Richard Vaughan Barnewall (1780-1842), barrister-at-law, fourth son of Robert Barnewall, of London, merchant, by Sophia, daughter of Captain Silverster Barnewell (uncle of Robert Barnewall) began his education at Stonyhurst College continued it under Dr Collins and completed it at the university of Edinburgh, was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1806, having previously read in the chambers of Blick, an eminent special pleader and for some years practiced at the Surrey sessions and on the home circuit, In 1817 he turned his attention to reporting in the court of King’s Bench, and was thenceforth mainly occupied with the important and laborious branch of legal business until his retirement for professional labor in 1834. In this work he was successively associated with 1, Alderson, afterwards baron of the exchequer between 1817 and 1822, 2 Cresswell afterwards justice of the common please, between 1822-1830, 3 Adolphus, between 1830 and 1834. In the latter year having succeeded to some property on the death of his relative, the Baroness de Montesquieu, he retired from active life, when bar and bench concurred in testifying their high sense of his character and abilities – the former presenting him with a silver vase, the latter with a testimonial. The reports – which comprise the whole of the period during which Lord Tenterden presided in the court of King’s Bench, as well as the last year of Lord Ellensborough’s and the first two of Lord Denman’s presidency there are of great value by reason both of the importance of the decisions recorded therein and of the accuracy with which they are recorded. Barnewall died at his chambers in the Temple 29 Jan 1842 and was buried in Paddington churchyard. He was never married. His father, Robert Barnewall, is said by Sir Bernard Burke to have been lineally descended from Sir Nicholas Barnewall, created in 1461 chief justice of the common pleas in Ireland. The baronies of Trimleston and Kingsland were held by different members of his family.