Heman EARNSHAW

  General Notes:

Wedding in West Ham register volume 4a, page 16 (1890 Qtr : Jun) to Janey Lindley. Entry 278 at Holy Trinity Barking Road in county of Essex (modern day Canning Town). His address was given as Luddenden at that time

Birth in Halifax Register Vol 9a page 511 (Jun 1867) entry in register 291 registered 24 June 1867 - address was Lane Ends, Midgley. Mother's name Elizabeth, formerly BRIGGS! This came as a surprise as I had presumed it was SUNDERLAND. His son John Sunderland Earnshaw and grandson John Kenneth Sunderland Earnshaw, together with the fact that his father in law was John Sunderland all pointed to this. See father Thomas Earnshaw for the explanation.

Christened at St Mary the Virgin church in Luddenden in 1875.
All 5 children of Thomas were baptised at Luddenden St Mary on 17th March 1875. Probably because he had married the daughter of the Verger and had previously been non-conformist. Entry numbers 1647-1651 (on pages 206 and 207) in descending order of age
Christening entry says Maria's birth was 12 January 1864, birth certificate says February
Baptism entries/images on Ancestry
Halifax, Chapelry of Luddenden, page 206, 1875
1647 1875 March 17, Maria, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born January 12 1864
1648 1875 March 17, Martha, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born July 27 1865
page 207
1649 1875 March 17, Heman, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born 19th May 1867
1650 1875 March 17, Laura, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born February 25th 1869
1651 1875 March 17, Johnny Sunderland, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born March 5 1871
- all baptised by Rev James Nelson

Death Registered Mar qtr 1945 Ilford Vol 4a P 629
Died on 12 Feb 1945 at 257 Sheppey Road, Dagenham and death registered on 13th Feb 1945 - entry no. 410 and registered by daughter Florrie Bade of the same address. Described as formerly a Clerk (Docks)

Buried in the City of London Cemetery with his wife. I have confirmed this with the cemetery. Interment was at City of London Cemetry, Grave 95843, Square 114

Why the name Heman? Heman is a biblical name "Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:" 1 Chronicles 25:4. This could suggest a non-conformist background and explain the late baptism in CofE of Heman and his siblings in 1875 - after his father got remarried to the daughter of the Verger.

1871 Census - Providence Place, Midgley
RG10/4417 F28 P7
Thos. Earnshaw, Head, Mar, 29, Weavers Overlooker, Yorkshire Denholme
Elizabeth Earnshaw, Wife, Mar, 28, , Yorkshire Wadsworth
Maria Earnshaw, Daur, , 7, Scholar, Yorkshire Denholme
Martha Earnshaw, Daur, , 5, Scholar, Yorkshire Denholme
(Emma crossed out) Herman Earnshaw, Son, , 3, Scholar, Yorkshire Midgley
Lora Earnshaw, Daur, , 2, , Yorkshire Wheatley
John Earnshaw, Son, 1 mo, , Yorkshire Midgley
- does the name Emma that was crossed out give a clue to how the name was pronounced? I always presumed it sounded like Heeman, but maybe it was more like Hemman (with the H dropped when his father gave the names to the enumerator).

1881 census
Dwelling:Church Hill
Census Place:Midgley, York, England
Source:FHL Film 1342056 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4418 Folio 6 Page 5
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
Thomas EARNSHAWM39 MHalifax, York, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Worsted Weaving Overlooker
Betty EARNSHAWM50 FHalifax, York, England
Rel:Wife
Maria EARNSHAWU17 FHalifax, York, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Martha EARNSHAWU15 FHalifax, York, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Heman EARNSHAW 13 MHalifax, York, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Laura EARNSHAW 12 FHalifax, York, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Johnny S. EARNSHAW 10 MHalifax, York, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
John B. SUNDERLANDW78 MHalifax, York, England
Rel:Father In Law
Occ:Verger

1891 Census
Piece: RG12/3595 F22 P37
Canal Wharf, Elland, Elland with Greetland (Parish: Elland St Marys), Yorkshire
Hemain Earnshaw, Head, M, 23, Canal Agent, Yorks Luddenden
Janey do, Wife, M, 22, , Yorks Luddenden
- the next entry was at Gas House, so almost certain that they lived by what is now called Gas Works Lane.

1901 Census (on online census sites they are listed under Hernshaw)
RG13/1585 Fo 173 P 36
11 Denmark Street, West Ham, Essex (Hudson's Ward)
Homan Hernshaw, Head, M, 33, General Laborer, Luddenden Yorks
Jane do, Wife, M, 32, , Luddenden Yorks
Verdi Lin'y do, Son, S, 8, , Elland Yorks
George Ed'd do, Son, S, 5, Elland Yorks
Florrie do, Daught, S, 1, , Plaistow Essex
- at the same address, different household, was Sarah Ann Bailey

1911 census (indexed as Herman)
RG14PN9466 RG78PN507B RD188 SD3 ED56 SN124
25 Springfield Road, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex (3 rooms)
Heman Earnshaw, Head, 43, Married, Whark Clerk, Yorks Midgley
Janey Earnshaw, Wife, 42, Married, , Yorks Midgley
Verdi Lindley Earnshaw, Son, 18, Single, Machine Minder (Printers), Yorks Elland
George Edward Earnshaw, Son, 15, Single, Telephone Operator, Yorks Elland
Florrie Earnshaw, Daughter, 11, Single, , Essex Plaistow
Edith Earnshaw, Daughter, 4 months, Single, , Essex West Ham
Thomas Earnshaw, Son, 5, , , Essex West Ham
- against Janey it states - married 20 years, 6 children born alive, 5 living, 1 dead
- another household at same address (also 3 rooms) was occupied by Albert Marmon and his children
- no infirmities shown in the final column of the form

Tried to obtain a copy of his will, if any, from the Probate Registry - none was found.

Dad's address book (1930s) gave address for Mr & Mrs G Bade and also H Earnshaw esq as 257 Sheppey Road, Dagenham

  Death Notes:

Interred at City of London Cemetry, grave 95843, Square 114
Undertakers were B Wallis & Son of Barking, Ilford and Dagenham

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Census, 1881. Worsted Millhand

• Occupation: Clerk, 26 May 1890, Plaistow, West Ham, London, England.

• Occupation: Canal Agent, 1891, Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

• Occupation, 21 Apr 1892. Canal Company's Agent

• Occupation: Wharf Manager, 23 Oct 1895, Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

• Occupation: General Labourer, 1901, Plaistow, West Ham, London, England.

• Occupation: retired Clerk (Docks), 13 Feb 1945, Dagenham, Essex, England.

Heman married Janey LINDLEY, daughter of Job LINDLEY and Hannah HORSFALL, on 26 May 1890 in West Ham, Essex, England. (Janey LINDLEY was born on 17 Apr 1868 in Luddenden Foot, Midgley, Yorkshire, England, died on 12 Dec 1927 in Leytonstone, Essex, England and was buried on 19 Dec 1927 in City Of London Cemetery, London, England ¹.)