• Born: 1816, Heathfield, Sussex, England
• Christened: 19 May 1816, Heathfield, Sussex, England ¹
• Married (1): 6 May 1843, Heathfield, Sussex, England ²
• Married (2): 15 Dec 1845, All Saints Church, Lewes, Sussex, England ³
• Died: 21 Feb 1890, Dormer's Farm, Wartling, Sussex, England ^{4 5}

  Research Notes:

Joseph son of James Barrow of Heathfield, laborer, and Jane (baptismal record)

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At the time of the 1851 England Census Joseph Barrow, aged 35, born in Heathfield Sussex, master shoemaker, and wife Maria, aged 39, born in Heathfield, were living in West Street, Heathfield. With them were children (born in Heathfield): Harriott (4), Job (3), Barnabas (8 mo), stepchildren (born in Heathfield) George Clapson (15), shoemaker's ap., Caroline Clapson (14), Orpah Clapson (11), Ruth Clapson (9), scholar, and Joseph's brother James Barrow (41) of Heathfield, ag lab.

At the time of the 1861 England Census Joseph Barrow, aged 44, born in Heathfield Sussex, farmer of 75 acres employing 1 man, and wife Maria, aged 49, born in Heathfield, were living in Funnell's, Heathfield. With them were children (born in Heathfield): Hariott (14), domestic, Job (13), Barnabas (10), Joseph (8), Jane Anne (6), and brother James Barrow (50) of Heathfield, unmarried, farmer (as partner): carter.

At the time of the 1871 England Census Joseph Barrow, aged 54, born in Heathfield Sussex, farmer of 32 acres, and wife Maria, aged 59, born in Heathfield, grocer, were living in West Street, Heathfield. With them were children (born in Heathfield): Job (23), farmer's son, Barnabas (20), farmer's son, and Jane Ann (16), domestic assistt.

At the time of the 1881 England Census Joseph Barrow, aged 64, born in Heathfield Sussex, farmer of 32 acres employing 4 labourers, and wife Maria, aged 69, born in Heathfield, were living in Dormers Farm, Wartling Sussex. With them were children (born in Heathfield): Barnabas (30), farmer's son, and Jane A. (26), farmer's daughter, grandson John Matthewes (15) of Heathfield, house boy.

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Joseph Barrow died aged 73 years. ⁴

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The Will of Joseph Barrow late of Dormer's Farm Wartling in the county of Sussex, yeoman, who died 21 February 1890 at Dormer's Farm, was proved 12 April at Lewes by Jane Ann Barrow of Windmill Hill Wartling, spinster, and Harriett Hobden (wife of Jesse Hobden) of Froghole Farm Mayfield in the said county, the daughters, the executrixes. Personal estate £1,052 10s. 7d. ⁵