Earp, Thomas

Birth Name Earp, Thomas 1a 2a
Gender male
Age at Death about 34 years, 4 months, 9 days

Narrative

Thomas worked in his parents boot and shoe shops, on Oldham Street, and in Salford, until opening his own shop on Cheetham Hill Road when he was about 30. Thomas never married and he was 34 when his his mother died insolvent, which meant the end of the two shops. Thomas's siblings had all died. John and Jane in Lunatic Asylums, and Emma in Scarborough, aged 28, possibly convalescing and taking the sea air. Thomas died 7 months after his mother.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Death Registered BET JAN AND MAR 1878 Prestwich, Lancashire, England 8d 277 3a
Birth Registered BET JUL AND SEP 1843 Stafford, Staffordshire, England   4a 5a
Birth about Sep 1843 Stafford, Staffordshire, England    
Baptism 10 Sep 1843 St Mary, Stafford, Staffordshire, England   2b 6a
Census 30 Mar 1851 Oldham Street 51, Manchester, Lancashire, England Scholar 7a
Census 7 Apr 1861 Oldham Street 51, Manchester, Lancashire, England   8a
Census 2 Apr 1871 Oldham Street 51, Manchester, Lancashire, England   1b
Occupation 2 Apr 1871   Assistant Boot and Shoe Dealer 1c
Employment Sep 1873 Cheetham Hill Road 211, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England Boot and Shoe Maker 9a
Employment Sep 1874 Cheetham Hill Road 211, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England Boot and Shoe Maker 9b
Employment 1875 Cheetham Hill Road 211, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England Boot and Shoe Maker 9c
Employment 1876 Cheetham Hill Road 211, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England Boot and Shoe Maker 10a
Employment 1876 Cheetham Hill Road 211, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England Boot and Shoe Maker 9d
Employment 1877 Cheetham Hill Road 211, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England Boot and Shoe Maker 11a
Employment 1877 Cheetham Hill Road 211, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England Boot and Shoe Maker 9e
Residence 1877 Herbert Street 42, Elizabeth Street, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England   9f
Residence 19 Sep 1877 Oldham Street 51, Manchester, Lancashire, England   12a
Death 10 Jan 1878 Herbert Street 42, Elizabeth Street, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England Age: 34 13a

Cause: Disease of Heart and Lungs

Occupation 10 Jan 1878   Boot Salesman 13b
Burial 14 Jan 1878 St Luke, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England 68/47 14a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Earp, THOMASJun 18008 Aug 1860
Mother Lawton, SARAHAug 179927 Jun 1877
    Sister     Earp, Jane about Feb 1828 Jul 1875
    Sister     Earp, Emma about Jul 1831 22 Sep 1859
    Brother     Earp, JOHN about Apr 1839 6 Aug 1873
         Earp, Thomas about Sep 1843 10 Jan 1878

Source References

  1. 1871 Census of England and Wales
      • Source text:

        1871 [census] Earp family.

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        1871 [census] Earp family.

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        1871 [census] Earp family.

  2. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  3. GRO Online Index (deaths) 1837–1957
      • Source text:

        EARP, THOMAS 34
        GRO Reference: 1878 M Quarter in PRESTWICH Volume 08D Page 277

  4. Staffordshire Birth Index (1837-
      • Source text:

        EARP Thomas LAWTON 1843 Stafford Newcastle-Under-Lyme STD/05/243

  5. GRO Online Index (births) 1837-1918
      • Source text:

        EARP, THOMAS LAWTON
        GRO Reference: 1843 S Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 17 Page 137

  6. Staffordshire Baptisms, 1538-1900
      • Source text:

        First name(s) Thomas
        Country England
        Last name Earp
        Archive reference D1399/8
        Baptism year 1843
        Register type Baptism
        Baptism date 10 Sep 1843
        Page 124
        Baptism place Stafford, St Mary
        Record set Staffordshire Baptisms
        Denomination Anglican
        Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
        Father's first name(s) Thomas
        Subcategory Parish Baptisms
        Mother's first name(s) Sarah
        Collections from England, Great Britain
        County Staffordshire

  7. 1851 Census of England and Wales
      • Page: Class: HO107; Piece: 2229; Folio: 657; Page: 31
      • Source text:

        Thomas and Sarah Earp. 51 Oldham Street.

  8. 1861 Census of England and Wales
      • Page: Class: RG 9; Piece: 2954; Folio: 6; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543055
      • Source text:

        Record for John Earp and mother Sarah.

  9. Manchester Rate Books 1706-1900
      • Source text:

        First name(s) Thomas
        Address Cheetham Hill Rd
        Last name Earp
        Location Cheetham Township
        Occupier's first name(s) Thomas
        Title of record Poor Rate Assessments
        Occupier's last name Earp
        Archive reference M 10/7/5/30
        Owner's first name(s) W
        Record set Manchester Rate Books 1706-1900
        Owner's last name Willitt
        Category Census, land & surveys
        Date Sep 1873
        Subcategory Rate Books
        Year 1873
        Collections from England, Great Britain
        House number 211

      • Source text:

        First name(s) Thomas
        Address Cheetham Hill Rd
        Last name Earp
        Location Cheetham Township
        Occupier's first name(s) Thomas
        Title of record Poor Rate Assessments
        Occupier's last name Earp
        Archive reference M 10/7/5/31
        Owner's first name(s) W
        Record set Manchester Rate Books 1706-1900
        Owner's last name Willitt
        Category Census, land & surveys
        Date Sep 1874
        Subcategory Rate Books
        Year 1874
        Collections from England, Great Britain
        House number 211

      • Source text:

        First name(s) Thomas
        Address Cheetham Hill Rd
        Last name Earp
        Location Cheetham Township
        Occupier's first name(s) Thomas
        Title of record Poor Rate Assessments
        Occupier's last name Earp
        Archive reference M 10/7/5/32
        Owner's first name(s) W
        Record set Manchester Rate Books 1706-1900
        Owner's last name Willitt
        Category Census, land & surveys
        Date Sep 1875
        Subcategory Rate Books
        Year 1875
        Collections from England, Great Britain
        House number 211

      • Source text:

        First name(s) Thomas
        Address Cheetham Hill Rd
        Last name Earp
        Location Cheetham Township
        Occupier's first name(s) Thomas
        Title of record Poor Rate Assessments
        Occupier's last name Earp
        Archive reference M 10/7/5/33
        Owner's first name(s) W
        Record set Manchester Rate Books 1706-1900
        Owner's last name Willett
        Category Census, land & surveys
        Date 1876
        Subcategory Rate Books
        Year 1876
        Collections from England, Great Britain
        House number 211

      • Source text:

        First name(s) Thomas
        Address Cheetham Hill Rd
        Last name Earp
        Location Cheetham Township
        Occupier's first name(s) Thomas
        Title of record Poor Rate Assessments
        Occupier's last name Earp
        Archive reference M 10/7/5/34
        Owner's first name(s) W
        Record set Manchester Rate Books 1706-1900
        Owner's last name Willett
        Category Census, land & surveys
        Date 1877
        Subcategory Rate Books
        Year 1877
        Collections from England, Great Britain
        House number 211

      • Source text:

        First name(s) Thomas
        Address Herbert St
        Last name Earp
        Location Cheetham Township
        Occupier's first name(s) Thomas
        Title of record Poor Rate Assessments
        Occupier's last name Earp
        Archive reference M 10/7/5/34
        Owner's first name(s) J
        Record set Manchester Rate Books 1706-1900
        Owner's last name Dean
        Category Census, land & surveys
        Date 1877
        Subcategory Rate Books
        Year 1877
        Collections from England, Great Britain
        House number 42

  10. Slater's Directory of Manchester & Salford, 1876. [Part 2: Trades, Institutions, Streets, etc.]
      • Source text:

        Sarah Earp, boot and shoe maker, 51 Oldham St
        Thomas Earp, boot & shoe maker, 211 Cheetham Hill Road

  11. Slater's Directory of Manchester & Salford, 1877-78. [Part 1: Alphabetical Directory]
      • Source text:

        Sarah Earp, bootmaker, 51 Oldham St
        Thomas Earp, boot & shoe maker, 211 Cheetham Hill Road

  12. UK, Wills and Probate, 1858 onwards
      • Source text:

        Probate and Will for Sarah Earp. Witnessed by Henry Lawton of 14 Gaol Gate Street Stafford (brother) and William Henry Prophet of 246 Deansgate Manchester (solicitor? accountant?).

  13. Certified copy of an Entry of Death
      • Page: 1878 [death certificate] Thomas Earp
      • Source text:

        Cause of death - Disease of Heart and Lungs

      • Page: 1878 [death certificate] Thomas Earp
      • Source text:

        Cause of death - Disease of Heart and Lungs

  14. Manchester, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985
      • Page: St Luke, Cheetham, page 180D
      • Source text:

        Thomas Earp aged 34 buried 14 Jan 1878 grave 68/47 abode 42 Herbert St, Elizabeth St