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Family and Education
b. c.1612, 2nd s. of Michael Barkstead (d. 1618), goldsmith, of St Clement Dane and Anne, da. of John Downing, Skinner, of London.Add. 5533, f. 111. educ. appr. goldsmith, 1627.Goldsmiths’ Co. Lib. Appr. Bk. I, f. 282. m. 12 May 1644, Mary (bap. 6 Apr. 1626), da. of John Nunn, goldsmith of St Dunstan-in-the-West, 4s. 1da.PROB11/295, ff. 121-3v; St Dunstan-in-the-West par. reg. Kntd. 19 Jan. 1656;Abbott, Writings and Speeches, iv. 79. exec. 19 Apr. 1662.
Offices Held

Civic: freeman, Goldsmiths’ Co. 1635; asst. 15 Dec. 1652; prime warden by Nov. 1653–4.Beaven, Aldermen of London, ii. 88; W.S. Prideaux, Mems. of the Goldsmiths’ Co. (1896), ii. 24. High steward, Colchester by Feb. 1655-aft. Feb. 1659.C181/6, ff. 82, 347. Freeman, Reading 22 July 1656.Berks. RO, R/AC 1/1/7, f. 47. Alderman, London 22 Feb. 1658–31 Jan. 1660.Beaven, Aldermen of London, i. 6; ii. 88.

Military: capt. of ft. (parlian.) regt. of John Venn*, 1642; maj. 1645. Gov. Reading July 1644 – Jan. 1647; Yarmouth 1649 – 50; Chester by 1652. Col. of ft. by Mar. 1647-May 1660.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 338–42. Lt. Tower of London 16 Aug. 1652–9.CJ vii. 163b. Capt. militia, Mdx. and Westminster by July 1655-aft. June 1656.SP25/77, pp. 880, 901. Maj.-gen. Mdx. and Westminster Nov. 1655–7; dep. maj.-gen. London Nov. 1655–7.TSP iv. 117. Capt. militia ft. Mdx. 1 Sept. 1659.CJ vii. 772b.

Central: commr. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649;A. and O. relief on articles of war, 29 Sept. 1652;CJ vii.186b; A. and O. for regulating printing, 9 Oct. 1655;CSP Dom. 1655, p. 318. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656. Member, cttee. for improving revenues of customs and excise, 26 June 1657.A. and O.

Local: j.p. Surr. 5 Mar. 1650 – bef.Oct. 1653, 1657 – Mar. 1660; Mdx. 22 Apr. 1650 – bef.Oct. 1660; Westminster 20 Aug. 1650 – Mar. 1660; Hants 26 June 1651 – Mar. 1660; Essex by c. Sept. 1656 – Mar. 1660; Kent July 1658-Mar. 1660.C231/6, pp. 178, 184, 199, 216, 244, 399; CSP Dom. 1650, p. 487. Commr. assessment, Hants 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657; London 10 Dec. 1652, 26 Jan. 1660; Mdx. 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Surr. 24 Nov. 1653;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). oyer and terminer, London by Jan. 1654–19 May 1659;C181/6, pp. 2, 352. Mdx. by Jan. 1654–5 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 3, 327. gaol delivery, Newgate gaol by Jan. 1654–19 May 1659;C181/6, pp. 2, 352. Colchester 16 Feb. 1655-aft. Feb. 1659;C181/6, pp. 82, 347. sewers, Mdx. and Westminster 10 Jan. 1655–8 Oct. 1659;C181/6, pp. 68, 319. London 13 Aug. 1657;C181/6, p. 257. Kent and Surr. 14 Nov. 1657;C181/6, p. 263. London militia, 15 Feb. 1655;CSP Dom. 1655, p. 43. charitable uses, London Oct. 1655;Publick Intelligencer no. 7 (12–19 Nov. 1655), 97–8 (E.489.15). securing peace of commonwealth, Berks., Hants c. Dec. 1655; Mdx. and Westminster by Jan. 1656; London 25 Mar. 1656;CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 238; TSP iv. 285, 363, 406. ejecting scandalous ministers, Mdx. 28 Aug. 1656.A. and O.

: of The Strand, Westminster and Bangor House, St Andrew’s, Mdx., Holborn.
Likenesses

Likenesses: oils, unknown;DWL. wash drawing, T. Athow;Ashmolean Museum, Oxf. line engraving, unknown, 1810.BM; NPG.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

BARKSTEAD, John (c. 1612-62), of The Strand, Westminster, and Bangor House, St Andrew’s, Holborn, Mdx.

Will
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Estates
purchased Bangor House, St Andrew’s Holborn, Mdx. 15 Nov. 1647, for £473; manor of Bitterness, Hants 20 June 1649, for £1,716;Bodl. Rawl. B 239, pp. 2, 31. inherited manors of Acton and Ealing, Mdx. from Francis Allein* (wife’s step-fa.), Oct. 1658.PROB11/295, ff. 121-123v; VCH Mdx vii. 123, 131.
Oxford 1644
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