Many thanks to Michael for my welcome.
I'm following the line of Sampson CHANT and Maria PIKE. Their grandson
Nathaniel AXE married their grandaughter Myra Susan Ann SHIRE. Myra's father
was born in East Chinnock, joined the Royal Marines and moved to Plymouth.
Nathaniel did the same at a later date. Here's what I have:
1. Sampson Chant was christened on 2 Nov 1823 in West Chinnock, Somerset.
Sampson married Maria Pike in Nov 1844. Maria was born about 1820 in East
Chinnock, Somerset, England.
They had the following children:
2 F i. Catherine Chant was born about 1844 in East Chinnock,
Somerset.
3 F ii. Hannah Chant was christened on 13 Jun 1846.
4 M iii. Sampson Chant was born in 1850.
5 F iv. Sarah Chant was born about 1854 in West Chinnock, Somerset.
6 F v. Martha Chant was christened on 24 May 1857. She died on 23
Dec 1910.
7 F vi. Mary Chant was born about 1858 in East Chinnock, Somerset.
8 F vii. Ann Chant was born about 1860.
3. Hannah Chant was born in East Chinnock, Somerset, England. She was
christened on 13 Jun 1846 in East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
Hannah married Nathaniel Axe son of Samuel Axe and Sarah Wills in Dec 1866
in East Chinnock, Somerset, England. Nathaniel was christened on 15 Aug 1846
in East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
Nathaniel and Hannah had the following children:
9 F i. Bessie Axe was born about 1868.
10 F ii. Charlotte Axe was born about 1870. She was christened in
East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
11 M iii. Joseph Axe was born about 1871. He was christened in East
Chinnock, Somerset, England.
12 F iv. Sarah Axe was born about 1874 in East Chinnock, Somerset,
England.
13 M v. Nathaniel Axe was born about 1877.
14 M vi. Alfred Axe was born about 1879. He was christened in East
Chinnock, Somerset, England.
15 M vii. Gilbert Axe was born in 1881 in East Chinnock, Somerset,
England. He was christened in East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
4. Sampson Chant was born in 1850 in East Field, Somerset.
Sampson married Margaret in May 1878. Margaret was born about 1855 in
Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Sampson and Margaret had the following children:
16 M i. George Chant was born about 1879 in West Coker, Somerset.
17 M ii. Walter Henry Chant was born in 1880 in East Chinnock,
Somerset.
18 M iii. Arthur Chant was born about 1883 in East Chinnock,
Somerset.
19 M iv. John Chant was born about 1886 in East Chinnock, Somerset.
20 F v. Ellen Chant was born about 1888 in East Chinnock, Somerset.
21 F vi. Lilly M Chant was born about 1890 in East Chinnock,
Somerset. She died in 1897.
6. Martha Chant was christened on 24 May 1857 in East Chinnock, Somerset.
She died on 23 Dec 1910 in East Chinnock, Somerset, England. She was buried
in East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
Martha married Jonas Shire in 1878 in East Chinnock, Somerset. Jonas was
born about 1852. He was christened in East Chinnock, Somerset, England. He
was buried in East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
Jonas and Martha had the following children:
22 F i. Myra Susan Ann Shire was born about 1880. She was
christened in East Stonehouse, Devon, England.
23 F ii. Martha Mary Shire was born about 1885 in East Chinnock,
Somerset, England. She died on 1 Nov 1908 in Plymouth, Devon, England. She
was buried in Plymouth Cemetery, Devon, England.
8. Ann Chant was born about 1860 in East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
Ann married William Henry Vincent in 1882. William was born about 1863 in
West Coker, Somerset.
William and Ann had the following children:
24 M i. Henry T Vincent was born about 1887 in East Chinnock,
Somerset.
13. Nathaniel Axe was born about 1877 in East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
He was christened in East Chinnock, Somerset, England.
Nathaniel married Myra Susan Ann Shire daughter of Jonas Shire and 6 Martha
Chant on 16 Apr 1900 in St. George's, East Stonehouse, Devon, England. Myra
was born about 1880. She was christened in East Stonehouse, Devon, England.
Nathaniel and Myra had the following children:
25 F i. Violet Axe
26 F ii. Elsie Martha Mary Axe was born in 1901.
27 M iii. Leslie Axe
28 F iv. Dora Winifred Axe was born on 24 Jul 1913.
29 M v. Herbert Axe