[1] His father served in the West Kent troop of the Yeomanry Cavalry at Chislehurst from their formation in 1793 before being ordained in the Church of England in 1797; he was appointed to Harefield parish in 1803, and the family lived there until 1807.
[3][4][5] Barnard's mother Mary Ann was the daughter of Edward Beadon, the vicar of St Nicolas Church, North Stoneham in Hampshire.
[8] He played other matches for the university against Bury St Edmunds, at the time a strong side, and is known to have played for a side organised by William Deedes at Sevenoaks Vine in 1823.
Henry Watson Barnard, who was a clergyman, played in five first-class matches between 1815 and 1823[1][9] and John Barnard played 18 matches between 1815 and 1830 and was President of MCC in 1829.
[d][1][10] All three of his brothers also attended Cambridge, Charles and Henry attending St John's College, whilst John was a Fellow at King's from 1817 until his death in 1878.