Hello all
Here are my Chants working back in time
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Father - Alfred Richard Chant b 23Dec 1911 Fareham Hampshire died
20 Oct 1993 in Exeter Devon
married Dorothy Joyce Green 17 June 1933 had 5
children
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Grandfather - Frederick Charles Chant b 19 Dec 1877 in Longstock Hants,
died 20 Feb 1917 at Battle of Somme, France
married Eliza Davis had seven children
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Great Grandfather - Charles Chant b 9 Oct 1831 East Tytherley Hants. d 6 Jan 1888
Houghton, Hants
married Sophia Jellett had 5 children
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GG Grandfather - Thomas Chant b b 1797 East Tytherley, Hants d 1851
married Kezia Olding had 7 children
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GGG Grandfather - George Chant b 1762 in East Tytherley Hants d 28 Nov 1841
married Margaret Edwards had 7 children
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GGGG Grandfather - John Chante b 1734 Hindon Wilts buried 1792
married Ann Reed had 9 children
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GGGGG Grandfather - Isack Chant b 1684 Hindon Wilts
married Mary Perren had 9 children
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GGGGGG Grandfather - Hugh Chant b 1658 possibly Mere, Wiltshire
married Ruth (Unknown) Had 3 children?
That is my roll call. if anyone can help with the details of Hugh Chant, such as
his definitive place of birth and wife's surname please let me
know.
David Chant
Hello Michael & others,
It's Janette here. Here's my CHANT ancestors.
Robert CHANT born 1700 West chinnock married 1721 to Cicely & they had 9
children.
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Robert CHANT born 1725 West chinnock married 1750 Chiselborough to Elizabeth
DAVIS...they had 13 children.
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George CHANT born 1746 West chinnock..His 1st marriage was to a Diana & she died
& then his 2nd marriage was 1772 in Somerton to Mary ASHFORD...they had 5 children.
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George CHANT born 1775 Somerton married 1795 Somerton to Edith BARRETT...they had 9
children.
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John Barrett CHANT born 1799 Queen Camel married 1821 in Somerton to Ann PEARCE /
PIERCE. Ann was John's 1st cousin. She was the daughter of his auntie Harriet (his
father's sister) ...John & Ann had 9 children.
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Alfred CHANT born 1724 in Somerton arrived in Melbourne, Victoria on 27.8.1850 on the
"Francis Ridley" which left Adelaide, South Australia on 22.8.1850 & was
headed for Sydney, NSW. I have a newspaper copy of the passenger list, which says the
ship contained beer, fuel & gin.
Alfred then travelled to & settled in Geelong. He had trained as a tailor back in
Somerton & in 1855 was listed as a weighmaster also.
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Alfred's sister Edith chris.1826 in Somerton also came to Australia. She arrived in
Port Phillip Bay 6.6.1849 on the "British Empire"& married 27.4.1850 in
St.Peters C.of E.Church, Melbourne to John Weymouth OSBORNE of Cornwall. They also came
to Geelong.
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Regards,
Janette Pfeifer in Oz