Barnett, Joseph Alfred 15.jun.1810-29.apr.1898 England, London - London Hampstead
tenor singer, teacher of singing, early in life he was articled to Mr. Reeve of the Olympic Theatre and appeared as a juvenile vocalist, afterwards he sang as a tenor vocalist in London and the provinces, but gradually retired from public life and devoted himself to voice training, for many years principal tenor at the Church of the Spanish Embassy and choirmaster of Warwick Street Church and St Aloysius in London Somers Town, professor of singing at the London Academy of Music and teacher in many large schools ; son of diamant merchant Bernhard Beer who changed his name to Barnett ; father of composer John Francis Barnett ; brother of composer John Barnett ; 24.jun.1837 he married Emma Mary Ursula Hudson (London St Dunstan 1815-1880)