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BARNIKEL, William James
1849 - 1931 (82 years) Has no ancestors but 13 descendants in this family tree.
1873 - 1932 (59 years)-
Name BARNIKEL, William James Birth 1849 Pembroke, Wales 
Gender Male Death 1931 Brentford Registration District, Middlesex Person ID I2877 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Family 1 HUDSON, Ellen Townshend, b. 1873, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England d. 1932, Brentford Registration District, Middlesex (Age 59 years) Marriage 1898 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. BARNIKEL, Augustine James Arthur, b. 1899, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England (till 31.03.1889) d. 1964, Aylesbury Registration District, Buckinghamshire (Age 65 years)2. BARNIKEL, Margaret Elizabeth, b. 1901, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England (till 31.03.1889) d. Yes, date unknown3. BARNIKEL, Evylyn George, b. 27 Jun 1902, Shephers Bush, London, Middlesex, England (until 31.03.1889) d. 1982, Windsor Registration District, Berkshire (Age 79 years)4. BARNIKEL, Hugh Townsend, b. 1908, Brentford Registration District, Middlesex d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. BARNIKEL, Ella Ellen, b. 1913, Brentford Registration District, Middlesex d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F966 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 JONES, Hannah Maria, b. Between 1848 and 1849, Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales d. Between 1871 and 1876 (Age 23 years) Marriage 1870 Neath, Glamorgan, Wales Children 1. BARNIKEL, William Hugh, b. 1870, Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales d. 1905, Fulham Registration District, London (Age 35 years)2. BARNIKEL, Agnes Jane, b. 1872, Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales d. 1907, Brentford Registration District, Middlesex (Age 35 years)Family ID F1454 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 3 Marriage Between 1872 and 1879 Children 1. BARNIKEL, Arthur Evelyn, b. 1879, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England (till 31.03.1889) d. 1881, Fulham Registration District, London (Age 2 years)2. BARNIKEL, Winnie Rose, b. 1880, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England (till 31.03.1889) d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. BARNIKEL, Ethel Gertrude, b. 1882, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England (till 31.03.1889) d. 1962 (Age 80 years)4. BARNIKEL, Albert Edgar, b. 1883, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England (till 31.03.1889) d. 1986 (Age 103 years)5. BARNIKEL, Sydney Irvine, b. 1884, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England (till 31.03.1889) d. 1964 (Age 80 years)6. BARNIKEL, Catherine Grace, b. 1891, Fulham, London, Middlesex, England (till 31.03.1889) d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1455 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM JAMES BARNIKEL 1849-1931
The birth of William James BARNIKEL was registered in 1849.
(GRO June Q 1849 Pembroke 26 826)
William James, son of William Hugh and Margaret BARNIKEL of Eastend, Pembroke, Wales, was baptised at St. Michael's, Pembroke, on 4 July 1849. The parish register states that his father was a grocer.
(PR)
The marriage between William James BARNIKEL and Hannah Maria JONES was registered in 1870.
(GRO March Q 1870 Neath 11a 628)
The birth of William Hugh BARNIKEL was registered in 1870.
(GRO September Q 1870 [JONES] Neath 11a 492)
From the 1871 census of 107 Neath Road, Briton Ferry, Wales:
*William James BARNIKEL, head, aged 21, pattern make ironworks, born at Pembroke, Pembrokeshire;
Hannah Maria BARNIKEL, wife, aged 22, born at Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire;
William Hugh BARNIKEL, son, aged 6 months, born at Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire.
(RG10/5428/12/17)
The death of his wife Hannah Maria BARNIKEL has not been traced.
A William J. BARNIKEL married a Catherine MOFFAT at Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, on 19 October 1876.
(Ohio Marriages 1800-1958)
From the 1891 census of 2a Adeney Road, Fulham, London:
*William J. BARNIKEL, head, married, aged 41, carpenter and joiner, born at Pembroke Town;
Catherine BARNIKEL, wife, married, aged 38 born in Scotland;
William H. BARNIKEL, son, single, aged 20, joiner's apprentice, born at Briton Ferry;
Agnes J. BARNIKEL, daughter, single, aged 18, born at Briton Ferry;
Vincent H BARNIKEL, son, aged 12, born at Landor, Swansea;
Winnifred R. BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 10, born in London;
Ethel G. BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 8, born in London;
Albert Edgar BARNIKEL, son, aged 6, born in London;
Sidney I. BARNIKEL, son, aged 5, born in London;
Catherine G. BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 7 weeks (?), born in London.
(RG12/48/16/28)
The death of a Catherine BARNIKEL was registered in 1896 aged 41 (i.e. born circa 1855)
(GRO December Q 1896 Fulham 1a 216)
The marriage between William James BARNIKEL and Ellen Townhend [sic] HUDSON was registered in 1898.
(GRO December Q 1898 Wisbech 3b 1445)
From the 1901 census of 2a Adeney Road, Fulham, London:
*William James BARNIKEL, head, aged 51, joinery maker on own account, born at Pembroke;
E. T. BARNIKEL, wife, aged 31, born at West Walton, Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire;
Ethel G. BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 18, born in Fulham;
Albert E. BARNIKEL, son, aged 17, hairdresser's assistant, born in Fulham;
Sidney BARNIKEL, son, aged 16, carpenter's apprentice, born in Fulham;
Grace BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 10, born in Fulham.
Augustus BARNIKEL, son, aged 1, born in Fulham;
Margaret BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 1 minth, born at Fulham.
(RG13/58/47/32)
His son Vincent Harold BARNIKEL, single, born in England, son of William BARNIKEL and Catherine MOFFETT [sic], married 32 year old Emma Jane GILBERT, single, born in England, daughter of Richard GILBERT and his wife Mary Anna WISLOW at Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA, on 29 April 1907.
(Ohio Marriages 1800-1958)
He and his wife appear in the 1910 US Federal Census.
From the 1911 census of 29 Buxton Gardens, Acton, London, W.:
*Wm Jas BARNIKEL, head, aged 61, married, retired joinery maker, born at Pembroke Town;
Ellen Townsend BARNIKEL, wife, aged 38, married 12 years, 4 children all living, born at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire;
Ethel Gertrude BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 29, single, clerk at a dairy, born in Fulham;
Sidney Irvine BARNIKEL, son, aged 26, single, rent collector, born in Fulham;
Catherine Grace BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 20, single, milliner, born in Fulham;
Augustine James Arthr. BARKINEL, son, aged 11, at school, born in Fulham;
Margaret Elizabeth BARNIKEL, daughter, aged 10, at school, born in Fulham;
Evylyne [sic] BARNIKEL, son, aged 8, at school, born in Shephers Bush;
Hugh Townshend BARNIKEL, son, born in Acton.
(RG14/PN 6964/RG78PN345 RD128 SD6 ED13 SN59)
The death of William J. BARNIKEL aged 82 was registered in 1931.
(GRO December Q 1931 Brentford 03A 263)
"BARNIKEL William James of 29 Buxton-gardens Acton Middlesex died 6 December 1931 Probate London 24 August to Charles Horace Nash solicitor Ellen Townsend BARNIKEL widow and William Sidney HARVERSON civil servant.
Effects £23,516 0s. 2d."
(National Probate Calendar 1932)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1881 Census: No Entry
An Ellen T. BARNIKEL aged 59 died in 1932.
(GRO March Q 1932 Brentford 3a 23)
When and where did Hannah Maria BARNIKEL die between 1871 and 1876? USA?
(revised 21.11.2016)