Mrs Earl arrived in Liverpool c1874 and lived their aproximately three and a half years. But by 18th May 1883 she is living at "Glenbrook House Arklow Ireland " and writing to her son Thomas In New Zealand .... If I am correct this Mrs Earl ( a pain in Anona's side) was living down towards what we know as the Fishery--in the Arklow area where would we get more information as to the house Glenbrook House? Now children that have figured in this search, are Thomas Rufus Earl as we well know of c1847..........if you dont first succeed try and try again and Anona has tried, and she does need more help on this man, even more than I have been able to give. A Frank ( Francis) and Heatly Earl are to visit them now were they coming from Liverpool to visit ? or where are they going Thomas Earls has race horses in Arklow in c1910 a Thomas Earl is buried at New Kilbride and may well be this man but he is not Thomas Rufus Earl. The Hempenstall girls are still running a local public house Redcross figures highly in these letters as does Arklow ... We are aware that the Earls are of Oughill Redcross and there may well be a connection between both families the family from Glenbrook House and Oughill, they indeed shared uncles and aunts so there is some connection but through which line is the question? Unfortunately Mrs Earl/s wasnt born Mrs Earls so this is making all searching for this lady hard work. Now to add fuel to this saga Thomas Rufus Earl although he says Co Wicklow born may have been born elsewhere and returned to Co Wicklow, although Anona will fire the list and say It was Arklow Co Wicklow. Also William Earls ( Thomas's brother ) livesin Aylesbury UK ( But where is this ?) and he had 8 children having buried two Frank ( Francis) is at Bungham new Nottingham? Henry his brother has a son and names him Thomas ( but where)? Mary has 3 boys and 1 girl but where did Elizabeth and Mary marry were they left behind in Liverpool? it appears that Elizabeth (Liz) may have been Mary Ann Earls Knockenree, died 16th Dec 1969 aged 91 (bn 1878) Her Husband Mark Earls died 11th Sept 1945 (no age) Their daughters Elizabeth and Mary died 3rd Aug 1939 and 3rd June 1927 Respectively Interred at Ballintemple 2. PETER EARLS, Avoca, County Wicklow died April 27 1971; Also his brother JOHN EARLS Coolanearl, Red Cross who died Dec 26th 1957; ELIZABETH EARLS died 20th Nov 1977. Erected by his loving wife and family .........Aughrim Jan 19 1846 of William Henry Earl aged 24 (bn 1822) Father Henry, both farmers from Ballyrogan, Red Cross parish to Anne Revell aged 23 dau of Francis Revell also farmer Ballyrogan. Thomas Earls was born at Doolough. He joined the Ordnance Survey in Dublin and later became an inspector with the Land Commission. Thomas believed the family originally came from County Wicklow and went west during one of the 17th century confiscations. Tom died in 1960. John Earls, the son of Thomas, was the father of Brian Earls of Dundrum, Dublin. So wherer were they from Clare? Galway? well there is two families there now we need to locate Anona's Now taking the plunge ever deeper names that are linked to Co Wicklow Earls are Revell/Revel/Whitmore/Young/Tyndall/Tindal/Dillon/Doyle/Earl/Hollingworth/Hawkins/Fitzsimons/Wren/Stringer/Hyland/Dycher/Gregory/Canning/Develin/ Johnson/McManus/Walsh/Brady/Greene/Casey/Mulhern/Kindles/Cullen/Harold/Leviston/Dobson/Collins/Brien/Hall/Critchley/Basher/Whelan. and of Course there is the great family name of UNKNOWN found in everyone's file. I may not have listed all the names linked to the Name of Earls in Co Wicklow but I have listed those I know - I am now asking all listers to get behind Anona's search for her Thomas Rufus Earls - he sails out of Gravesend to New Zealand he has a family because we know Anona didnt arrive from the bottom of the garden from under the cabbage tree. So all ideas here would be appreciated, and indeed we have some great links to others names here. So on behalf of Anona I request all eyes peeled for ALL families with surnames Earl from Co Wicklow. Cheers Cara