Family History and origins of the Barker family of Stannington, near Sheffield. The research outlines some of our findings including family trees and monumental inscriptions.

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Ridgeway, Nr Eckington, Derbyshire
Stannington, Yorkshire
Sheffield, Yorks

The Barker family of Stannington were razor grinders living in the Back Lane area of the village. Samuel Barker moved to the village around 1820 from the hamlet of Ridgeway in North Derbyshire and was descended from a line of Sicklesmiths who lived in the Ridgeway and Eckington area of North Derbyshire. His parents George and Hannah Barker were sicklesmiths and their descendants continued living in the area well into the 20th Century.

Samuel moved to Stannington to the North of Sheffield and was one of the many grinders who were attracted to the growing knife trades of Sheffield that used the fast flowing rivers of the Rivelin and Loxley.