George Barnes (priest) explained

George Barnes
Birth Date:	11 December 1782
Death Place:	The Rectory, Sowton, Devon, England
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Archdeacon of Barnstaple

George Barnes, D.D. (11 December 1782 – 29 June 1847) was an English churchman, the Archdeacon of Barnstaple^[1] from 1830 to 1847.^[2]

Barnes first enrolled in Exeter College, Oxford on 30 October 1799. He graduated from the college in 1814. He also served as the inaugural Archdeacon of Bombay^[3] but declined the Bishopric of Calcutta.^[4] His father was Archdeacon of Totnes from 1775 to 1820.^[5]

In 1815, Barnes founded the Bombay Education Society, which established the Christ Church School and Barnes School in India.^{[6] [7] [8]}

His eldest son George Carnac Barnes (1818–1861) was an administrator in India, and his son Herbert Barnes was also Archdeacon of Barnstaple.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gribble, Joseph Besly . Memorials of Barnstaple; being an attempt to supply the want of a history of that ancient borough. . Barnstaple . J. Avery . 1830 . 486 . 8 December 2018.
2. News: Preferments . Jackson's Oxford Journal . Oxford, England . 31 July 1847 . 3 . 8 December 2018 . subscription .
3. Book: Richardson, Edmund . Classical Victorians: Scholars, Scoundrels and Generals in Pursuit of Antiquity . . 2013 . 978-1-107-02677-3 . 191 . . 8 December 2018.
4. News: Sheffield Mercury . 5 December 1826 . . London, England . 2 . 13141 . 8 December 2018.
5. Web site: Celtic Royal Genealogy . 8 December 2018 . RootsWeb.
6. Web site: Annual Register. 29 June 1883. J. Dodsley.. Google Books.
7. Web site: History & Heritage|Christ Church School|Christian School|Legacy. www.christchurchschoolmumbai.org.
8. Web site: Byculla school's management, the Bombay Education Society turns 200. 4 October 2015. mid-day.