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*[[Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor]] ([[Roud 4]]) - tune only | *[[Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor]] ([[Roud 4]]) - tune only | ||
Mr Barling was | Mr Barling was 81, and living at The Corner, Ruckinge, when he sang for Sharp. | ||
He was baptised at St Mary Magdalene, Ruckinge, on 20 Jan 1828, the son of Mary (née Clemens or Clements) and William Barling (an agricultural labourer). | |||
In the 1851 Census, Charles is listed - along with his father and two brothers - as an agricultural labourer. He married Lydia Knowlden in November 1851. Subsequent census returns show that he continued to work as an agricultural labourer, and continued to live in Ruckinge up until his death in January 1917. | |||
'''References:''' | |||
[https://cecilsharpspeople.org.uk/barling-charles.html| Cecil Sharp's People] | |||
[[Category: Singer]] | [[Category: Singer]] | ||
[[Category: Kent]] | [[Category: Kent]] | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 10 April 2024
Charles Barling, singer, Ruckinge, Kent.
Songs collected by Cecil Sharp, 23rd September 1908:
- Kind Sir I am too young (Roud 564) - tune and first verse
- Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor (Roud 4) - tune only
Mr Barling was 81, and living at The Corner, Ruckinge, when he sang for Sharp.
He was baptised at St Mary Magdalene, Ruckinge, on 20 Jan 1828, the son of Mary (née Clemens or Clements) and William Barling (an agricultural labourer).
In the 1851 Census, Charles is listed - along with his father and two brothers - as an agricultural labourer. He married Lydia Knowlden in November 1851. Subsequent census returns show that he continued to work as an agricultural labourer, and continued to live in Ruckinge up until his death in January 1917.
References: