Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ALES
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CLINKSC ALES. As skell signifies a well, (see Skell) the second syllable may be a corruption of it, and thus the name would be local. A capital surname for a shopkeeper.