Earle Family of Canada

Note

Although a history of the Earle family in Yorkshire, the three Earle Brothers, John, Francis and James who emigrated to Canada from their hometown of Richmond are nonetheless deserving of their place on this website.

St Lawrence Steamboat Co. Passenger Lists

4th October 1830

Mr John Earle a passenger on the steamer, John Molson traveling from Quebecto Montreal. John is recorded as having ticket #3 paying £1. 5s. for a cabin

St James Street Methodist Church, Montreal

Marriage – 8th October 1833

Francis Earle[1] & Charlotte Evans

The Quebec Gazette 18^th September 1834

Province of Lower-Canada District of Montreal – In the Kings Bench

Public notice is hereby given that there have been lodged in the office of the prothonotary of the court of King’s bench, of and for the district of Montreal, three Deeds: -

The first whereof made and executed before Mtre. Stephen Mackay, and his colleague, notaries public, on the fifth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, between VINCENT BERTHIAUME, yeoman, residing in the cote St Louis in the parish of Ste Scholastique and Marie Anne D’Amore, his wife, by him duly authorized, of the one part; and JOHN EARLE, trader, residing at the same place, of the other part; - being a sale by the said Vincent Berthiame and Marie Anne D’Amour, to the said John Earle of a piece of land situate on the north-east of the said cote St. Louis, in the said parish of Ste. Scholastique, containing one arpent and a half in front upon thirty arpents[2] more or less in depth, without warranty of precise measure, bounded in front by the highway of the said cote, in the rear by the land of Joesph Monnet, on one side by Etienne Girard, and on the other side by James Earle, with about five or six arpents of arable land, the remaining in woodland; and possessed by the said vendors, as proprietors, during the three last years preceding the said deed of sale, and from thence hitherto by the said deed of sale

The second deed, being a deed executed by Mtre. Dumouchelle, and his colleague, notaries public, on the seventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, between FRANCOIS XAVIER PILON, yeoma, of the parish of St Eustache, and Marguerite Benoit dite Vaillancourt, his wife, by him duly authorized, of the one part; and JOHN EARLE, esquire, merchant, residing in the parish of Ste. Scholastique, of the other part; being a sale by the said Fracois Xavier Pilon and Marguerite Benoit dite Vaillancourt, to the said John Earle, of a land situate au Petit Brule, in the said parish of St. Eustache, containing two arpents in front from the little river du Chene up to the highway of the petit Brule, and three arpents in front of the said highway, on the depth which is to be found until the meeting of the rivulet of the petit cote St. Louis, joining on one side partly to Joseph Cheval and partly to Antoine Langevin, and on the other side to Eustache Cheval, with the buildings thereon erected; and possessed by the vendors, as proprietors during the three years preceding the deed of sale secondly described, and from thench hitherto by the said John Earle.

The third deed being a deed executed before Mtre. Dumouchelle and his colleague, notaries public, on the thirteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, between JAMES EARLE, yeoman, of the parish of St. Eustache, in the county of the Two Mountains, of the one part, and JOHN EARLE, his brother, merchant, of the parish of St. Scholastique in the county aforesaid, of the other part; being a sale by the said James Earle to the said John Earle, of a piece of land situate on the cote St. Louis, in the said parish of St, Scholastique, containing one arpent and a half in front, upon thirty arpents in depth, without nevertheless any warranty of precise measure, bounded in front by the basement road of the said cote, in the rear by the lands of la belle riviere, on one side by the land of the purchaser and on the other side by the land belonging to Joseph Boyer, with the buildings thereupon erected; and possessed by the said James Earle, as proprietor, during the three years preceding the said deed of sale, and from thence hitherto by the said John Earle.

?, Montreal

Baptism – About 1834

Nancy daughter of Francis Earle

Baptism – 10th May 1835

William son of Francis Earle

Baptism – 13th August 1837

Jane daughter of Francis Earle

St Scholastique, Montreal

Marriage – About 1839

John Earle[3] & Rachel Swailes

Baptism – About 1840

William John Earle son of William & Rachel Earle

?, Montreal

Marriage – About 1840

James Earle & Elizabeth Harland Hird

Baptism – 14th January 1840

John son of Francis Earle

Birth – 1st January 1842

John son of James[4] & Elizabeth Earle

Baptism – 7th May 1842

Elizabeth daughter of Francis Earle

Baptism – 7th May 1845

Mary daughter of Francis Earle

Birth – 20th April 1846

Edward son of James & Elizabeth Earle

Birth – 5th November 1846

William John Earle son of John Earle

Baptism – About 1847

James son of James & Elizabeth Earle

Riverfield, Quebec

Birth – 7th January 1848

Mary Jane Angel

Lachute Protestant Cemetery, Quebec, Canada

Memorial Inscription

In memory of John Earl Esq. A native of Richmond, Yorkshire, England and died Cote St Louis May 15th 1848 Aged 56 years and 3 months

Sheriffs Office 4^th August 1852

Montreal to wit: No 2661

Dame Rachel Swaile of Ste. Scholastique in the district of Montreal, widow of the late John Earle, in his lifetime of Ste. Scholastique aforesaid, Esquire, plaintiff; against the Lands and Tenements of Michael Molloy, of the said parish of Ste. Scholastique in the said District, Yeoman, Defendant: A land lying and situate at North River, in the said parish of Ste. Scholastique, containing two arpents in front by thirty arpents in depth, the whole more or less, without warranty of any precise measure, bounded in front by North River, in rear by the side of the land belonging to the heirs of Cousineau of cote St Remis on one side towards the north east by Pierre Perrin, on the other side by Patrick Molloy with a wooden house thereon erected.



To be sold at the church door of the Parish of Ste. Scholastique on the NINTH day of DECEMBER next, at TWO o’clock in the afternoon.

Lachute Parish

Birth – 10th October 1852

Harland son of James & Elizabeth Earle

1852 Census 

Lachute Parish, Deux Montagnes (county) Canada East, p15d, 16a, (31)

St. Scholastique Parish, Deux Montagnes (county) Canada East, p18d, 19a, (37)

Memorial of an Indenture - NYCRO - Ref: JL/24/32 (transcript)

Rachel Earl &c to William Wanless &c- 21st October 1856

A MEMORIAL of an Indenture bearing date the twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six made between Thomas Jackson of the parish of Saint Scholastique in the Seigniory of the Lake of Two Mountains, County of Five Mountains, District of Montreal, Canada East, Gentleman and Rachel Swailes his wife which said Rachel Swailes before her marriage with the said Thomas Jackson was called Rachel Earl the widow of John Earl deceased of the first part. Francis Earl of the parish of St Scholastique aforesaid, Yeoman of the second part. James Earl of Lachute in the Seigniory of Argintinil in the County, District and Province aforesaid, Yeoman of the third part. Nancy Earl of the parish of Saint Scholastique aforesaid, daughter of the said Francis Earl of the fourth part. William Earl of the parish of Saint Scholastique aforesaid, Yeoman - a son of the said Francis Earl who attained his age of twenty one years on the tenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty six of the fifth part. Jane Earl of the parish of Saint Scholastique aforesaid, a daughter of the said Francis Earle an infant under the age of twenty one years – that is to say born on the thirteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven of the sixth part. Thomas Earl of the parish of Saint Scholastique aforesaid, another son of the said of the said Francis Earl – an infant under the age of twenty one years that is to say born on the fourteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty of the seventh part. Elizabeth Earl of the parish of Saint Scholastique aforesaid, another daughter of the said Francis Earl – an infant under the age of twenty one years that is to say born on the seventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty two of the eighth part. Mary Earl of the parish of Saint Scholastique aforesaid another daughter of the said Francis Earl – an infant under the age of twenty one years that is to say born on the seventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty five of the ninth part. John Earl of Lachute aforesaid son of the said James Earl – an infant under the age of twenty one years that is to say born on the ? day of ? one thousand eight hundred and ? of the tenth part. Edward Earl of Lachute aforesaid another son of the said James Earl an infant under the age of twenty one years that is to say born on the ? day of ? one thousand eight hundred and ? of the eleventh part. John Halliwell of Little Harwood near Blackburn in the Countyof Lancaster, Commission Agent and Ann his wife (before her marriage called Ann Earl) of the twelfth part. Alexander Jenkin of Blackburn aforesaid, Pattern Maker and Mary his wife (before her marriage called Mary Earl) of the thirteenth part. Bernard Paulucci of the same place. Margaret Earl of Lachute, Seigniory County District and Province aforesaid, Spinster of the fourteenth part. Bernard Paulucci of Negoziante in Piazee Saint Michell Itallia Lucca, Gentleman of the fifteenth part. John Paulucci the son of the said Bernard Paulucci of the same place, Gentleman of the sixteenth part. Ann Wood of Chatham Cottage, Chatham Place, Locksfield, Walworth, Londonof the seventeenth part. The said Francis Earl (party hereinbefore mentioned of the second part) of the eighteenth part. The said James Earl (party hereinbefore mentioned of the third part) of the nineteenth part. William Wanless of Richmondin the Countyof York, Painter of the twentieth part. Thomas Wanless of Richmond aforesaid, Painter of the twentieth part and George Sandford Harrison of Richmond aforesaid, Gentleman of the twenty second part. Of and concerning all and every the part and parts, share and shares, estate and estates, interest and interests of them the said several persons, parties hereto of the first, second, third, fourth, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth parts of and in All that messuage or dwelling house together with the shops and premises with the shops thereunto belonging situate in the Bailey, or Market Place within the Borough of Richmond in the County of York[5] bounded by a dwelling house belonging to William Pearson in the occupation of Miss Bowe on the north by a dwelling house belonging to Robert Foster on the west and by the town street on or towards the south and east. All which said messuage or dwelling house and premises were late in the occupation of Mr Thomas Wilde and his under tenants and now in the occupation of John Hall. Which said hereditaments and premises were formerly conveyed by the description following (that is to say). “All that free burgage, messuage or tenement situate, standing and being in Richmond aforesaid in a certain place there called the Bailey adjoining on another free burgage belonging to Barbara Farmer, Spinster towards the north, on the town street towards the east and south and another free burgage formerly belonging to one Henry Close, Butcher deceased towards the west” Together with the appurtenances which said Indenture as to the execution thereof by the said Thomas Jackson and Rachel Swailes his wife, Francis Earl, James Earl and Margaret Earl the same is executed by John Harland of Marrick in the County of York, Gentleman as the attorney of and for and in the names and as the act deed of the said Thomas Jackson and Rachel Swailes his wife, Francis Earl, James Earl and Margaret Earl in the presence of Joseph Brown and Julius Caesar Dempster both of Richmond aforesaid – Clerks to the said George Sandford Harrison. As to the execution thereof by the said Bernard Paulucci and John Paulucci the same is signed and executed by Thomas Wilde of Richmond in the County of York, Attorneys Clerk as the attorney of and for and in the names and as the act and deed of the said Bernard Paulucci and John Paulucci in the presence of the said Joseph Brown and Julius Caesar Dempster. As to the execution thereof by the said Ann Wood is witnessed by Benjamin Keenan and William Henry Dove, Clerks to messrs Westmacott and Blake of 2 St John Street, Bedford Row,London. As to the execution thereof by the said John Halliwell and Ann Halliwell and Alexander Jenkin and Mark Jenkin is witnessed by John Wilding and Michael MacManas both of Blackburn in theCounty ofLancaster, Gentlemen. And as to the execution thereof by the said William Wanless and Thomas Wanless the same is witnessed by the said Joseph Brown and Julius Caesar Dempster. 

Signed and sealed in     }          Joseph Brown (sworn)                      William Wanless

The presence of us:       }          J C Dempster

Riverfield, Quebec

Marriage – 19th June 1867

William John Earle & Mary Jane Angel

Birth – About 1868

Frederick Henry Earle son of William Earle

Lachute Protestant Cemetery, Quebec, Canada

Memorial Inscription

In memory of Rachel Swail wife of Thomas Jackson died September 20th 1868 aged 72 years and 3 months

Windsor, Ontario, Quebec

Baptism – 24th September 1869

Jane Francilla Earle daughter of William Earle

1871 Census 

St. Scholastique Parish, Deux Montagnes (county) Canada East, p22

Montreal, Quebec

Baptism – 2nd July 1871

Emily Elizabeth Earle daughter of William Earle

Valleyfield, Quebec

Baptism – 26th October 1878

Adelaide Florence Earle daughter of William Earle

Baptism – 31st August 1881

Mary daughter of William Earle

Baptism – 20th November 1884

William George Earle son of William Earle

Lachute Protestant Cemetery

Burial – 8th May 1886

James Earle

Valleyfield, Quebec

Burial – 26th October 1891

Frederick Henry Earle

Extract from the History of Argenteuil dated 1896 (page 260)

Travelling along the Lachute Road, about a mile west of the village of Lachute, one reaches a branch road, which leads, as the sign announces, to Earle's Mills. Following this road for the distance of half-a-mile, the traveller comes to the North River, near which, in a deep gully, stand the grist and saw mills of Earle Brothers - John, Edward and Harland.

The grist mill was built about 1836 by Geo. Hoyle, who had been agent for the Seignior, and had erected mills for him at St. Andrews and Lachute. Through some disagreement with the Seignior, however, Hoyle decided to put up a mill on his own account, and accordingly built one on this site, which is just outside the Seigniory, in Chatham. After running the mill for some years he sold it to John Earle, uncle of the present proprietors, and it was afterwards conducted for 25 years by James Earle, their father. This was one of the mills to which the settlers brought grists on their backs; the manufacture of oatmeal was one of its principal features.

James Earle came from Yorkshire, England and first settled in the County of Two Mountains. He was living near Ste. Eustache at the time of the Rebellion, and decided to remain when the other settlers were leaving; but the place soon became too hot for him, and he also was obliged to make good his escape. After hiding a day in the woods, he started on his journey at night-fall, and finally reached Lachute in safety; here in a short time, joining Capt. Quinn's Company of Volunteers. He afterwards came to the mills, and died here in May, 1886, leaving his wife, who still survives him. Of their five sons, Charles died in Nevada, and James, already mentioned lives in Bethany; John, one of the proprietors of the mills, was married in 1871 to Mary, daughter of Stewart Boyd, of Chatham. Mr Earle is Captain of Co. No. 8 Argenteuil Rangers, and has been a member of the Battalion since 1862; he has been Municipal Councillor for six years. Edward, married to Mary, daughter of William Boyd, Montreal, resides at the mills, and Harland, unmarried, lives here also; the daughter, Evelyn E., is married to John A. Patterson, of Calgary, N.W.Territory.

Lachute Protestant Cemetery

Burial – 26th April 1900

Elizabeth Harland Earle [nee Hird], aged 86, widow of James Earle

1901 Census

Chatham, Argentuil, Canada, p1 (#137)

Salaberry de Valleyfield, Beauharnois, Canada (#140)

Cornwall, Quebec

Burial – 1906

Charlotte Earle

Lachute Protestant Cemetery

Death – 6th December 1908

Mary Earle [nee Boyd], beloved wife of Edward H Earle; also Eva aged 2yrs and 8 months; baby aged 2 months both children of EH & Mary Earle

1911 Census

Chatham, Argentuil, Canada, p11 

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, p9



Lachute Protestant Cemetery

Death – 28th December 1914

Mary Earle [nee Boyd], aged 73 wife of John Earle

Valleyfield, Quebec

Burial – 26th February 1921

Mary Jane Earle

Lachute Protestant Cemetery

Death – 12th May 1925

Edward H. Earle

Death – 31st August 1930

John Earle, aged 88