Charlotte, according to later censuses, apparently came from nearby Kenton.
The family seems to have moved around the West Country, crossing the border between Devon and Cornwall several times.
In the 1851 census for Liskeard in Cornwall I found the following family living in Church Street South.
Charlotte BARRETT Head Widow Aged 65 Born Kenton Devon
Mary Ann CLEMENTS Daughter Aged 39 " " "
Richard BARRETT Son Unmarried Aged 26 Shoemaker
Charlotte OAK Grandaughter " " 14 Dressmaker
and in nearby Barn street was the Hicks family
James 29, Cordwainer, His wife Ann, son James and
Benjamin BARRETT Lodger Aged 21 Cordwainer Born Liskeard
So I think this must be our Barrett family. There seems to be a large gap in the ages of Charlotte's children, possibly there were others in between who have now left home or did not survive infancy. I haven't yet found the family in the 1841 census.
Reginald Barrett was apparently a Tailor, judging by his son's marriage certificate, but his sons became Shoemakers.
Amongst the Barrett papers, I found these two photographs ............
..........I have no proof, but like to think that they may be Benjamin and his wife Lydia Cavannah . Judging by the clothes, I would date the pictures to the early 1860s when the couple would have been aged 30.
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