EARLS FAMILY CHRONICLES

© Christopher Earls Brennen

Appendix 2A. EARLS FAMILIES OF ENNISKILLEN

JAMES EARLS:

James Earls was born in 1812 in the parish of Enniskillen and enlisted in the 27th Inniskilling Regiment of Infantry on 22 February 1831 at the age of 19. He served 16 year 39 days including 8 years 130 days at the Cape of Good Hope. Discharged on account of illness contracted in service abroad, following board at Grahamstown 29 March 1847, at Chatham 26 November 1847. Private 4 years 66 days, corporal 2 year 41 days, reduced to private 9 years 297 days. Had 3 good conduct badges. On 22 March 1847 was aged 35 years 1 month. Disability amentia first apparent 1846, not aggravated by vice. Height Five Feet Eight Inches, Hair Light Brown, Eyes Grey, Complexion Fresh, Trade Labourer, Marks none.

FAMILY OF WILLIAM EARLS OF ENNISKILLEN:

Records in the datafiles suggest the following partial tree of an Earls family that lived in Belleek and Enniskillen:

William Earls (1789-1878) was with the Royal Irish Constabulary and married a woman called Eliza (1802-1876). This may be the same William who was a policeman in Belleek in 1829/30 during the birth of two children. Eliza Earls, a pensioner's wife, died at Aughaward on Jun.13, 1876; her death was registered by Eliza Fry. William, a pensioner of the constabulary, died at Cross, Enniskillen on Nov.5, 1878; his death was also registered by Eliza Fry. The probable children of William and Eliza Earls:

  1. George Earls, the son of William and (jno) Earls of Belleek was baptized in the parish of Belleek on Aug.12, 1829.
  2. William Earls, the son of William and Elizabeth Earls of the constabulary, Belleek, was baptized in the parish of Belleek on Jun.12, 1830.
  3. Eliza Earls registered the deaths of both her father and her mother. She married a man named Fry.

James Earls (1806-1873), a bachelor farmer of Drumgarrow, who died of bronchitis on Dec.15, 1873, may have been a brother of the above William Earls. William Earls of Drumgarrow registered James's death.

The individuals in Datafile 2E who remain unconnected with either our family or the above families are as follows:

John Earls (1763-1834).
Catherine Earls (1792-1872), a spinster and a pauper.
John Earls (1788-1878), a widower and a labourer.
John Earls (1795-1891) from Enniskillen, a bachelor farmer.
Anne Earls (1818-1889), a farmer's widow.

Last updated 1/1/00.

Christopher E. Brennen