Barnby in Kellys 1879 Directory. Barnby is a village and parish, pleasantly situate 4 miles east from
Beccles, 6 south west from Lowestoft and 1 mile from the navigable Waveney, in
the Eastern division of the County,
Mutford Hundred and Union.
The church of St John is a very old thatched building. The register dates from
1701.
Parish Ckerk, James Moore
Parochial School, Miss Harriet Fulcher, mistress.
Dulley Rev David Morton MA [rector]
Barret John, market gardener
Grimmer Herbety Alexander, farmer
Hovells Elijah, farmer
Hunter William, Swan
Land George, shopkeeper
Parker Henry Walter, farmer
Symonds Charlotte (Mrs), Blind Man's Gate
Skinner John, market gardener
Spooner Thomas, market gardener
Taylor John, farmer
Wigg James, carpenter
Wigg William E, iron founder & agricultural implement manufacturer