I know of two Challengers who migrated from Clutton to the US: William and
John. I'm not sure when William migrated, but John and family migrated in
1870. John was born around 1825 and married Ann Gill. William was born in
1837 and married Jane ??. William and John's parents were George C.
Challenger and Mary Ann Sweet, both born in 1794 and 1798. George and sons
were colliers. George and Mary had 5 kids besides John and Wiliam: Eliza,
John, Jonas, Joseph, and Richard.
A lot of names keep repeating in my tree: William (7), George (7),
Robert(5), James(4)
and I have noticed they are familiar in other Challengers families in
Clutton. I figure we all have to be related somehow.
David Challener