MS 681 18 07

Reference code

MS 681 18 07

Title

Papers of the wider Barrett and related families: Papers of Edward George Barrett (1822-1907)

Level

Sub-series

Administrative / Biographical history

Edward George Barrett (1822–1907) was the eldest son of Captain George Goodin Barrett (1792–1854) and Elizabeth Turner. He was the brother of Richard Barrett and Elizabeth Georgiana (Lizzie) Barrett (1833–1918), and cousin and brother-in-law to Alfred Moulton-Barrett.

Born in England, he was sent to Jamaica in 1838 at the age of 17 under the guardianship of his uncle, Richard Barrett. He lived at Dixon House and was active in local politics, becoming a member of the Legislative Council, winning the seat for Trelawny and St James in 1884. Educated for the clergy, Edward George was ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1851 and served as curate at Stewart Town Church in Trelawny.

He inherited several estates from his father, including The Ramble, Albion, Rio Hoe, Haddon, River Head, and Alderton Store. He confided in his sister Lizzie about his intended marriage in 1855, though it appears not to have taken place.

He left his properties to his nephew, Edward Alfred Moulton-Barrett, son of his sister Lizzie and cousin Alfred Moulton-Barrett. In his will, he also made bequests to the children of Mary Harvey, all of whom bore the surname Barrett.

Date

1847-1899

Extent & medium

8 files and 3 items

Content description

This sub-series comprises personal, family, property, church and political papers of and relating to Edward George Barrett. The papers were possibly passed to his sister Georgiana Elizabeth (Lizzie) Moulton Barrett and passed down to her son Edward Alfred Moulton-Barrett and his descendants

Arrangement

The original order is very disturbed. Roughly chronological order imposed by the archivist.

Associated material

There are photographs of Edward George Barrett in the album MS 681 16 06 01 f.13 and f.47

Publication note

Some letters in this series have been cited or transcribed and published in Kelley, Hudson at al.: The Brownings Correspondence Vols 1-31 (1984-2025 and on-going) and online at www.browningscorrespondence.com

A colour reproduction of a portrait of Edward George Barrett held by the National Library of Jamaica, has been published in R A Barrett: The Barretts of Jamaica: the family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, between pages 148-149.