, and Barnes was as popular with his staff as he was with his many friends.

Among the responsibilities which he undertook during this period of office were all the arrangements for the first two major Tribunals of Inquiry, the Budget leak of 1936 and the Lynskey Tribunal of 1948.

In recent years he had done much important work in helping with the revision of Canon Law of the Church of England.

He was knighted in 1927, created K.C.B. in 1938, and raised to G.C.B. in 1948.

Barnes married in 1924, Elsie Margaret, daughter of John Alexander.

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Educated at Mercer's School. Articled to a partner in the firm of HC Coote and Ball. for five years. Followed his father into the Lord Chancellors Department. In 1920 was appointed solicitor to the Board of Trade. H M Procurator General (1934). Appointed KCB in 1938 and promoted GCB in 1948. Awarded CBE.

27 iii. Esther Emma Barnes was born in Sunninghill, Berkshire 24/08/1890. Esther died 17/09/1953 at 63 years of age. She married Henry Humphreys 30/04/1918. Henry died 26/06/1960. Possibly born on 03/08/1920 (See Henry Humphreys for the continuation of this line.)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Gresham Road, Staines, Middlesex, 1901. Possibly born on 03/08/1920

Her funeral was held in All Saints Church, Laleham-on-Thames, 21/09/1953. The funeral took place at 2:00pm

May Cannon c 1950's

28 iv. Elizabeth May Barnes was born in Sunninghill, Berkshire 13/05/1893. Elizabeth died 1970 at Fan Court, Long Cross, Chertsey, Surrey, at 77 years of age. She married Gordon Mewborn Cannon in St. Albans Church, Windlesham, Surrey, 6/02/1917. Gordon was born in Sandford on Thames, nr Oxford 7/05/1890. Gordon was the son of Alfred Cannon and Eliza Mewborn. Gordon died 17/01/1943 in Lyne, Chertsey, Surrey, at 52 years of age. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 314 Bradmore Road, Oxford, 1901. Possibly born on 29/01/1925 (See Gordon Mewborn Cannon for the continuation of this line.)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Gresham Road, Staines, Middlesex, 1901. Possibly born on 29/01/1925

29 v. Dorothy Kathleen Barnes was born in Sunninghill, Berkshire 17/04/1898. Dorothy died 16/06/1910 in Sunninghill, Berkshire, at 12 years of age. Possibly died 15/06/1910 from Rheumatic Fever

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Gresham Road, Staines, Middlesex, 1901. Died of peritonitis (burst appendix)

Marjorie Barnes 17/06/1919

30 vi. Marjorie Gwendoline Barnes was born in Sunninghill, Berkshire 4/07/1899. Marjorie died 18/01/1965 in 28 Westbourne Road, Laleham, Middlesex, at 65 years of age. She married Guy Wilfred Ernest Baker in St. Marys, Staines, Middlesex, 1/08/1925. Possibly married 1/08/1925

Guy was born at 77 Church Street Staines, Middlesex 25/03/1898. Guy was the son of Ernest Charles E. Baker and Amy Hutchings. Guy died 1971 in Bath, Somerset, at 73 years of age. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Church Street, Staines, 1901. He was cremated Shrubbery No.1, Bath Crematorium, 14/07/1971. (See Guy Wilfred Ernest Baker for the continuation of this line.)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Gresham Road, Staines, Middlesex, 1901.

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