I have a relative, Albert, who was born in West London around 1879, and his father was
John Channing, a coach trimmer, and his mother was Elizabeth. I believe there's a
connection to Tauton Somerset.
I found a Channing family in the 1881 and 1891 census living in N. Kensington, and it
shows an Arthur born around 1870 in Notting Hill (nearby N. Kens.)