Henry Frederick Barnes-Lawrence (1815– 1896) was an Anglican clergyman, notable as the

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who founded the

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and with others ( Francis Orpen Morris; William Thomson, Archbishop of York; and Christopher Sykes, MP) generated the pressure which led to the 1869 Sea Birds Preservation Act.

Early life

Barnes was born in

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on 11 February 1815; and educated at Clare College, Cambridge.

Church

He entered the Church of England and became

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at St Luke's, Chelsea then

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, Ryde. In 1849 he became

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of Bridlington.

Personal life

In 1841 he married Emily Lloyd, who was the daughter of the then Incumbent of

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. They had eight children: Arthur Evelyn (born 1851), Herbert Cecil (born 1852, died 1926), Ashley Lawrence (born 1854), Lionel Aubrey Walter (born 1855), Ernest Frederick (born 1857, died 1915), Ada Florence (born 1859, died 1922), Clement Henry (born 1861, died 1887) and Emily Constance (born 1864). It seems likely that Cyril Henry Frederick Barnes-Lawrence, who became Master of Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth was a grandson, rather than a son, as previously stated.

Death

Barnes-Lawrence died at Bridlington on 29 May 1896.OBITUARY.

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(York, England), Thursday, 30 May 1896; pg. 5; Issue 14035

References

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