• DBHB's great x2 grandfather.
• Born 31 December 1836, youngest son of John Barton Senior (1789-1852) and Fanny Rickman (1807-1842).
• Contemporary of W.S.Gilbert (1836-1911) and Mark Twain (1835-1920).
• Married firstly (in 1859) Catherine Wigram (1831-1860). She and their infant daughter died the year after, as detailed in his memoir.
• Became missionary in India.
• Married secondly (on 12 October 1863, in Ludhiana, India), Emily Elliott (1839-1924).
• Became vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge from 1877-1894 and is still visible in a stained glass window there.
• Father of Rev. Cecil Barton (1870-1909).
• Died 26 November 1908, aged 71.

LEFT: John Barton in 1860 (aged 24) when staying with Rev. Henry Venn Elliott (1792-1865), a year after John's ordination.
RIGHT: John Barton later in life.


Stained glass window and plaque at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge (to the left of the altar).


John wrote a memoir, and much of his later life is also described in the memoir of his wife Emily. A biography of John was written by his son Cecil and published posthumously. He has also appeared in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Children

With Catherine Wigram (1831-1860):

1. Emily Frances Barton (b.&d.1860); died aged 3 months.

With Emily Elliott (1839-1924):

1. Arthur Elliott Barton (1864-1931).
2. Rev. Jack Barton (1866-1941).
3. Fred Barton (1868-1929).
4. Rev. Cecil Barton (1870-1909).
5. Ethel Barton (1871-1937).
6. Jessie Barton (1874-1955).
7. Guy Barton (1875-1947).
8. Bill Barton (1877-1952).
9. David Fenn Barton (b.&d.1879).