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The primary lines of all three branches of the medieval Gernet family ended in female heirs, marrying into the de Dacre [Halton line], de Lancaster and Curwen families [Caton line], or disappeared altogether [Heysham line]. Other members of these family's however, uncles and nephews of these lords of the manor, did continue , in Lancaster [as de Hesham's], and further north [as Garnet's].

The following are Garnet's and Garnett's, as the name varioulsy evolved, that can trace their background to the Gernet family. The line as depicted is not continuous, but all claim the Arms of the Mowbray/Gernet family; gules, a rampant lion, argent.

But first, here are a few Gernet's who bridge the gap between the 13th and 16th centuries.

Although holding land and positions of power during the Middle Ages, the later Gernets moved out of the political sphere and into the spiritual and scholarly. Examples included:

Sir John Garnet, Vicar of St. Michael's church, Hertfordshire in the 1470's. Called a chaplain, he was granted the administration of the estate of Stonerds [Stonard] on 6 April 1479 upon the death of John Sare Jr. of St. Michaels, intestate. Stonerds was a farmstead first founded circa 1270 in the village of Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire. The Sare family owned land in the center of what is now Leverstock Green in the 15th and 16th centuries, principally Stonerds.

John Garnet, Vicar of the Parish Church of St Mary, Oakley from 1525 to 1527 and Rector of the Parish Church of St. Mary, Bletchley from 1549-1558.

Throughout the sixteenth century the name of Garnet occurs frequently in the registers of the colleges at Oxford and Cambridge. When a grammar school in Westmorland was granted a charter in 1591, two Garnet's were recorded among its Governors. The most historically significant of this branch of the family was the clan of Brian Garnet.

He married Alice Jay. A classical scholar whose spiritual predisposition had a lasting effect on his sons. Master of the Nottingham Free Grammar School.

Brian's wife Alice was apparently a lady of less rigorous academic and theological conviction than her husband or her sons. She outlived her husband and in later life was received "back" into the Catholic faith. In reference, note the letter of Henry Garnet to his sister mentioning a reconciliation with his mother.

Brian matriculated pens. from St John's, Cambridge, at Lent, 1564-5. Much of the information to follow is from official Catholic histories, and therefore liable to hagiography.

Brother of Henry Garnet, the martyr, and father to Thomas, the saint. A distinguished fellow at Balliol College, Oxford at a time when greater severity began to be used against Catholics. He matriculated sizar from Trinity College, Oxford on Michs. 1578. An Oxford Don, or teacher. From a Catholic Encyclopedia:

"By his constancy he gave great edification to a generation of Oxford men which was to produce Campion, Persons and so many other champions of Catholicism. Richard was a student at Oxford, but weary of the heresy into which the University had lapsed, he had resolved to leave the country with the intention of joining the priesthood [in point of fact, he was expelled]. He deferred putting his plan into execution, however, and through this delay got married [!]. In order to make some pious compensation for his change of resolution, he vowed to consecrate his first born son to Almighty God and the great martyr, St. Thomas of Canterbury. This son, named Thomas Garnet, became---like his namesake---a martyr of the church and a saint."

Yes, there is a Saint in the family. Son of Richard and nephew of Henry Garnet. He was born at Southwark circa 1575 and executed at Tyburn on 23 June, 1608. Thomas attended the Horsham grammar school and was afterwards a page to one of the half-brothers of Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, who were, however, conformists. At the opening of St. Omer's College in 1592, Thomas was sent there.

By 1595 he was considered fit for the new English theological seminary at Valladolid, and started in January, with five others, including John Copley, William Worthington, John Ivreson, James Thomson, and Henry Mompesson, from Calais. They were lucky in finding, as a travelling companion, a Jesuit Father, William Baldwin, who was going to Spain in disguise under the alias Ottavio Fuscinelli, but misfortunes soon began. After severe weather in the Channel, they found themselves obliged to run for shelter to the Downs, where their vessel was searched by some of Queen Elizabeth's ships, and they were discovered hiding in the hold. They were immediately made prisoners and treated very roughly. They were sent round the Nore up to London, and were examined by Charles, second Lord Howard of Effingham, the lord admiral. After this Father Baldwin was sent to Bridewell prison. Meantime his young companions had been handed over to Whitgift, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who, having found that they encouraged one another, sent them one by one to different Protestant bishops or doctors. Only the youngest, Mompesson, conformed; the rest eventually escaped and returned to their colleges beyond seas after many adventures.

We are not told specifically what befell young Garnet, but it seems likely that he was the youth confined to the house of Dr. Richard Edes. He fell ill and was sent home under bond to return to custody at Oxford by a certain day. But his jailer not appearing in time, the boy escaped [that is, he broke bond], and to avoid trouble had then to keep away even from his own father. At last he reached St-Omer again, and thence went to Valladolid, 7 March, 1596, having started on that journey no less than ten times.

After ordination in 1599, "returning to England I wandered", he says, "from place to place, to reduce souls which went astray and were in error as to the knowledge of the true Catholic Church." During the excitement caused by the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 he was arrested near Warwick, going under the name Thomas Rokewood, which he had no doubt assumed from Ambrose Rokewood of Coldham Hall, whose chaplain he then was, and who had unfortunately been implicated in the plot. Father Garnet was now imprisoned first in the Gatehouse, then in the Tower, where he was very severely handled in order to make him give evidence against Henry Garnet, his uncle, superior of the English Jesuits, who had lately admitted him into the Society. Though no connection with the conspiracy could be proved, he was kept in the Tower for seven months, at the end of which time he was suddenly put on board ship with forty-six other priests, and a royal proclamation, dated 10 July, 1606, was read to them, threatening death if they returned. They were then carried across the Channel and set ashore in Flanders.

Father Garnet now went to his old school at St-Omer, thence to Brussels to see the superior of the Jesuits, Father Baldwin, his companion in the adventures of 1595, who sent him to the English Jesuit novitiate, St. John's, Louvain, in which he was the first novice received. In September, 1607, he was sent back to England, but was arrested six weeks later by an apostate priest called Rouse. This was the time of King James's controversy with Bellarmine about the Oath of Allegiance. Garnet was offered his life if he would take it, but steadfastly refused, and was executed at Tyburn, protesting that he was "the happiest man this day alive." His relics, which were preserved at St-Omer, were lost during the French Revolution.

In 1970, Thomas Garnet was canonized by Pope Paul VI among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, whose joint feast day is kept on 25 October.

He had an academic career and died on 19 June 1576.

A nun at the Augustinian convent of Louvain in France. We know of Mary Garnet only from a letter written to her by Father Henry Garnet, her brother, on 1 October 1593. Henry had sent Mary to Louvain, perhaps as much for her own safety as for religious training at the convent. Writing to her, Father Henry Garnet expresses the comfort he derived from having reconciled their aged mother, Alice Jay Garnet, at the late feast of the assumption of our lady 'to the unity of our spiritual mother the Church'.

A nun at St. Ursula's Convent in Louvain.

A nun at St. Monica's convent in Louvain.

She married a Heathcote.

An English martyr, born in 1555 at Heanor, East Derbyshire. He died on 3 May 1606 at St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Involved in the Gunpowder Plot and killed for his efforts. Henry, later head of the Jesuit mission in England, was born according to most historical accounts in the second half of the year 1555, probably at Heanor, a small market town in east Derbyshire. His early childhood was spent, however, in Nottingham where his father, Brian Garnet, had become the head master of the Free Grammar School in 1565.

"His father had a scholarly bent, a predisposition that had a lasting effect on his sons. Brian Garnet descended from a family that traced its origins back to Ralph de Gernet, a learned gentleman who came to England from Norman France in the time of William the Conqueror."

On the 24th of August 1568, at the age of twelve, Henry was admitted to Winchester college, an institution known for its Catholic sympathies and one of the last schools in England to accept the change to Protestantism. In the normal progression he would have gone on to Oxford, but he did not do so because he would have been forced to give up his Catholic faith. At this time his brother Richard had already been expelled from Balliol College, Oxford for his faith. Instead Henry took an apprenticeship in the London print shop of Richard Tottel, the foremost printer of legal texts in England. It was during his stay in London, and perhaps also in witnessing the daily legal proceedings of the Parliament and the Inner Temple, that set Garnet firmly in his resolve to leave England and to become a priest.

Henry Garnet stayed with Tottel for three years, and by early 1575 had decided to seek admission into the Society of Jesus. He studied for the priesthood at the famous Roman College of St. Ignacio, recognised then as the most celebrated educational establishment on the Continent, staying on to teach. Having passed eleven years in Rome, Henry resolved to return to England as a Jesuit missionary.

The year before it had been legislated as a treasonous act for any Romish priest to come into the Queen's dominions. This must be viewed in light of the Pope's call for Queen Elizabeth's Catholic subjects to depose her. Henry became the superior of the Jesuit order in England, holding that position for eighteen years. It was of constant difficulty, danger and uncertainty, having to pass under "a variety of aliases and disguises which were necessitated by the ever watchful spies and pursuivants.

Upon Elizabeth's death the Catholic's had hoped for better treatment. They were doomed to disappointment, however. Their feeling of betrayal found expression in a slowly growing desperation and restlessness and culminated in ill-adivised plots. The Bye Plot of 1604 was designed, apparently, to kidnap the King. This plan came to Henry's knowledge and, fearing increased retribution from such a criminal act against the Crown, he warned the government. However the result was a new Act of Repression against the Catholics. In June 1605 Father Garnet got a vague hint from his parishioner and host, Robert Catesby, that there was another plot brewing. Garnet, knowing his friend, suspected some desperate enterprise and he immediately wrote to Rome for advice and an injunction against any kind of violent movement. But this opposition did nothing to dissuade Catesby from proceeding with his plans. This became known as the Gunpowder Plot. Henry finally received concrete evidence of these plans via the confessional, and, apparently, was horror-struck at the proposal, but since he was bound by confidence not to disclose it. He claimed that he laboured to prevent its execution, but there is no evidence of this.

In the aftermath of the failed plot, he and his fellow Jesuits were now at the very heart of grievous danger. In December Garnet wrote a letter to the Lords of the King's Privy Council in which he set forth his abhorrence for "the late most horrible attempt" to which he openly admitted being an accessory by administering "the Most Holy Sacrament to six of the confederates at their very undertaking so bloody an enterprise." He asked the King's Council to give him a hearing, and conceded that even though he had ministered to the conspirators they never made him privy to the plot. Garnet concluded his letter with a protestation of "all fidelity and loyalty" both from himself and all those under his charge and with the assurance that in their "prayers, example, actions and labours" all of them would seek to "preserve and increase the King's temporal and everlasting felicity" and that of his entire family."

Henry was eventually arrested, but by the time he entered the Tower all the members of the plot had been tried and executed, leaving none to confirm his lack of complicity. In addition the government refused to accept the confidentiality of the confessional. Garnet's trial and sentencing was a foregone conclusion. His letters to the King of Spain commending Guy Fawkes to him was particularly condemning in the eyes of the court. Father Garnet was found guilty of treason for not revealing the Powder Plot of which he certainly knew. Sir John Popham, the Chief Justice, pronounced the sentence against Garnet, that he should be hanged, drawn and quartered. He was executed on 3 May 1606.

An excellent genealogy of the Garnett's of Kirkby Lonsdale, Barbon and Casterton, and their descendents in America, can be found at the web site of John Ward. A description of the Garnett famiy from another web site:

"The Garnetts of France were said to be a "once powerful family." Their name has been linked to the history of the British Isles. Four branches of the family appeared in England: at Kirkby Lonsdale, at Casterton in Lancashire, at Eaglescliffe in Westmorland [actually Egglescliff in Durham] and at Ottley [Otley] in Yorkshire. The Garnetts were also amongst the earliest immigrants to Virginia."

As a link between the Gernets and the Garnett family in Casteron, note:
- 1235. John Gernet [of Caton] releases to William de Lancaster, whom William de Lindesey and Alice his wife called to warranty, 12 bovates in Kastreton (mort d' ancestor).
- 1278. Benedict Gernet in right of Margaret his wife held land in Dalton which had belonged to Hugh de Dalton, whose son Thomas was claiming - Assize Roll 1238 [?]
- pre-1300. Latin. Undated, but presumably earlier than 1300, see note on calendar of deed D/Gr 78. Charter whereby Philip, son of Robert de Bruntoft, confirms to William de Cumba, clerk, a toft in the vill of Bruntofte which Adam, son of Gregory, formerly held. To have [etc.], to William and heirs; paying yearly 1d. Philip warrants the toft with its appurtenances from all customs, suits of mills, service, [etc.], against all people. Witnesses: Dno. Ric. fil. Roberti; Symone de la Mortone; Petro fil. Nicholai filii Lamberti; Thoma de Ellewic; Robt. Gernet; Robt. de Mersey, et aliis. Seal missing. - from Greenwell Deeds, Durham county record office
- Latin. Undated, ? late thirteenth or early fourteenth century. Deed witnessing that William, son of Thomas de Straunton, has confirmed to John son of Marmeducy, his lord, all lands formerly Adam de Seton's, clerk, his cousin, in the vill of Seton. To have to John and heirs of the chief lords by the services due. Witnesses: Domino Johanne Carrow, milite, Ricardo de Parco, Roberto Gernet, Willo. Postel de Gretham, Johe. de Wyhttone, Willo. Peresman de Setone, Johe. Scirloke, Thoma Oddard. Seal of Robert Gernet (Durham Seals, 1069) - from Greenwell Deeds, Durham county record office
- Latin. 12 October 1322. Datum die Martis proxima ante festum Sancti Lucae anno Domini mccc vicesimo secundo Quitclaim by Thomas de Kellau to Henry de Kellau, his brother, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten of 20s. rent from the land of Wyndegates formerly Thomas de Wyndegates'. Witnesses: Galfrido de Hertirpoll, Roberto Gernet, Petro de Quetlau, Johanne de Wihton, Johanne fil. Willi. Perisman, Johanne Abel, Thoma de Seton, clerico. Seal missing. - from Greenwell Deeds, Durham county record office
- 1303 Richard de Mourthwayt was pardoned for the death of John Gernet of Casterton, Westmorland on account of his good service in Scotland.
- 1366. John de Washington of Caton and Alice his wife claimed dower in ten messuages, &c, in Dalton against Alice de Rydal in 1366.
- 1371. John son of Robert Gernet released to Sir John de Nevill his claim in his father's land in Dalton.
- 1454 Rental of Casterton from 6 March, 31 Henry VI to Michaelmas, 33 Henry VI, namely for 10 years and 26 days: Robert Gernet, reeve there, accounts for £4 2s. 9d. of two parts of the rents and farms there (at £4 2s. 9d. per annum for the whole), and of 21s. 10d. for two parts of the free rents there (at 21s. 10d. per annum for the whole); and nothing for the farm of the fulling-mill there, formerly let for 6s. 8d. per annum, because it is in the lord's hand, unoccupied; of gressoms nil, and of perquisites of courts nil, because no courts were held.
- 1458 By deed dated 6 January, 36 Henry VI, Robert Gernet granted to William Gernet his son all his lands, tenements, rents and services in the hamlet of Cruke in Kendale, to hold of the chief lords etc. Witnesses: Alan Layborne, William Parr, James Layborne, Robert Duket and Thomas Warde.
- 1538 Parish registers begin, mentioning the Garnetts of Bank House and Chapel Garth, Barbon.
- 1591 Governors and Guardians of Queen Elizabeth School included the following: Edmund Garnett, Yeoman - of the same family as Thomas, b.1716.

Queen Elizabeth School On 23 July 1591 Queen Elizabeth I granted a charter to the Grammar School at Kirkby Lonsdale affording it legal recognition and protection. Local benefactors had founded the school a number of years before to serve the flourishing market town. No school building has been identified earlier than 1609, when Dame Elizabeth Corwen of Biggins Hall donated the site on Mill Brow and an endowment of three acres of land - the same plot that now makes up the playing fields between the school and the bypass.

- 1704 Mention of Agnes Thistlethwaite, daughter and heiress of Richard Garnett, late of Kill Hawe, Casterton.
- 1704 From a bill of sale, two dales in a close called Longlands in Casterton, late of Robert Garnett's estate at Killhawe, 2 1/2 acres and all those 3 dales and parcels of ground in a close called little Guildhead in Casterton... 3 acres and now stinted with 2 cattle gates held of Lady Katherine, Queen Dowager Lady of the manor of Casterton - £40.
- 1716 Thomas Garnett born at Casterton. He moved to Barbon the following year where Edmund Garnett, above, received his early education. He developed extraordinary mathematical tendencies and at the age of eleven was endeavouring to measure the height of Barbon Fell with a self-constructed dial and quadrant. He was apprenticed to the celebrated Mathematician Dr Dawson of Sedbergh, a fellow of the Royal Institution who succeeded Sir Humphrey Davy in 1779.
- Casterton Families of 1881: Langthwaite [a village in North Yorkshire in the heart of TV's 'James Herriot Country.'], Richard Garnett.
Ref: A history of Casterton.

Garnett's of Barbon

(19) John Garnett (c1675)

The following implies that John Garnett, who had a strong association with Kirkby Lonsdale, was a mature, well-to-do man in 1721. From: A Topographical Dictionary of England: Volume 1, Preface, page 79:

"Barbon, a chapelry in the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale, Lonsdale ward, county of Westmorland, 4 miles (N.N.E.) from Kirkby-Lonsdale, containing 348 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry of Richmond, and diocese of Chester, rated in the king's books at £3. 1. 6., endowed with £400 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Vicar of Kirkby-Lonsdale. There is a school with a small endowment bequeathed by John Garnett, in 1721. The curate of Barbon has one third of the rent of Tarndale close, purchased with £46 15s. of which £31 3s. 4d. was poor stock; and the interest of £210 in the Kirkby-Lonsdale Savings' Bank, obtained by the sale of land left by John Garnett, in 1721, is equally divided between the curate and schoolmaster.

"Relative of (14) Anthony Garnett," below. Married Agnes Trogton.

He was christened on 20 December 1571 in Ulverston. He married unknown. He had descendants in Crosby, Ravensworth, Witherslack, and Kendal from c1602 through the 19th Century. A contemporary of Henry Garnet, the martyr.

He was born in about 1600 and died in 1674. He married Joanna Carr on 12 February 1650 in Kirkby Lonsdale. There was no issue from this marriage. Known as Capt. William Garnett "of Barbon and Kirkby Lonsdale." I suppose this was a rank in the local militia. Miss Emmeline Garnett wrote in March 1996 that he had a younger brother John who inherited his land.

He was christened on 9 November 1625 in Kendal, Westmorland.

Did the older Thomas die young?

A man who wished to remain anonymous told me that he had his Y-DNA tested at Family Tree DNA. The results indicated he was related to Anthony's grandson, Thomas Garnett, who arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1610 onboard the ship SWAN. This man also had a paper trail to the Richard Garnett who married Margaret Chippendale in 1589 in Bingley parish, Yorkshire. Richard could conceivably be a son of Arthur, or another Garnett of the same generation.

Or Garnet. His father is unknown. He was born between 1520 and 1530 in the Castle Dairy hourse on Wildman street, in Kendal, Westmorland, England. He married Susan before 1554 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England.

The house in Kendal, known as "The Castle Dairy," can legitimately be considered as the ancestral home of many different Garnett families that arose in Westmorland during the 16th and 17th centuries. A grandson of Anthony Garnet, who owned "The Castle Dairy" in the late 1500s, is believed to have bee among the very earliest settlers in Virginia. Other descendants and relatives of this same Garnett family populated nearby towns around Kendal in Westmorland, residing principally at Stricklandgate, Stramongate, Kirkby Lonsdale, Windermere, Bowness, Barbon, and Crosby Ravensworth.

"The Castle Dairy" was originally purchased by Anthony Garnett in 1553 when the previous owner, the Marquess of Northampton, was convicted of treason and his property confiscated. Although Anthony Garnett made extensive refurbishments to the house in 1564, the basic structure dates from about the 14th century and is the best preserved example of a medieval house in the entire area around Kendal. "Castle Dairy" has been occupied continuously as a residence for almost 600 years. Today the exterior looks essentially as it did in Anthony Garnett's day. The name suggests that the "Castle Dairy" house may once have been the dairy or an outbuilding of the nearby Kendal Castle which dates from Norman times. But it is rather doubtful that such a grand structure would have ever been used as a simple cow barn. It is more likely that the name "Dairy" was actually a corruption of the words "Dowry" or "Dower" and it may once have housed the widows or unmarried daughters of the Lord of Kendal Castle. From an historic plague erected by the Kendal Civic Society:

Castle Dairy
"This house, formerly occupied by tenants of the Barons of Kendal, comprises a 14th century single storey hall with cross wings, embellished as a gentleman's residence in the 16th century, extended at the rear in the 17th/18th centuries and recently renovated. Its name appears to be a corruption of Castle Dowery, a dower house for widows of the Barony."

When Frederick William Roland Garnett visited the "Castle Dairy" house in 1906, the windows on the second story contained stained glass panes carrying the initials A.G. In a small room, said to have been a chapel, the ceiling is vaulted and spanned by three cross oaken ribs, at the crown of which there were three carved bosses. Of these only two now remain. The one nearest the window has a shield with four quarterings:

1 two barrulets, engrailed, on the upper one a mullet pierced, for Parr
2 three chevronels interlaced, for Fitz Hugh
3 three water-bougets, two and one, for Roos
4 three gryphon's head erased, Or, for Thomas Garnett [see below]

For more about the Castle Dairy, see The Castle Dairy. The arms of Thomas Garnett are interesting since they differ from the usual Garnett arms. Note: From a memorial in the Kendal Parish Church, probably dating from the 19th century, show the more expected arms:
- (In. clerestory window S). The humble Offering of Anthony Garnett. Arms. gu. lion rampant ar. ducally crowned, within border engrailed or.

The following mentions an Anthony Garnett, possibly our Anthony: Sometime before 1147 Richard de Aquila granted Oxenford, near Shackleford, to Waverley Abbey, and this grant was continued in 1147 by a papal bull. From then until 1536 Oxenford was a Cistercian monastery farming for Waverley Abbey. In 1536, in the reign of the Henry VIII, it was granted to Sir William Fitz-Williams, Earl of Southampton, together with the other estates of the monks of Waverley. Eight years later, in 1548, it was passed under a settlement to his half-brother Sir Anthony Brown and then to his son Viscount Montacute. According to the Loseley manuscripts there was a house there occupied by Anthony Garnett, secretary to Lord Montacute. Mr Lusher [Lusser], probably of Elstead, who was a nephew of Anthony Garnett, then leased it, followed by a Mr Spencer who was considered to be a Romanist of doubtful loyalty.

There was a Thomas Garnett, at Casteron, mentioned on the 1560 rent list whose first wife died in 1539, and he married again in 1540, date of death unknown. He is an alternate father for the Thomas and Robert Garnett, below.

He rebuilt and lived in Castle Dairy.

He was born in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England. He was married before 1584 to unknown. There is a will dated 1592 for a Robert Garnett.

There is no conclusive proof that the Thomas Garnett who landed in America in 1610 was actually the son of Robert Garnett of Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire. This theory was originally posed in the 1930s by the English writer, David Garnett, who suggested that Thomas Garnett of the Virginia colony might have been the same Thomas Garnett who is recorded in parish registers of Kirkby Lonsdale as the son of Robert Garnett, a descendant of Anthony Garnett of Castle Dairy. However, there is no concrete proof of any direct connection between the American Garnetts of Virginia and the Garnett family of Castle Dairy and Kirkby Lonsdale in England.

He was born on 14 December 1585 [or circa 1580] in Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire. A Thomas Garnett is recorded in the parish registers of Kirkby Lonsdale as the son of Robert Garnett, a descendant of Anthony Garnett of Castle Dairy. There is no conclusive proof that this is the same Thomas who died sometime after 1624 in Elizabeth City, Virginia. He arrived in Jamestown aboard the SWAN in 1610 - taken from "Hotten's Lists." See the next page for the Garnets in America.

Our Thomas probably died in 1626, unromantically in Kirkby Lonsdale, not in America.

He was born about 1610. If his father did emigrate to America, then he left his wife and son behind. Not the first time, I suppose, that men have abandoned their families. John married Isabell Pearson. He died at Beyond Fell, Casterton and was buried on 13 March 1667 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England. Inventory and administration of his residual property was granted to Isobel Garnett, Philip Garnett, Johem [John] Garnett of Casterton Fellhouses and John Fothergill on 26 March 1668.

He was born in about 1636 and died young. He was buried on 5 August 1636 in Kirkby Lonsdale.

Of Fellhouses. He was christened on 11 January 1637/38 in Bensbank, Kirkbry Lonsdale. He married Mabel Willan. He died and was buried on 4 March 1694/5. His will was dated 29 January 1691, and proved in 1694. An inventory of his belongings was dated 9 March 1694, totalling L157.13s.10d including 120 old sheep, 33 hogs, four kine [cattle], two horses, two stirks [yearling heifers], and debts owing of L90. A fairly wealthy man.

Of Park House. He was born on 9 September 1679 in Kirkby Lonsdale. He was buried on 28 October 1723 in Kirkby Lonsdale.

He was born on 26 January 1722 in Kirkby Lonsdale. He was buried on 5 September 1736 in Kirkby Lonsdale.

He was christened on 11 April 1639 at Bensbank, Kirkbry Lonsdale. He married Sarah Greenwood on 1 May 1674 in Kirkby Lonsdale. He died in 1704 and was buried on 14 July 1704 in Kirkby Lonsdale.

He was christened on 4 August 1679 in Kirkby Lonsdale. He married Margaret Gibson on 13 January 1710/11 in Casterton.

He was born in about 1673. He was a husbandman. He married first Mary Yeates On 12 September 1687 in Dent, Yorkshire, England. Second he married Elizabeth Holden on 4 May 1704 in Kirkby Lonsdale. He died and was buried on 12 June 1712 in Kirkby Lonsdale. Maurice Boddy says this is in error.

"William's parents were Edward Garnett and Jane Bayliffe who were married at Kirkby Lonsdale, 23rd June 1658, both of Middleton. They had at least three children, Julyan, James and William. But there is no trace of William's baptism. This is quite normal around this period. The surviving register at Middleton for example commences in 1671. The only dates of baptisms of Middleton children before this date are those baptised at the parent parish church in Kirkby Lonsdale. James and William were certainly brothers on the following basis.

James, a cowper of Middleton, and Alice Layfield [not Layfoot] were married by licence issued on 9th February 1690-91, when one of the bondsmen was shown to be William Garnett, a yeoman of Dent. James' first two children were named for their paternal grandparents (Edward 1691, then Jane 1695), whilst their third child was named for his maternal grandfather (Myles 1697).

I haven't located where James married. Possibly at a Quaker Meeting House.

William's first two children were named for their paternal grandparents (Jane 1691, then Edward c.1692), whilst their third child was named for his maternal grandfather (James 1694). Their fourth child could have been named after her maternal grandmother, but I have not located the name of the mother of Mary Yeates, but I hope she was Allice. You haven't mentioned this child Jane who was baptised at Dent in March 1690-91. Exact date not given in the register, only the early part of the month.

On his fird marriage his children were, Edward (1694), James (13 May 1694, Dent), Edward (7 May 1699, Dent) and James (10 Jan 1702, Dent). His children from his second marriage were John (5 May 1705, Dent), william (30 May 1705, Kirkby Lonsdale), John (12 Sep 1707, Kirkby Lonsdale, a butcher, buried June 1773 in Kirkby Lonsdale), Robert (3 Oct 1711, KL, buried 5 Oct 1723, KL).

There is no trace of his baptism at Dent or Middleton, but the following burial entry appears: buried Edward & James sonnes of William Garnett 30 October 1694 Dent.

He was christened on 13 May 1694 in Dent, Yorkshire. He died young per the notation above. Note the second son, James, below.

He was christened on 7 May 1699 in Dent, Yorkshire.

The second son of this name, he was christened on 10 January 1701/02 in Dent, Yorkshire. He married Frances Bailey on 13 July 1728 in Dent, Yorkshire. His sons were,

He was christened on 16 March 1730 or 31 in Dent. He was buried on 28 June 130.

He was christened on 12 July 1732 in Dent.

He was christened on 23 March 1733 or 34 in Dent. He was buried on 8 May 1736 in Dent.

He was christened on 17 June 1739in Dent. He was buried on 22 July 1741 in Dent.

He was born on 30 May 1705 in Kirkby Lonsdale.

He was christened on 5 May 1705 in Dent. I assume he died young.

This family, like so many in England, saw a rise in its fortunes beginning in trade with the sugar plantations of the Caribbean.

He was born on 21 September 1707 and christened on the 21st in Kirkby Lonsdale. A farmer, he resided at Casterton, near Kirbry Lonsdale, in Westmorland. He married Elizabeth Ion. He was buried in June 1773 in Kirkby Lonsdale.

He was christened on 20 September 1731 in Kirkby Lonsdale. I assume he died young based on the birth of James, below.

He was born on 22 February 1735 in Kirkby Lonsdale. He married Eleanor. His son was,

He was born in 1791 and was buried in 1875 in London.

He was christened on 29 May 1740 in Kirkby Lonsdale. A merchant of Liverpool who appears to have shared a business and a trade with Jamaica with his brother, John, below. From the UK Archives:

- Letter from James Garnett of Montego Bay to Captain Baldwin of the brig "Dolphin", concerning arrangements for the delivery of rum - date: 1776
- Letter from Thomas Roper of Portland, Jamaica to Captain Anthony Baldwin at Lancaster, concerning the loss of the harness sent by AB, shipment of coffee to James Garnett of Liverpool, description of TR's horse and mule breeding farm, and TR's will naming AB as a devisee - date: 1783

He was born in Casterton, the son of John and Elizabeth. He was christened on 7 August 1743 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England. 'Of' Lancaster. A merchant, he commenced the trade with Jamaica and probably lived on the island, in Kingston, for a time. He married Elizabeth Studart [Studdart] on 4 January 1772 in Ulverston - 'John Garnett of Lancaster Mercht. & Elizabeth Studart of Ulverston by licence.' She was the daughter of Arthur Studart, Esq. of Ulverstone. John was a merchant, formerly of Jamaica, afterwards of Ulverston, and finally of Manchester. He was buried on 8 May 1800 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

He may have been married to another Elizabeth before Elizabeth Studart because there is a Kirky Lonsdale baptism of a Thomas Garnett, son of John and Elizabeth, born 21 Apr 1766 at Casterton baptized on 18 May.

From the Papers of Captain Anthony Baldwin of Lancaster & Gisburn:
- Sheet containing three bills of lading issued by James and John Garnett of Kingston, Jamaica for the carriage of sugar, rum and mahogany on the brigg "Betsey" under Anthony Baldwin, from Kingston to Lancaster - date: 1773
- Account of Captain Anthony Baldwin with James & John Garnett - date: 10 Jun 1773 - 25 Jul 1774
- Letter from John Garnett of Ulverstone to Captain Anthony Baldwin at Mrs Brockbank's, Lancaster, requesting the purchase of sugar on his behalf and sending a dog for Mrs Salisbury - date: 1774
- Letter from Thomas Roper of Portland, Jamaica to Captain Anthony Baldwin, care of Messrs James & John Garnett, merchants, of Kingston, concerning his account with Messrs Garnett and Captin Baldwin's account with him, and also mentioning the proposed visit of Captain Baldwin's brother - date: 1775
- Account of Captain Anthony Baldwin with James & John Garnett - date: 1776 - 1777
- Letter from Thomas Roper of Portland, Jamaica to Captain Anthony Baldwin on board the "Dolphin" in Kingston harbour, per Messrs James & John Garnett, confirming receipt of goods and informing of breakages and missing items, and including an order of goods to be brought on Captain Baldwin's next voyage - date: 1777
- Account of Captain Anthony Baldwin with James & John Garnett - date: 1777 - 1778

In 1783 John Garnett was listed as an Overseer of the Poor for Ulverston, Cumbria.

John's children were John (1773), James (1775), Elizabeth (1777), Robert (1780), and William (1782), all of Ulverston.

Of Liverpool. He was christened on 23 November 1773 in Ulverston. He married Sarah Anne Stewart in September 1797 in Jamaica. She was the daughter of James Stewart, Esq. of Jamaica. Did they meet on the island while John worked for his father? The Stewart name gets repeated in the generations below perhaps indicating the significance of this liaison to the family. Was he also the John Garnett, mariner, who married Agnes Ettles at Ulverston 1801?

A John Garnett was a witness to the will of "Mary Phipps of the Island of St Christopher (St. Kitts) widow. Will dated 7 Sep 1801. To my son, Joseph Elmes Phipps, all my lands and residue and sole Ex'or. In the present of John Garnett, Thos. Phipps, Wm Phipps, Proved 4 Dec 1795 (sic) and entered 24 April 1802 in the Registrar's Office. No 14,205." It would appear that John was a sea captain/merchant who worked throughout the West Indies.

He was buried 29 November 1850. Of seven children, the following are the only names I have:

He was christened on 18 November 1775 in Ulverston. He died in Jamaica, perhaps while in service to his father.

She was christened on 21 October 1777 in Ulverston. She married Thomas Entwhistle and had three sons. She died and was buried in 1852.

The third son of John Garnett. Esq. of Wyreside, county Lancaster. Of Manchester and Wyreside. He was christened on 23 September 1780 in Ulverston. He married Louis Ann Lyon on 9 May 1810 in Yarmouth. She was the daughter of Dr. William Walter Lyon, M.D. of Tamworth. This marriage was also recorded at Tamworth.

In 1833 a Robert Garnett was paid a year's salary as High Constable of the Salford Hundred. This was in the region where this part of the family resided.

Robert, in 1836, purchased a large quantity of property in Wyresdale (the estate of Wyreside included) from the executors of Mr. Fenton Cawthorne. He also purchased the office of Master Forester of Wyresdale from the Duchy of Lancaster. He resided at Wyreside at which he made some alterations in 1843. He died on 10 Octber 1852 and, by arrangement, his successor at Wyreside was his third son, Henry.

A magistrate. He was born on 28 February 1811. Admitted pens. at Trinity College, Cambridge on Sept. 24, 1831. [son and heir of Robert, of Wyreside, Lancs.] School, Eton. Matriculated Lent, 1833. Admitted at Lincoln's Inn, May 5, 1837, age 26; migrated to the Middle Temple, Dec. 1, 1840. Called to the Bar, Jan. 9, 1841 [son and heir of Robert, Esq., of Manchester]. J.P. for Staffs. and Warws. He has a title "of Ashby de la Z[ouch]" in the Law Lists; Burke, L.G., 1925; Foster, Men at the Bar. Ashby de la Zouch was in Leicestershire.

He married Marianne [Mary-Anne] Willock. She was born on 23 February 1815 in Barfield House, Manchester, Lancashire, the daughter of Robert Peel Wilcock, Esq, of Manchester. In the 1881 census they were living at the Manor House, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester, England. His children, in addition to the sons below, were Louisa (1852), Julia (1854), and Rosa (1855/6).

He died on 11 August 1899.

He was born in about 1838. He appears to have died young.

He was born in 1839/40 in Manchester, Lancashire. At the age of 41 he was listed in the census with "no occupation."

He was born in 1841/42 in Manchester, Lancashire. At the age of 39 he was listed in the census with "no occupation."

He was born in about 1846.

He was born in 1847/48 in Manchester, Lancashire. A Major of the 72nd Highlanders, probably in India.

Of Moor Hull, Sutton Coldfield. He was born on 1 May 1812. He married Ellen Frances Willock, sister Charles W. Garnett's wife, Marianne, above. She was born on 22 June 1817 in Barfield House, Manchester. In addition to the children listed below, they had Emily (1838, Moor Hull, Sutton Coldfield), Frances (1851), Edward (1842), Frederick (1845) and Herbert (1845). He died in July 1893.

Claude Aulas recently sent me this update.

Hello,
Merry Noel and Happy New Year 2011
Here are modifications on the family of Albert Peel Garnett.
Friendly,
Claude Aulas

He was born in about 1837 at Manchester, Lancashire, England. A Lieutenant Colonel of the 11th Hussars of the British Army. This is known as Prince Albert's Own Regiment. He probably joined just after the Crimean War and before the unit left for service in India, say in 1857, retired 1881.

Claude Aulas of Marseille, France provided the rest of the data on Albert's family. Albert married Ada Gordon Young sometime before 1869 at Bengale, India. They lived in India from 1866 to 1877. Albert and Ada had 6 children. Albert was a 'Founder's Kin' of the Free Foresters cricket club, very famous in their day as they played the MCC, among others.

In the 1881 census of the Eleventh Hussars Hounslow Barrakcs, Heston, Middlesex, as Albert Peel Garnett, a 43 year old Lieutenant Colonel of the 11th Hussars. Living with him was his wife, Ada Gordon, 28, of the "East Indies," Cicely, 10, and Bertie, 9, born in the East Indies, Evelyn, 8, born in Tarmworth, Warwick, Frederic, 6, and Muriel, 4, born in the East Indies, and Archie, 1, born in Aldershot, Hampshire.

In the 1882 the family immigrates in Tasmani, Australia. Albert's wife died in 1884 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Albert remarries there on 1886 with Mary Louisa Caroline HORN to Kensington, GREATER LONDON, Middlesex, England, Albert and Mary had 1 children. Aubrey Richard Vivian.Albert died, in Windsor, Berkshire, England in 1906.

Claude Aulus of Marseille provided the rest of the data on Albert's family. Albert married Ada Gordon Young sometime before 1868. They lived in India from 1866 to 1877. Albert and Ada had 6 children. Albert was a 'Founder's Kin' of the Free Foresters cricket club, very famous in their day as they played the MCC, among others. Albert's wife died in 1880 in London.

In the 1881 census of the Eleventh Hussars Hounslow Barrakcs, Heston, Middlesex, as Albert Peel Garnett, a 43 year old Lieutenant Colonel of the 11th Hussars. Living with him was his wife, Ada Gordon, 28, of the "East Indies," Cicely, 10, and Bertie, 9, born in the East Indies, Evelyn, 8, born in Tarmworth, Warwick, Frederic, 6, and Muriel, 4, born in the East Indies, and Archie, 1, born in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Albert died, in London, in 1900.

Atcher Garnett was born circa 1868, probably in India.

Known as Cicely. Ada Cecilia Garnett was born on 1 December 1870 at Muttra, or Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. She died on 14 April 1909 at Ivry/Seine, Val de Marne, France, in a car accident. She married Pierre Georges Leon Aulas, but divorced him in 1905. They had two children:

In the 1881 census as Bertie, 9.

Evelyn Garnett was born in Tamworth, Warwick circa 1873. In the 1881 census as Evelyn, a boy, aged 8.

He was born in about 1875 in India. In the 1881 census as Frederic, 6. He married Florence Maud Imray. He was a mining engineer.

He was born on 29 October 1904. He was an electrical engineer. He married Patricia O'Rourc Balfour. They had three children, though I have names for only two of them. He died in 1994.

Known as Meeta. Muriel Garnett was born on 14 October 1876 and christened on 12 November 1876 in Umballa, West Bengal, India. In the 1881 census as Muriel, another son [!], 4.

In the 1881 census as Archie, >1, born in Aldershot, Hampshire.

He was born in about 1836. A Captain of the Inniskilling Dragoons. He married Annie Skralt.

From "Mannix & Co., History, Topography and Directory of Westmorland," 1851, Bank House, Barbon was occupied by R. J. Garnett Esq. This may be Robert John, or his father, even though he is of the Casterton, not the Barbon line. In 1861 a Mrs. Garnett was living at Bank House, Barbon, Kirkby Lonsdale. There is today in Barbon a 'Low Bank House' and a Bank House farm. Are these the same places as above? From a Kirkby Lonsdale Directory of 1829, we have, residing at Bank House, Robert Skyring Garnett, Esq. I haven't been able to find him in any other document, nor can I trace who his father might have been.

A Captain of the Worcestershire Regiment

She was born on 7 September 1838.

He was born in about 1842 in Moor Hull, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. A priest at the Brompton Oratory, Kensington, London. Apparently he converted to Catholocism and, I suppose, did so after the children, below, were born. The church gained much ground in England during the 19th century, appealing to conservatives who were appalled at the drift to Unitarianism.

Of Easter Lodge, Norfolk. He had 3 sons. He was born in about 1855 in Moor Hull, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. He lived at Lehon, Cotes d'Armor, France circa 1894. He had 3 children:

She was born on 23 November 1851.

Colonel of the Hussars. He was born in about 1857 at Moor Hull, Warwickshire.

Third son of Robert Of Wyreside, Lancaster county. Esquire, Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutnenant [of the county?]. He was born on 16 January 1814 in Manchester, Lancashire. He married Harriet Potts, third daughter of the late Henry Potts, Esq. of Chester, on 11 April 1839. She died on 31 July 1884.

Arms: Gules, a lion rampant, argent, ducally crowned, and a bordure dovetail (as in carpentry) or, on a canton of the last a cross pattee fitchee (the arms of the cross expanded like the Maltese cross, the lower arm terminated in a point) of the field. Crest -- Upon a wreath of the colours, a demi lion argent, gorged with a collar dovetail gules holding between the paws an escutcheon or charged with a cross pattee fitchee also gules. Motto: "Fidus et audax."

High Sheriff of Lancaster: 1860 Henry Garnett, of Wyreside, Lancaster.

In the 1881 census of Nether Wyresdale, Lancashire, residing at Wyre Side as Henry Garnett, a 67 year old JP and DL. He had been born in Manchester, Lancashire. Living with him were his wife, Harriet, 63, born in Chester, Charles H. Garnett, an unmarried 38 year old JP born in Chester, Richard L. Garnett, an unmarried 34 year old without occupation born in Packington Near Lichfield, Stafford, Frank H. Garnett, an unmarried 32 year old without occupation born in Partington Lichfield, Stafford, Sturges A. Garnett, an unmarried 24 year old without occupation born in Chester, Louisa Garnett, an unmarried 40 year old born in Chester, and Helen L. Garnett, an unmarried 29 year old born in Hartford, Cheshire

She married Thomas Francis Rolt of Normanton Hall, Nottingham.

In the 1881 census as an unmarried 40 year old born in Chester. She never married.

The eldest son of Henry Garnett. Esquire, Justice of the Peace. He was born on 30 May 1842 in Chester. He inherited the Wyreside estate. 1881 census: Charles H. Garnett, living at Wyreside, unmarried, 38 years old, born in Chester, Son, Occupation: JP. He died in 1917. He had no children.

A Reverend minister. He was born on 24 December 1843. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Oxford. He was Rector of Christleton, Chester. He married Amy Eliza Thompson, daughter of John Thompson of Boughton Hall, Chester, in January 1883. He died in 1912.

He was born in 1883 and died in 1915, probably in World War I. Captain Claude Lionel Garnett gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Artillery. He married unknown.

He inherited Wyreside Hall from his uncle, Captain Charles Henry Garnett, upon his death in 1917. He sold the Hall in 1936. He married three times, the first to an unknown. He married, I believe secondly, Bridget Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, daughter of Sir Victor Gilbert Lasiston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto and Marion Cook, on 13 April 1954. He married, thirdly, Patricia Baring, daughter of Lt.-Col. Esmond Charles Baring and Zalia Snagge, on 19 January 1965. He and Patricia Baring were divorced before 1986.1 He died in 1990.

He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Horse Guard (Blues). He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.). He was also known as Major Henry Claude Lyon Garnett. He lived at 22 Chelsea Square, London, England.

The son of Henry Claude Lionel Garnett and unknown.

The daughter of Henry Claude Lionel Garnett and Bridget Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound. She married Mark George Christopher Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys, son of Captain Christopher John Darell Jeffreys and Lady Rosemary Beatrice Agar, on 24 July 1956. They were divorced in 1967.

The son of Henry Claude Lionel Garnett and Patricia Baring, he was born on 1 May 1966.

The daughter of Henry Claude Lionel Garnett and Patricia Baring, she was born on 11 February 1968. She married Patrick Mansergh-Wallace, son of Dr. John Mansergh-Wallace and Dr. Vivienne Paula Wallace, on 8 December 1995.

Esquire, of The Ridding, Bentham, York. He was born on 17 February 1845. He married Alice Catherine Teale, the daughter and heiress of Joseph Teale, Doctor of Medicine, of the Ridding, Bentham, York, and the widow of Alfred Foster, on 14 September 1880. He was Justice of the Peace for the county of Lancashire and for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Formerly Lieutenant of the 8th King's Regiment.

Club -- Army and Navy. Livery -- Dark blue, scarlet waistcoat, drab overcoat.
Arms : Upon the escutcheon is placed a helmet befitting his degree, with a matling gules and argent.

Gentleman. He was born in 1885. His address was The Ridding, Lower Bentham, Lancaster.

Gentleman. He was born on 12 June 1846 in Packington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. In the 1881 census as Richard L. Garnett, living at Wyreside, unmarried, 34 years old, born in Packington Near Lichfield, Stafford, England, Son

Or Nasmyth. Gentleman. He was born on 8 November 1848 in Parkington, Staffordshire. In the 1871 census of Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire as Frank N. Garnett, a 22 year old student of Civil Engineering. Stewart Garnett, 21, was living with him. In the 1881 census of Nether Wyresdale, Lancashire as Frank H. [sic] Garnett, living at Wyreside, unmarried, 32 years old, born in Partington Lichfield, Stafford, England, Son. He married Jeanne Caroline Buddicom on 1 November 1888. She was the daughter of W.B. Buddicom of Penbedw, Flint. He died on 2 September 1902 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.

He married first Enid Myfanwy Evans, with whom he had three children. He later married Mary Olivia Sidney, the daughter of William Sidney, 5th Baron de L'Isle and Dudley and Winifred Agneta Yorke Bevan, on 3 June 1939. Mary was born in 1906. This seems a shockingly late date for Walter, he would have been 64 years old. Walter and Mary had one child. I know the names of only two of Walter's children, seemingly one for each wife.

While I originally thought he was born in 1903, but The Peerage.com, a reliable source, indicates he was actually born on 2 July 1921. He married Married Elizabeth Ann Arthur on 30 April 1954. "He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1952. He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. He lived at Hope Bowler Court, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England."

She was born on 20 May 1956.

He was born on 10 April 1958.

She was born on 10 April 1958 and unfortunately died the next day.

She was born on 6 July 1960. She married Luke Richard White, the 6th Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline in 1983. He was the son of Luke Robert White, 5th Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline and Lady Marye Isabel Pepys.

He was born on 14 July 1962.

I had thought he was born in 1910, but the Peerage.com has a dramatically different date, 21 August 1943, meaning he must be the child of Walter and his second wife, Mary Olivia Sidney. Andrew married Maria Constantinidou.

Gentleman. He was born on 29 March 1850. In the 1871 census of Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire he was a 20 year old student of Engineering sharing a place with his older brother, Frank. He married Carolline Sugden Armitage, the only daughter of E. Armitage of The Rookery, Pendleton, on 5 February 1880.

In the 1881 census as an unmarried 29 year old born in Hartford, Cheshire. She married Henry Brooke Rhodes of Barrock Park, Carlisle on 11 April 1883.

Gentleman. He was born on 22 December 1853. Possibly a Justice of the Peace, of The Grange, Bromley Cross, near Bolton, Lancashire.

Fourth son of "Jerry." He was born on 4 April 1875 at Turon, Lancashire. Admitted pens. at Trinity College, Cambridge, June 25, 1894. School, Charterhouse. He matriculated Michs. 1894; B.A. 1897. Joint Head Master of Wixenford preparatory School, Wokingham, Berks., 1910-29. (Berks., Bucks. and Beds. Contemporary Biographies, 297; Schoolmasters' Directories; Charterhouse Sch. Reg.)

Gentleman. He was born on 4 September 1855. He died on 9 August 1874.

Gentleman. He was born on 4 April 1857 in Chester. In the 1881 census as Sturges A. Garnett, living at Wyreside, unmarried, 24 years old, born in Chester, Son.

He was born on 17 June 1817 and died on 4 April 1874.

I have a Sir Robert Garnett of Wyreside, Lancaster county. He was born on 18 March 1845. He married Florence Julia Pollock, daughter of Robert John Pollock, on 5 August 1880. He died on 6 March 1907. I'm not sure where Sir Robert Garnett fits. The Armorial listings would put him in with this family. Could he be our Robert? According to Diana Parkin,

"He is my Great Grandfather Sir Robert Head Bt the son of Sir Frank Head Bt who married Mary Jane Garnett of Wyreside -- daughter of no 22 Robert Garnett & Louisa Lyon."

Note that the Gernet's of Caton lived in and around the forest of Quernmore as late as the 14th century.

The Youngest son of John Garnett of Jamaica. Of Manchester and Quernmore Park. He was born on 17 March 1782 and christened on 20 May 1782 in Ulverston, Lancashire. He married Margaret Carson on 1 March 1813 in Liverpool. She was the daughter of Alexander Carson, Esq. of Liverpool. William was:

Justice of the Peace for Lancaster county
High Sheriff of Lancaster in 1843
Master Forester of Her Majesty's Forest of Bleasdale
Member of Parliament

Arms : Gules, a lion rampant, argent, ducally crowned, and a bordure nebulee (undulating) or, on a canton (the top left quarter of the shield) of the last an eagle displayed with two heads sable. Crest -- a demi lion (his top half only) argent, gorged (collared) with a wreath of oak proper, holding between the paws an escutcheon (shield) gules charged with a buglehorn (hunting horn, a cornet?) or. Motto -- Diligentia et honore.

He purchased Lark Hill Mansion in 1824. He stood unsuccessfully as the Tory candidate for the new parliamentary borough of Salford at three of the elections held between 1832 and 1841. However, in 1835 he did not stand and in that year he must have considered selling the estate as plans were drawn up to sell it off in building plots. Instead he remained and in 1843 became the first tradesman since Ackers to be appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire. What was his trade? When he left Lark Hill to attend the Assizes at Lancaster a magnificent procession accompanied him. The following year he retired to Quernmore Park.

The Calder Vale church stands between Calder Vale and Oakenclough. It was consecrated on 12 August 1863 and dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. The church contains a fine stone pulpit in memory of W.J. Garnett of Quernmore Park who provided the site.

On the Founding of the Order of St. John the Evangelist:

"I am still waiting to hear from you and know you are proceeding in the best way and will let me know when the time comes. I write to ask you to obtain some pamphlets on the work of laymen in the church written by Mr. Walsh of Philadelphia, a well-known person. I have neglected this matter for some time and therefore feel anxious about it. I don't know his initials or address or would write myself and not trouble you. Please obtain them as soon as possible and forward by post to William J. Garnett, Esq., Quernmore Park, W. Lancaster, England. He was in Parliament last session, a man of nerve, etc., I think. I promised to get these for him and have delayed writing for some time." - From The Works of the Rt. Rev. Charles C. Grafton (Volume 7), edited by B. Talbot Rogers, New York: Longmans, Green, 1914, pp. 26-81

A painting by Anton Van Dyck, Francois Langlois, called Ciartres, is in the William Garnet Collection, Quernmore Park, Lancaster, U.K

"The Life of Petrarch," collected from Memoires pour la Vie de Petrarch. Fourth Edition. With 8 stipple engraved plates by Ridley after Kirk, 2 vols, well bound in contemp. half crimson straight grained morocco, spines gilt decorated with sunburst tools and ruled and lettered in gilt, slight tear in title and one other leaf. T. Maiden for Vernor & Hood [and 8 others], 1799. Price: £ 225.00 Reissue of Bensley's attractive illustrated edition of 1797. With armorial bookplate of William Garnett of Bleasdale and Quernmore Park, Lancashire; bound by J. Soulby of Ulverston with ticket (Ramsden p.153; Spawn & Kinsella 7). John Soulby was active between 1792 and 1817 as printer, bookseller, bookbinder and stationer. Spawn & Kinsella illustrate a binding in half green morocco with identical tools.

High Sheriff of Lancaster: 1843 William Garnett, of Lancaster and Salford. A javelin was presented by those past High Sheriffs or their descendants; these javelins ornamenting the wall and pillars of the Shire Hall. William died and was buried on 30 May 1863.

She was born on 1 February 1815.

He was born on 16 March 1816 and died on 3 June 1816.

Esq., of Quernmore Park, Lancaster. He was born 10 July 1818. Barrister-at-Law. M.P. for Lancaster from 1857-1863. He was M.P. of Quernmore Park, and Bleasdale Tower, county Lancaster.

He married Frances Anne Hale, second daughter of the late Reverend Henry Jeremy Hale, of Kings Walden Hertfordshire, on 26 June 1846. Frances' family had old roots.

"Of the King's Walden family it is only necessary to say that that manor was bought in 1575 by Richard Hale, citizen and grocer of London, who may be considered the "founder" of the family. The date of Richard's birth is not given, but he was first married in 1550 to Mary Lambert, the mother of his son and heir, William, and died at a very advanced age in 1620... He left a very large estate, and was the founder of a grammar school at Hertford..."

William was Manager of the North Lancashire Reformatory for Boys Bleasdale, Garstang in 1866.

In the 1871 census of Quernmore as William J., a 52 year old Magistrate and landowner of Lancaster county. Living with him were his wife, Francis A., 51, Eliza H., 23, and William, 20.

High Sheriff of Lancaster: 1879 William Garnett, of Quernmore Park, Lancaster. A javelin was presented by those past High Sheriffs or their descendants; these javelins ornamenting the wall and pillars of the Shire Hall.

She was born on 4 October 1847.

Of Quermore Park and Bleasdale Tower, Garstang, Lancashire. Esquire, Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant, High Sherrif of Lancashire 1879. He was born on 11 February 1851. Club: United University. Arms : Upon the escutcheon is placed a helmet befitting his degree, with a mantling gules and argent. He married Bertha Fanny Elizabeth Tatham, elder daughter of Thomas Christopher Tatham of Weybridge, Surrey, on 10 February 1876.

In the 1891 census of Quernmore as William Garnett, a 40 year old of no occupation. Living with him were his wife, Bertha, 38, Francis Annie, 13, Hilda Christine, 11, Phyllis, 7, and Noel Trevor, 3. I assume William James was away at school.

In the 1901 census of Quernmore as William Garnett, a 50 year old landowner, J.P., and D.L. for county Lancaster. Living with him were his wife, Bertha Fanny Elizabeth, 43, Francis Annie Maud, 23, William James, 22, and Hilda Christine, 21.

In addition to their two sons, below, they had daughters Frances Annie Maud (1877), Hilda Christine (1879), and Phyllis (1884). He died on 27 April 1929. Bertha died on 15 February 1950.

Known as Jack. A gentleman of Quernmore Park, Lancaster. He was born on 19 July 1878. In the 1901 census of Quernmore, Lancashire as William James, aged 22, living at home with his father. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford.

He entered the competition for the Diplomatic Service in February 1902. Of the four places available, Garnett took third, missing second by just one point. His strengths were history, French and Latin. He was Third Secretary from 1904 to 1908. He was Second Secretary from 1908 to 1915 and First Secretary from 1915 to 1920. He retired in 1920. He was only 42. He was Justice of the Peace for the county in 1909. He became Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1940, High Sheriff of Lancaster in 1941 and C.A. [County Alderman?] in 1949. He died in 1965.

There is a book about him called "The Quest: The Strange Life of W.J. Garnett" by John Fisher. An abstract:

"This article investigates the career of a British diplomat, William Garnett, whose unusual life has until know been neglected by historians. Garnett's papers, held at Lancashire Record Office, are a particularly rich source for historians of British diplomacy, the British Foreign Office, and overseas travel in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Garnett was often outspoken and indiscreet in his private correspondence and his archive, on which this article draws, provides valuable insights into British representation and British policy in the countries to which he was posted in the period 1902-1919." The Quest.

Official Secretary of the U.K. High Commission in Canberra. He was a representative of the Children's Overseas Reception Board Scheme (CORB) which sought to settle Jewish refugee children in Australia. An account of CORB can be found in "The Absurd and the Brave: CORB- The True Account of the British Government's World War II Evacuation of Children Overseas."

The Lancaster Priory: The Organ is situated in the North Choir. The ornate casework and front rank of pipes are thought to date from Victorian times. The most recent pipe organ was finally completed in 1965 as the memorial plaque says "This organ was completed in 1965 largely through the Generosity of County Alderman William James Garnett JP DL of Quernmore Park".

The Lancaster Priory:

"The embroideries for the ancient stalls were designed by Guy Barton and worked by the Ladies of the Parish under the direction of Mrs Barton. The scheme of embroidery began in 1962 and took 15 years to complete. Over 20 people took part in the work, to varying degrees. It is in three categories - the stall hangings, the seat backs, and the cushions. The designs on the seat backs mainly commemorate benefactors and patrons of the Priory. They include the building of the Church, the emblem of the Duchy - a ducal coronet, the Coat of Arms of the Marton family who were 'patrons of the living' (that is, they selected the Vicar) in the 18th century and the Arms of William James Garnett of Quernmore Hall."

He was born on 1 November 1956. He married Sharon Marie Vantassel on 30 November 1980. In addition to his son, below, he had daughters Ashley Denelle (26 March 1982) and Hether Marie (12 August 1989).

He was born on 21 April 1987.

Gentleman. He was born on 30 December 1887. He was listed in the 1891 census of Quernmore, Lancashire, the 3 year old son of William, living at home. In the 1901 census of Stanmore Park school, Great Stanmore, Middlesex, as Noel T., a 13 year old scholar. In the late 1880s a boys' preparatory school moved from Brighton to Stanmore Park. The Revd. Vernon Royle was headmaster from 1901 until his death in 1929. - From: "British History Online, Great Stanmore: Education. A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume V," T.F.T. Baker.

A Captain/Major (?) in the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. I assume this was service in World War I. Noel would have been 27 in 1914.

According to a biography of his brother, William James, Noel opted for the Colonial Service, spending much of his career in West Africa. This may have included both before and after the war. The bulk of the service in West Africa was employed in Nigeria, but other colonies included Ghana [Gold Coast] and the ex-German colony of Cameroon. This was Africa in the raw when there were few white men and a trek into "the bush" meant a journey of days on foot with a loaded weapon and native porters to carry the luggage. There was, unlike in East Africa, little permanent white settlement in the region because it was considered to be too unhealthy. It had earned the title of "White Man's Grave." Europeans in the Colonial Service found the life difficult and were compensated with higher salaries. As assignments went, this was far less appealing than a posting to Kenya or South Africa, and certainly less alluring than on to India.

Noel married Marie Louise Descrambes on 5 April 1921.

He was born on 23 January 1922. He married Margaret Mary Fisher on 20 November 1946. Marriage notice in The Times 21 November 1946: "...elder son of Noel Trevor Garnett of Stockhill...and Margaret Mary Fisher elder daur of J. T. Fisher of The Five Houses, Winchelsea, Sussex."

She was born on 17 February 1924.

He was born on 11 March 1853 and died on 12 June 1853.

He was born on 22 January 1855. He married Lucy Katerine Clarkson in June 1885 in Scarborough, Yorkshire. He died in June 1929 in Leyburn, Yorkshire at the age of 74.

He was born on 22 August 1819 and died on 31 March 1825.

He was christened on 3 October 1711 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland. He was buried on 5 October 1723 in Kirkby Lonsdale.

He was christened on 4 August 1679 in Kirbry Lonsdale. He married Margaret Gibson on 13 January 1710 in Casterton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland.

He was christened on 18 July 1647 in Kirkby Lonsdale.

He was christened on 7 February 1650 in Kirbry Lonsdale. He married Alice Layfoot on 5 May 1673 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire. He was buried on 22 June 1732 in Middleton.

He was christened on 6 December 1691 in Middleton, Westmorland. He married Agnes Bailey on 27 May 1716. He was buried on 25 September 1776 in Middleton at the age of 85.

He was christened on 27 January 1717 in Middleton, Westmorland.

He was christened on 13 March 1696 in Dent, Yorkshire. He was buried on 3 July 1697 in Dent, Yorkshire.

He was christened on 23 October 1698 in Dent, Yorkshire. He married Esabel Bell on 16 January 1724 in Middleton. He was buried on 28 December 1776 in Middleton.

He was christened on 15 January 1700 in Dent, Yorkshire. He was buried on 11 May 1703 in Middleton.

He was christened on 4 March 1703 in Middleton, Westmorland. He married Isabell Redman on 21 August 1731 in Burton-in-Kendal. He was buried on 23 May 1736 in Middleton.

He was Christened on 2 February 1705 in Middleton, Westmorland.

He was christened on 19 April 1709 in Middleton, Westmorland. He was buried on 20 September 1709 in Middleton.

The following are Garnetts of Otley, in Yorkshire. Much of the information is derived from the web site of Val Garnett.

Bingley is a market town on the river Aire, just west of Bradford, and about 5 miles southwest of Otley, in Yorkshire. Nearby towns of interest include Eldwick [Helwick], just a mile northeast of Bingley, and Baildon, a small village about 2 miles east of Bingley. The main route from Lancashire into Yorkshire was through the Aire gap, the lowest spot in the Pennine mountain chain that runs down the middle of northern England. To the west of the gap was the Ribble river valley; to the east the valley of the Aire river.

His children were,
(16) Grace Garnet (1605), baptized on 14 April 1605 in Bingley, Yorkshire
(16) Jaine Garnet (1609), baptized on 23 December 1608 in Bingley, Yorkshire.

His date of birth is unknown, but he married Margaret Chippendale, an ancestor of the famous cabinent maker, on 7 July 1589 in the Bingley Parish Church. Their children included John (1603) and Richard. Richard Sr. died on 19 January 1625/6 in Bingley.

He was born in 1603 in Hellwick. His children were,
(17) Richard Garnet (1630),
(17) Agnes Garnet (1624), baptized 14 March 1624 in Bingley,
(17) Susan Garnet (1625),
(17) Robert Garnet (1628),
(17) Ann Garnet (1632)
(17) Bridget Garnett (1623?)

He was born in 1630 in Bingley. He married Susan. Their children were Richard (Mar 1662), John (Oct 1658), Brigeta (Aug 1665), Susan (May 1668), Sarah (Dec 1670), and Matthew (Oct 1673). Richard died in October 1697 in Baildon.

He was born on October 1658 in Bingley. He married Sarah Lupton on 28 November 1684 in the Bingley Parish Church. His one known child was,
(19) Richard Garnet, baptized on 30 May 1685 in Bingley, Yorkshire.

He was born in March 1662/3 in Eldwick, Bingley parish. Eldwick is about a mile northeast of Bingley. He married Lydia Hudson on 28 September 1687 in the Bingley Parish Church. Their children were John (Jun 1688), Mary (Jun 1689), Richard (1690/1), Martha (Oct 1697) and Sarah (Dec 1702). Richard died on May 1720 in Eldwick, Bingley.

He was born in June 1688. He married Lydia. Their children were John (1723, Helwick), Susannah (Oct 1719), Jeremiah (Jun 1721), John (Jun 1721, Bingley), Richard (Mar 1723/4), Mary (30 Jun 1725, Helwick), Matthew (Oct 1728), Anne (19 Apr 1731), Willliam (Jul 1733), and Martha (Apr 1728).

He was born in June 1723 in Helwick. He married Sarah. Their one known child is William (Sep 1748). He died on 24 February 1810 in Eldwick, Bingley.

He was born on 4 March 1690/1 in Helwick [Eldwick], Bingley parish, and christened on the same day in the Bingley Parish Church. He married Sarah Butler on 17 September 1718 in Baildon. Their children included Richard (1719), Margaret (1728), Lydia (Jan 1725/6), Martha (Oct 1720), and Jeremiah (1731, Otley).

I have a Jeremiah Garnett born in 1731 in Otley and baptized on 19 April 1731, the son of Richard Garnett. He began life as a tallow chandler, but later owned and operated a paper mill in Otley. He married Martha Flesher in Otley.

The paper mill, once known as the Wharfeside Mill, later Garnett's paper mill, was originally the Archbishop of York's mill. The earliest lease mentioning the Garnett name is from 1780. The Jeremiah mentioned may be William's father:

- 16 June 1780 - Lease William Foulis, the heir of Wm Foulis, and Fairbank & Garnett, tallow chandler.
- 1782 - Lease Fairbank & Garnett and Marmaduke Forster, fellmonger.
- 24 November 1782 - Lease Marmaduke Forster & J. Strother to Jeremiah Garnett for a consideration of 5 shillings.
- 29 October 1783 - Agreement J. Eamonson & Jeremiah Garnett, tallow chandler.
- 30 October 1783 - Assignment Jeremiah Garnett, tallow chandler, and Mary Wilks, widow.

From A.H.Shorter's "Paper Mills and Paper Makers in England 1495-1800", 1957:

1779. There were to be sold, a fulling mill and a mill for glazing paper, in the possession of Marmaduke Forster, Jeremiah Garnet and Mark Woodhead. L.I. (16th Aug., 1779).

1782. The partnership between MARK WOODHEAD and JEREMIAH GARNNETT, press paper makers and glazers was dissolved. L.G. (24th Aug., 1782) . . .
1791. The mill must have been continued by Jeremiah Garnett. Described as a miller, he insured the paper mill in that year. S.F.I.P. 582166 (11th Apr., 1791).

"Low Moor Mill . . . Water-powered cotton-spinning mill taken over by Jeremiah Garnett of Otley and Timothy Horsfall, 1799. In early 19C Garnett & Horsfall extended spinning mill on large scale and added weaving sheds in 1850s and 1860s." - from "The Industrial Archaelogy of North-West England" by Own Ashmore.

Jeremiah Garnett died in 1815. Jeremiah and Martha's children were Richard (died 17 Nov 1778), Sarah, Mary (1758, Otley), William (1760, Otley), and Jeremiah.

Brother of William, below. Esq., of Roe Field. He founded and directed the great manufacturing establishment of Garnett & Horsfall, Low Moor, Clitheroe. There is, in the LDS database, a Jeremiah Garnett born on 19 April 1761 in Bingley, Yorkshire. His father was Jeremiah.

A paper manufacturer in Otley, Yorkshire. He first married Eleanor Chadwick. Second he married Mary Rhodes, on 20 May 1784 [or in about 1788] in Otley. She was born in about 1767. Unfortunately I have a number of William Garnett's born in Otley in the 1760's:
- William Garnett born on 18 May 1760, in Otley, Yorkshire, England, father Jeremiah. This appears to be 'our' William.
- William Garnett born in about 1763, in Otley, Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, father unknown.
- William Garnett born on 15 July 1764, in Otley, Yorkshire, England, father John.
- William Garnett born on 05 October 1766, in Otley, Yorkshire, England, father Joseph.

I have a reference that says, "He bought a share in the mill in 1774 and was made a partner in 1779." 1774 seems a tad early, doesn't it? William Garnett, paper maker, of Otley mills, is mentioned in "Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory" of 1822. P. Garnett & Son Ltd, headquartered in Otley, West Yorkshirek continues to manufacture paper today.

Martyn Wells has provided a useful compilation of this family's descent which I have used to update the information below.

William died in 1832. William and Mary had the following children,
Anne Garnett (1784),
Martha Garnett (1785),
Margaret Garnett (1787),
Richard Garnett (1789), philologist
Willliam Garnett (1791),
Jeremiah Garnett (1793), journalist
Peter Garnett (1795),
Mary Garnett (1796),
(22) Thomas Garnett (1799), manufacturer
James (1800), and
Henry (1803).

The younger brother of Richard Garnett, philologist, and elder brother of Thomas Garnett, a manufacturer. He was born on 2 October 1793 in Otley, Yorkshire. He was christened on 6 November 1793. After being apprenticed to a printer at Barnsley, he entered the office of 'Wheelers Manchester Chronicle' about 1814 and with a brief interruption continued there until 1821 when he joined John Edwar Taylor in establishing the 'Manchester Guardian.' The first days of this now potent journal were days of struggle. Garnett was a printer, business manager, and sole reporter. He took his notes in a rough shorthand extemporised by himself and frequently composed them without the intervention of any written copy. As the paper gained ground his share in the literary management increased and in January 1844 he became sole editor upon the death of his partner, a position which he held until his retirement in 1861. During these forty years he exerted very great influence on the public opinion of Manchester and Lancashire generally, the admirable management of the Guardian causing it to be largely read, both by tories and leaguers, who had little sympathy with its moderate liberal politics. He was active as a police commissioner, and in obtaining a charter of incorporation for the city. His pen and his advice were highly influential behind the scenes; but his public appearances were infrequent. The most important was onthe occasion of the expulsionof THomas Milner Gibson and JHohn Bright fromthe representation of Manchester in 1857, which was almost entirely due to his initiative. As a man he was upright and benevolent, but singularly averse to display as a writer for the press. His principal characteristics were strong common sense and extreme clearness of style. After his retirement he lived in Scotland and at Sale in Cheshire, where he died on 27 September 1870.

His biography is on Wikipedia.

The younger brother of Jeremiah and Richard. He was born on 18 January 1799 in Otley. A manufacturer and naturalist. In his early days he supported himself by weaving pieces on his own account, but about the age of 21 he obtained employment in the great manufacturing establishment of Garnett & Horsfall, Low Moor, Clitheroe, founded and then directed by his uncle, Jeremiah Garnett, esq., of Roe Field. He successively became manager and partner, and at the time of his death had for many years been head of the firm. He possessed an inquiring and speculative intellect and was an unwearied observer and experimenter in agriculture, medicine and natural history. He was one of the first to propose the artificial propagation of fish, on which he wrote in the 'Magazine of Natural History' in 1832. He also first discovered the economical value of alpaca wool, which he failed in inducing his partners to take up. He was also one of the earliest experimenters with guano. He was several times mayor of Clitheroe. He died on 25 May 1878.

His children were,
(23) Thomas Gustav Schwabe Garnett (1841)

He married Elizabeth Alice Dickinson in 1863, in Blackburn, Lancashire. She was born in about 1844. From "The Mayors of Bolton,"

Thomas Gustav Schwabe Garnett
Chairman of Turton Local Board: 1886-89 (Conservative)
Chairman of Turton Urban District Council: 1895-1900 (Conservative)
Born: Clitheroe, Lancashire c. 1841
Died: Shefferlands, Halton, Lancaster 12 April 1911
First Chairman of Turton Urban District Council.
Cotton spinner.
Proprietor of Thomas & Jeremiah Garnett Ltd, Cox Green Mills, Bromley Cross and Clitheroe - cotton spinners and manufacturers in partnership with his brother Jeremiah Garnett.
His uncle, also Jeremiah Garnett, was the first printer and later editor and part owner of the Manchester Guardian.
Represented Bromley Cross Ward.
He lived at Ousel Nest, Bromley Cross.
Buried at Halton, Lancaster.

Born on 25 July 1789 in Otley. The LDS database indicates the date was 12 September 1789. The eldest son of William Garnett, he was educated at Otley grammar school and afterwards learned French and Italian from an Italian gentleman named Facio, it being intended to place him in a mercantile house. This design was abandoned, and he remained at home, assisting his father in his manufactory and teaching himself German, that he might be able to read a book on birds in that language. In 1811, convinced that trade was not his vocation, he became assistant-master in the school of the Reverend Evelyn Falkner at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, devoting his leisure hours to preparing himself for the church. Within two years he had taught himself sufficient Latin, Greek and divinity to obtain ordination from the Arch-bishop of York, whose chaplain prounounced him the best prepared canidate he had ever examined. After a brief settlement in Yorkshire, he became curate at Blackburn and assistant-master of the grammar school. He continued there for several years, engaged in incessant study and research.

In 1822 he married his first wife, Margaret, grand-daughter of the Reverend Ralph Heathcote, and in 1826 was presented to the perpetual curacy of Tockholes, near Blackburn. He had some time before made the acquaintance of Southey, who in a letter to Rickman calls him 'a very remarkable person. He did not begin to learn Greek till he was twenty, and he is now, I believe, acquainted with all the European languages of Latin or Teutonic origin, and with sundry Oriental ones. I do not know any man who had read so much which you would not expect him to have read.'

About this time he came before the world as a writer on the Roman Catholic controversy, contributing numerous articles to the 'Protestant Guardian,' the most remarkable of which were extremely humorous and sarcastic expsures of the apocryphal miracles attributed to St. Francis Xavier. He also commenced and in great measure completed an extensive work in reply to Charles Butler on the subject of ecclesiastical miracles, but the extreme depression of spirits occasioned by the death of his wife and infant daughter in 1828 and 1829 compelled him to lay it aside. He sought relief in change of residence, becoming priest-vicar of Lichfield Cathedral in 1829 and absorbed himself in the study of comparative philology, then just beginning to be recognised as a science.

Having obtained an introduction to Lockhart, he contributed in 1835 and 1836 three articles to the 'Quarterly Review' treating respectively of English lexicography, English dialects, and Prichard's work on the Celtic languages. These papers attracted great attention and were almost the first introduciton of German philological research to the English public. He made the Celtic question peculiarly his own. His conviction of the extent of the Celtic element in European languages and of the importance of Celtic studies in general, was to have been expressed in an article in the 'Quarterly Review' on Skene's 'Highlanders,' which for some reason never appeared.

In 1834 he married Rayne, daughter John Wreaks, esq., of Sheffield, and in 1836 was presented to the living of Chebsey, near Stafford, which he reliquished in 1838, on succeeding Cary, the translator of Dante, as assistant-keeper of printed books at the British Museum. He was an active member of the Philological Society founded in 1842.

He was a learned philogist. The pioneer of modern philological research in England; his articles in the Quarterly Review (1835, 1836) on English lexicography and dialects, and on the Celtic question, and his essays in the Transactions of the Philological Society (reprinted 1859), were invaluable to the later study of the English language. His philological essays were edited by his eldest son in 1859.

He died in 1850 and his son, Richard, was taken into the library upon his death.

He was born in Lichfield [Linfield], Staffordshire, England on 27 February 1835. The son owed much to his parentage. He was educated at home and at a private school in Bloomsbury. In 1851, just after his fathers death, he entered the British Museum as an assistant in the library. There he remained for nearly 50 years, and rose to be Keeper of Printed Books. Biographer and writer on literature. He acquired a marvellous knowledge of books, and of everything connected with pure literature. He made numerous translations from the Greek, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and wrote books of graceful verse, "The Twilight of the Gods and other Tales" (1888), various biographical works on Carlyle, Milton, Blake, and others, "The Age of Dryden," a "History of Italian Literature," and contributed many articles to encyclopedias, and to the Dictionary of National Biography. In 1883 he was given the degree of LL.D. at Edinburgh, an honor repeated by other universities, and in 1895 he was made a C.B.

He married Olivea. She was born in 1847 in Brighton, Sussex, England. Their children included May (1865, London), Robert S. (1868, London), Edward W. (1868, London), Olivia R. (1872, London), Lucy M. (1876, London) and Arthur (1881, London). In 1881 they were living at 3 St Edmond Terrace, London. Richard died in 1906.

In the 1881 census of St. John parish, Marylebone, London as Richard Garnett, a 46 year old Assistant Librarian at the British Museum, born in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Living with him were his wife, Olivia, 38, born in Brighton, and May, 16, Robert L., 13, Edward W., 13, Olivia R., Lucy M., and Arthur, all born in London.

The son of Richard Garnett. He was born in 1868 and died in 1937. Critic and author. Although his own work never achieved great distinction, Edward encouraged and guided many writers, including Conrad and Galsworthy, and published their letters to him. Constance (Black) Garnett, 1862-1946, Edward's wife, was famous for her translations from the Russian, including the great novels of Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy.

The son of Edward and Constance. He was born in 1892 and died in 1981. A novelist, he won acclaim for the imaginativeness of such works as "Lady into Fox" (1923) and "A Man in the Zoo" (1924).

This is another family of the north of England living just across the Yorkshire border with the county of Durham. There are two sets of Garnet/Garnett's living in Egglescliffe, below. They may both descend from Richard Garnet.

Of Egglescliff. He married Annes Winterscall on 26 November 1542 in Egglescliff.

Of Egglescliff. He was christened on 12 March 1543 in Egglescliff. He may have married Ellen Duckett on 7 November 1574 at Elton, Durham.

Of Egglescliff. The son of Nicholas. He was christened on 15 April 1578 in Egglescliff.

Of Egglescliff. He married Elizabeth Addison. He may be the son of Richard.

Of Egglescliffe. He was born between 1564 and 1571. He married Anne Sherwood.

The son of Lawrence. He was christened on 25 June 1587 [or 21 September 1595 / or 29 November 1602] in Egglescliffe.

The son of Lawrence. He was christened on 4 March 1593 at Egglescliffe [or 29 March 1605].

The daughter of Lawrence. She was born in about 1597 in Egglescliffe. She died and was buried on 14 June 1629.

The son of Lawrence. He was christened on 11 October 1601 in Egglescliff.

The son of Lawrence. Gentleman, of Egglescliffe, born about 1586. One source at the LDS database claims he was christened on 24 February 1590 at Egglescliff, Durham. Another claims 1573 in Aislaby, a nearby village. He married Mary Pemberton on 30 October 1610. He probably died in 1630 or 1634.

The son of Anthony and Mary Garnett. Esq. of Egglescliffe. He may have been born on 6 September 1610 [or 22 October 1615]. Captain of horse in the regiment of Colonel George Heron, and in the service of Charles I. That is, he was a royalist.

John married Alice, the daughter of Christopher Place, esq. of Dinsdale, and relict of Michael Pemberton, esq. of Aislaby. Michael Pemberton, who held the manor of Aislaby, was a Major in Colonel Conyer's regiment in the service of King Charles I and the first husband of Alice.

The following are Garnetts of England, not yet placed within a known descent.

A modern leader of the Royal Navy. Chief of Joint Operations in Kosovo, 1999. He was born in Surrey, England in 1944, Admiral Ian Garnett joined the Royal Navy in 1962. After sea service in HM ships LONDON, BEACHAMPTON and the Royal Yacht BRITANNIA, he was selected for flying training, qualified as an anti-submarine warfare helicopter pilot and joined 814 Squadron on board HMS HERMES.

Subsequently he served in a broad range of seagoing appointments; on exchange with the Royal Australian Navy both ashore and on board HMAS Melbourne; flying Sea King helicopters in HM ships TIGER and BLAKE; and as the Operations Officer in HMS NAIAD.

On promotion to commander in 1978, he became the Deputy Director (RN) of the Joint Maritime Operations Tactical School before assuming command of HMS AMAZON, a Type 21 Frigate, operating in home waters, the Far East and the South Atlantic. Selected for Captain while attending the Royal Naval Staff College in 1983, he joined the Ministry of Defence as the Assistant Director (Ships) in the Operational Requirements Division. He then commanded HMS ACTIVE as the Captain, Fourth Frigate Squadron before leading the Royal Navy Presentation Team in 1988-89.

In 1989, after seven months as Captain Naval Operational Command Systems, he was appointed Director of Operational Requirements (Sea Systems). Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1993 he became the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Naval Aviation. In August 1995, he was promoted to Vice Admiral and assumed the duties of Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. In February 1999 he was appointed Chief of Joint Operations at the Permanent Joint Headquarters (United Kingdom), and in September 2001 he was promoted to Admiral and assumed his current post as Chief of Staff SHAPE.

Admiral Garnett and his Australian wife, Charlotte, have three children; James, Philippa and Georgina.

Steve Hissem
San Diego, California