A Family Resource Center for the BARNUM Surname
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This site was developed as a way of sharing information about Barnum family lines of descent, from our early English forebears down to the present, and to provide a place for living members of the family to add their own information. It is intended as a reference site for anyone who is researching the genealogy of the Barnum, Barnam and Barnham families worldwide and is available 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world. Thanks are due to many family members and relations who have unselfishly shared their own information and research for the benefit of other researchers.
Here you'll find farmers and businessmen, soldiers and sailors, masters of the manor and indentured servants, Medal of Honor winners and deserters, murderers and suicides, and thousands of people just like you and me. Some of them lived their entire lives without straying five miles from home, while others traveled the world over and lived lives filled with adventure. They all had one thing in common, though — they were our ancestors and our cousins!
The vast majority of the Barnum families of North America are descended from Thomas BARNUM (1625-1695), the immigrant ancestor, and their lines of descent are well represented here. Some of the English ancestors of Thomas are also present and there should be clues on this site to help in tracing the majority of Barnum lines of descent.
Enjoy your visit — and come back often!
This site is intended as a research tool and will best serve that purpose if it is accurate and complete. If you find errors that should be corrected, or have data of your own that you're willing to share with other researchers, please send an e-mail message using this link. Corrections and additions are posted to the master file as soon as possible after receipt and the website itself is updated about every two to three weeks. Please feel free to send specific comments or suggestions about the site.
If you'd like to view a brief introduction containing information about the immigrant ancestor Thomas BARNUM and our famous (some say infamous) relation Phineas Taylor “P.T.” BARNUM, please click here.
A Research Guide to the Genealogy of the Barnum/Barnam/Barnham Family Worldwide
The information on this site is developed and maintained by Patrick Barnum
Updated: July 15, 2008
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