FFYI :-) means forwarded for your information .. these people are NOT
connected to me :-(
-----Original Message-----
From: J. A. Longbottom
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 7:57 PM
To: jane Lachs
Subject: Delusions of Grandeur
From Alan Longbottom @Pudsey
Jane
Hopefully I have now contactd my ISp ans sorted out the mail address
problems.
I found this in a vol of the Hunter Archaeological Society Transactions
for when you decide to go up in the world and connect with the family at the
big house !!!
Vol 3 1929
p 273 In Article The Carr's of Southey and Dublin by S.O.Addy. M.A. pp
273-294
The late Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty noticed that the name of Carr or Ker first
appears in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Sheffield in 1276 when Thomas
del Ker
paid a fine of 20d to be admitted to a rood in Wardsend.
This place adjoins Wadsley Bridge, where the chief residence of the Carr's
was for
at least 150 years.
The direct ancestor of the family was William del Carre who was living in
1427.
he married JOhanna dau and heir of Thomas Emson, and had a son Thomas, who
had a son
William living in 1482, who by his wife, Alice, had 3 sons, John, Thomas
and Henry.
John the eldest had issue of a son William who in turn had issue James
Carr, and
also John Carr a younger son.
We shall begin where Sir Alfred left off - with the above named James Carr,
who
was of Southey Hall in Ecclesfield born 1540, and 10th Oct 1566 married at
Ecclesfield
to Helen Gosling. By her he had 2 sons, William b 1578 and Ralph b 1580.
James Carr was a man of considerable wealth, the owner of Southey Hall and
of other
estates in the parishes of Ecclesfield, Sheffield and Darton.
There is a carving in Ecclesfield Church inscribes - James Carre and Ellyne
his
wyffe of Southae made these stalles Anno D. 1578.
He was the owner of the rectorial tithes for Darton.
On an unknown day in 1613 William the elder son died, there is a deed dated
21st
June 1613 whereby after reserving a life interest to himself, James Carr
settled
all his freehold messuages and tenements in Ecclesfield and Sheffield in
trust
to himself for life, with remainder to his granddaughters for 11 years, and
with
ultimate remainder to his grandson George in fee simple.
At the time of his father's death, George Carr was 11 years old, and his
grandfather
about 73.
At the age of 18 George had found work in Ireland.
p 276 He apparently later became Sir George Carr ; Clerk of the Hanaper and
Secretary
of State in Ireland. buried in St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin.
He married the daughter of Sir Robert Meredith, Chancellor of the Exchequer
in
Ireland.
His son was Thomas Carr of Dunmore co Kildare who died befire 1692.
His son was Charles Carr who became Bishop of Killaloe in 1721 will proved
6th Feb
1739. In 1721 he was admitted heir to lands at Shiregreen lately held by
his brother
Thomas Carr deceased of Eastwood.
Another branch of the family descended from James Carr of Southey, yeoman
and Rector
of Darton who had married Helen Gosling 21st oct 1566.
His 2nd son Ralph Carr of Wadsley Bridge b 1580 married Margaret Gosling.
He was living at Netherhalgh in Darton in 1617. Will 24th Jan 1634/5 proved
at
York, 6th Oct 1635.
He had a son William yeoman and innkeeper bapt 2nd Sept 1610 at
Ecclesfield,
he married a lady called Ann. his will was 24th March 1661/2 proved York
11th Nov.
He had a son Ralph who married Ann, they in turn had a son William who was
buried at
Ecclesfield 10th Feb 1685-6. Their son George who was living in 1726 was
bapt at
Ecclesfield in March 1665/6. he had the lease of Wadsley Bridge from Bishop
Carr.
Their son John was bapt Jan 1696/9 Will proved at York 9th March 1778.
Their son Thomas of Wadsley bridge died 1808, he had nmarried Mary dau of
Joseph
Bonsor of Wadsley Bridge paper maker.
Their son Riley Carr of Sheffield was a steel refiner and patentee
(1781-1865)
(the wife of the writer of this article was one of his granddaughters and a
portrait
of Riley Carr is in her possession c1929)
A brother of Thomas of Wadsley Bridge was George Carr of the Yews near
Worrall
in Bradfield and of Sheffield obit 1818 aged 82.
His son was John Carr of Sheffield who mar Hannah dau of John Dickenson.
His son was John Carr of Sheffield, surgeon who married Sarah dau of
Benjamin
Musgrave of Leeds.
They only had a daughter Thirza Ann Carr who married John Hobson of Tapton
Elms
Sheffield.
Various members of the Carr family of Southey and Darton are referred to
from time
to time in Sir George Radcliffe's - Life and Correspondence.
Alan