William Barleycorn
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William Napolean Barleycorn (1848–1925), born in Santa Isabel, Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea
and a Fernandino of Igbo
descent, was Primitive Methodist missionary
who went to Fernando Po (now known as Bioko) in Africa, about 1880. From there, he traveled to Edinburgh University. He was the son of Napoleon Barleycorn
, also a Primitive Methodist missionary in Fernando Po, who sent his sons to be educated at Bourne College
in Quinton
, Scotland
. He, additionally, studied in Barcelona, Spain and Victoria, Cameroon
.
William N Barleycorn served as a Sunday school teacher during the early 1870s. He also, during this time, was a member of the Native Missionary Class, serving as assistant society class leader, as well as a preacher at the local Bubi village of Basupu. In 1871 he abandoned running a small trading store, and moved to San Carlos (North-West Bay) to work as an assistant for a European missionary. And in 1873 he became the head of the Primitive Methodist Day School in San Carlos. Barleycorn made several trips to England
, and received by the conference in Hull
to serve as probationer in 1881.
In 1884 he became listed as one of the regular ministers, and studied in Barcelona for two years to obtained his Spanish teaching certificate. He became the visible leader of Santa Isabel's Fernandino community by the 1890s, and served as a patriarchal remnant the Anglophone and Protestant influence on the island.
In his honor, a 40 feet (12.2 m), $300 monument was erected in a Protestant cemetery near the Krio settlement Clarence Cove.
Two copies of Bubi na English primer compiled by William B. Luddington and William N. Barleycorn, 1875, are available for consultation in SOAS Library.
Spanish Guinea
Spanish Guinea was an African colony of Spain that became the independent nation of Equatorial Guinea.-History:The Portuguese explorer, Fernão do Pó, seeking a route to India, is credited with having discovered the island of Bioko in 1472. He called it Formosa , but it quickly took on the name of...
and a Fernandino of Igbo
Igbo people
Igbo people, also referred to as the Ibo, Ebo, Eboans or Heebo are an ethnic group living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo, which includes various Igboid languages and dialects; today, a majority of them speak English alongside Igbo as a result of British colonialism...
descent, was Primitive Methodist missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
who went to Fernando Po (now known as Bioko) in Africa, about 1880. From there, he traveled to Edinburgh University. He was the son of Napoleon Barleycorn
Napoleon Barleycorn
Napolean Barleycorn, a Primitive Methodist missionary in Spanish Guinea, a Fernandino of Igbo descent, who sent his sons to be educated at Bourne College in Quinton, Scotland...
, also a Primitive Methodist missionary in Fernando Po, who sent his sons to be educated at Bourne College
Bourne College
Bourne College was a Primitive Methodist college at Quinton, near Birmingham, England.-Establishment:Like its elder sister, Elmfield College in York, Bourne College was established as a school for the sons of Primitive Methodists, beginning its life in 1876 in the redundant Roman Catholic St Chad’s...
in Quinton
Quinton
Quinton may refer to:*Quinton Andrews, American football player*Anthony Quinton, a philosopher*A. R. Quinton, an English watercolour artist*Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, an American Mixed Martial Artist*René Quinton, a French naturalist...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He, additionally, studied in Barcelona, Spain and Victoria, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
.
William N Barleycorn served as a Sunday school teacher during the early 1870s. He also, during this time, was a member of the Native Missionary Class, serving as assistant society class leader, as well as a preacher at the local Bubi village of Basupu. In 1871 he abandoned running a small trading store, and moved to San Carlos (North-West Bay) to work as an assistant for a European missionary. And in 1873 he became the head of the Primitive Methodist Day School in San Carlos. Barleycorn made several trips to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and received by the conference in Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
to serve as probationer in 1881.
In 1884 he became listed as one of the regular ministers, and studied in Barcelona for two years to obtained his Spanish teaching certificate. He became the visible leader of Santa Isabel's Fernandino community by the 1890s, and served as a patriarchal remnant the Anglophone and Protestant influence on the island.
In his honor, a 40 feet (12.2 m), $300 monument was erected in a Protestant cemetery near the Krio settlement Clarence Cove.
Bubi primer
Barleycorn compiled the first Bube primer in 1875 along with co-missionary William B. Luddington.Two copies of Bubi na English primer compiled by William B. Luddington and William N. Barleycorn, 1875, are available for consultation in SOAS Library.
See also
- Edward BarleycornEdward BarleycornEdward Emilio Barleycorn a member of one of the prominent Fernandino families of Spanish Guinea . In 1928, at the age of 39, he negotiated a labor contract between African farmers of Santa Isabel and the Spanish leaders of Fernando Po .He farmed his father's lands in places like Achepepe and...
- Edward Thaddeus Barleycorn BarberEdward Thaddeus Barleycorn BarberEdward Thaddeus Barleycorn Barber was born on 1 July 1865 in the Spanish colonized capital city of Santa Isabel on the island of Fernando Po in West Africa....
- Gertrude Johnson Barleycorn
- Napoleon BarleycornNapoleon BarleycornNapolean Barleycorn, a Primitive Methodist missionary in Spanish Guinea, a Fernandino of Igbo descent, who sent his sons to be educated at Bourne College in Quinton, Scotland...
- Jeremiah (Jeremias) Barleycorn