Hello Enid,
Welcome to the list, it's Janette here.
Now re your husband's ancestors.
I looked up my files & I've got info.re the family of Joseph Chant who
married Ellen O'Keeffe but I've only got 8 children listed. I've got Maria
1871, William 1873-1948, Elizabeth Allen 1876, Joseph James 1878-1957,
Caroline 1880-1905, George Richard 1882-1962, Robert James or John Robert
1884-1954, and a Mary Jane 1885. Who is No.9 child?.
I have Joseph's birth date as 28th October 1837 in Shiremore Hill,
Somerset. His father William was chris. 26.12.1808 in All Saints, Merriott,
Somerset. & mother Maria Follett was born 3.12.1810 South Petherton. Her
parents were James Follett 1786 & Ann Marks.
William Chant was a butcher & they had 12 children.
I have the parents of William 1808 as being a Thomas Chant & Joan
Lawrence who married 25.9.1791 All Saints, Merriott & they had 13 children.
I haven't got the birthdate or parents of Thomas Chant or of Joan..
Does anyone know who he comes down from.?.
By the way Enid I'm not connected to the line down from Thomas. I'm
related in a roundabout way to the Follett line of Maria. Here's how I'm
related to the Folletts. My grandfather Edwin Chant's sister Ada Alice born
1873 in Skene Street, Geelong married John Samuel (Jack) Follett 27..9.1900
in Skene Street, Geelong. I have been in touch with various Follett
researchers & I have family sheets way back to a Robert born 1592 & a lot of
them had big families. Ada Alice above was my late Mum's Auntie Ada.
Enid if you are interested I could post you copies of all of the
Follett family sheets way back.& also the sheets for William & Maria Chant &
his parents Thomas & Joan.Chant. Sorry I wasn't able to help with your
Joseph's backgound much. Could you please give me your postal address if
interested & I'll send them on to you.
Regards,
Janette Pfeifer in Oz.
Hello Janette and all other List Members,
What a lovely surprise to receive such a quick reply with so much
information, and thank you for the welcome message.
The other child of Joseph and Ellen Chant was Francis, their second born.
I have not been able to locate his birth, but he is listed on the birth
certificate of Mary Jane Chant born in 1885 being 13 yrs old. He is again
mentioned on Joseph's death certificate being 34 yrs old in November 1906.
Mary Jane Chant b. 1885 is my husband's grandmother, she married John
Patrick Savage at Fitzroy Victoria on 7th February 1910, they had 8
children.
Janet, I would like to accept your kind offer of copies of the family, but
would prefer not to give my address on the list. Could you please email me
on smart(a)ssc.net.au
I am most happy to share any information that I have.
Regards,
Enid in Victoria, Australia