Thomas was christened on January 29, 1826 at East Stoke, Purbecks, Dorset.
http://www.opcdorset.org/EastStoke/EastStokeBaps1813-1863.htm
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J78F-MGH : accessed 20 October 2015), Thomas Barnes, 29 Jan 1826; citing East Stoke, Dorset, England, reference item 15; FHL microfilm 1,239,246.
"England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD4-PSM2 : accessed 20 October 2015), Thomas Barnes and Christiana Brown, 17 Feb 1852; Marriage, citing East Stoke, East Stoke, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,486.
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