History of our Barlow Family
William Barlow 
who was born in 1802 in Wigan, Lancashire led a remarkably busy and diverse life. He was a Schoolmaster Sergeant in the Royal Artillery, a workhouse master at Bishops Stortford and St Marylebone and a teacher and a farmer in Tasmania.
I have a great deal of information to sort and place here. More to come......please be patient
More about the Barlow Family
Life in the Royal Artillery
William joined the Royal Artillery 6th Battalion as a Gunner on April 1st 1821 after attesting at Doncaster, York on 17th May. He was nineteen years old and had previously been employed as a weaver. More about his military life here.
Life in the Workhouse
Thanks to Paul for making an enquiry about William's diary that he kept while Master of the Bishops Stortford Union Workhouse in Hertfordshire. This has made me do something about uploading it to
my Workhouse page here.