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Her life
Name Harriet Barley [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth Bef 22 Jul 1816 Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England 
[2] - Her ages (33 in 1851, 41 in 1861, 54 in 1871) put her birth in 1817-1820, a year or more after this baptism.
Christening 22 Jul 1816 St Kenelm’s Church, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England [2] 
Baptismal Record: Harriet Barley (1816) Gender Female Residence 13 Dec 1840 Lock Street, St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire, England [3] Occupation 13 Dec 1840 [3] Dress Maker Census 6 Jun 1841 Lock Street, St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire, England [5] Age: 20 
1841 Census: Lock Street, St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire Occupation 6 Jun 1841 [5] Dress Maker Residence 30 Jan 1846 Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England [1] Residence 29 Oct 1848 Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England [6] Residence 9 Mar 1851 Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England [7] Census 30 Mar 1851 Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England [8] Age: 33 
1851 Census: Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire Occupation 30 Mar 1851 [8] Dressmaker Residence 20 May 1858 Great Francis Street, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire, England [9] Census 7 Apr 1861 Court 3, 15 Clarendon Street, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire, England [10] Age: 41 
1861 Census: Court 3, 15 Clarendon Street, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire Census 2 Apr 1871 Court 3, 15 Clarendon Street, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire, England [11] Age: 54 
1871 Census: Court 3, 15 Clarendon Street, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire Occupation 2 Apr 1871 [11] Dress Maker Person ID I1606 Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake | Whitmore family Last Modified 8 Nov 2026
Parents’ family
Father John Barley, b. Abt 1783 d. 16 Sep 1850, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England (Age 67 years)Mother Sarah, b. Abt 1784 d. 4 Sep 1844, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England (Age 60 years)Marriage 7 Apr 1806 St Nicholas’s Church, Alcester, Warwickshire, England [12, 13] - John Barley, bachelor; Sarah Robinson, widow. Witnesses: Robert Wrighton, Mary Laight and Edmd Scamblar.
Marriage Record: John Barley and Sarah Robinson (1806) 
Marriage Licence: John Barley and Sarah Robinson (1806) (2) Family ID F613 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family with John Saunders
Family 1 
John Saunders, b. Bef 30 Nov 1817, Broughton Hackett, Worcestershire, England d. Bef 29 Sep 1870, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire, England (Age < 52 years) [14, 15]Marriage Abt Aug 1845 Pershore, Worcestershire, England [16] Children + 1. Louisa Saunders, b. Bef 30 Jan 1846, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England d. Abt Aug 1913, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England (Age > 67 years)2. Letitia Saunders, b. Bef 29 Oct 1848, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England 3. Harriet Saunders, b. Bef 9 Mar 1851, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England 4. Sarah Saunders, b. Abt Nov 1853, Pershore, Worcestershire, England 5. William Saunders, b. 5 Apr 1856, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire, England Family ID F546 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Nov 2026
Second family
Family 2 [3] Children 1. Jane Barley, b. Bef 13 Dec 1840, St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire, England 2. Caroline Barley, b. Bef 13 Dec 1840, St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire, England Family ID F611 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Nov 2026
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Event Map 
Birth - Bef 22 Jul 1816 - Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England 
Christening - 22 Jul 1816 - St Kenelm’s Church, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England 
Child - Jane Barley - Bef 13 Dec 1840 - St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire, England Child - Caroline Barley - Bef 13 Dec 1840 - St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire, England 
Residence - 13 Dec 1840 - Lock Street, St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire, England Census - Age: 20 - 6 Jun 1841 - Lock Street, St Peter the Great, Worcester, Worcestershire, England 
Marriage - Abt Aug 1845 - Pershore, Worcestershire, England Child - Louisa Saunders - Bef 30 Jan 1846 - Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England Residence - 30 Jan 1846 - Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England Child - Letitia Saunders - Bef 29 Oct 1848 - Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England Residence - 29 Oct 1848 - Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England Child - Harriet Saunders - Bef 9 Mar 1851 - Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England Residence - 9 Mar 1851 - Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England Census - Age: 33 - 30 Mar 1851 - Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, England Child - Sarah Saunders - Abt Nov 1853 - Pershore, Worcestershire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S1375] Baptismal Record: Louisa Sanders (1846), 30 Jan 1846, Upton Snodsbury baptisms 1813-1879, p. 42, no. 331 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1766] Baptismal Record: Harriet Barley (1816), 22 Jul 1816, Upton Snodsbury baptisms 1813-1879, p. 4, no. 26 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1768] Baptismal Record: Jane and Caroline Barley (1840), 13 Dec 1840, St Peter the Great, Worcester, baptisms 1836-1881, p. 78, nos. 619-620 (Reliability: 3).
- [S7] GRO Index, 1845, 1845 Q3, Pershore, Vol 18, pg 493 (Reliability: 2).
Harriet Barley
Married John Saunders, on the same index page. - [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/1209/15, f. 58, p. 51 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1770] Baptismal Record: Letitia Sanders (1848), 29 Oct 1848, Upton Snodsbury baptisms 1813-1879, p. 44, no. 347 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1779] Baptismal Record: Harriet Saunders (1851), 9 Mar 1851, Upton Snodsbury baptisms 1813-1879, p. 48, no. 377 (Reliability: 3).
- [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/2045, f. 489, p. 21 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1771] Baptismal Record: William Sanders (1858), 20 May 1858, Duddeston St Matthew baptisms, p. 310, no. 2376 (Reliability: 3).
- [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2180, f. 18, p. 29 (Reliability: 3).
- [S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/3150, f. 42, p. 20 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2044] Marriage Record: John Barley and Sarah Robinson (1806), 7 Apr 1806, Alcester marriages 1800-1824, no. 183 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2045] Marriage Licence: John Barley and Sarah Robinson (1806), 31 Mar 1806, Worcester diocese marriage bonds and allegations, 31 Mar 1806 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1375] Baptismal Record: Louisa Sanders (1846), 30 Jan 1846, Upton Snodsbury baptisms 1813-1879, p. 42, no. 331 (Reliability: 3).
Louisa, daughter of John and Harriet Sanders. - [S1374] Marriage Record: William Brooks Whitmore and Louisa Saunders (1877), 22 May 1877, Bordesley St Andrew marriages 1876-1878, p. 82, no. 163 (Reliability: 3).
Names Louisa’s father as John Saunders, labourer. - [S7] GRO Index, 1845, 1845 Q3, Pershore, Vol 18, pg 493 (Reliability: 2).
John Saunders; Harriet Barley
- [S1375] Baptismal Record: Louisa Sanders (1846), 30 Jan 1846, Upton Snodsbury baptisms 1813-1879, p. 42, no. 331 (Reliability: 3).