Thomas EARL ^40,49

  General Notes:

Baprised 31st August 1806 Campton Bedfordshire
Married 28th November 1828 Clifton Bedfordshire Witness: Thomas Roberts
1881 Census Horsekeeper
Buried 5th October 1884 Clifton Bedfordshire (Aged 78)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Thomas EARL was present on the evening of the 1851 British Census on Sunday 31st March in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. ⁵⁵ Thomas EARL was recorded as being 43 years old, a Labourer, born in Shefford, Bedfordshire and head of the household at:
Clifton Fields, Clifton Bedfordshire.
Also present was his wife,
Rebecca 40 years old, born in Clifton, and their children
William 20 years old, a Labourer, born in Shefford, Bedfordshire,
Mary Anne 17 years old, a Straw Plaiter, born in Barnet, Middlesex,
James 12 years old, a Straw Cutter, born in Clifton, Bedfordshire,
Charles 11 years old, a Straw Cutter and Scholar, born in Clifton, Bedfordshire,
Thomas 10 years old, a Straw Cutter and Scholar, born in Clifton, Bedfordshire,
George 8 years old, a Straw Cutter and Scholar, born in Clifton, Bedfordshire,
Eliza 4 years old, born in Clifton, Bedfordshire,
Emily 1 year old, born in Clifton, Bedfordshire,

• He resided at Clifton Fields in 1851 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. ⁵⁵

• He worked as a Labourer in 1851 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. ⁵⁵

• Thomas EARL was present on the evening of the 1871 British Census on Sunday 2nd April in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. ⁴⁴ Thomas EARL was recorded as being 64 years old, with no occupation, born in Shefford, Bedfordshire and head of the household at:-
No 2, Walkers Cottage, Clifton.
Also present was:-
His wife, Rebecca 59 years old, a Straw Plaiter, born in Clifton, and their children,
George 28 years old, a Bricklayer Journeyman, born in Clifton,
Emma 21 years old, a Straw Plaiter, born in Clifton,
Aleck 19 years old, a Bricklayers Labourer, born in Clifton,
Fanny 17 years old, a Straw Plaiter, born in Clifton,
Emily 7 years old, a Straw Plaiter, born in Clifton,
Also present was Thomas EARLs sisters
Hannah ROBERTS 71 years old, a Straw Plaiter, born in Clifton, and
Eliza EDMONDS 26 years old, a Straw Plaiter, born in Clifton, and Thomas' grandson
Albert EDMONDS 1 year old, born in Clifton.

[Eliza EDMONDS is incorrectly recorded as being Thomas' sister. Eliza is Thomas and Rebecca's married daughter]

• He resided at No 2, Walkers Cottage in 1871 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. ⁴⁴

• Thomas EARL was recorded as having no occupation.

• Thomas EARL was present on the evening of the 1881 British Census on Sunday 3rd April in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. ⁶⁸ Thomas EARL is recorded as being 74 years old, a Horsekeeper, head of the household at,
Shefford Road, Clifton

Also living in the household is,
Thomas' wife, Rebecca, age 70,
their grand-son, Alfred EARL, 11, scholar, and,
Rebecca's sister, Aver ROBERTS, age 84.

• He worked as a Horse Keeper in 1881 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. ⁶⁸

• He resided at Shefford Road in 1881 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. ⁶⁸

Thomas married Rebecca ROBERTS, daughter of William ROBERTS and Mary COOPER, on 8 Nov 1828 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England. (Rebecca ROBERTS was born about 1812 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England ⁶⁹ and was christened on 28 Jun 1812 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England ⁶⁹.)