Earle Family of Sheffield
Note
According to a note by Patricia Earl there is a story in the family that the Carlise Earls are related to the Hull Earles arising from a falling out in the family at some stage when a family member had gone off to Hull and added an "e" to his name to distinguish himself from the Carlisle Earls
My own research shows both Henry and Ann pre-date the move of the Earles from York to Hull by several decades so if there is any truth in the story then perhaps the Carlise Earls are related to the York Earles
Included here are also family records of Robert Earle born in Hull in 1819 who moved to Sheffield c1840
St Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle
Marriage - 6th June 1723
Henry Earl & Ann Stephenson (of Lanercost)
Baptism - 28th January 1732
Elizabeth daughter of Henry Earl
Baptism - 4th November 1739
Barbarah daughter of Henry Earl
Baptism - 26th September 1742
Guy son of Henry Earl
St Mary's Church, Carlisle
Marriage - 2nd November 1765
Guy Earl (cabinet maker) & Rachel Henderson
St Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle
Baptism - 3rd August 1766
Thomas Alfred Earl son of Guy Earl
Baptism - 2nd December 1770
Henry son of Guy Earl
St Peter's Cathedral, Sheffield
Baptism - 1st November 1776
Ann daughter of Guy Earl
Occupation
1780
Thomas Alfred Earl, aged 14 apprentice cabinet maker to John Greaves
1784
Henry Earl, aged 14 apprentice filesmith to John Greaves
St Peter's Cathedral, Sheffield
Marriage - 14th February 1790
Thomas Alfred Earl & Sarah Byers
Baptism - 29th August 1790
George son of Thomas Alfred Earl
Baptism - 12th February 1792
Isabella daughter of Thomas Alfred Earl
Baptism - 23rd March 1794
Henry William Earl son of Thomas Alfred Earl
Baptism - 24th July 1796
Thomas Alfred Earl son of Thomas Alfred Earl
All Saints Church, Skeckling with Burstwick
Marriage - 29th June 1808
Henry Earl & Jane Harrison
Occupation
1809
Henry Earl, aged 39 becomes Minister at Skipsea Independant Chapel
Skipsea, Yorkshire
Baptism - 12th September 1809
Henry Harrison Earle son of Henry & Jane Earle
PRO Ref: RG4/2012
Skipsea, Yorkshire
Baptism - 3rd November 1811
John son of Henry & Jane Earle
Military
Belgium 1815-19
Thomas Alfred Earl, aged 19 named in Battle of Waterloo in Turners Troop or A Troop Corp of Military Drivers
Skipsea, Yorkshire
Baptism - 24th November 1819
Lucy Jane Lodge daughter of William Henry Lodge & Jane Handley
Occupation
1824
Henry Earl, aged 54 becomes the First Minister at Goole a position held until his death in 1846
Whites Trade Directory 1833
Hanover Street, Sheffield
George Earl - Book Keeper
Hanover Street, Sheffield
Thomas Alfred Earl - Saw File Manufacturer
St Peter & St Paul's Church, Stokesley
Marriage - 9th August 1834
Thomas Alfred Earl & Mary Ann Johnson
Monumental Inscription & Death Certificate Details
Sheffield
Thomas Earl - Journeyman Filesmith of Hanover Street, Ecclesall, Bierlow, Sheffield died on 13th June 1838, aged 71 and was buried on 15th June at Sheffield
Business (by Patricia Earl)
Henry Harrison Earl went into business with his cousin John Charles Earl and in 1840 founded an Iron and Steel Stockholding company, H. H. Earl, later H. H. Earl & Son. The company carried on until 1964 under the ownership of Henry Harrison Earl's son Walter, Walter's son Walter Geoffrey and his son John
Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths
Deaths for the District of Goole for June 1840, volume 23 page 139
Jane Earl
1841 Census
Prospect Place, Hook, Goole, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: HO107/1307/16)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Henry Earl |
70 |
Minister |
Outside of County |
|
Ann Huntington |
15 |
Female Servant |
Yorkshire |
Sharrow Lane, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: HO107/1333/6)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
John Earl |
40 |
Merchant |
Yorkshire |
|
Louisa Earl |
30 |
- |
Yorkshire |
| Louisa Earl (junior) | 6 | - | Yorkshire |
| Mary Earl | 3 | - | Yorkshire |
| John Earl (junior) | 1 | - | Yorkshire |
Rockingham Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: HO107/1333/11)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl |
40 |
Filesmith |
Yorkshire |
|
Mary Earl |
30 |
- |
Yorkshire |
| Thomas Earl | 11 | - | Yorkshire |
| Maria Earl | 7 | - | Yorkshire |
| Sarah Earl | 6 | - | Yorkshire |
| Mary Earl | 2 | - | Yorkshire |
| Fanny Earl | 1 | - | Yorkshire |
| George Earl | 45 | - | Yorkshire |
| Thomas Wood | 16 | Apprentice | Yorkshire |
Local Terrace, Brightside, Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: HO107/1329/5)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Robert Earle |
20 |
Clerk |
Yorkshire |
Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths
Marriages for the District of Goole for March 1843, volume 23 page 192
John Earl & Elizabeth Harrison
Marriages for the District of Sheffield for June 1845, volume 22 page 476
Robert Earle & Eliza Swift
St Peter's Cathedral, Sheffield
Marriage - 9th August 1845
Henry Harrison Earl & Lucy Jane Lodge
Baptism - 26th May 1846
Henry son of Henry & Jucy Earle
Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths
Deaths for the District of Goole for April 1846, volume 23 page 193
Henry Earl
1851 Census
Middle Heeley, Nether Hallam, Sheffield (PRO Ref: HO107/2337)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl (head) |
54 |
File Smith |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
|
Mary Earl (wife) |
45 |
- |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Thomas Alfred Earl (son) | 21 | File Smith | British Subject, Belgium |
| Maria Louisa Earl (dau) | 17 | Milliner | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Sarah Ann Earl (daughter) | 15 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Mary Isabella Earl (dau) | 12 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Fanny Earl (daughter) | 10 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| George C Earl (son) | 5 | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Joseph Wood (apprentice) | 20 | Apprentice File Smith | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
2 Hanover Square, Ecclesall, Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: HO107/2337)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Henry H Earl (head) |
41 |
Iron Merchant |
Hornsea, Yorkshire |
|
Lucy Jane Earl (wife) |
31 |
- |
Barnsley, Yorkshire |
| Walter Earl (son) | 3 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Lucy Earl (daughter) | 2 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Jane Earl (daughter) | 1 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Jane Lodge (mother-in-law) | 58 | Widow | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Sarah Gregory (servant) | 20 | House Servant | Conisborough, Yorkshire |
| Elizabeth Mallinson (serv) | 17 | Nurse Maid | Upper Hallam, Yorkshire |
Edge Bank, Ecclesall, Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: HO107/2337)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
John Earl (head) |
39 |
Traveller in Steel Trade |
Hornsea, Yorkshire |
|
Elizabeth Earl (wife) |
44 |
- |
Birstwith, Yorkshire |
| John Earl (son) | 4 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Elizabeth Harrison (m-law) | 80 | - | Headon, Yorkshire |
Boarding School, Burgage, Southwell, Nottinghamshire (PRO Ref: HO107/2134)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Louisa Earl (scholar) |
16 |
Scholar |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
Wybourne Cottage, Sheffield (PRO Ref: HO107/2344)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Robert Earle (head) |
30 |
Carrier & Ship Owner |
Hull, Yorkshire |
|
Eliza Earle (wife) |
30 |
- |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Robert Earle (son) | 4 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Mary Elizabeth Earle (dau) | 3 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Eliza Earle (daughter) | 1 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Ann Reeve (visitor) | 18 | Dressmaker | Worksop |
| Martha Swift (servant) | 26 | General Servant | Middleton |
| Ann Wood (servant) | 16 | General Servant | Rotherham |
Family Note
Henry's Earl's second son, John, who married Elizabeth Harrison of Burstwick, traded as a grocer in Sheffield, before he and Elizabeth, together with their son, also John, emigrated to Ontario, Canada
1861 Census
Middle Heeley, Nether Hallam, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG9/3375)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl (head) |
64 |
File Smith (cutter) |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
|
Mary Earl (wife) |
55 |
- |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Fanny Earl (daughter) | 19 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| George C Earl (son) | 15 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Walter Hardy (son-in-law) | 22 | Spring Knife Cutter | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Mary J Hardy (daughter) | 21 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Mary E Hardy (gr.dau | 6 mths | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
42 Collegiate Crescent, Ecclesall, Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG9/3365)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Henry Harrison Earl (head) |
51 |
Iron Merchant & Commission Agent employing 2 Clerks, 1 Carter and 1 Warehouseman |
Hornsea, Yorkshire |
|
Lucy Jane Earl (wife) |
41 |
- |
Barnsley, Yorkshire |
| Walter Earl (son) | 13 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Florence Earl (daughter) | 8 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Herbert Lodge Earl (son) | 3 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Jane Lodge (mother-in-law) | 70 | Widow - Formerly Surgeons Wife | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Mary Milburn (servant) | 19 | Nurse | Hearfield, Yorkshire |
| Annie Chambers (servant) | 21 | Cook | East Hardwick, Yorkshire |
| Alice Caver (servant) | 21 | Housemaid | British Subject, France |
Great Oak Street, Nether Hallam, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG9/3475)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl (head) |
31 |
File Cutter |
Belgium, British Subject |
|
Charlotte Earl (wife) |
30 |
- |
Heeley, Yorkshire |
| John C Earl (son) | 7 | Scholar | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Thomas Earl (son) | 5 | Scholar | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Mary Earl (daughter) | 2 | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
Cricket Road, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG9/3491)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Robert Earle (head) |
42 |
Ship Owner |
Hull, Yorkshire |
|
Eliza Earle (wife) |
40 |
- |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Robert Earle (son) | 14 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| George Earle (son) | 12 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Lucy Ann Earle (daughter) | 8 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Florence Earle (daughter) | 7 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Agnes Annie Earle (dau) | 5 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Isabel Earle (daughter) | 1 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| John Earle (son) | 6 mths | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| John Woodall (visitor/mar) | 64 | Ship Owner | Hatfield, Yorkshire |
| Elizabeth Fearnley (serv) | 26 | Cook | Biviton, Lincolnshire |
1871 Census
88 Gleadlee Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG10/4675)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl (head) |
74 |
File Smith |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
|
Mary Earl (wife) |
66 |
- |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| George Earl (son) | 25 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Walter Hardy (grandson) | 9 | Scholar | Heeley, Yorkshire |
20 Collegiate Crescent, Ecclesall, Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG10/4670)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Henry H Earl (head) |
61 |
Iron Merchant |
Hornsea, Yorkshire |
|
Lucy J Earl (wife) |
51 |
- |
Barnsley, Yorkshire |
| Walter Earl (son) | 23 | Iron Merchants Clerk | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Lucy Earl (daughter) | 22 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Florence Earl (daughter) | 18 | - | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Herbert Earl (son) | 13 | Scholar | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Fanny Kitchen (servant) | 29 | Cook | Retford, Nottinghamshire |
| Maria Oldfield (servant) | 21 | House Maid | Attercliffe, Yorkshire |
46 View Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG10/4675)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl (head) |
41 |
File Cutter |
Belgium, British Subject |
|
Charlotte Earl (wife) |
40 |
- |
Heeley, Yorkshire |
| John Charles Earl (son) | 17 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Thomas Earl (son) | 15 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Harriet Earl (daughter) | 9 | Scholar | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Elizabeth Earl (daughter) | 7 | Scholar | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Maria Earl (daughter) | 5 | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Emma Earl (daughter) | 3 | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Annie Earl (daughter) | 1 | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths
Deaths for the District of Ecclesall, Bierlow for October 1871, volume 9c page 188
Thomas Alfred Earl, aged 75
Probate
25th September 1878
The Will with two Codicils of Robert Earle late of Sheffield in the County of York - Shipowner and Wharfinger who died 12th September 1878 at Sheffield was Proved at Wakefield by George Earle of Broomgrove Crescent, Sheffield - Book-keeper the son and Joseph Jonas of Park Lane Sheffield - Steel Manufacturer the Executors - Personal Estate under £5,000
1881 Census
20 Collegiate Crescent, Ecclesall, Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG11/4633)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Henry H Earl (head) |
71 |
Iron Merchant |
Hornsea, Yorkshire |
|
Lucy J Earl (wife) |
61 |
- |
Barnsley, Yorkshire |
| Walter Earl (son) | 33 | Iron Merchant | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Hannah Thorpe (servant) | 21 | Cook | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Ann Bills (servant) | 21 | House Maid | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
8 Tillotson Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG11/4640)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl (head) |
51 |
File Cutter |
Belgium, British Subject |
|
Charlotte Earl (wife) |
50 |
- |
Heeley, Yorkshire |
| John Charles Earl (son) | 27 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Thomas Earl (son) | 25 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Elizabeth Earl (daughter) | 17 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Maria Earl (daughter) | 15 | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Emma Earl (daughter) | 13 | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Anne Earl (daughter) | 11 | Scholar | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Fanny Earl (daughter) | 9 | Scholar | Heeley, Yorkshire |
1891 Census
20 Collegiate Crescent, Ecclesall, Bierlow, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG12/3804)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Henry H Earl (head) |
81 |
Iron Merchant |
Hornsea, Yorkshire |
|
Lucy J Earl (wife) |
72 |
- |
Barnsley, Yorkshire |
| Ellen Mancroft (servant) | 52 | Cook | Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Mary Jessop (servant) | 24 | House Maid | Parkgate, Yorkshire |
Clifton, Handsworth, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG12/3842)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Walter Earl (head) |
43 |
Iron Merchant |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
|
Margaret S Earl (wife) |
34 |
- |
Handsworth, Yorkshire |
| Henry F Earl (son) | 8 | - | Handsworth, Yorkshire |
| Florence M Earl (daughter) | 6 | - | Handsworth, Yorkshire |
| Emily E Job (visitor) | 27 | - | Rossington, Yorkshire |
| Laura E Wood (servant) | 24 | - | Oughtbridge, Yorkshire |
| Annie Holmes (servant) | 18 | Domestic | Whittington, Derbyshire |
8 Tillotson Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG12/3813)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl (head) |
61 |
File Cutter |
Belgium, British Subject |
|
Charlotte Earl (wife) |
60 |
- |
Heeley, Yorkshire |
| John Charles Earl (son) | 39 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Thomas Earl (son) | 35 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Elizabeth Earl (daughter) | 27 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths
Deaths for the District of Ecclesall, Bierlow for December 1898, volume 9c page 237
Lucy Jane Earl, aged 79
Deaths for the District of Ecclesall, Bierlow for April 1899, volume 9c page 232
Henry Harrison Earl, aged 89
1901 Census
Clifton House, Handsworth, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG13/4388)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Henry F Earl (son) |
18 |
- |
Handsworth, Yorkshire |
|
Walter G Earl (son) |
8 |
- |
Handsworth, Yorkshire |
| Edgar Wilkinson (visitor) | 19 | - | Broomhall, Yorkshire |
| Florence Stook (governess) | 33 | Governess | Newton Abbot, Devon |
| kate Humbleston (servant) | 22 | Cook | Staxwold, Lincolnshire |
| Sarah Gollick (servant) | 27 | Housemaid | Quarry Bank, Staffordshire |
8 Tillotson Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield (PRO Ref: RG13/4360)
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Thomas Earl (head) |
71 |
File Cutter |
Belgium, British Subject |
|
Charlotte Earl (wife) |
70 |
- |
Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Thomas Earl (son) | 45 | File Cutter | Heeley, Yorkshire |
| Elizabeth Earl (daughter) | 37 | - | Heeley, Yorkshire |
1911 Census
Oundle School, Northamptonshire
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Walter G Earl (boarder) |
18 |
Student |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
Clifton House, Handsworth, Nr Sheffield, Yorkshire
|
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
|
Walter Earl (head) |
63 |
Iron & Steel Merchant |
Sheffield, Yorkshire |
|
Margaret Sheriff Earl (wife) |
55 |
- |
Handsworth, Yorkshire |
| Florence Pearce (servant) | 34 | Cook | Wainfleet, Lincolnshire |
| Annie Pearce (servant) | 33 | Housemaid | Wainfleet, Lincolnshire |
| Florence Roberts (servant) | 17 | Kitchen Maid | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
Clifton House, Handsworth, Yorkshire
Burial Record - Handsworth Cemetary
20th March 1929
Walter Earl, in grave no 281
1st June 1931
Margaret Earl, in grave no 281
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