Thomas Barnardiston 1674-1700

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Sir Thomas BARNARDISTON, 3rd bart, 1674-1700

Biographical Note

Armorial bookplate of Thomas Barnardiston, British Museum Franks Collection *161
Bookplate of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, BM Franks Collections *156

Of Kedlington, member of a prominent Suffolk family including Ann Barnardiston (d.1701) and Sir Samuel Barnardiston, 1st baronet (1620-1707), Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston, 4th bart (d.1712), who were variously merchants, MPs, and establishers of baronetcies.

Books

Many of the Barnardistons used engraved armorial bookplates, variously dated between 1699 and 1704.

Sources

  • Blatchly, J. Some Suffolk and Norfolk ex-libris, 2000. 9.
  • Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903. 1525/*120/*156/*161-2/*368.
  • Lee, Sidney, and Sean Kelsey. "Barnardiston, Sir Thomas, first baronet (c. 1618–1669), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.