 1752 - 1835 (83 years)
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| Name |
James Barron |
| Born |
1752 |
Midmar, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  |
| Christened |
15 Apr 1753 |
Midmar Parish, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1835 |
Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| Notes |
- James Barron enlisted in the Royal Artillery at Woolwich Arsenal in London on 22nd May 1773 aged 21 years.
From 1773 until 1776 he served as a Gunner at Woolwich Arsenal
Service in American War of Independence
In 1776 he served as Gunner in Halifax New York
In 1777 he served as a Bombadier in Rhode Island New York
in 1780 he served as a Bombadier in South Carolina
in 1782 he served as a Bombadier in North Carolina, Virginia and taken prisoner at Yorktown
in 1785 he served as a Bombadier in Plymouth Dock, UK
in 1787 until 1789 he served as a Corporal in Gibralter
in 1793 he served as a Sargeantl in St Kitts
In 1796 he served as a Sargeant in Martinique
in 1800 he served as a Sargeant in St Kitts
in 1801 he served as a Corporal posted to Woolwich - Supernumerary at Landguard Fort
in 1802 until 1803 served as Corporal in Woolwich
in 1803 until 1812 he served as a Corporal at Landguard Fort, Suffolk
in 1813 a detachment sent to Heliogoland
in 1815 - 1835 served as Master Gunner at Landguard Fort, Suffolk
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| Person ID |
I0534 |
Bennetts |
| Last Modified |
7 Sep 2010 |
| Family |
Ann Johnson, b. 1781, St Clements, Ipswich, Suffolk , d. 1871 (Age 90 years) |
| Married |
1803 |
Walton, Suffolk |
| Children |
| | 1. Sarah Mary Barron, b. 1804, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| | 2. Alexander Barron, b. 12 Mar 1805, Vittoriossa, Malta , d. 03 Jul 1867, Meldrum, Aberdeenshire (Age 62 years) |
| | 3. Jane Catherine Barron, b. 1805, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk , d. 09 Dec 1855, 1 Alfred Street, Knightsbridge, Westminster, London (Age 50 years) |
| | 4. Susanna Barron, b. 1812, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| | 5. Isabella Barron, b. 1815, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| | 6. William Barron, b. 1817, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| | 7. Charles Barron, b. 1818, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk |
| | 8. George Wellington Barron, b. 1820, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk , d. 1900, East Berkhamstead, Berks (Age 80 years) |
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| Headstones |
 | ST CLEMENTS 15TH CENTURY CHURCH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK
SITUATED NEAR THE QUAY IN IPSWICH DOCKS
ANN JOHNSON (WIFE OF JAMES BARRON) WAS CHRISTENED IN THE CHURCH IN 1781 - THE CHURCH IS NO LONGER USED, EXCEPT AS A MUSEUM WHERE THE PUBLIC ARE ADMITTED OCCASIONALLY. THE GROUNDS AND INSIDE ARE STILL MAINTAINED TO A HIGH STANDARD
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| Photos |
 | MAIN ENTRANCE OF LANDGUARD FORT, FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK
JAMES BARRON WAS MASTER GUNNER AT LAND GUARD FORT AND ALL OF HIS CHILDREN WERE BORN THERE |
| Marriage Certificates |
 | MARRIAGE OF JAMES BARRON AND ANN JOHNSON IN WALTON SUFFOLK IN 1803
COPY OF DOCUMENT RELATING TO WEDDING |
| Family ID |
F180 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | INTERIOR VIEW OF LANDGUARD FORT,FELIXSTOWE,SUFFOLK
THE ARCHES LEAD TO ROOMS WHERE THE MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVED AND BEHIND THAT THE GUN PLACEMENTS. LANDGUARD FORT WAS WHERE JAMES BARRON SERVED AS A MASTER GUNNER.
HE SERVED IN THE FORT UNTIL 1835 WHEN HE DIED AGED 83. THE FORT HAS CHANGED A GREAT DEAL SINCE JAMES SERVED THERE, ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR. |
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