Researching Barry Barnet
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1435 people with the Barnet surname? In that year Barnet was ranked number 2221 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Barry means "Dweller of the barrier" and is of French origin.
Records of Barry Barnet on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Barry Barnet and the Barnet Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Barnet Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Barnet family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Barry Barnet at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 322 people with the Barnet surname in the UK? Barnet is now ranked number 3739 for popularity in the UK. |
Barnet Family Tree Databases
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Barnet Forums
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Barry Barnet
Barry Barnet (born June 13, 1961) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Sackville-Beaver Bank and Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Barnet was elected a municipal councilor for Halifax County, Nova Scotia in 1993, and served on Halifax Regional Council following the formation of the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996. He entered provincial politics in the 1999 election, defeating New Democrat incumbent Rosemary Godin in the Sackville-Beaver Bank riding. He was re-elected in the 2003 election. In August 2003, Barnet was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs, and Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations.
When Rodney MacDonald took over as premier in February 2006, Barnet remained Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs, but was moved to Minister of Health Promotion and Protection, and Minister of Communications Nova Scotia. Barnet was re-elected in the 2006 election, and was given a new role in cabinet as Minister of Volunteerism, while retaining the positions he held prior to the election. In January 2009, Barnet was named Minister of Energy and Minister responsible for Conserve Nova Scotia, while continuing to serve as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs. Barnet was defeated by New Democrat Mat Whynott when he ran for re-election in 2009.
As of January 2010, Barnet is the Executive Director of the All Terrain Vehicle Association of Nova Scotia.
Source: Barry Barnet, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Barnet
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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