John Barker, Esq., of Clare Priory

Portrait of this John Barker as a child was at Clare Priory and listed as property in the possession of Sir George Digby Barker, K.C.B. in 1904-05.

(Source: 1825-1826 Bury and Norwich Post newspaper archive)

"October 5th 1826

Inquisition at Glemsford on the Rev William Jardine.

Mr Jardine was with Mr Barker from Clare Priory and were on their way to Bury the previous Monday. On descending Glemsford Hill in a pheaton the animal set off at full speed, Mr Barker pulled the right rein with a view to pull the carriage into the ditch but the rein broke. The gentlemen decided to jump out, Mr Jardine landed on his head which terminated his life on the Wednesday after, Mr Barker was not hurt, the animal ran through Stanstead and Melford, jumping the turnpike gate on the Melford Sudbury road drawing the carriage with it and broke the gate, it was an aged animal. Mr Barker had had it for 16 years, the cause was the carriage pressing upon it going down the hill. Accidental."

Married at Poslingford, 9 February 1829

, to Georgiana Weston, eldest daughter of Col. Weston*, of Shadow Bucks Park, Poslingford. [Perhaps this was Shadow Bush Farm as advertised October 5th 1814 in the Bury and Norwich Post newspaper: "Also at Shadow Bush Farm, Poslingford, live and dead stock".]

• Colonel Weston died aged 81 on 27 November 1844 at Shadowbush. (Source: The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year 1844, Volume 175 Poslingford is a small village situated approximately 1¾ miles to the north of Clare, Suffolk, England

They had 4 sons and 1 daughter.

Died aged 37 - August 1837. He is buried at Clare.

His widow later married Rev. Stephen Jenner - Curate of Camden Church, Camberwell