The Earle & Welford Families of Yorkshire, England 1268 - 1911
The Earle & Welford Families       of Yorkshire, England               1268 - 1911

Earle Family of Kingston-upon-Hull

Chapter Note

 

The following records centre on several branches of the Earle family. Perhaps the most well-known being George Earle, the son of a York bricklayer, who migrated to Hull c1777 and established himself as a stonemason, architect and speculative builder. He is first documented working in the region at Dalton Hall for the York-based architect Thomas Atkinson, when the steward records that 'George Earle has putt up the first flight of stairs, which looks very well'

 

There are also records for Francis Earle born at Bolton-on-Swale who c1862 made Kingston-upon-Hull his home from where he ran his successful Pharmaceutical business.

 

Kingston-upon-Hull Hearth Tax Return - 1672

 

George Earle - Hedon

Samuel Earle - Welton

Thomas Earle - West Ella

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Marriage – 8th January 1727

Peter Earl & Lydia Davis

 

St Mary's Church, Sculcoates

 

Marriage – 20th October 1734

Samuel Earle & Elizabeth Wooler

 

St Mary's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Marriage – 29th March 1741

Elizabeth Earle & Joseph Waltham

 

Marriage – 15th September 1754

Thomas Earle & Mary Drewry

 

Marriage – 18th November 1781

George Earle & Mary Hargrave

 

Baptism – 6th May 1782

George, son of George Earle

 

Chapter Note

 

Mary Hargrave was the daughter of a stone mason and carver-gilder, Jeremiah Hargrave, whose son Joseph was architect and surveyor of the town. One of the witnesses to the marriage was Charles Mountain, a bricklayer, plasterer and stuccoist who subsequently became one of Hull's most notable architects and builders. George Earle was later involved with Charles Mountain on a number of projects including Hesslewood, the country house built for the Hull merchant and banker J R Pease. Although the accounts fail to reveal the precise nature of his contribution at Hesslewood, it was clearly considerable, as he received in excess of £1,200 from a total bill of £4,242 15s 5d

 

Ann Hargrave Earle can be found at Hessle Wood House in the 1851 census where she was employed as a governess to the Pease children

 

Unknown Location

 

Birth About 1784 & 1786

John Earle & Thomas Earle, sons of George & Mary Earle

 

St Mary's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 2nd March 1795

George son of Robert Earle

 

The Poll at York, 1807

 

Voters Name: George Earle

Description: Stonemason

Residence: Hull

Voted For: S

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 28th January 1807

Mary, daughter of Jas. & Jane Earle

 

Baptism – 21st March 1809

Mary, daughter of John & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 5th December 1810

Thomas, son of John & Mary Earle (born Osborne Street - June 1810)

 

St Mary's Church, Sculcoates

 

Marriage – 19th February 1811

George Earle & Mary Foster

 

Baptism – 2nd September 1811

Thomas, son of George & Sarah Earle

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 6th May 1812

Mary Ann Earle, daughter of George & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 14th October 1813

Sarah, daughter of John & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 21st February 1814

George Foster Earle, son of George & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 30th March 1814

Eliza, daughter of John & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 15th December 1815

Maria, daughter of John & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 21st February 1816

Rebecca Harriet Earle, daughter of George & Mary Earle

 

Marriage – 27th January 1817

Thomas Earle & Mary Ann Foster

 

St Mary's Church, Sculcoates

 

Marriage – 30th June 1817

George Earle & Ann Geagan

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 15th December 1817

John, son of John & Mary Earle

 

The Poll at York, 1818

 

Voters Name: George Earle

Description: Gentleman

Residence: Hull

Voted For: DC

 

Voters Name: George Earle (junior)

Description: Merchant

Residence: Hull

Voted For: DS

 

Voters Name: John Earle

Description: Mason

Residence: Hull

Voted For: DC

 

Voters Name: John Earle (senior)

Description: Architect

Residence: Hull

Voted For: DS

 

Voters Name: Thomas Earle

Description: Merchant

Residence: Hull

Voted For: DS

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 9th December 1818

Robert, son of John & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 22nd February 1819

Henry, son of George & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 8th June 1819

Thomas, son of Thomas & Mary Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 8th June 1819

Charles Foster Earle, son of Thomas & Mary Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 3rd December 1819

Ann Stickney Earle, daughter of John & Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 2nd September 1820

Joseph, son of John & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 15th December 1820

Ann Elizabeth Earle, daughter of Thomas & Mary Ann Earle

 

The Poll at York, 1820

 

Voters Name: George Earle (senior)

Description: Gentleman

Residence: Hull

Voted For: D & W

 

Voters Name: George Earle (junior)

Description: Merchant

Residence: Hull

Voted For: H

 

Voters Name: John Earle

Description: Joiner

Residence: Hull

Voted For: H

 

Voters Name: John Earle (senior)

Description: Architect

Residence: Hull

Voted For: H

 

Voters Name: Thomas Earle

Description: Merchant

Residence: Hull

Voted For: H

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 20th December 1822

Ann Hargrave Earle, daughter of John & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 2nd April 1823

Joel Foster Earle, son of George & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 13th October 1823

Robert Earle, son of James & Jane Earle

 

Baptism – 12th January 1824

Alfred, son of George & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 11th November 1824

Arthur, son of Thomas & Mary Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 11th November 1824

William Joel Earle, son of Thomas & Mary Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 20th October 1825

Joseph George Earle, son of George & Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 3rd July 1826

Edward, son of George & Mary Earle

 

Baptism – 18th December 1826

Frederick George Earle, son of Thomas & Mary Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 6th August 1827

James, son of John & Mary Earle

 

Burial – 1827

George Earle

 

Marriage – 29th January 1828

John Earle & Mary Wright

 

Baptism – 6th March 1828

Emma, daughter of George & Mary Earle

 

Marriage – 13th April 1828

George Earle & Susannah Blanchard

 

Pigot's Directory of Trades & Professions for Hull - 1829

 

Merchants

George & Thomas Earle (marble) - 37 Scale Lane

 

Stone & Marble Masons

John Earle - 5 Humber Dock Walls

 

Stone & Marble Merchants

George & Thomas Earle (& manufacturers of Roman cement & Paris white) - 37 Scale Lane

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 17th November 1831

Foster, son of George & Mary Earle

 

The Bankrupt Directory

 

5th October 1832

John Earle - stone mason - Hull, Yorkshire

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 12th April 1833

Sydney, son of George & Mary Earle

 

Pigot's Directory of Trades & Professions for Hull - 1834

 

Architects

John Earle - Osborne Street

 

Merchants

George & Thomas Earle - 44 High Street

 

Roman Cement Manufacturers

George & Thomas Earle (& Paris white & Plaster of Paris) - 44 High Street

 

Stone & Marble Masons

George Earle, jnr - 29 Whitefriar Gate & Junction Dock Street

John Earle, jnr (and sculptor) - St John's Square

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 27th April 1835

Emma, daughter of George & Ann Earle

 

Electoral Roll for the Parish of Hull - 1836

 

Number: 4668

Name: Thomas Earle

Place of Abode: Belle Vue Terrace

Nature of Qualification: Two Freehold Properties

Description of Property: Scale Lane

 

Number: 4669

Name: George Earle

Place of Abode: Belle Vue Terrace

Nature of Qualification: Three Houses

Description of Property: Myton Street & Trundle Street

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 5th September 1836

Owen, son of Thomas & Mary Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 5th September 1836

Rebecca Foster Earle, daughter of Thomas & Mary Ann Earle

 

Chapter Note

 

Of the three sons of George and Mary Earle, George and Thomas established a business as Hull merchants who were, for a time, the town's leading importers of slate, stone and Italian marble. John joined his father's masonry business working as a mason and architect and was responsible for numerous competent, but conventional funery monuments in the East Riding and North Lincolnshire. By 1814 John was managing the Earle yard on Osborne Street, Hull.

 

The business flourished throughout the 1820's and John received a number of major commissions for architectural projects whilst continuing to provide a wide range of monuments. Competion soon stiffened though as an increasing number of architects and stone and marble masons became established in the town. These included George Bailey 'statuary and mason', John Wardby & Son 'sculptors of Hull and York', and particulary William Day Keyworth.

 

By October 1832, Earle's business had collapsed and John was declared bankrupt, though he managed to remain in business until his death in 1863 at a time where the names Earle and Keyworth were the only two sculptors listed in the local trades directory.

 

White's Directory of Trades & Professions for Hull - 1840

 

Merchants

George & Thomas Earle (marble) - 44 High Street

 

Slaters & Slate Merchants

George & Thomas Earle - 44 High Street

 

Stone & Marble Masons

George & Thomas Earle - 44 High Street

George Earle, jnr (trustees of) - 28 Junction Dock Street

John Earle - 1 John Street

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Marriage – 12th August 1840

Ann Elizabeth Earle, daughter of Thomas Earle & Wakefield Simpson, son of Thomas Simpson

 

1841 Census

 

Humber Bank, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/1231/1)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Earle

55

Merchant

Yorkshire

Mary Earle

50

-

Yorkshire

George Earle

25

Merchant

Yorkshire

Harriet Earle

20

-

Yorkshire

Edward Earle

15

-

Yorkshire

Emma Earle

13

-

Yorkshire

Foster Earle

14

-

Yorkshire

Jane Bailey 20 Female Servant Yorkshire
Hannah Megson 25 Female Servant Yorkshire

 

Chapter Note

 

The census entry for George Earle above has his name noted as John Earle. This appears to be an error as the children named in the household were baptised to George & Mary Earle. Refer also to the census entry below for George's brother John Earle and his family

 

45 Osborne Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/1231/6)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Earle

55

Architect

Yorkshire

Mary Earle

50

-

Yorkshire

Joseph Earle

20

Marble Mason

Yorkshire

James Earle

13

-

Yorkshire

Susannah Baker 20 Female Servant Yorkshire

 

Field House, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/1231/1)

name

age

trade

birth place

Thomas Earle

50

Merchant

Yorkshire

Mary Ann Earle

50

-

Yorkshire

Thomas Earle

20

Merchants Clerk

Yorkshire

Frederick Earle

14

-

Yorkshire

Rebecca Earle

7

-

Yorkshire

William Marshall

15

-

Yorkshire

Mary Marshall

15

-

Yorkshire

Elizabeth Whitaker 25 Female Servant Yorkshire
Elizabeth Thorner 20 Female Servant Yorkshire

 

St Mary Street, Scarborough (PRO Ref: HO107/1266/10)

name

age

trade

birth place

Thomas Posgate

65

Ropemaker

Yorkshire

Ann Posgate

55

-

Yorkshire

William Posgate

20

Builder

Yorkshire

Ann Paxton

10

Female Servant

Yorkshire

Joel Foster Earle

20

Journeyman Builder

Yorkshire

Alfred Earle

15

Journeyman Merchant

Yorkshire

 

Boys School, North Ferriby (PRO Ref: HO107/1232/5)

name

age

trade

birth place

Sidney Earle

8

Pupil

Yorkshire

 

Bishop Lane, St Mary, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/1230/2)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Earle

35

Mariner

Yorkshire

Susannah Earle

35

-

Yorkshire

James Earle

10

-

Yorkshire

Robert Earle

6

-

Yorkshire

Caroline Earle 1 - Yorkshire

 

Vicar, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/1230/7)

name

age

trade

birth place

Catherine McGowan

50

Independant

Yorkshire

Elizabeth Earle

20

Independant

Yorkshire

 

The Vicarage, Hessle (PRO Ref: HO107/1232/7)

name

age

trade

birth place

Ann Earle

18

Governess

Yorkshire

 

Chapter Note

 

Brother's Charles Earle and William Joel set up C and W Earle in 1845 having bought the Junction Foundry from James Livingston who built the first iron steam packet in 1831 (Calvert, 'A History of Kingston upon Hull')

 

The Earle brothers move to ship engineering happened at a propitious moment. Shipbuilding in early nineteenth-century Hull concentrated on wooden whalers and trade vessels under sail, but Livingston's iron steam packet marked the new direction in ship building. The Earles opened a shipyard at the east end of Victoria Dock after it opened in 1850 and by 1851 they employed 72 men. In 1853 their first steamship, the 'Minister Thorbecke', was launched. They initially rented land from the Hull Dock Company and papers about their association with this company over several years are at DEA/9-11 (Bellamy, 'Some aspects of the economy of Hull', Appendix III B)

 

St Jame's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 26th March 1842

Herbert, son of Thomas and Mary Ann Earle

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 16th October 1844

Fanny, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann Earle

 

Bowl Alley Lane Chapel, Hull

 

Marriage – 10th March 1846

Thomas Earle and Mary Appleyard

 

Chapter Note

 

Mary Appleyard (1805–1881), the daughter of Frank Appleyard, a local builder. The Appleyards had worked with the Earles on a number of building projects in Hull and were also fellow freemasons. Like his father and grandfather before him, Thomas Earle was a member of the Minerva Lodge of freemasons in Hull. Lodge membership was not only significant in forming sound professional associations with architects and builders but also in securing the patronage of prominent members including Charles Anderson-Pelham, second earl of Yarborough, and Thomas Dundas, second earl of Zetland, the latter being grand master of the United Grand Lodge of England.

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages in the Hull District for December 1848 (volume 22 page 360)

James Earle and Mary Ann Pattison

 

Deaths in the Hull District for March 1850 (volume 22 page 103)

Thomas Earle

 

Deaths in the Hull District for March 1851 (volume 22 page 324)

Mary Ann Earle

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 25th June 1849

John, son of James and Mary Earle

 

St Mary's Church, Sculcoates

 

Baptism – 7th April 1850

Eliza, daughter of John & Priscilla Earle

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull
 

Marriage – 15th January 1851

Charles Foster Earle, son of Thomas Earle & Mary Marshall, daughter of William Burton Marshall

 

1851 Census

 

Belle Vue Terrace, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2360)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Earle (head)

66

Merchant, Ship Owner & Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

63

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Harriet Earle (daughter)

35

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Edward Earle (son)

24

Merchants Son

Hull, Yorkshire

Emma Earle (daughter)

22

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Foster Earle (son)

20

Merchants Son

Hull, Yorkshire

Sidney Earle (son)

18

Merchants Son

Hull, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Nell (visitor) 42 Annuitant Hull, Yorkshire
Mary Webster 36 Cook Selby, orkshire
Mary Bailey 21 Housemaid Hull, Yorkshire
Jane Stephenson 16 Kitchen maid Hull, Yorkshire

 

Owmby by Spittal, Lincolnshire (PRO Ref: HO107/2106)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Earle (boarder/mar)

69

Stone Marble Mason

Hull, Yorkshire

 

11 Osborne Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2363)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Earle (head)

70

Sculptor

Hull, Yorkshire

Ann Earle (wife) 68 - Cottingham, Yorkshire

 

Census Note

 

John Earle double entered in the 1861 Census

 

22 Ocean Place, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2360)

name

age

trade

birth place

Mary Earle (head/married)

65

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah Earle (daughter)

36

-

Hull, Yorkshire

James Earle (son)

23

Merchants Clerk (cashier)

Hull, Yorkshire

Fanny Hunt

22

House Servant

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Hessle Wood House, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2360)

name

age

trade

birth place

Ann Hargrave Earle (visitr)

27

Governess

Hull, Yorkshire

 

18 Lansdown Crescent, Cheltenham (PRO Ref: HO107/1973)

name

age

trade

birth place

Rebecca Earle (visitor)

16

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Glenworth, Lincolnshire (PRO Ref: HO107/2120)

name

age

trade

birth place

Mary Erle (unmarried)

41

Governess

Hull, Yorkshire

 

17 Charlotte Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2360)

name

age

trade

birth place

Charles F Earle (head)

32

Engineer, Millwright & Iron Foundry Master (employing 72 men)

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

24

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Herbert Earle (brother)

9

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Fanny Earle (sister)

6

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Hannah Crawshaw

24

House Servant

Hull, Yorkshire

Charlotte Crawshaw

16

Merchants Son

Hull, Yorkshire

 

26 George Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2361)

name

age

trade

birth place

George F Earle (head)

37

Cement Manufacturer (employing 19 men, 7 boys and 3 clerks)

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah T Earle (wife)

32

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Maria Tournley

35

Cook

Hull, Yorkshire

Ann Marshall

19

Housemaid

Hull, Yorkshire

 

34 Fawsett Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2368)

name

age

trade

birth place

James Earle (head)

22

Tobacconist

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Ann Earle (wife)

22

-

Hull, Yorkshire

John Earle (son)

2

-

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Blacksmith Street, Hessle (PRO Ref: HO107/2360)

name

age

trade

birth place

Wm Joel Earle (lodger)

28

Engineer & Ironfounder

Hull, Yorkshire

 

1 Vincent Street, Chelsea (PRO Ref: HO107/1474)

name

age

trade

birth place

Thomas Earle (head)

38

Sculptor

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

40

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Ann Roebuck (visitor/mar)

24

Naval Captains Wife

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah Cook (servant)

19

General Servant

Cambridgeshire

 

6 Johnsons Entry, High Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2362)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Earle (head)

50

Sailor

Hull, Yorkshire

Susannah Earle (wife)

50

-

Marton, Lincolnshire

Caroline Earle (daughter) 11 - Hull, Yorkshire

 

1 Narrow Passage, Scale Lane, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: HO107/2362)

name

age

trade

birth place

Samuel Earle (head)

34

Cordwainer

Hull, Yorkshire

John Merrican (lodger)

39

Shipwright

Hull, Yorkshire

 

St Mary's Church, Sculcoates

 

Baptism – 12th August 1851

George Hudson Earle, son of George Foster Earle & Sarah Theodesia Earle (born 27th May 1851)

 

Poll Book for the Parish of Hull - 1852

 

Name: Foster Earle

Place of Abode: North Walls

Voted For: Did not vote as in America

 

Name: Robert Earle

Place of Abode: High Street

Voted For: not shown

 

Name: John Earle

Place of Abode: Osborne Street

Voted For: Clay & Moore

 

Name: William Joel Earle

Place of Abode: Waterhouse Lane

Voted For: Moore & Butler

 

Name: Charles Foster Earle

Place of Abode: Waterhouse Lane

Voted For: Moore & Butler

 

Name: George Earle (the elder)

Place of Abode: Belle Vue Terrace

Voted For: Moore & Butler

 

Name: John Earle

Place of Abode: Sutton Bank

Voted For: Clay & Goderich

 

Name: George Foster Earle

Place of Abode: George Street

Voted For: Clay & Goderich

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 14th July 1852

Charles Marshall Earle, son of Charles Foster Earle and Mary Earle

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages for the District of Hull – December 1852 - vol 9d p386

Samuel Earle & Mary Wilson

 

St John's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 11th April 1855

Ann Hudson Earle, daughter of George Foster Earle and Sarah Theodesia Earle

 

Baptism – 11th August 1858

Harriet Hudson Earle, daughter of George Foster Earle and Sarah Theodesia Earle

 

Baptism – 5th October 1859

Emma Hudson Earle, daughter of George Foster Earle and Sarah Theodesia Earle

 

St Jame's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 25th February 1860

Florence Earle, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Earle

 

1861 Census

 

14 Belle Vue Terrace, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG9/3592)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Earle (head)

76

Merchant & Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

73

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Rebecca Earle (daughter)

45

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Sidney Earle (son)

28

Corn Merchant

Hull, Yorkshire

 

11 Osborne Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG9/3594)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Earle (head)

76

Master Sculptor

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

77

-

Cottingham, Yorkshire

Thornton Dove (son in law)

32

Railway Clerk

Sculcoates, Yorkshire

Ann Dove (daughter in law)

42

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Thomas E Roebuck (gr.son) 16 Merchants Clerk Hull, Yorkshire

 

1 Bishop Lane, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG9/3589)

name

age

trade

birth place

James Earle (head)

31

Steam Boat Labourer

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Ann Earle (wife)

31

-

Hull, Yorkshire

John Earle (son) 11 - Hull, Yorkshire
Sarah Elizabeth Earle (dau) 4 - Hull, Yorkshire
Martha Alice Earle (dau) 1 - Hull, Yorkshire

 

13 Belle Vue Terrace, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG9/3592)

name

age

trade

birth place

Edward Earle (head)

34

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Earle (wife)

27

-

Boulby, Yorkshire

Edward W Earle (son)

2

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Florence Earle (daughter)

1

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Alsop 36 Nurse St Ives, Cornwall
Elizabeth Eade 22 Servant Hull, Yorkshire

 

8 George Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG9/3583)

name

age

trade

birth place

Charles F Earle (head)

42

Iron Ship Builder

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

35

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Charles M Earle (son)

8

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Walter Earle (son)

7

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Jessie Earle (daughter)

3

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Thomas Earle (son)

2

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Harold Earle (son) 1 wk - Hull, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Wrightson 32 Servant Hull, Yorkshire
Emily Weller 20 Servant Lewis, Sussex
Agnes Harrison 22 Servant Beverley, Yorkshire
Frances Fowler 44 Nurse Hull, Yorkshire

 

Lennox Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG9/3597)

name

age

trade

birth place

George F Earle (head)

47

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah T Earle (wife)

42

-

Hull, Yorkshire

George Hudson Earle (son)

9

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah Mary Earle (dau)

7

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Ann Hudson Earle (dau) 6 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
John Hudson Earle (son) 4 - Hull, Yorkshire
Harriet Hudson Earle (dau) 2 - Hull, Yorkshire
Mary Fowler (servant) 28 Cook Hotham, Yorkshire
Sarah Dunnington (serv) 26 House Servant Ganstead, Yorkshire
Maria Syllaham (servant) 25 Nurse Hull, Yorkshire

 

8 Junction Street, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG9/3584)

name

age

trade

birth place

Elizabeth Laister (head)

30

Boarding House Keeper

Grantham, Lincs

Francis Earl (boarder)

24

Pharmaceutical Chemist

Ellerton, Yorkshire

William Troy (boarder)

32

Minister of the Gospel

Virginia, USA

 

127 Tower Hill, Hessle (PRO Ref: RG9/3578)

name

age

trade

birth place

Keturah Shaw (head)

57

Lodging House Keeper

Richmond, Yorkshire

William J Earle (lodger)

39

Iron Ship Builder

Hull, Yorkshire

Carston Timon (lodger)

33

Corn Merchant (6 clerks)

Holstein, British Subject

Emma Hair

20

House Servant

Wiltshire

 

Lyonsdown Rd, New Barnet (PRO Ref: RG9/788)

name

age

trade

birth place

Joel Foster Earle (head)

39

Architect

Hull, Yorkshire

Ann A Earle (wife)

37

-

Streatham, Surrey

Elizabeth Earle (daughter)

9

Scholar

London, Middlesex

Mary B Earle (daughter)

7

Scholar

Holloway, Middlesex

Emma D Earle (daughter)

4

-

Holloway, Middlesex

George J Earle (son)

2

-

East Barnett, Hertfordshire

Annie L Earle (daughter) 9 wks - East Barnett, Hertfordshire
Louisa Wren (visitor) 24 - Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Charlotte E French 21 Nursery Governess Hampshire
Jane Lewis 30 General Servant Somerset
Georgine Bradley 25 Nurse Suffolk

 

Birch Field House, Farnworth, Lancashire (PRO Ref: RG9/2742)

name

age

trade

birth place

Mary Earle (visitor/unm)

49

Governess

Hull, Yorkshire

 

50 Oxford Street, Liverpool (PRO Ref: RG9/2683)

name

age

trade

birth place

Robert Earle (boarder)

20

Commercial Clerk

Hull, Yorkshire

 

1 South Parade (Ladies Seminary), Doncaster (PRO Ref: RG9/3518)

name

age

trade

birth place

Fanny Earle (Pupil)

16

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Keys Lane, Glenworth, Lincolnshire (PRO Ref: RG9/2410)

name

age

trade

birth place

Sarah Earle (visitor/unm)

43

-

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Mansfield House, Litherland, Lancashire (PRO Ref: RG9/2726)

name

age

trade

birth place

Oswald Earle (head)

31

Alkali Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Georgiana Earle (wife)

29

-

Ireland

Oswald Earle (son)

6

Scholar

Liverpool, Lancashire

Georgiana M Earle (dau)

4

Scholar

Litherland, Lancashire

Rosa M Earle (dau) 2 - Litherland, Lancashire
Thomas F Earle (son) 11 mths - Litherland, Lancashire
Rebecca Earle (visitor) 26 Fundholder Hull, Yorkshire
Margaret Hughes (servant) 54 Cook Wales
Mary Bouchier (servant) 22 Housemaid Stratton, Somerset
Sarah Ferguson (servant) 16 Undermaid Liverpool, Lancashire
Honor Malion (servant) 28 Nurse Ireland

 

48 New George Street, Sculcoates, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG9/3581)

name

age

trade

birth place

Samuel Earle (head)

49

Cordwainer

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

48

-

York, Yorkshire

James Wilson Earle (son) 15 - Hull, Yorkshire
Jane Wilson (lodger) 59 Charwoman South Dalton
Mary Jane Wilson (lodger) 25 Charwoman Wansford
Robert Wilson (lodger) 5 - Hull, Yorkshire

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 13th October 1861

William George Earle, son of James and Mary Ann Earle

 

St Peter's Church, Leeds

 

Marriage – 9th January 1862

Francis Earle & Sarah Ann Hawarth

Marriage Register Extract - St Peter's Church, Leeds

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Burial – 1863

John Earle

 

St Luke's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 28th March 1863

Elizabeth Frances Earle, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Earle

 

Probate

 

28th January 1864

The Will, with two Codicils, of George Earle late of the Lordship of Myton in the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull Merchant deceased who died 8th December 1863 at the Lordship of Myton aforesaid was Proved at York by the oaths of George Foster Earle of Kingston-upon-Hull aforesaid Cement Manufacturer, Edward Earle of Kingston-upon-Hull aforesaid Cement manufacturer and Foster Earle of Kingston-upon-Hull aforesaid Cement manufacturer the Sons the Executors - Effects under £18,000 

 

12th May 1864

Letters of Administration of the Personal Estate of Mary Earle late of the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull widow deceased who died 4th April 1864 at Kingston-upon-Hull aforesaid were granted at York to George Foster Earle of Kingston-upon-Hull aforesaid, merchant and Edward Earle of Kingston-upon-Hull aforesaid, merchant the Sons of the said deceased they having first been sworn - Effects under £1,000

 

Chapter Note

 

The 1850s was a good decade for shipbuilding for other reasons; the combination of increasing Australian trade with the need for ships for the Crimean war elevated demand. The opening of the Suez Canal in the late 1860s also stimulated shipping trade and, therefore, shipbuilding. Thus in 1863 the Earle brothers bought another 47 acres of land, this time on the banks of the Humber. Their enormous success reflects the success of Hull as a port at the time. Over 60% of their vessels were built for local firms and nearly two thirds of these were destined to become ships of the Wilson line based in Hull. Between 1854 and 1871 Thomas Wilson Sons and Company bought 55 ships and 38 of them were built by C & W Earle (Bellamy, 'Some aspects of the economy of Hull', Appendix III B).

 

St Luke's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 11th August 1864

Arthur Westgarth Earle, son of Edward and Elizabeth Earle

 

Conveyance of land in Hull for £660  zDDX141/37  29 Aug 1865

 

Parties: 1) John Lingard, Mary Bollon Ferguson & George Simms 2) Francis Earle of Hull chemist & druggist

Property: 2 messuages on north side, and 1 messuage on south side of Church Lane, in Hull

 

Chapter Note

 

In 1870 Charles and William Joel Earle built their largest ship, the 'Canopus', a ship of 2800 gross tons. Charles then died suddenly and he was followed to the grave by William a year later, in 1871, at the age of only 49. They left behind assets of nearly a quarter of a million pounds. Some notes on the early history of the firm are to be found at DEA/1. William Earle sold the firm just before he died and it became a public limited company called Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd. Notices of the sale are at DEA/7-8. The company was now owned by shareholders in London, Manchester and Sheffield and its fortunes fluctuated with the general fortunes of the English economy and, in particular, the shipbuilding industry (Bellamy, 'Some aspects of the economy of Hull', Appendix III B).

 

Poll Book for the Parish of Hull - 1865

 

Name: Edward Earle

Place of Abode: Lister Street

Voted For: Clay & Somes

 

Name: Foster Earle

Place of Abode: Belle Vue Terrace

Voted For: Clay & Somes

 

Name: Francis Earle

Place of Abode: Market Place

Voted For: Clay

 

Name: George Foster Earle

Place of Abode: Linnaeus Street

Voted For: Somes & Hoare

 

Name: James Earle

Place of Abode: Spring Bank

Voted For: Somes

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 6th August 1865

George Henry Earle, son of James and Mary Ann Earle

 

St Luke's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 11th December 1865

Harold Hargrave Earle, son of Edward and Elizabeth Earle

 

St John's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 16th August 1866

Mabel Earle, twin daughter of Francis and Sarah Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 16th August 1866

Edith Earle, twin daughter of Francis and Sarah Ann Earle

 

Baptism – 2nd July 1867

Amy Blanche Earle, daughter of James and Ellen Frances Earle

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 1st March 1868

Susan, daughter of James and Mary Ann Earle

 

St John's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 19th September 1868

Florence Earle, daughter of Francis and Sarah Ann Earle

 

Probate

 

29th September 1870

The Will of Charles Foster Earle late of the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull Engineer and Iron Ship-builder who died 17th August 1870 at the Borough aforesaid was Proved at York by the oaths of Oswald Earle of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster, merchant, the brother and James Henry Holden of the Borough aforesaid Gentleman, the Executors - Effects under £60,000 

 

1871 Census

 

Linnaeus House, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG10/4795)

name

age

trade

birth place

George F Earle (head)

58

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah T Earle (wife)

52

-

Hull, Yorkshire

George Hudson Earle (son)

19

Clerk to Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah Mary Earle (dau)

17

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Ann Hudson Earle (dau) 16 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
John Hudson Earle (son) 14 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
H H Earle (daughter) 12 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
E Houseman (servant) 21 Cook Cottingham, Yorkshire
M J Grey (servant) 20 Housemaid Cottingham, Yorkshire

 

6 Granville Terrace (Beverley House), Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG10/4785)

name

age

trade

birth place

Edward Earle (head)

44

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Earle (wife)

37

-

Easington, Yorkshire

Edward H Earle (son) 12 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Florence Earle (daughter) 11 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Wilfred Earle (son - twin) 9 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Ernest Earle (son - twin) 9 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Earle (daughter) 8 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Arthur Earle (son) 6 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Harold H Earle (son) 5 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Isabel M Earle (daughter) 2 - Hull, Yorkshire
Louisa M Earle (daughter) 1 - Hull, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Abbott Hutton 35 Nurse Beverley, Yorkshire
Mary Moody 23 Cook Wlinthorpe, Lincolnshire
Ann Haresley 22 Housemaid Rasen, Lincolnshire
Sarah Ward 17 Under Nurse Hull, Yorkshire

 

South Gate, Hessle (PRO Ref: RG10/4776)

name

age

trade

birth place

William F Earle (head)

48

Ship Builder & Engineer employing 2000 men

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary A Hudson

32

Cook

Hull, Yorkshire

Emma Smith

18

Servant

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah J Howlett

24

Servant

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Lyons Down Road, East Barnet, Hertfordshire (PRO Ref: RG10/1332)

name

age

trade

birth place

Joel Foster Earle (head)

49

Architect

Hull, Yorkshire

Ann A Earle (wife)

41

Lady

Streatham, Sussex

Edith A J Earle (daughter) 19 Lady London, Middlesex
Blanche M Earle (daughter) 17 Scholar London, Middlesex
Lavinia G Earle (daughter) 14 Scholar London, Middlesex
George J Earle (son) 12 Scholar Barnet, Hertfordshire
Louisa A Earle (daughter) 10 Scholar Barnet, Hertfordshire
Jessie A Earle (daughter) 9 Scholar Barnet, Hertfordshire
Frank A Earle (son) 4 - Barnet, Hertfordshire
Elizabeth Brightwell 25 Governess Essex
Ann Jauring 38 Domestic Servant Ealing, Essex
Margaret Blandford 25 Domestic Servant Hartlepool, Co. Durham

 

93 Park Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG10/4791)

name

age

trade

birth place

Mary Earle (head/widow)

85

Annuitant

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (daughter)

62

Annuitant

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah Earle (daughter)

57

Annuitant

Hull, Yorkshire

Maria Earle (daughter)

54

Annuitant

Hull, Yorkshire

Annie Houlden 22 General Servant Thoresby Bridge, Lincolnshire

 

3 Minerva Terrace, Spring Bank, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG10/4791)

name

age

trade

birth place

James Earle (head)

41

Ship Owner & Wharf Mgr

Hull, Yorkshire

Ellen Frances Earle (wife)

33

-

Hull, Yorkshire

James Skelton Earle (son) 8 - Hull, Yorkshire
Ellen Mary Earle (dau) 7 - Hull, Yorkshire
Charles Henry Earle (son) 5 - Hull, Yorkshire
Amy Blanche Earle (dau) 3 - Hull, Yorkshire
Ernest Kemshead Earle (s) 2 - Hull, Yorkshire
Herbert Alder Earle (son) 8 mths - Hull, Yorkshire
Henrietta Wilson (servant) 20 General Servant Sculcoates, Yorkshire
Sarah E Rawson (servant) 21 Upper Housemaid Huntingley, Yorkshire
Sarah A Wallace (servant) 16 Under Nurse Keyingham, Yorkshire

 

59 Park Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG10/4791)

name

age

trade

birth place

Frank H Pearson (head)

26

Engineer & Iron Ship Builder

Hull, Yorkshire

Fanny Pearson (wife)

26

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Charles M Earle (nephew) 18 Engineers Draughtsman Hull, Yorkshire
Marianne Palmer 29 Cook Poynton, Lincolnshire
Emma Naylor 22 Housemaid Hull, Yorkshire

 

2 Chappers Alley, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG10/4773)

name

age

trade

birth place

James Earle (head)

41

Dockside Labourer

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Ann Earle (wife)

41

-

Hull, Yorkshire

James V Earle (son) 20 Chimney Sweep Hull, Yorkshire
Sarah Elizabeth Earle (dau) 14 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Rose H Earle (dau) 8 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
George H Earle (son) 5 - Hull, Yorkshire
Susan Earle (daughter) 3 - Hull, Yorkshire
George Earle (father) 71 Dockside Labourer Hull, Yorkshire

 

Vincent Street, Chelsea (PRO Ref: RG10/88)

name

age

trade

birth place

Thomas Earle (head)

59

Sculptor

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

60

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Thorn 16 Domestic Servant Middlesex

 

Belle Vue Terrace, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG10/4791)

name

age

trade

birth place

Sidney Earle (head/unm)

38

Corn Merchant

Hull, Yorkshire

Harriet Earle (sister)

55

Independant

Hull, Yorkshire

Helen Bairstow

36

General Servant

Sheffield, Yorkshire

 

59 Park Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG10/4791)

name

age

trade

birth place

Frank H Pearson (head)

26

Engineer & Iron Ship Builder

Hull, Yorkshire

Fanny Pearson (wife)

26

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Charles M Earle (nephew)

18

Engineers Draughtsman

Hull, Yorkshire

Marianne Palmer

29

Cook

Leyston, Lincolnshire

Emma Naylor 22 Housemaid Hull, Yorkshire

 

4 London Road, Marylebone, London (PRO Ref: RG10/187)

name

age

trade

birth place

Annie H Earle (pupil)

16

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

 

22 Market Place, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG10/4787)

name

age

trade

birth place

Francis Earle (head)

35

Chemist & Member of Pharmaceutical Society employing 2 assistants & 2 apprentices

Ellerton-on-Swale, Yorkshire

Sarah A Earle (wife)

31

-

Leeds, Yorkshire

Ernest H Earle (son) 7 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Edith Earle (daughter) 4 - Hull, Yorkshire
Mabel Earle (daughter) 4 - Hull, Yorkshire
Florence Earle (daughter) 2 - Hull, Yorkshire
Frank Earle (son) 9 mths - Hull, Yorkshire
Robert Sproat (assistant) 27 Chemists Assistant Hitchin, Derbyshire
James Thompson (app't) 18 Chemists Apprentice Hull, Yorkshire
Frederick Gibson (app't) 17 Chemists Apprentice Hull, Yorkshire
Maria Senior (servant/wid) 48 Cook Hull, Yorkshire
Ellen Schofield (servant) 24 Housemaid Hull, Yorkshire
Mary Harrison (servant) 15 Nursemaid Beverley, Yorkshire

 

Probate

 

16th December 1871

The Will of William Joel Earle late of the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull and of Hessle in the County of York Engineer and Iron Ship-builder who died 11th October 1871 at Hessle was proved at York by William Stead Brodrick of Kingston-upon-Hull Timber Merchant one of the Executors - Effects under £30,000

 

Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull

 

Baptism – 17th May 1874

Alice Maud Earle, daughter of Everitt and Rebecca Earle

 

Death

 

London, May 1876

Thomas Earle, sculptor, aged 66

Thomas Earle, 1810-1876

Chapter Note

 

Extracted from 'A Biographical Directory of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851'

The most talented and successful family member was Thomas Earle. He was born in Hull and began his career as a sculptor at the age of 12, when it was already evident that he had a talent for modelling. He was undoubtedly apprenticed to his father, John Earle, but supplemented his early education at the Mechanics’ Institute where his father was among the founder members. Since there was no school of art in Hull until 1861, the Mechanics’ Institute, established in 1825, was invaluable to aspiring artists, since it had a drawing class and a model room containing a ‘good collection of casts and models’ (Sheahan, 1868, 646). The Mechanics’ Institute commissioned Thomas Earle’s first public work in 1832, a statue of Dr John Alderson. When the statue was unveiled the Mechanics’ Institute was congratulated for encouraging an enterprising young artist, who ‘would at a future day, if blessed with life and health, deservedly rank with the most distinguished statuaries of Britain, or Europe’ (Hull Advertiser, 16 September 1831).

 

Thomas Earle left Hull c1830-31 and became a designer and modeller for Sir Francis Chantrey RA, remaining with him for between eight and twelve years. In January 1832, on Chantrey’s recommendation, he was admitted as a probationer at the Royal Academy and the following December became a student at the Academy schools. In 1839 he was awarded the Academy’s gold medal for the best historic group, Hercules deliverung Hesione from the sea monster, which was exhibited at the Academy in 1840.

 

By 1851 Earle had his own London studio at Vincent Street, Ovington Square. He competed for national commissions, including the monuments to Nelson and the Duke of Wellington, but it was his continued association with Hull that brought prosperity. Like his father and grandfather before him, Thomas Earle was a member of the Minerva lodge of freemasons in Hull. This fraternity played a significant role, for it brought sound professional associations with architects and builders and also led to patronage from fellow members including the Earls of Zetland and Yarborough. In 1846 Thomas married Mary, the daughter of a local builder, Frank Appleyard. The Appleyards had worked with the Earles on a number of building projects in Hull and were also freemasons. Earle’s friendship with another freemason, C S Todd, the town clerk of Hull, appears to have been instrumental in securing him the commission for Hull’s statues of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Freemasonry may also have played a part in Thomas Earle’s introduction to Sir Francis Chantrey, a member of the Royal Somerset & Inverness Lodge.

 

In February 1860 Todd wrote to Thomas Earle informing him that the Mayor, Z C Pearson, was to present Hull with a public park and that the authorities intended to commission a statue of the Queen, similar to Matthew Noble's figure in Peel Park, Manchester (Hull City Archives, BHH 115/716). Since both Todd and Pearson were freemasons, Earle must have been confident of securing the commission. Having agreed terms, Earle prepared a small model (Hull City Archives, BHH 97/369) which found favour with the Mayor who then announced his intention of presenting the townspeople of Hull with a statue of the Queen executed by ‘their townsman’ Thomas Earle (Hull City Archives, BHH 116/462).

 

Pearson was declared bankrupt in 1862, but his successor, Mayor W H Moss, agreed to pay for the statue, which was unveiled on 29 October 1863. On 7 November the Illustrated London News reported: ‘an intellectual expression has been produced, and the drapery and accessories, are elegant and graceful ... The statue of the Queen has received the approval of several members of the Royal family’. Having secured the commission for Queen Victoria's statue, Todd wrote to Earle in April 1863 to suggest that ‘with a little management’ a commission for a statue of Prince Albert might be forthcoming ‘as a companion' (Hull City Archives BHH 118/8). Earle’s initial proposal, for placing a figure of Prince Albert on the same pedestal as the statue of the Queen, was rejected. He won approval for a replica of his statue of Prince Albert executed for the Licensed Victuallers’ Asylum in Kennington. The Hull commission was again plagued by financial difficulties from the outset, but the statue of Albert was eventually unveiled on 14 October 1868.

 

Although Thomas Earle executed many portrait busts, few survive. His most ambitious and successful monument, to Thomas Ferres, has a life-sized figure of an angel supporting an exhausted seaman (60). A regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and the British Institute, Earle had a passion for ‘ideal’ sculpture and his first work in the prestigious but often unremunerative genre was shown at the Academy in 1834, while he was still employed by Chantrey. In 1842 he exhibited the life-size relief, Abel and Thirza (168), which the Art Union considered ‘a fine conception wrought out with much ability’ (AU, 1842, 128). In 1844 he showed An ancient Briton protecting his family at Westminster Hall. The Literary Gazette maintained that ‘nothing could surpass the arrangement and composition of the female and children, and the modelling of the young ones [is] most exquisite and masterly’ (Lit Gaz, 1844, 483). When the work was exhibited the following year at the Leeds Polytechnic Exhibition it was described as ‘a master-piece, worthy of any age or nation’ a work that would ‘ensure the artist a fame that will endure for ever’ (Leeds Polytechnic exhib cat, 9 June, 1845, n p). Few of his ideal works were realised in marble, though the Earl of Yarborough commissioned two, Happy as a queen and Fisher boy.

 

Thomas Earle was the last sculptor member of the Earle family and he died without issue in May 1876. He was interred at Spring Bank cemetery in Hull and since he was still considered a local celebrity, a large funeral procession paid tribute to the memory of the town’s talented citizen. He is commemorated by a fine monument of his own workmanship at Holy Trinity, Hull.

 

His widow, Mary, sold some of the studio contents including a model of the Ferres monument, which went to Hull’s Trinity House Seaman’s Guild for £20. Several other works were donated to institutions including the South Kensington Museum. Mary Earle was still in possession of numerous pieces (now lost) in 1881, which she loaned to the exhibition of works of local arts held at the Hull Temperance Club.

 

Probate

 

27th March 1877

The Will with a Codicil of George Foster Earle late of the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull Esquire who died 18th February 1877 at Kingston-upon-Hull was proved at York by William Young, merchant, Thomas Holden, gentleman and George Hudson Earle, cement manufacturer, the son all of Kingston-upon-Hull the Executors - Effects under £90,000

 

The London Gazette

 

3rd August 1877

Notice is hereby given, that all creditors and claimants against the estate of George Foster Earle, late of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, Esq. (who died on the 18th day of February 1877, and whose will was proved by William Young of Beverley, in the County of York, Esq., Thomas Holden, of the said borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, Gentleman, and George Hudson Earle of the same borough, Cement Manufacturer, the executors named in the said will, on 27th day of March 1877, in the District Registry at York of the Probate Division of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice), are hereby required to send particulars of their debts or claims, in writing, to us, the undersigned, as the Solicitors of the said executors, at our offices, on or before the 1st day of October next, aftre which day the executors will distribute the assets of the Testator among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the debts, claims or demands of which they shall then have had notice; and the executors will not be liable for the assets, or any part thereof, so distributed to any person of whose debt, claim, or demand they shall not have had notice at the time of such distribution. Dated this first day of August 1877

 

Holden, Sons and Hodgson

2 Parliament Street

Hull

Solicitors to the said Executors

 

1881 Census

 

90 Park Road, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG11/4770)

name

age

trade

birth place

Mary Earle (head/widow)

95

Independant

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah Earle (daughter)

67

Independant

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Kidney

30

Domestic Servant

Manchester, Lancashire

 

Hull Road, Owthorne (PRO Ref: RG11/4786)

name

age

trade

birth place

James Earle (head)

53

Secretary Filey Harbour Co. & Commission Agent

Hull, Yorkshire

Ellen Frances Earle (wife)

43

-

Hull, Yorkshire

James Skelton Earle (son) 18 Commercial Clerk - Corn Trade Hull, Yorkshire
Ellen Mary Earle (dau) 17 Milliner Hull, Yorkshire
Frank G Earle (son) 14 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Amy Blanche Earle (dau) 13 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Ernest Kemshead Earle (s) 12 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Percy H Earle (son) 9 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Arthur B Earle (son) 6 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Ada G Earle (daughter) 11 mths - Owthorne, Yorkshire

 

Blue Bell Yard, Drypool, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG11/4753)

name

age

trade

birth place

James Valentine Earle (hd)

29

Chimney Sweep

Hull, Yorkshire

Letha Earle (wife)

21

-

Bethanley, Yorkshire

Emma L Earle (daughter) 4 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
Matthew Earle (son) 2 - Hull, Yorkshire
Frederick Earle (son) 1 mth - Hull, Yorkshire

 

Eldon Grove, Rydal Mount, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG11/4760)

name

age

trade

birth place

Francis Earle (head)

45

Pharmaceutical Chemist

Ellerton, Yorkshire

Sarah Ann Earle (wife)

41

-

Leeds, Yorkshire

Ernest Earle (son)

17

Chemist Apprentice

Hull, Yorkshire

Mabel Earle (daughter)

14

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Florence Earle (daughter)

12

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Frank Earle (son)

10

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Albert Earle (son)

8

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Stanley Earle (son)

6

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Harold Earle (son)

4

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Charlotte Earle (daughter)

3

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Ann Simpson

26

Cook

Lincoln

Edmerill Bibbing

16

Nurse

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Queens Hotel, Withernsea (PRO Ref: RG11/4786)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Hudson Earle (boarder/unmarried)

29

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

 

2 Chaffers Alley, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG11/4746)

name

age

trade

birth place

Mary Ann Earle (head/wid)

51

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Rose H Earle (daughter)

18

Pupil Teacher

Hull, Yorkshire

George H Earle (son) 15 Compositor & Printer Hull, Yorkshire
Susan Earle (daughter) 13 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire
George Earle (fathr-in-law) 80 Annuitant Hull, Yorkshire

 

Linnaeus House, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG11/4779)

name

age

trade

birth place

Sarah Theodesia Earle (head/widow)

62

Cement Manufacturers widow

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah Mary Earle (dau)

27

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Annie Hudson Earle (dau)

26

-

Hull, Yorkshire

John Hudson Earle (son)

24

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Harriet Hudson Earle (dau) 22 - Hull, Yorkshire
Annie Brace 26 Domestic Servant Isle of Ely, Witcham
Susan Betton 21 Domestic Servant Bollingbroke, Lancashire

 

1 Lyons Down Road, East Barnet, Hertfordshire (PRO Ref: RG10/1332)

name

age

trade

birth place

Joel Foster Earle (head)

59

Architect

Hull, Yorkshire

Ann A Earle (wife)

57

-

Streatham, Surrey

Edith A J Earle (daughter) 29 - London, Middlesex
George J Earle (son) 22 Contractors Clerk Barnet, Hertfordshire
Annie L A Earle (daughter) 20 - Barnet, Hertfordshire
Jessie A Earle (daughter) 19 - Barnet, Hertfordshire
Frank A Earle (son) 14 Scholar Barnet, Hertfordshire
Margaret Crawford 33 Ladies Maid Seaton, Durham
Elizabeth Brooke 17 Domestic Servant Hinston, Middlesex

 

Probate

 

19th August 1882

The Will of Mary Earle late of the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, widow who died 23rd July 1882 at Kingston-upon-Hull was proved at York by Maria Earle and Ann Hargrave Earle both of 90 Park Street, Kingston-upon-Hull, spinsters, the daughters, the executrixes

 

Marriages

 

Amsterdam - 19th July 1883

George Hudson Earle & Suzanne Catharina Elisabeth van Reede van Ter Aa

 

Probate

 

30th December 1886

The Will of Joel Foster Earle late of 1 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet in the County of Hertfordshire who died 22nd November 1886 at 1 Lyonsdown Road was Proved at the Principal Registry by Anne Ainsworth Earle of 1 Lyonsdown Road Widow the Relict the sole Executrix - Personal Estate £1,866 16s 8d

 

Probate

 

16th August 1889

The Will of Francis Earle late of the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull Chemist who died 4th July 1889 at Kingston-upon-Hull was proved at York by Sara Ann Earle of Eldon Grove Beverley Road in the said Borough Widow the Relict Ernest Haworth Earle of Eldon Grove Chemist the son and Henry Rust of Market Place in the said Borough Silversmith the Executors - Personal Estate £8,265 17s 11d

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths in the Sculcoates District for September 1889 (volume 9d page 140)

Francis Earle, aged 54

 

1891 Census

 

46 Spring Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG12/3937)

name

age

trade

birth place

James S Earle (head/marr) 28 Corn Merchants Manager Hull, Yorkshire
Elsie F Earle (daughter) 3 - Hull, Yorkshire
Ellen Sutton 59 Nurse Orby, Lincolnshire
Sarah Robinson 16 General Domestic London

 

18 All Saints Street, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG12/3929)

name

age

trade

birth place

Frank G Earle (head) 24 Corn Merchants Clerk Hull, Yorkshire
Ellen M Earle (sister) 27 - Hull, Yorkshire
Percy H Earle (brother) 19 Corn Merchants Clerk Hull, Yorkshire
Arthur B Earle (brother) 16 Stone Masons Apprentice Hull, Yorkshire
Ada G Earle (sister) 11 Scholar Withernsea, Yorkshire
Mary A Fountain 21 General Domestic Beverley, Yorkshire

 

Eldon Grove, Rydal Mount, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG12/3929)

name

age

trade

birth place

Sarah Ann Earle (head/wd)

51

Living on own means

Leeds, Yorkshire

Mabel Earle (daughter)

24

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Frank Earle (son)

20

Architects Pupil

Hull, Yorkshire

Albert Earle (son)

18

Undergraduate Cantab

Hull, Yorkshire

Stanley Earle (son)

16

Apprentice

Hull, Yorkshire

Charlotte Earle (daughter)

14

Scholar

Hull, Yorkshire

Sarah Ann Houlden

18

General Domestic

Keadby, Lincoln

Edith Bessie Larder

18

House Maid

Thorsby, Lincoln

 

22 Market Place, Kingston upon Hull (PRO Ref: RG12/3934)

name

age

trade

birth place

Ernest H Earle (head/umn)

27

Chemist

Hull, Yorkshire

Edith Earle (sister/umn)

24

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Florence Earle (sister/umn)

22

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Wheeler

22

Domestic Servant

London

Charles H Phipps

21

Chemist Assistant

Cambridge

John Bleachell

19

Chemist Assistant

Rawcliffe, Yorkshire

 

Rocklands, Tormoham, Devon (PRO Ref: RG12/1703)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Hudson Earle (head)

39

Living on own means

Hull, Yorkshire

Catherine E Earle (wife)

39

-

Holland

Carrie Matthews

29

Cook - Servant

Upborough, Devon

Catherine Collins

23

Domestic Servant

Portsmouth, Hants

Florence Couchenal

25

Under Servant

Torquay, Devon

Marie Classe

22

Lady Maid

France

Henry James Wills 29 Footman Dillishaw, Devon

 

China Hotel, Christchurch, Bournemouth (PRO Ref: RG12/902)

name

age

trade

birth place

Annie Bainbridge (head)

70

-

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

John H Earle (son-in-law)

36

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Alice Earle (daughter)

30

-

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

 

Probate

 

18th June 1891

The Will with a Codicil of Sydney Earle late of Pearson's Park in the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull Merchant who died 20th March 1891 at Pearson's Park was proved at York by George James Earle of the Waldrons Croyden in the County of Surrey Contractor's Managing Clerk the Nephew and Henry Saxelbye of 2 Quay Street Kingston-upon-Hull Solicitor two of the Executors - Personal Estate £25,850 12s 10d

 

An Alphabetical Listing of Trades & Professions for Hull from Bulmer's Gazetteer - 1892

 

Earl Henry, sail and cover maker, North walls; h 123 Hodgson street

Earle & Haller, general carriers & ship owners, 128 High street

Earle Misses Ann Hargrave and Sarah Maria, 90 Park street

Earle Edward (George & Thomas E.); h 74 Beverley rd

Earle Mrs. F., Rydal Mount villa

Earle Foster (George & Thomas E.), The Park

Earle Francis Haworth (Francis Earle); h 22 Market place

Earle Francis, chemist, 22 Market place

Earle Frank Cecil, 18 All Saints' street

Earle George & Thomas, cement manufacturers; offices, 7, 8, and 9 Pier st; works, Wilmington

Earle George (E. & Haller); h Sheffield

Earle James Skelton, manager, 46 Spring st

Earle John Wilson (George & Thomas E.); h Cottingham

Earle Mrs. Leetha, grocer, 61 Naylor's row

Earle Sydney, corn merchant, 45 High st; h The Park

Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd., ship builders and engineers, Hedon rd; S. Mason, sec.; A. E. Seaton, C.E., general manager; F. H. Pearson, assistant manager

 

A History of Kingston-upon-Hull from Bulmer's Gazetteer - 1892

 

Worthies - People of Note

Thomas Earle - This celebrated sculptor was born in Osborne Street, Hull, in May, 1810. Very early in life he manifested a talent for modelling, and at the age of 12 years he maybe said to have commenced his career as a sculptor. In 1830 he left his native town for London, and was shortly afterwards engaged by Sir Francis Chantrey as an assistant. He remained in this position for eight years, during which time he modelled and worked upon many of that eminent sculptor's best productions. About the same time, he studied at the Royal Academy, and in 1839 gained the gold medal and other honours. Fortunately for Hull, it possesses some of this eminent man's best works, notably, his statues of the Queen and Prince Consort, in Pearson's Park, and that of Edward I. in the Town Hall. The two former are described elsewhere. The latter is said to be the chief glory of Hull's Civic Hall, and it is questioned whether there can be found in England, the production of a modern sculptor, so perfect as is this figure of the English Justinian. The king is represented in giving to the authorities of Hull the Charter of its Incorporation. He wears the cope-like cloak of state. His left hand rests easily on the hilt of his sword, and the expression of his face is one of royal dignity. The figure is muscular and graceful. The pose is altogether natural and dignified. There are few statues to be compared to it in grandeur of conception and in finish of execution. Many other of Mr. Earle's works are to be seen in Hull. The statue of the late Prince Consort (eight feet high) in the grounds of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, Old Kent Road, London, and that of Harold, in the Mansion House, London, are the productions of his chisel. His sculptures, which are very numerous, are deservedly held in great esteem. He died in May, 1876, and was interred in the Hull General Cemetery, where there is a monument to his memory. There is also another beautifully sculptured marble monument to him in Holy Trinity Church here.

Memorial to Thomas Earle in Holy Trinity Church, Hull

Burial Torquay

 

Susanna Catherina Elisabeth Baroness de Reede de Ter Aa, the beloved and honored wife of George Hudson Earle, who died febr. 24 1896 aged 36 & was buried at Torquay England

 

Chaper Note

 

Susanna 'Kitty' Earle was a niece of the last judicial costs or craft lady of the family Van Reede Ter Aa and married to a very rich Englishman, George Hudson Earle. In 1897 he gifted the six Van Reede windows in the church Nieuwer Ter Aa, in memory of his deceased wife (see example below)

 

In 1899 he added another window in the south transept of the church, in memory of an uncle and aunt of his wife. G.H. Earle also donated the beautiful English oxaalorgel, which first stood on the border between nave and choir, but was moved to the tower side during the restoration in 1956

With thanks to Wim Gielen for providing the image reproduced here

1901 Census

 

34 Beverley Road, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG13/4493)

name

age

trade

birth place

Elizabeth Earle (head/wid)

67

-

Easington, Yorkshire

Edward W Earle (son) 42 Cement Manufacturer Hull, Yorkshire
Louisa M Earle (daughter) 34 - Hull, Yorkshire
Cyril Earle (son) 29 Cement Manufacturer Hull, Yorkshire
Grace W Earle (daughter) 26 - Hull, Yorkshire
Ethel M Earle (daughter) 24 - Hull, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Sutton (servant) 65 Nurse Beverley, Yorkshire
Annie E Sutton (servant) 21 Parlourmaid Hull, Yorkshire
Anne Lawson (servant) 21 Housemaid Hull, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Puck (servant) 45 Cook Doddington, Cambridgeshire

 

31 All Saints Street, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG13/4492)

name

age

trade

birth place

Percy Hargrave Earle(head) 24 Shipping Clerk Hull, Yorkshire
Ellen Mary Earle (sister) 37 - Hull, Yorkshire
Arthur Bertram Earle (bro) 26 Stone Mason Hull, Yorkshire
Ada Gertrude Earle (sister) 20 School Teacher Owthorne, Yorkshire
Mary Alice Fountain 31 General Domestic Hull Bridge, Yorkshire

 

Three Trees, Tilworth Road, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG13/4468)

name

age

trade

birth place

Ernest H Earle (head)

36

Chemist & Druggist

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

30

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Phyllis H Earle (daughter)

7

-

Sutton, Hull, Yorkshire

Ellen Grover (servant)

21

Domestic Servant

Hull, Yorkshire

 

381 Beverley Road, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG13/4460)

name

age

trade

birth place

Harold H Earle (head)

35

Mechanical Engineer

Hull, Yorkshire

Ethel M Earle (wife)

26

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Philip H Earle (son)

3

-

Stoke Davenport, Devonshire

Harold C B Earle (son)

4 mths

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Augusta Hendry (servant) 19 Domestic Governess Limehouse, London
Emily Hobson (servant) 22 Cook Hull, Yorkshire
Mabel Grantham (servant) 18 Housemaid Beverley, Yorkshire

 

Parsonage, Wansford (PRO Ref: RG13/4518)

name

age

trade

birth place

Albert Earle (head/umn)

28

Clergyman C of E

Hull, Yorkshire

Martha J Tidd

44

Domestic House Keeper

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Chestnut Avenue, Hessle (PRO Ref: RG13/4474)

name

age

trade

birth place

Ernest Earle (head)

39

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Emma J Earle (wife)

34

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Ernest C Earle (son)

3

-

Hessle, Yorkshire

Bryan W Earle (son)

1

-

Hessle, Yorkshire

Helen Dunn (servant)

24

Cook

Battersea, Middlesex

Ada Robinson (servant)

23

Housemaid

Scarborough, Yorkshire

Selena Westerby (servant) 18 Nursemaid Hull, Yorkshire

 

Newgate Street, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG13/4471)

name

age

trade

birth place

John H Earle (head/wdwr)

44

Cement Manufacturer

Hull, Yorkshire

Alice G Earle (daughter)

15

-

Cottingham, Yorkshire

Eliza A Tomlinson

53

Cook & Housekeeper

Ragby, Lincolnshire

Emily Jackson 33 Domestic Housemaid Egglesthorne, Yorkshire
Mary A Blackburn 32 Ladies Maid Elesworth, Lincolnshire
Margaret Parkinson 28 Parlour Maid Winterton, Lincolnshire
Susan M MacKissack 58 Companion Ireland

 

9 The Avenue, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG13/4493)

name

age

trade

birth place

Mary A Earle (head/wid)

71

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Rose H Earle (daughter)

38

Certified School Teacher

Hull, Yorkshire

Mabel E Kidd (gr.dau) 13 - Hull, Yorkshire
Beatrice Stone (boarder) 26 Certified School Teacher Manchester, Lancashire
Margaret Hogg (boarder) 32 Cookery School Teacher London, Middlesex

 

31 Colonial Street, Kingston-upon-Hull (PRO Ref: RG13/4498)

name

age

trade

birth place

Sarah Earle (boarder/unm)

88

-

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Prince of Wales Hotel, Lord Street, Southport, Lancashire (PRO Ref: RG13/3537)

name

age

trade

birth place

Frederick G Earle (unm)

74

Retired Stonemason

Hull, Yorkshire

 

28 Palace Street, London (PRO Ref: RG13/95)

name

age

trade

birth place

Thomas Earle (head/single)

42

Living on own means

Hull, Yorkshire

 

59 Buckingham Gate, London (PRO Ref: RG13/95)

name

age

trade

birth place

Arthur Westgarth Earle (head/single)

36

Architect

Hull, Yorkshire

 

91 Craven Street, Sculcoates (PRO Ref: RG13/4485)

name

age

trade

birth place

James S Earle (head)

38

Shipping Clerk

Hull, Yorkshire

Annie E Earle (wife)

34

-

Hessey, Yorkshire

Elsie F Earle (daughter) 13 - Hull, Yorkshire
Dorothy Earle (daughter) 3 - Hull, Yorkshire

 

Probate

 

25th March 1908

The Will of Anne Hargreave Earle of 90 Park Street, Kingston-upon-Hull, spinster, died 6th February 1908 Probate York 25th March to George Earle manager John Earle commercial clerk and Percy Hargreave Earle shipping clerk - Effects £6,881 16s 2d

 

7th October 1908

The Will of Anne Ainsworth Earle of 1 Lyonsdown Road New Barnet Hertfordshire died 3rd September 1908 Probate London 7th October to George James Earle surveyor and Frank Ainsworth Earle Gentleman - Effects £3,765 6s 2d

 

1911 Census

 

46 Spring Street, Kingston-upon-Hull

name

age

trade

birth place

James Skelton Earle (head) 48 Shipping Clerk Hull, Yorkshire
Annie Elizabeth Earle (wife) 43 - Warston, Yorkshire
Elsie Frances Earle (dau) 23 Corresponding Clerk Hull, Yorkshire
Dorothy Earle 13 School Hull, Yorkshire

168 Victoria Avenue, Hull

name

age

trade

birth place

Ernest Haworth Earle (hd)

46

Chemist & Druggist

Hull, Yorkshire

Mary Earle (wife)

41

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Phyllis Haworth Earle (dau)

17

Art Student

Hull, Yorkshire

Cedric Earle (son)

13

School Boy

Sutton, Hull, Yorkshire

68 St Georges Terrace, Jesmond

name

age

trade

birth place

Harold Hargrave Earle (hd)

45

Consulting Mechanical Eng

Hull, Yorkshire

Ethel Mary Earle (wife)

36

-

Hull, Yorkshire

Philip Hargrave Earle (son)

13

School

Devenport, Devonshire

Harold Claud B Earle (son)

10

School

Hull, Yorkshire

Alice Joan Earle (daughter) 7 School Hull, Yorkshire
Edith Mary Earle (daughter) 1 - Hutton Gate, Yorkshire
Kathleen E Anderson (serv) 23 Domestic Servant North Shields, Northum'd
Gertude M Howe (servant) 27 Nursery Governess West Hartlepool, Durham

Parsonage, Wansford, Driffield

name

age

trade

birth place

Albert Earle (head/umn)

38

Clerk in Holy Orders

Hull, Yorkshire

Alice Ann Pashby (servant)

32

Domestic Servant

Nafferton, Yorkshire

15 Cross Street, Southport

name

age

trade

birth place

Frederick G Earle (single)

84

Boarder - None

Hull, Yorkshire

 

Probate

 

18th July 1951

Ernest Haworth Earle of 168 Victoria Avenue Kingston-upon-Hull died 7th April 1951 Probate York 18th July to Augustus Frederick Harry Lax accountant and Cyril Wake Marshall company director - Effects £10,018 15s 8d

 

Chapter Note

 

Cannon Albert Earle, of Wansford wrote and published several historical articles during his lifetime as well
as recording some brief notes on his Earle family history. The latter notes are housed at the East Yorkshire Archives in beverley and have been reproduced in the sections relating to the Earle Family of Bolton-on-Swale, Ripon and Kingston-on-Hull

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