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One Man, Two Brother’s and a Friend
In a back street yard in a small town it took just 30 seconds for a legend to start.... The back street yard was the O.K. Corral....The small town is Tombstone..
The Legend Wyatt Earp

Wyatt’s ancestors believed to be from around Staffordshire
John Earp of Staffordshire (or even Derbyshire) moved to Ireland and some members of the family went on to America.
Most versions of Wyatt's ancestors include a Thomas Earp Snr. & Jnr.

One Thomas Erp Snr. who died in Melbourne, Derbyshire in 1719 and his son Thomas Erp Jnr. who also died in Melbourne in 1737. Born we know not where, but they are the first Earp's mentioned in the Melbourne Parish Records and are mention in the 1695 Census of Melbourne both were Farmers

For thou's who want to know more about Wyatt, his brothers and Doc. Holliday
try Wyatt's Historical Home Page

For Wyatt's ancestors you can do no better than looking at Wyatt's Family Tree by Sharon Wick.                             Sharon Wick’s Web Site                                                                                                                                                                                

In Joan Clegg’s Book titled “The village where I was born” about Findern in Derbyshire.
mention’s that a John and Robert Earp where benefactors of the village and a part of the Earp Family went to Melbourne, Derbyshire on to Ireland and then to America..

There is also a report in the “Derbyshire Evening News” years ago that school children from around Melbourne traced one child to be related to Wyatt’s ancestors
Do’s anybody know the line of Wyatt's ancestor’s from England to Ireland

Derby Evening News artical on
Wyatt Earp’s links to Melbourne


 Derby Evening News.

Wyatt’s Headstone,
In Colma Cemetery, California. U.S.A.

Photo taken by Tony
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                                    THOMAS EARP "Master of Stone"
Thomas Earp.(1828-1893)" Master of Stone"a book about Thomas's work as a sculpture & stonemason.(Publishers Barracuda Book Ltd.)
Thomas was born in Nottingham 1828 , baptised April 1828 St. Marys, Nottingham
Thomas's father was also a Thomas (lace maker) born Kings Newton,Derbyshire?
Thomas's mother was Margaret Jackson born in Belper.
Brothers and sisters of Thomas - Henry, Alexander, Joseph, Ann, Emma, Matilda, Elizabeth.
 
Thomas's 1st wife Isabella were married 18th May 1850 at All Saints,Lamberth, London.
There children were Isabella Caroline Earp, Edith Florence Earp, and Arther Clifford Earp two other children died in infancy. Isabella Thomas's wife died 1866.

By the 1881 census Thomas had married his 2nd. wife Ellen Davies at All Saints Church Camberwell, London
Children were Ethel, Ada, Edith, Margarat, Eveline (died in infancy), Edgar. and Grandson Walter.
Thomas's wife Ellen died around 1886. Thomas himself died of cholera 12th. September 1893 he is buried in Nunhead Cemetery, Kensington, London.

Thomas's work as a stonemason are in several churches all the info: above was taken from the book (Master of Stone) if anybody is related, it would be nice to know more I read the book quite a few years ago.   Thomas Earp Sculpture Family Tree

Thomas Earp Member of Paliament for Newark, Nottinghamshire.

From 1881 Census
:58 Mill Gate, Newark Upon Trent, Nottingham, England
Thomas Earp Head M 50 M Derby, Derby, England
Occ: Member Of Parliament & Malster
Martha Wife M 47 F Langford, Nottingham, England
Occ: Member Of Parliament Malster Wife

Anybody related to any of the above who can help please get in touch

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