[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.
[3][4][5] Barnard's mother Mary Ann was the daughter of Edward Beadon, the vicar of St Nicolas Church, North Stoneham in Hampshire.
He played in five first-class cricket matches between 1815 and 1823, making his first-class debut for a Kent XI against an England side[b] in 1815 at Wrotham Napps, playing alongside his brother John Barnard who also made his debut in the same match.
[1][11] John Barnard played in a total of 18 first-class matches and was President of MCC in 1829–30.
[7] Their younger son, Edward Thomas Barnard, served in the 21st (Royal North British Fusilier) Regiment of Foot between 1846 and 1850 before migrating to Australia where he served as Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Colony of Victoria.