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Jonathan Beckford Barnett

Profile & Legacies Summary

1750 - 1798

Biography

Son of Samuel Barnett of Redland (q.v.), under whose will of 1762 he inherited the Catherine Hall and Drax Hall estates. The latter was sold to William Beckford c. 1762. Although Jonathan Beckford Barnett does not appear in the Accounts Produce for Catherine Hall, Catherine Buckford [sic] Barnett does, in 1780 as owner; Jonathan Beckford Barnett in his will made in 1797 left his wife Sarah [shown as 'Sarah Barnett otherwise Jenner' (or 'Seaman')] what he was owed by way of rent charge 'on the estate of John Jackson known by the name St [sic] Catherine Hall'. Jonathan Beckford Barnett had been imprisoned for debt in the Fleet Prison in 1784.


Sources

Will of Jonathan Beckford Barnett [made 12/10/1797] of Ramore Co. Galway proved 23/12/1801 PROB 11/1366/231.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Sarah Jenner
School
Eton
University
Oxford (St Mary Hall) [1767 ]

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1762 [EA] - 1774 [LA] → Owner
Catherine Hall Estate [ Jamaica | St James ]

Relationships (1)

Jonathan Beckford Barnett
Son → Father
Samuel Barnett of Redland
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Addresses (1)

Ramore, Co. Galway, Ireland
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