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Great Grandparents Names? Expert Help req

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Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 15:47

I can't find the marriage of Charles Chequer to Margaret :-(

Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 15:43

Name: Charles Chequer
Born:24/6/1846
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 15 Nov 1846
Father's Name: William Chequer
Occupation:Gold Beater
Mother's Name: Ann Chequer
Parish: Saint George In The East
Borough: Tower Hamlets
County: Middlesex

Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 15:35

Name: William Challis
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 21 Sep 1862
Father's Name: William Challis
Occupation:Carpenter
Mother's Name: Ann Challis
Address:5 Henstridge Place
Parish: All Saints, Saint John's Wood
Borough: Westminster
County: Middlesex

Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 15:30

Name: William Challis
Age: 19
Address:10 Carlton Place
Occupation:Carpenter
Spouse Name: Martha Chad
Spouse Age: 19
Address:3 Carlton Place
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 Aug 1880
Parish: Saint Saviour, Paddington
County: Middlesex
Borough: Westminster
Father Name: William Challis
Occupation:Carpenter
Spouse Father Name: John Chad
Occupation:Carman
Witnesses: William Challis & Sarah Widwood

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 13 Jan 2010 15:26

1871 Census

Name: Charles Chequer
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Middlesex, England
Civil parish: Paddington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Kensington
Sub-registration district: St Mary Paddington
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Household schedule number: 549
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Chequer 24
Margaret Chequer 21
Harry Chequer 2
William Chequer 7 months



1861

Name: Charles Chequer
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Strand

Civil parish: St Marylebone
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Marylebone
Sub-registration district: St John
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 438
Household Members: Name Age
William Chequer 46 Gold Beater
Ann Chequer 47
William Chequer 20
George Chequer 17
Charles Chequer 14
Ann Chequer 12
Phillis Chequer 6
Ralph Chequer 3

Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 15:15

Name: Thomas Challis
Record Type: Baptism
Date: 10 May 1883
Father's Name: William Challis
Mother's Name: Martha Challis
Parish: Saint Augustine, Paddington
Borough: Westminster
County: Middlesex

Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 15:11

1901 England Census

Name: Thomas Challis
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William
Gender: Male
Where born: Kilburn, London, England

Civil parish: Paddington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Augustine Kilburn
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:6 Carlton mews or place


Registration district: Paddington
Sub-registration district: St Mary, Paddington
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 53
Household Members: Name Age
William Challis 38
Thomas Challis 18
Alfred Challis 12
Lilian Hull 30 -sister in law


1891 England Census
about Thomas Challis
Name: Thomas Challis
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Martha
Gender: Male
Where born: Hampstead, London, England

Civil parish: Paddington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Augustine
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:4 Carlton Place

Registration district: Paddington
Sub-registration district: St Mary Paddington
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Challis 30 -Green grocer
Martha Challis 30
Thomas Challis 7
Alfred Challis 2






rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 13 Jan 2010 15:04

1881 Census

Name: Charles Chequer
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Covent Garden

Civil parish: Newington
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 12 Sedan St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Gold Beater <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Registration district: St Saviour Southwark
Sub-registration district: St Peter Walworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 13a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Chequer 34
Margaret Chequer 30 b. Paddington, Middlesex
Henry Chequer 12 b. Paddington, Middlesex
William Chequer 10 b. Paddington, Middlesex
Earnest Chequer 8 b. Paddington, Middlesex
Annie Chequer 5 b. Paddington, Middlesex
Charles Chequer 1 b. Walworth, Surrey


Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 542; Folio: 85; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341123.

Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 14:52

Details of her parents marriage

Name: Thomas Challis
Age: 21
Address: 6 Carlton Place
Spouse Name: Emma Frances Chequer
Spouse Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 6 Jul 1903
Parish: Saint Augustine, Paddington
County: Middlesex
Borough: Westminster
Father Name: William Challis
Occupation:Carpenter
Spouse Father Name: Charles Chequer (Deceased)
Occupation: Difficult to read but it looks like goldbeater
Witnesses:William John Chequer and Lilian Challis

Cheryl

Cheryl Report 13 Jan 2010 14:52

Hi

This could be Emma is 1901?

Emma Chequer
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Paddington, London, England

Civil parish: Hampstead
Ecclesiastical parish: St Augustine
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:Kitchenmaid

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Hampstead
Sub-registration district: Hampstead
ED, institution, or vessel: 36
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 384
Household Members:
Name Age
Soloman L Gover 59
Helen Gover 65
Lewis Gover 31
Annie Gover 29
Edgar E Gover 28
Elizabeth Greetham 32
Emma Chequer 19

Cheryl x

Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 14:48

Her marriage?

Marriages Mar 1931

Challis Ada D Drew Croydon 2a 621
DREW Alfred W Challis Croydon 2a 621

Cheryl

Cheryl Report 13 Jan 2010 14:47

Hi

Parents marriage:

Marriages Sep 1903
CHALLIS Thomas Paddington 1a 56
CHEQUER Emma Frances Paddington 1a 56

Cheryl x

Samspade

Samspade Report 13 Jan 2010 14:46

1911 census

HOUSEHOLD CHALLIS ADA DOROTHY F 1910 5 MONTHS St Albans Hertfordshire
HOUSEHOLD CHALLIS BEATRICE PHYLLIS F 1908 3 St Albans Hertfordshire
HOUSEHOLD CHALLIS EMMA FRANCIS F 1882 29 St Albans Hertfordshire
HOUSEHOLD CHALLIS THOMAS M 1883 28 St Albans Hertfordshire
HOUSEHOLD CHALLIS THOMAS WILLIAM M 1906 5 St Albans Hertfordshire
HOUSEHOLD CHALLIS VIOLET FRANCIS F 1904 7 St Albans Hertfordshire

Cheryl

Cheryl Report 13 Jan 2010 14:45

Hi

Lets start with her birth:

Ada D Challis
Year of Registration: 1910
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: St Albans
County: Hertfordshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 763

Cheryl x

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 13 Jan 2010 14:34

A more sure bet:

Births Dec 1910 (>99%)
CHALLIS Ada D St. Albans 3a 763

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 13 Jan 2010 14:33



Possibly? Would be better if you had her father's name from her marriage cert, but maybe these names ring a bell:

CHALLIS, Thomas Head Married
7 years M 28 1883 Tyre Repairer Motor Kilburn Middlesex
CHALLIS, Emma Francis Wife Married
7 years F 29 1882 Walworth Surrey VIEW
CHALLIS, Violet Francis Daughter Single F 7 1904 Hampstead Middlesex
CHALLIS, Thomas William Son Single M 5 1906 Willesden Middlesex
CHALLIS, Beatrice Phyllis Daughter F 3 1908 Willesden Middlesex
CHALLIS, Ada Dorothy Daughter F 0 (5 MONTHS) 1911 Harpenden Herfordshire
GAY, Robert Head Married M 28 1883 Motor Tyre Repairer Camberwell Surrey
GAY, Mildred Wife Married
6 years F 31 1880 Rotherhithe Surrey
GAY, Robert J Son M 5 1906 Camberwell Surrey
GAY, Sidney G Son M 4 1907 Camberwell Surrey
GAY, Victor Stanley Son M 2 1909 Camberwell Surrey
GAY, Daisy F Daughter F 0 (9 MONTHS) 1911 Camberwell Surrey
:
Willoughby Road Harpenden County:
Hertfordshire

Drusilla Anne

Drusilla Anne Report 13 Jan 2010 14:30

Can anyone help me...my grandmother born Ada Dorothy Challis 1910 in St albans, thats all I know.........thanks in anticipation