1600
Baptised
about 1600
Estimated Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook. Estimated — inferred, not directly recorded.
Robert Barber
1600 – 1638
✓ Validated against records · 2026-07-06
Robert Barber was baptised about 1600, a son of William Barber and Mary of Witcham, and a grandson of the John Barber who stands at the head of the family. In 1627 he married Winifred Gunton at St Peter's, Wentworth — one of the earliest of the family's marriages the parish registers preserve. He was buried at Witcham in 1638, still only about thirty-eight, leaving young children behind him — among them Thomas, the carpenter who would carry the line on and set down its land in writing.
Composed from validated records · 2026-07-06
- Baptism
- About 1600
- Marriage
- To Winifred Gunton on 29th May 1627 in St, Peter's Church, Wentworth
- Burial
- March 20th 1638 aged about 38 years
- Parents
- William Barber (son of John Barber and Margaret) and Mary
- Siblings
- Robert Barber William Barber John Barber
- Children
- Maria Barber baptised September 7th, 1628, Witcham Rebecca Barber baptised October 10th 1630, Witchen died 1635 Thomas Barbe r baptised July 6th 1634, Witcham William Barber born 1636, Witcham
In your grandmother’s words · from her notebook
Family
Parents
Marriage
Children
Life
Confirmed — anchored to a recordEstimated — inferred
1627
Married Winifred Gunton
29 May 1627 at St Peter's Church
To Winifred Gunton on 29th May 1627 in St, Peter's Church, Wentworth— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1638
Buried
about 1638
March 20th 1638 aged about 38 years— From Janet Brock’s research
Estimated Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook. Estimated — inferred, not directly recorded.
Our research
Winifred Gunton
Research · Witcham & Wentworth
Robert sits at the join between the earliest registers and the will-evidenced generations above him. To do: read the 1627 Wentworth marriage and the Witcham burial at the image; trace Winifred Gunton, whose name descends to a granddaughter.