Ralph Barnes (priest) explained

Ralph Barnes (4 November 1731 – 20 May 1820) was an English Anglican priest who was the Archdeacon of Totnes^[1] from 1775 until 1820.^[2]

He was the son of Henry Barnes of St Andrew parish in London. His father was a Secondary of the Court of Common Pleas. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated B.A. at St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1757 and M.A. 1760.^[3]

He died at Harberton, aged 88.^{[4] [5]}

His son George and grandson Herbert Barnes were both Archdeacon of Barnstaple.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=D146846 National Archives
2. Some account of the barony and town of Okehampton: Its antiquities and institutions (1889). Bridges, W. B.; Wright, W. H. K.; Rattenbury, J.; Shebbeare, R.; Thomas, C.; Fothergill, H.G. Tiverton, W. Masland.
3. Book: Foster . Joseph . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886: Their Parentage, Birthplace, and Year of Birth, with a Record of Their Degreea . 1891 . Parker and Company . 63 . 13 November 2023 . en.
4. "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Trewman's Exeter Flying Post (Exeter, England), Thursday, May 25, 1820; Issue 2854
5. "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Bristol Mercury (Bristol, England), Monday, June 5, 1820; Issue 1576