G'day from Australia, I am helping an elderly friend who can't cope with the
computer with his tree and would be grateful for any help.
My friends name is Peter Chant and his father was Harry Chant born in 1893
in
Alresford , Hampshire, whose father was Thomas Chant a Qtr Master Sergeant
in Royal Field Artilliary who spent time in India.
Peter tell me that his father Harry ran away from home as a young boy and
Peter knows nothing else about his late father.
I have found Harry in the 1901 census living in Itchen stoke Hampshire and
the only Chants at that time in Itchen Stoke are a Henry and Elizabeth in
their 60's. Perhaps this was his grandparents raising him when he ran away
from home.
This couple did have a son Thomas born 1866 and I suspect the
tree below could be the tree of Peter.
I am sending for the birth certificate of both Harry and Thomas to get
Harry's mothers name and prove Thomas is the son of Henry and Elizabeth but
am hoping someone on your list may have some information for me.
I am certainly not charging Peter for my research. I just love genealogy
and sometimes when I have dead spots in my own family tree I get involved
with others.
Hoping perhaps this gives you some new Chants or connects me to someone
interested in these people
Regards
Lorraine Keyser
Sydney, Australia
Descendants of Henry Chant
Generation No. 1
1. HENRY3 CHANT (THOMAS2, JONETHEN1) was born 1844 in Homington, Wiltshire.
He married ELIZABETH GODWIN, daughter of JAMES GODWIN and LOUISA
MUSSELWHITE. She was born 21 June 1840 in Combe Bissett, and died 1915.
Children of HENRY CHANT and ELIZABETH GODWIN are:
i. EDNA4 GODWIN, b. 12 June 1859, Coombe Bissett, Wiltshire.
ii. GEORGE CHANT, b. 28 November 1864, Homington, Wiltshire.
2. iii. THOMAS CHANT, b. 23 December 1866, Homington, Wiltshire.
iv. JAMES CHANT, b. 1869, Homington, Wiltshire.
v. ELIZA CHANT, b. 1871, Corhampton, Hampshire.
vi. HARRY CHANT, b. 1873, Up Marden, Sussex, England.
vii. JANE CHANT, b. 1875, Up Marden, Sussex, England.
viii. MARTHA CHANT, b. 1876, Up Marden, Sussex, England.
ix. ANNIE CHANT, b. 1878, Up Marden, Sussex, England.
x. JONATHON CHANT, b. 19 October 1879, Upmarden, Sussex, England; d. 7 July
1881.
Generation No. 2
2. THOMAS4 CHANT (HENRY3, THOMAS2, JONETHEN1) was born 23 December 1866 in
Homington, Wiltshire.
Child of THOMAS CHANT is:
3. i. HARRY5 CHANT, b. 1 January 1893.
Generation No. 3
3. HARRY5 CHANT (THOMAS4, HENRY3, THOMAS2, JONETHEN1) was born 1 January
1893. He married MARGARET MARY DAVIS 1915 in Exeter Devon.
Child of HARRY CHANT and MARGARET DAVIS is:
i. PETER6 CHANT