Barnes Critchley is the son of Robert Alfred Critchley and Lucy Johnson.

Barnes was born around 1926 in Prescot, Lancashire.

Barnes married May Deakin in 1952 in Prescot, Lancashire.

He had the following children from his marriage to May Deakin:

- Helen Critchley	born around 1955 at Warrington, Lancashire.
- Mark Critchley	born around 1958 at Warrington, Lancashire.

Details of Barnes's occupation are not known.