Please help me trace my paternal family beyond my father

[jaywit]

Virginia Barnato.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124999483/virginia-flory

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Info only1891 census--Fairleigh, Queens Road, Christchurch, Hampshire & Dorset, England

Isabel Barnato Head Married 25 Living on own means   b Jersey, Channel Islands
Alice G Clark Sister 21 - b    Freshwater, Isle of Wight
John Clark Brother 13 Scholar b Alderney, Channel Islands
Fred Burn Servant 18 Groom b Winchester


CLARKE, ALICE  GOLDEN     CLARK 
GRO Reference: 1869  S Quarter in ISLE OF WIGHT  Volume 02B  Page 547

SS

[LizzieL]

Info only1891 census--Fairleigh, Queens Road, Christchurch, Hampshire & Dorset, England

Isabel Barnato Head Married 25 Living on own means   b Jersey, Channel Islands
Alice G Clark Sister 21 - b    Freshwater, Isle of Wight
John Clark Brother 13 Scholar b Alderney, Channel Islands
Fred Burn Servant 18 Groom b Winchester

CLARKE, ALICE  GOLDEN     CLARK 
GRO Reference: 1869  S Quarter in ISLE OF WIGHT  Volume 02B  Page 547

SS

That's Isobel the first wife who died late in 1891. Wonder what he was doing in Southbourne?

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1871
Henry Clarke Head 38 Sergant in the army b Stockbridge, Hampshire
Louisa Clarke Wife 30 - b Stockbridge, Hampshire
Henrietta Clarke Daughter 8  Scholar b Stockbridge, Hampshire
Frances L Clarke Daughter 7 Scholar b Portsmouth, Hampshire
Isabella    Clarke   Daughter 5 Scholar b Jersey, Channel Islands
Elizabeth Clarke Daughter 3 -  Essex  (Shoeburyness)
Alice G   Clarke Daughter 1 b Isle of Wight, Hampshire


1881-42, Stockwell Road, Lambeth, London & Surrey, England

Isabela   Clark Servant Single 17 Housemaid servant b Jersey, Channel Islands

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Worth a few bob at death.

SS

[PatLac]

Diamonds 

Could this be a connection between Barnato and Oppenheimer?


"In 1923, news began appearing in the British press about an agreement between Oppenheimer's Anglo-American company, DIAMANG, and Barnato Bros. regarding diamond mining in Angola. Barnato Bros., founded by Barney Barnato, an eccentric mining magnate who disappeared at sea in 1897, had been active in South African diamond exploration from the beginning and held shares in De Beers; at the time, it was led by Solomon Joel, one of the richest men in the world (Financial Times, 15/01/1923 and 10/04/1923)."

https://connectingportuguesehistory.org/items/show/100

[LizzieL]

Diamonds 

Lots of newspaper reports of Barney Barnato and brother having interests in diamond, gold mines and banks in SA

[LizzieL]

Worth a few bob at death.

SS

Woolf Joel was nephew . I did see something, disappeared now, about most estete left in trust for three surviving children, including Joel Woolf Barnato, who later removed name Joel by deed poll

[osprey]

Barney Barnato was featured in Esther Rantzen's WDYTYA, His sister, Sarah, is her greatgrandmother.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/esther-how-we-did-it_5.shtml