Barnes, William b. February 22, 1801 d. October 7, 1886 Poet. The son of a farmer, he was born at Bagber, near Sturminster in North Dorset, England. He was educated locally and worked as a clerk until 1823 when he became a schoolmaster. He married in 1827 and began working toward a degree in divinity at Saint John's College in Cambridge on a part-time basis and became a clergyman in 1848. He is best known for his poetry in the Dorset dialect and which he first contributed to periodicals such as McMillan's Magazine. A collection of his poems was...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd) St Peter Churchyard, Winterborne Came, Dorset, England
b. February 22, 1801 d. October 7, 1886