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Billy Barker (other)
Billy Barker is the name of: * William Barker (prospector) (1817–1894), English miner and prospector who found gold in Canada * William George Barker William George Barker, (3 November 1894 – 12 March 1930) was a Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient. He is the most decorated serviceman in the history of Canada. Early life Born on a family farm in Dauphin, Man ... (1894–1930), Canadian World War I flying ace and Victoria Cross recipient * Billy Barker (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1937), English footballer See also * William Barker (other) {{hndis, Barker, Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barker (prospector)
William Barker (1817–1894), also known as Billy Barker, was an English prospector who was famous for being one of the first to find a large amount of gold in the Cariboo of British Columbia. He was also the founder and namesake of Barkerville, the most significant town during the Cariboo Gold Rush, which is preserved as a historic town. Biography Barker was born in 1817 in March, Cambridgeshire, England, and was baptized on 7 June 1817 in St Wendreda's Church, March. As a child he worked as a waterman on the waterways of England. He married widow Jane Lavender in Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, in 1839, and they had one daughter named Emma Eliza (born 1840). By the 1840s, railways had begun to replace canal transport in England, and Barker decided he would try his luck in America. He left his wife and child in England in penury; his wife died in the workhouse in Doddington, Cambridgeshire, in 1850. Barker traveled to California, where he made little during the California Gold R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William George Barker
William George Barker, (3 November 1894 – 12 March 1930) was a Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient. He is the most decorated serviceman in the history of Canada. Early life Born on a family farm in Dauphin, Manitoba, "Will" Barker grew up on the frontier of the Great Plains, riding horses, shooting, and working as a youngster on his father's farm and sawmill. ''constable.ca''. Retrieved 28 September 2010."Major William George Barker." ''billybishop.net.'' Retrieved: 28 September 2010."Barker Family." sitescapers.com. Retrieved 28 September 2010. He was an exceptional shot, using a lever-action Winchester rifle, Winchester that he had modified with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Barker (footballer, Born 1883)
William Clement Barker (1883–1937) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va .... References 1883 births 1937 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players South Bank F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Footballers from Middlesbrough {{England-footy-midfielder-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
