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

Earle Family of Rothwell

Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell

 

Marriage – 17th July 1582

Robert Earle & Alice Nowell

 

St Peter's Church, Leeds

 

Baptism – 1st March 1607

Isabel, child of Tho. Earle, Milhill

 

Marriage – 19th July 1617

Thomas Earle & Katherine Roth or Behl[1]

 

Baptism – About 1620

Ann, daughter of Thomas & Katherine Earle

 

Baptism – 25th May 1623

Thomas, son of Thomas Earle

 

Baptism – 26th February 1626

Richard, son of Thomas Earle

 

Baptism – 9th March 1628

William, son of Thomas Earle

 

Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell

 

Burial – 7th December 1630

Infans Thomae Earle[2]

 

Baptism – 15th January 1632

Alicia, fil. Thomae Earle

 

St Botolph's Church, Bossall

 

Marriage – 3rd June 1646

Richard Earle & Alice Saunderson

 

Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell

 

Baptism – 11th May 1652

Ann, daughter of Richard Earll

 

Burial – 20th May 1652

Ann, daughter of Richard Earll of Roades

 

Baptism – 21st May 1654

William, the son of Richard Earle of the Roades

 

Burial – 31st December 1654

William, the sonne of Richard Earle

 

York Castle Depositions

 

11th January 1655

KATHERINE EARLE ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT.

Before John Hewley, Esq. Henri/ Hatefeild, of Rhodes, par. Rodwell, gent., sayeth, that about August last, Katherine Earle struck him on the neck with a docken stalke, or such like thing, and his maire upon the necke also, whereupon his maire imediately fell sicke and dyed, and he himselfe was very sore troubled and perplexed with a paine in his necke. Whereupon Ann, the daughter of the said Katharine, seing him so pained, tould him, " Doth the divell nipp thee in the necke? but he will nipp the better yet."" And the said Katherine hathe beene searched, and a marke founde upon her in the likenesse of a papp. And the said Katherine clapt one Mr. Franke, late of Rhodes, betwene the shoulders with her hand, and said, "You are a pretty gentleman; will you kissemee?" Wherupon the said Mr. Franke fell sicke before he gott home, and never went out of doore after, but dyed, and complained much against the said Katherine on his death-bed.

 

Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell

 

Baptism – 16th December 1655

Ann, the daughter of Richard Earle, Roades

 

Baptism – 24th January 1658

Jane, daughter of Richard Earle

 

Burial – 7th February 1658

Thomas Earle, the elder, Roades

 

Baptism – 15th May 1660

Suzanna, ye daughter of Richard Earle of Rodes

 

Burial – 23rd May 1661

Catherine Earle of Rodes

 

Baptism – 22nd March 1663

Richardus, fil. Ricardi Earle de Rodes

 

Baptism – 25th October 1663

Jana, filia Thomae Earle de Rodes

 

Baptism – 29th February 1665

Sarah, filia Richardi Earle de Rodes

 

Baptism – 10th September 1665

Johes, filius Thomae Earle de Rodes

 

Baptism – 10th January 1669

Elizabetha, fil. Thoe Earle de Rodes

 

Baptism – 12th February 1669

Johes, fil. Rici Earle de Rodes

 

Marriage – 21st September 1670

Elizabeth Earles, of Rothwell & Johes Dickinson

 

Baptism – 30th July 1671

Gulielm', fil. Thoe Earle de Rodes

 

Baptism – 3rd May 1674

Anna, fil. Thoe Earle de Rodes

 

Burial – 30th June 1675

Anna, fil. Thoe Earle de Rodes

 

Burial – 17th July 1678

Thomas son of Thoe Earle de Rodes

 

Marriage – 16th October 1678

Ann Earle & George Burnill

 

Marriage – 30th October 1679

Susannah Earle & Richard Bateman

 

Marriage – 24th June 1680

Jane Earle & Thos: Ellis of Rhods

 

Marriage – 20th April 1685

Susanna Earle & Thomas Johnson

 

Marriage – 27th October 1686

Jo' Earle & Jane Tullicliffe

 

Baptism – 7th August 1687

Thomas, son of John Earle

 

Burial – 29th March 1689

Thomas Earl, of Rhodes

 

Burial – Before 1690

Thomas, son of John Earle

 

Baptism – 13th April 1690

Thomas, son of John Earle

 

Burial – 16th October 1691

Rich'd Earl & Mary his wife, Rodes

 

Baptism – 19th February 1693

Margeritt, daughter of Jo' Earle

 

Baptism – 29th March 1696

Sarah, daughter of John Earle, Rhods

 

Marriage – 15th November 1696

William Earle & Ann Sawle, Rhods

 

Baptism – 3rd April 1698

John, son of John Earle

 

Marriage – 20th May 1700

Jane Earle & William Gauthorup

 

Marriage – 21st December 1720

Sarah Earle, spinster & Henry Core, batchel'r - both of ye p'ish by Mr Day

 

Burial – 6th August 1721

Ann, ye wife of William Earle, miner

 

Burial – About 1722

Jane, wife of John Earle

 

Burial – 15th March 1723

Marg't Earle, pentioner, Rhodes

 

Baptism – 23rd May 1723

Anne, ye daughter of Thos Earle, husbandman, Rhodes

 

Marriage – 1st August 1723

Wm Earle, widower & Eliz: Harrison, spinster both of ye p'ish

 

Marriage – 5th September 1723

Jo' Earle, widower & Martha Furbes wid. both of ye pish

 

Baptism – 6th July 1724

Wm. son of Wm. Earle, miner

 

Marriage – 12th July 1724

James Earle & Christina Pursland

 

Baptism – 30th May 1726

Ann, ye daughter of Wm. Earle miner, Carleton

 

Burial – 19th September 1727

John Earle, miner, Rothwell

 

Baptism – 9th June 1728

Thomas, ye son of Wm. Earle, miner

 

Burial – 14th January 1729

Thomas Earle, son of William Earle, miner

 

Burial – 16th February 1730

John the son of Thomas Earle of Roods

 

Baptism – 9th January 1732

John, ye son of Wm. Earle, miner

 

Baptism – 4th August 1734

Thomas son of William Earle, miner from Rothwell

 

Baptism – 3rd September 1738

Hannah dau. of William Earle, miner from Rothwell

 

Burial – 27th October 1739

Ann the wife of Thomas Earle of Rhods

 

Burial – 13th August 1741

William Earl of Carleton

 

Marriage – 12th June 1746

Elizabeth Earle & Robert Robinson

 

Burial – 23rd October 1755

Thomas Earl of Methley

 

Marriage Banns – 15th November 1810

Howard Earle & Elizabeth Rider - both of this parish

 

Marriage – 8th December 1823

Ann Earle & Joseph Bottomley


[1] The Rothwell Witch

[2] Note in Parish Register "non bap't vicesimo" i.e. buried without being baptised

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