The father of Francis Larard was Timothy Larard (1739-1787). Timothy's brother was Thomas Larard (1733-1770), who had a son, Edward Larard, in Derby in 1710. Edward was a woolcomber, who had four children there with Sarah. The eldest son was Thomas (1733), a stocking maker, whose son Edward (1762) moved to Hull.
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| Descent of Thomas Larard (Hull) and James Larard (Clerkenwell) |
Edward's eldest son - James Larard's first cousin - was:
- 37.1.1.1 Thomas Larard (1786)
In 1812, Thomas set up as a clock and watch maker at 51 Market Place, Hull. Fortuitously, I photo'd the building in 2014. It's occupied by a backpackers' hostel. The market itself used to be held opposite the church. My other photos of Hull are here.
One of his descendants, Eileen Cussons says, in her book Elaine, "No doubt, Thomas came from there [Derby], thinking that Hull, as the gateway to the continent of Europe, had great prospects for trade. But they did not expect everything to be handed to them on a plate. They were prepared to live frugally and work hard. That was the tradition they were reared in." Cussons records that the family moved a few doors down to No. 32 - at the centre of commerce, with newfangled plate glass windows (and double the rent). The Baines Directory of 1832 has this building as occupied by a drysalter. The vibrant market place was redeveloped in the 1970s and the row including No. 32 was replaced with a single, monolithic building.
One researcher asserts that Thomas had a child in 1811. In 1813 he married Elizabeth Shackels (1790-1851). They had five children, the eldest surviving son being Thomas (1819). It then seems certain that he had a relationship (marriage?) with Ann Wrightson (Cussons calls it his second family, and says that Thomas left her £300 to support her two young sons). The records suggest that there was also an older daughter (1833), son (1841), as well as a son (Charles Wrightson Larard) who died young.
To complicate matters, other researchers assert that he had another child between the other relationships. Alfred (1829) was born to Thomas Larard and Mary Wilson (again, there is no marriage record). Mary allegedly died in 1830. All this would make sense as a sequence, except for the inconvenient fact that Thomas, watchmaker, born c. 1876 in Derbyshire was recorded as still living with Elizabeth in 1851; there is a record of her dying that year. Thomas Jr. is a 32-year old watchmaker; Thomas Sr. died in 1861.
There will be more on these families in Chapter 51.
Next (Harriett's siblings)
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| 51 Market Place, Hull and Holy Trinity Church (my photo) |
One of his descendants, Eileen Cussons says, in her book Elaine, "No doubt, Thomas came from there [Derby], thinking that Hull, as the gateway to the continent of Europe, had great prospects for trade. But they did not expect everything to be handed to them on a plate. They were prepared to live frugally and work hard. That was the tradition they were reared in." Cussons records that the family moved a few doors down to No. 32 - at the centre of commerce, with newfangled plate glass windows (and double the rent). The Baines Directory of 1832 has this building as occupied by a drysalter. The vibrant market place was redeveloped in the 1970s and the row including No. 32 was replaced with a single, monolithic building.
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| Market Square, Hull - from a postcard in my collection, sent 1912 |
To complicate matters, other researchers assert that he had another child between the other relationships. Alfred (1829) was born to Thomas Larard and Mary Wilson (again, there is no marriage record). Mary allegedly died in 1830. All this would make sense as a sequence, except for the inconvenient fact that Thomas, watchmaker, born c. 1876 in Derbyshire was recorded as still living with Elizabeth in 1851; there is a record of her dying that year. Thomas Jr. is a 32-year old watchmaker; Thomas Sr. died in 1861.
There will be more on these families in Chapter 51.
Next (Harriett's siblings)
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