Ellistons Yard, Ballingdon, Sudbury St. Gregory’s Church, Sudbury
Ellistons Yard is one of the many alleyways in Sudbury which record the names of past owners. It is located in Ballingdon Street and is most likely to have been named after Thomas Elliston who was a builder in mid-19th century Sudbury. Some of the Elliston family appear in the Cocket Book and, on June 18th, 1818, Thomas, a labourer and son of Humphry, a weaver, was admitted to the Freedom of Sudbury. There may be a connection with Thomas Elliston, builder from Ballingdon, who examined the roof of St. Gregory’s Church, Sudbury, in October 1857. He wrote a report which concluded that whilst he had been engaged in repairing the roofs of several churches, he had never before seen one so decayed as the eastern portion of that of St. Gregory. It emerged that many people had seen the decayed state of the timbers in the roof and its state was such that no one could account for the fact of its not having already fallen in.
Admissions to the Freedom of the Borough of Sudbury in the early 19th century
The Earl family
Earl, Abraham, of Hampstead, servant, son of John, weaver, admitted June 18th, 1818, borough and commons, by birth
Earl, Adam, son of Edward, admitted June 17th, 1818, borough and commons, by birth
Earl, David, jobber, son of John, admitted May 16th, 1848
Earl, Isaac, a Private in the West Essex Militia, admitted October 27th, 1806, borough and commons, by birth
Earl, James, labourer, son of John, weaver, admitted June 18th, 1818, borough and commons, by birth
Earl, James, weaver, son of James Earl, admitted July 29th, 1839
Earl, John, servant, son of William, admitted October 2nd, 1812, borough and commons, by birth
Earl, John, of Hampstead, carpenter, son of John, weaver, admitted June 18th, 1818, borough and commons, by birth
Earl, John, baker, son of John Earl, admitted July 28th, 1838
Earl, John, weaver, son of James, bricklayer, admitted May 16th, 1848
Earl, Samuel, plasterer, son of John, weaver, admitted June 18th, 1818, borough and commons, by birth
Earl, William, the younger, of the India House, London, admitted October 28th, 1806, borough and commons, by birth
Earl, William, weaver, son of John Earl, admitted July 28th, 1838
Earl, William, of 40 Church Street, mat-weaver, son of David Earl, marine store dealer, admitted August 4th, 1882
The Edey family
Edey, Charles, innkeeper, admitted September 1st, 1828, borough and commons, by purchase, 30 guineas
The Edwards family
Edwards, George, linen draper, admitted May 7th, 1812, borough and commons, by purchase
Edwards, Sampson, plumber and glazier, admitted May 11th, 1820, borough and commons, by purchase, 30 guineas
The Eley family
Eley, William, blacksmith, admitted July 2nd, 1802, borough only, by servitude
The Elliott family
Elliott, Francis, bricklayer labourer, son of Thomas, cordwainer, admitted July 28th, 1843
Elliott, John, of 62 Cross Street, engineer, son of Thomas, shoemaker, dec’d, admitted August 6th, 1886
Elliott, Thomas, cordwainer, admitted June 5th, 1818, borough and commons, by purchase, 30 guineas
Elliott, Thomas, cordwainer, apprentice to his father, Thomas Elliott, cordwainer, admitted July 28th, 1843
Elliott, Thomas Walter, of 47 Cannon Place, Bury Saint Edmunds, grocer, son of Thomas, shoemaker, admitted August 1st, 1884
The Ellis family
Ellis, Charles, schoolmaster, son of William, late grocer and linen draper, admitted July 28th, 1830, borough and commons, by birth
Ellis, Frederick William, silkweaver, son of William, admitted June 10th, 1826, borough and commons, by birth
Ellis, Frederick William, of 26 Worsill Street, Battersea, painter, son of Frederick William Ellis, relieving officer, deceased, admitted August 3rd, 1883
The Elliston family
Elliston, James, of 5 Crescent, America Square, London, servant, son of Humphry, weaver, admitted June 10th, 1826, borough only, by birth
Elliston, John, servant, admitted July 2nd, 1802, borough only, by birth
Elliston, Joshua, silkweaver, son of Robert, senior, weaver, admitted July 28th, 1830, borough only, by birth
Elliston, Robert, weaver, admitted July 2nd, 1802, borough only, by birth
Elliston, Robert, weaver, son of Robert, weaver, admitted June 12th, 1826, borough only, by birth
Elliston, Samuel, weaver, son of Humphry, weaver, admitted June 12th, 1826, borough only, by birth
Elliston, Samuel, weaver, son of Robert, weaver, admitted April 28th, 1831, borough only, by birth
Elliston, Thomas, labourer, son of Humphry, weaver, admitted 18.6.1818
The Emson family
Emson, John, linen draper, admitted October 16th, 1826, borough and commons, by purchase, 30 guineas
The Everard family
Everard, Edmund, cordwainer, admitted May 4th, 1815, borough and commons, by purchase, 30 guineas
Everard, Thomas, tailor, son of Edmund, admitted July 29th, 1839
Everard, William, innkeeper, admitted May 24th, 1827, borough and commons, by purchase, 30 guineas