Joseph BARNETT
Date of Birth:
c 1848
Date of Death:
21 Jun 1916
Joseph was born at Welsh Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England.
He emigrated to NZ with his parents, two brothers & a sister on the "Mermaid" arriving Jan 1868 at Lyttelton.
He married Lucy Horne in 1873.
They had no children.
Joseph was a carpenter in Christchurch until about 1890 when he tried farming at Pahiatua & Ballance. He then became a labourer at Palmerston Nth before moving to Levin as a gardener around 1908. he wa s a member of the Salvation Army and the 'No Licence league'.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
Joseph Barnett, Edwin Barnett, Charlotte Hall, Lucy Emma Rose Maud (Emma) Horne.