My name is Lee Cognetta. I am one of a group of Barnfather descendants who have been researching the Barnfather name for several years now.   I conduct a 'One Name Study' of the surnames BARNFATHER, BAIRNSFATHER & BANFATHER that is registered with The Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS).    Although this website is devoted to the surname Barnfather, I am always happy to hear from Bairnsfather and Banfather descendants.  As you will see in the information about our DNA study on the Bulletin Board page, it certainly appears that we are all related!

I have created this site to help you find your link to the many other Barnfathers who are also researching their roots. You will find family trees for Barnfather families from many locations in England, Australia, the US and Canada. Information here will change from time to time, so do check back often.

John Barnfather of Butterburn

	THE BARNFATHER DNA PROJECT Are the BARNFATHERS descended from the Norwegian Vikings? From the Danish Vikings? From both?? Is there a connection among the BARNFATHERS, BAIRNSFATHERS and BANFATHERS? Modern technology now makes it possible for us to find answers to these questions and I am pleased to say that we have had some eager volunteers to help us get to the bottom of this matter. The BARNFATHER VIKING DNA PROJECT took place several years ago with the assistance of representatives of the BARNFATHER, BAIRNSFATHER and BANFATHER families and in conjunction with the Viking DNA studies then being conducted by University College London. THE fascinating results can be seen on the BULLETIN BOARD PAGE. To learn a bit more about the Vikings, I suggest you start by clicking here.
	Please do visit my pages for IN MEMORIAM, BARNFATHER FAMILY TREES, BARNFATHER WILLS & MISCELLANEA, THE BARNFATHER BULLETIN BOARD, BARNFATHER FACTS & FIGURES and US BARNFATHERS. Just click on those titles at the top of this page.   To search the great volume of data (parish records, census records, etc.) that has been posted to the BARNFATHER MAILING LIST, at Rootsweb, just follow the link to BARNFATHER ARCHIVES below.     THE BARNFATHER REUNIONS Every two years (generally!), Barnfathers from around the world get together to share family history and to get to know one another.  For more details on these events, please see the BULLETIN BOARD page by following the link above.   Join the Mailing List Enter your name and email address below: Name: Email: Subscribe  Unsubscribe
	WHAT'S NEW AT BARNFATHER CENTRAL? Visit the CAN YOU HELP? page to read about the mystery of the connection of Sir Simon Heward, a noted surgeon who died in Carlisle, Cumberland, in 1846, to the Barnfathers of Brampton. Please visit the BARNFATHER MARRIAGE WITNESSES & PARTIES TO PROBATE page and find Barnfathers who witnessed marriages or were named in non-Barnfather wills.  Click on the link above. Canadian births/deaths/marriages are being added to the BARNFATHER FACTS & FIGURES page.  Click on the link above.  Marriages at Gretna Green are being added to the BARNFATHER FACTS & FIGURES page.  Click on the link above.  A new page, RESEARCH ISSUES, has been added to deal with the problem, as least as far as the County of Cumberland/Cumbria in England is concerned, of births and marriages that are not included on the IGI.  The list is astounding and of real concern to those researching the Barnfathers of this area. Another new page, CAN YOU HELP?, has been added.  Items will be added that are issues we are having trouble sorting out.  The first posting is a part of the will of George Barnfather of Hardhurst in Cumberland.  His wife's name is listed as 'Denny.'  Do you know what this is a 'pet name' for??? NON-CONFORMIST BIRTHS/DEATHS/BURIALS.  Please see the BARNFATHER FACTS & FIGURES page.  Data will be added as found, so do check back often! Click on the link at the top of this page.

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