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EYRE

" dweller on or near a sand dune or sandy ridge "

The Eyre Family Coat of Arms
" a human leg in armour, couped at the thigh "

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The surname Eyre is thought to be Saxon in origin and evolved form the variants Heyr or Eyr.

The earliest record of the Eyre family in Derbyshire seems to be in 1250 when William le Heyr held the appointment of
" Hereditary Forester of the Peak". This was a Royal appointment and for its service he was allowed a bovate of land at Hope.

William le Heyr, who died in 1299, is thought to be the common ancestor of most Derbyshire Eyre families.

My " Eyre " ancestry is as follows:

LINE ONE Hope, Northlee and Ashop	LINE TWO - PART ONE Hope and Northlee	LINE TWO - PART TWO Hope and Northlee
GENERATION ONE HOPE William le Heyr died 1299 CHILD 1. Robert baptised 1270 died 1336	GENERATION ONE HOPE William le Heyr died 1299 CHILD 1. Robert baptised 1270 died 1336
GENERATION TWO HOPE Robert le Eyr baptised 1270 at Hope died 1336 at Hope unknown marriage about 1300 CHILDREN: 1. John baptised 1302 at Hope and married Joan Tinsley 1320 2. Robert baptised 1315 at Hope, died 1363 at Hope 3. Nicholas baptised 1318 at Hope 4. Stephen baptised 1320 at Publey near Whitewall, Derbyshire	GENERATION TWO HOPE Robert le Eyr baptised 1270 at Hope died 1336 at Hope unknown marriage about 1300 CHILDREN: 1. John baptised 1302 at Hope and married Joan Tinsley 1320 2. Robert baptised 1315 at Hope, died 1363 at Hope 3. Nicholas baptised 1318 at Hope 4. Stephen baptised 1320 at Publey near Whitewall, Derbyshire
GENERATION THREE HOPE Nicholas le Eyr baptised 1318 at Hope died 1385 at Hope unknown marriage about 1342 CHILD 1. Nicholas baptised 1348 at Hope	GENERATION THREE HOPE Nicholas le Eyr baptised 1318 at Hope died 1385 at Hope unknown marriage about 1342 CHILD 1. Nicholas baptised 1348 at Hope
GENERATION FOUR HOPE Nicholas Eyre baptised 1348 at Hope died 1410 at Hope and unknown Archer married about 1368 at Hope CHILDREN: 1. Robert baptised 1368 at Hope died 1430 at Hope 2. Nicholas baptised 1371 at Hassop	GENERATION FOUR HOPE Nicholas Eyre baptised 1348 at Hope died 1410 at Hope and unknown Archer married about 1368 at Hope CHILDREN: 1. Robert baptised 1368 at Hope died 1430 at Hope 2. Nicholas baptised 1371 at Hassop
GENERATION FIVE HOPE Sir Nicholas Eyre 1371-1459 baptised at Hassop and Joanna Barlow married about 1388 CHILDREN: 1. Nicholas baptised 1388 at Hassop married Margaret Redich 1410 2. William baptised1390 at Northlee 3. Diones baptised 1391 at Hassop married Thurston Hall 1423 4. Robert baptised 1392 at Hassop died 1459 at Hope married Joanna de Padley in 1421 at Hassop Hathersage 5. Emma baptised 1393 at Hassop married unknown Wickersley 6. Thomas baptised 1394 at Hassop 7. Joan baptised1396 at Hassop married James Thornell 1416 plus three unnamed daughters	GENERATION FIVE HOPE Sir Nicholas Eyre 1371-1459 baptised at Hassop and Joanna Barlow married about 1388 CHILDREN: 1. Nicholas baptised 1388 at Hassop married Margaret Redich 1410 2. William baptised1390 at Northlee 3. Diones baptised 1391 at Hassop married Thurston Hall 1423 4. Robert baptised 1392 at Hassop died 1459 at Hope married Joanna de Padley in 1421 at Hassop Hathersage 5. Emma baptised 1393 at Hassop married unknown Wickersley 6. Thomas baptised 1394 at Hassop 7. Joan baptised1396 at Hassop married James Thornell 1416 plus three unnamed daughters
GENERATION SIX FOUNDER OF NORTHLEE William Eyre baptised 1390 at Northlee and Elizabeth Wickersley marriage date unknown CHILDREN: 1. John baptised 1430 at Northlee 2. Margery baptised 1432 at Northlee married Robert Barker 3. Elizabeth baptised 1434 at Northlee married Robert Smilter 4. Robert baptised 1436 at Northlee married Margaret Inkersall 1458	GENERATION SIX FOUNDER OF NORTHLEE William Eyre baptised 1390 at Northlee and Elizabeth Wickersley marriage date unknown CHILDREN: 1. John baptised 1430 at Northlee 2. Margery baptised 1432 at Northlee married Robert Barker 3. Elizabeth baptised 1434 at Northlee married Robert Smilter 4. Robert baptised 1436 at Northlee married Margaret Inkersall 1458
GENERATION SEVEN NORTHLEE John Eyre baptised 1430 at Northlee and Joan Page marriage date unknown CHILDREN: 1. Thomas baptised 1460 at Northlee 2. Margery baptised 1464 at Northlee and married Robert Ward 3. Elizabeth baptised 1465 at Northlee and married John Hopwood	GENERATION SEVEN NORTHLEE John Eyre baptised 1430 at Northlee and Joan Page marriage date unknown CHILDREN: 1. Thomas baptised 1460 at Northlee 2. Margery baptised 1464 at Northlee and married Robert Ward 3. Elizabeth baptised 1465 at Northlee and married John Hopwood
GENERATION EIGHT NORTHLEE Thomas Eyre baptised 1460 at Northlee and Agnes Haig marriage unknown CHILDREN: 1. John baptised 1488 at Grainfoot, Hathersage married Joan Staley 2. Robert baptised 1490 at Crookhill 3. George baptised 1492 at Abney and married Elisabeth Barber 4. Edward baptised 1494 at Crookhill and married Agnes Brownall	GENERATION EIGHT NORTHLEE Thomas Eyre baptised 1460 at Northlee and Agnes Haig marriage unknown CHILDREN: 1. John baptised 1488 at Grainfoot, Hathersage 2. Robert baptised 1490 at Crookhill married Sytha Barber 3. George baptised 1492 at Abney and married Elisabeth Barber 4. Edward baptised 1494 at Crookhill and married Agnes Brownall
GENERATION NINE NORTHLEE Robert Eyre baptised 1490 at Crookhill married Sytha Barber 1515 CHILDREN 1. John baptised 1515 at Hathersage Hall, Hathersage 2. Ann baptised 1518 Crookhill married John Ash	GENERATION NINE NORTHLEE John Eyre baptised 1488 at Grainfoot, Hathersage and Joan Staley Marriage unknown CHILDREN 1. Thomas baptised 1523 at Grainfoot, Hathersage 2. Elizabeth baptised 1525 at Grainfoot, Hathersage married John Revel 3. Ann baptised 1527 at Grainfoot, Hathersage married Richard Greaves 4. Dioness baptised 1529 at Grainfoot, Hathersage married Ellis Staley 5. Margaret baptised 1530 at Grainfoot, Hathersage married George Howe
GENERATION TEN FOUNDER OF ASHOP John Eyre baptised 1515 at Hathersage Hall, Hathersage and unknown marriage 1534 CHILDREN 1. Robert baptised about 1538 at Crookhill 2. Thomas baptised 1539 at Crookhill and unknown, married about 1558	GENERATION TEN NORTHLEE Thomas Eyre baptised 1523 at Grainfoot, Hathersage and Ellen Wilson marriage 19 October 1563 at Bradfield CHILDREN 1. George baptised 1565 at Grainfoot, Hathersage married Constance Staley c.1593 2. Robert baptised 1568 at Dingbank by Darwent 3. Thomas baptised 1570 at Hathersage 4. John baptised 1574 at New Hall, Peniston married Dorothy King c.1608
GENERATION ELEVEN ASHOP Robert Eyre baptised about 1538 at Crookhill marriage unknown CHILD 1. Adam baptised 1560 at Crookhill	GENERATION ELEVEN NORTHLEE Robert Eyre baptised 1568 at Dingbank by Darwent and Dorothy Bretton marriage unknown CHILDREN 1. Thomas baptised 1598 at Ladybower, Hope 2. Robert baptised 1600 at Dingbank by Darwent married Sarah Eyre c. 1616	GENERATION ELEVEN NORTHLEE Thomas Eyre baptised 1570 at Hathersage and unknown Barker marriage unknown CHILDREN 1. John baptised 1600 at Hathersage married unknown Dakin 2. Thomas baptised 1602 at Ridge, Hathersage married Ann Armytage 3. Ann baptised 1604 at Hathersage
GENERATION TWELVE ASHOP Adam Eyre baptised 1560 at Crookhill died 8 February 1612 at Hope and Alice Barbour marriage 1580 CHILDREN 1. Robert baptised 1580 at Crookhill 2. Thomas baptised 1582 at Hazlehead Hall, Thurleston, Yorks and Ellen Ramscar marriage 4 March 1605 at Hope 3. Adam baptised 1582 at Crookhill died 1643 at Bradway nr Dronsfield and unknown Green 4. Joseph baptised 1584 at Crookhill died 1643 at Bamford Hall 5. George baptised 1590 at Crookhill died 1642 and Margaret Micklethwayt marriage 29 )ctober 1611 at Hope 6. Elizabeth baptised 1593 at Hope married Thomas Howe	GENERATION TWELVE NORTHLEE Thomas Eyre baptised 1598 at Ladybower, Hope and Ann Eyre baptised 1604 at Hathersage marriage unknown CHILDREN 1. Ellena baptised 7 June 1630 at Ladybower, Hope 2. Anna baptised 1632 at Ladybower, Hope 3. Maria baptised 1633 at Ladybower, Hope	GENERATION TWELVE NORTHLEE Ann Eyre baptised 1604 at Hathersage and Thomas Eyre baptised 1598 at Ladybower, Hope marriage unknown CHILDREN 1. Ellena baptised 7 June 1630 at Ladybower, Hope 2. Anna baptised 1632 at Ladybower, Hope 3. Maria baptised 1633 at Ladybower, Hope
GENERATION THIRTEEN ASHOP Robert Eyre baptised 1580 at Crookhill, died 1626 at Crookhill and Alice Cocke married 20 April 1600 CHILDREN: 1. Robert baptised 1603 at Crookhill 2. Elizabeth born 1608 at Hope 3. Sarah baptised 1610 at Crookhill 4. Adam baptised 1611 at Crookhill married Ellen Stephenson 29 November 1634 Chapel-en-le-Frith 5. Dorothea born 1615 at Hope 6. Maria born 1615 at Hope 7. Alison born 1618 at Hope 8. John baptised 1620 at Crookhill died 1714 at Crookhill 9. Stephen born 1621 at Hope	GENERATION THIRTEEN NORTHLEE Ellena Eyre baptised 7 June 1630 at Ladybower, Hope died 1698 at Hope and Thomas Eyre baptised 4 February 1632 at Hope died 13 January 1692 at Hope Will 13 January 1692 marriage 1650 at Hope CHILDREN: 1. Margaret baptised 1651 at Hope died 1728 at Hope married Nicholas Hadfield 22 July 1671 at Hope 2. Mary baptised 1653 at Hope died 1728 at Hope 3. Robert baptised 1655 at Hope 4. Alice baptised 1657 at Hope married Matthew Trickett 5. Ellis baptised 1660 at White Lee, Hope
GENERATION FOURTEEN ASHOP Robert Eyre baptised 1603 at Crookhill and Alice marriage 10 May 1626 CHILDREN: 1. Adam baptised 1627 at Hope 2. Margaret baptised 1628 at Birchfield, Hope married John Hadfield 1651 Hope 3. Robert baptised1630 at Hope 4. Thomas baptised 1632 at Hope 5. Ann baptised 1635 at Bradwell married Robert Marshall 6 February 1668 at Bradwell 6. Richard baptised 1639 at Hope 7. Barbara baptised 1641 at Hope 8. Arthur baptised 1642 at Hope 9. Jane baptised 1645 at Bradwell married Anthony Dore 25 July 1668 at Hope	GENERATION FOURTEEN HOPE, ASHOP and NORTHLEE Ellis Eyre baptised 1660 at White Lee, Hope died 31 August 1729 at Hope Will 8 August 1729 and Zena Hadfield 1663-1729 marriage 1680 CHILDREN: 1. Helena baptised 1681 at Hope married Michael Longden 29 September 1703 at Hope 2. Mary baptised 1 December 1683 at Hope, died 1686 at Hope 3. Anne baptised 1686 at Hope married unknown Beaton 4. Thomas baptised 11 March 1687 died 1769 at Hope 5. Ellis baptised 2 February 1690 at Hope 6. Charles baptised 1690 at Hope 7. Joseph baptised 21 May 1693 at Edale died 1779. Married Margaret Woodroufe 19 October 1721 at Hope 8. George baptised 9 August 1696 at Hope, died 1768 at Hope. Married Sarah in 1725
GENERATION FIFTEEN ASHOP Thomas Eyre baptised 4 February 1632 at Hope died 13 January 1692 at Hope Will 13 January 1692 and Ellena Eyre baptised 7 June 1630 at Ladybower, Hope died 1698 at Hope marriage 1650 at Hope CHILDREN: 1. Margaret baptised 1651 at Hope died 1728 at Hope married Nicholas Hadfield 22 July 1671 at Hope 2. Mary baptised 1653 at Hope died 1728 at Hope 3. Robert baptised 1655 at Hope 4. Alice baptised 1657 at Hope married Matthew Trickett 5. Ellis baptised 1660 at White Lee, Hope	GENERATION FIFTEEN HOPE, ASHOP and NORTHLEE Ellis Eyre baptised 2 February 1690 at Hope died 1755 at Hope Will 4 August 1755 and Elizabeth Balguy marriage 25 September 1738 at Hope CHILDREN: 1. James 1743 baptised 8 June 1743 at Hope 2. Milly baptised 25 October 1744
GENERATION SIXTEEN HOPE, ASHOP and NORTHLEE Ellis Eyre baptised 1660 at White Lee, Hope died 31 August 1729 at Hope Will 8 August 1729 and Zena Hadfield 1663-1729 marriage 1680 CHILDREN: 1. Helena baptised 1681 at Hope married Michael Longden 29 September 1703 at Hope 2. Mary baptised 1 December 1683 at Hope, died 1686 at Hope 3. Anne baptised 1686 at Hope married unknown Beaton 4. Thomas baptised 11 March 1687 died 1769 at Hope 5. Ellis baptised 2 February 1690 at Hope 6. Charles baptised 1690 at Hope 7. Joseph baptised 21 May 1693 at Edale died 1779. Married Margaret Woodroufe 19 October 1721 at Hope 8. George baptised 9 August 1696 at Hope, died 1768 at Hope. Married Sarah in 1725	GENERATION SIXTEEN HOPE, ASHOP and NORTHLEE James Eyre baptised 8 June 1743 at Hope died 10 May 1791 at Hope and Elizabeth 1756-1826 marriage 1 June 1786 at Hope CHILDREN: 1. Ellis baptised 1788 at Hope died 20 February 1876 at Hope married Charlotte Pearson 20 June 1810 at Hope 2. Betty baptised 13 February 1789 at Hope 3. James baptised 1790 at Hope died 13 September 1834 in New York 4. Joshua baptised 1791 at Hope 5. Joseph baptised 1791 at Hope died 28 October 1872 at Hope married Charlotte Ashmore 6 July 1826 at Hope
GENERATION SEVENTEEN HOPE, ASHOP and NORTHLEE Ellis Eyre baptised 2 February 1690 at Hope died 1755 at Hope Will 4 August 1755 and Elizabeth Balguy marriage 25 September 1738 at Hope CHILDREN: 1. James 1743 baptised 8 June 1743 at Hope 2. Milly baptised 25 October 1744	GENERATION SEVENTEEN HOPE, ASHOP and NORTHLEE Betty Eyre baptised 13 February 1789 at Hope died 2 August 1866 in Stalybridge and John Waterhouse 1779-1839 marriage 1 January 1807 at Hope CHILDREN: twins 1. George baptised 1 December 1807 at Hope died 3 November 1885 in Stalybridge married Betty Buckley/Whitehead 13 January 1835 at Manchester Cathedral 1. John(1) baptised 1 December 1807 at Hope died 1810 at Hope 2. Elizabeth baptised 1 January 1809 at Hope died 20 August 1824 at Aston, Hope 3. James Eyre baptised 27 May 1810 at Hope died 1890 in Ashton-under-Lyne married Harriot Bolsover 8 October 1850 at Hope 4. John(2) baptised 21 July 1811 at Hope married Ann 5. Mary baptised 28 June 1813 at Hope died 1855 in Sheffield married John Hallam 31 December 1838 at Hope 6. Joshua baptised 4 September 1814 died 1876 in Castleton married Ann Slinn in 1844
GENERATION EIGHTEEN HOPE, ASHOP and NORTHLEE James Eyre baptised 8 June 1743 at Hope died 10 May 1791 at Hope and Elizabeth 1756-1826 marriage 1 June 1786 at Hope CHILDREN: 1. Ellis baptised 1788 at Hope died 20 February 1876 at Hope married Charlotte Pearson 20 June 1810 at Hope 2. Betty baptised 13 February 1789 at Hope 3. James baptised 1790 at Hope died 13 September 1834 in New York 4. Joshua baptised 1791 at Hope 5. Joseph baptised 1791 at Hope died 28 October 1872 at Hope married Charlotte Ashmore 6 July 1826 at Hope
GENERATION NINETEEN HOPE, ASHOP and NORTHLEE Betty Eyre baptised 13 February 1789 at Hope died 2 August 1866 in Stalybridge and John Waterhouse 1779-1839 marriage 1 January 1807 at Hope CHILDREN: twins 1. George baptised 1 December 1807 at Hope died 3 November 1885 in Stalybridge married Betty Buckley/Whitehead 13 January 1835 at Manchester Cathedral 1. John(1) baptised 1 December 1807 at Hope died 1810 at Hope 2. Elizabeth baptised 1 January 1809 at Hope died 20 August 1824 at Aston, Hope 3. James Eyre baptised 27 May 1810 at Hope died 1890 in Ashton-under-Lyne married Harriot Bolsover 8 October 1850 at Hope 4. John(2) baptised 21 July 1811 at Hope married Ann 5. Mary baptised 28 June 1813 at Hope died 1855 in Sheffield married John Hallam 31 December 1838 at Hope 6. Joshua baptised 4 September 1814 died 1876 in Castleton married Ann Slinn in 1844

Eyre Family Crest in St Peter's Church Hope

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Tuesday, 09 May 2006