Leah

I did try contacting you when you posted re Frederick Merryweather

My wife is descended from the BARRET family

Myrtilla m William BARRET in otley 1823. He died 1850 and is buried in Otley Churchyard

He was a lawyer, son of John 1757 - 1818 who founded the Barret firm in Otley
His brothers were
1 John Barret 1795 who lived in Bingley and ran the law firm there
2 Edward 1794 - 1851 who continued the Otley firm [ we donated the firms framed family tree last year to the Otley Museum ]

His son was Edward 1826-1860

His son Maude 1857 - 1906 was my wife's grandfather, a lawyer and early breeder and judge of the Airedale Terrier

Mark