This looks like the family in 1851:
Name Relationship Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
Robert CHANT Head M 41 M Wine & Spirit Merchant Queen Camel-SOM
Maragretta CHANT Wife M 34 F --- Bampton-DEV
Edward Meton CHANT Son - 11 M Scholar So Molton-DEV
Robert CHANT Son - 10 M Scholar So Molton-DEV
Edith Jane CHANT Daur - 8 F Scholar So Molton-DEV
Frederick George CHANT Son - 7 M Scholar So Molton-DEV
Francis Edwin CHANT Son - 5 M Scholar So Molton-DEV
Herbert Alfred CHANT Son - 3 M Scholar So Molton-DEV
Elizabeth MELLOR WifS U 40 F Governess Bampton-DEV
Mary BOWDEN Serv U 26 F House Serv North Molton-DEV
Ann COCKINGS Serv U 16 F House Serv North Molton-DEV
Address: King Street, South Molton
Census Place: South Molton South Molton, Devonshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/1891 Folio: 511 Page: 35 FHL Film: 0221042
and in 1891:
Piece: RG12/1693 Place: Newton Abbot-Devon Enumeration District: 3
Civil Parish: West Teignmouth Ecclesiastical Parish: West Teignmouth
Folio: 55 Page: 16 Schedule: 91
Address: 9 & 10 Bank Street
Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born
Remarks
CHANT Edward M Head M M 49 Bank Manager(Em'ee) Devon - South
Molton
CHANT Esther C Wife M F 40 Essex - Great Forham
CHANT Frank M Son S M 19 Bank Clerk(Em'ee) Kent - Folkestone
BIGGS Alice M Servnt S F 17 Domestic Servant Devon - Newton
Abbot
No idea who they are though.
Vicky
----- Original Message -----
From: <JCHANTSS8(a)aol.com>
To: <CHANT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 8:33 PM
Subject: [CHANT] Edward M CHANT 1841 South Molton and family
Hello Listers,
This is a household from the 1881 census:
Edward M. CHANT Head M Male 40 South Molton, Devon, England
Bank
Manager
Esther C. CHANT Wife M Female 31 Great Totham, Sussex, England
Charles E. CHANT Son Male 10 Folkestone, Kent, England
Scholar
Frank M. CHANT Son Male 9 Folkestone, Kent, England Scholar
Ida E. CHANT Daur Female 5 Folkestone, Kent, England Scholar
Ernest H. CHANT Son Male 3 Folkestone, Kent, England
Elizabeth HARRIS Serv U Female 25 Newton Abbot, Devon, England
General Serv
Mary A. DUNN Serv Female 13 South Molton, Devon, England
General Serv
Source Information:
Dwelling 9 National Provl Bank Of England 10 Bank Street
Census Place West Teignmouth, Devon, England
There is a Charles Edward B Chant born Elham district September 1870
quarter
on Free BMD who looks like the son. Subsequently I found him again on
the
Ellis Island site 15-03-1906 on the 'Carmania' from Liverpool in transit
to
Toronto, Canada and described as a bookkeeper from Hackney. Janette
may
remember
that I asked about him on the list in January 2002. Well here he is.
It is
interesting that he showed a false age on his attestation papers, but they
do give
us Ida's married name. She married September 1903 quarter in
Hackney,
Augustus
Frederick ROBINSON.
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/ren1/013854a.gif
Frank Melton Chant born Elham district March 1872 quarter married Isle of
Wight December 1897 quarter Edith Grace BROWN born 1874. On the 1901
census they
are shown as Frank born Folkestone and Edith, Newport I.o.W. with a 3
year
old
Leslie born Southampton, all living at Portswood. Frank is a bank
clerk.
By 1901 Esther is living in Hackney with Ida and Ernest both born
Folkestone.
Ernest is a tea merchant.
I could not find Edward in 1901 but there is a Hackney registered death in
December 1899 age 59 of an Edward Milton Chant, who is undoubtedly Edward
Melton
Chant posted above. His marriage to Esther Cottee BARRETT took place
in
Islington district March 1868 quarter.
Also in 1901 there is a 55 year old Frederick, an accountant, born South
Molton in Islington who may well be kin, as may be a 48 year old Ellen
still
living in South Molton.
Does anyone know the family line please? I have ventured into Devon before
only briefly.
Cheers,
John
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