Christine Wareing wrote,
Having loaded my grandparents names into the system
what came back was that my granfathers father was William christened in
Nrtn-Sub-Hamden,Somerset,Sep 1850, do i beleive this?, i;m sorry,i
forgot to mention my grand-parents names (Joseph Chant, and Mary Blake.
My Mother Queenie May Chant one of thirteen chidren,and I aint listing
all of them.
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The BVR Index lists the following baptisms on Portland,
CHARLES WILLIAM CHANT bapt 7 June 1826 son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Chant.
WILLIAM CHARLES CHANT bapt 7 June 1829 son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Chant.
FREDEREICK WILLIAM CHANT bapt 27 Feb 1831 son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Chant.
The 1851 Census only records Benjamin Chant aged 49 Rail Labourer born in
Bath amd Mary A. Chant aged 17 Housekeeper born Portland.
No other Chants were listed. Obviously not a Portland name.
His place of birth means he was probably not related to the Chants around
Sherborne directly.
Regards,
Antony Nailer.