William Philip Chatten

  General Notes:

births Sep qtr 1884 Chatten William Philip Birkenhead 8a 642 ?

1891 census 44 Mill St
William P Chatton age 49 Aldbro, Suffolk Head Tranmere Cheshire, occ mariner
Anna Chatton age 40 Bebbington, Cheshire wife Tranmere Cheshire
Charles W Chatton age 15 Rock Ferry, Cheshire son Tranmere Cheshire, occ soapworker ?
Esther Chatton age 11 Tranmere, Cheshire daughter Tranmere Cheshire
Anna Chatton age 7 Tranmere, Cheshire daughter Tranmere Cheshire
William P Chatton age 6 Tranmere, Cheshire son Tranmere Cheshire
John Chatton age 4 Tranmere, Cheshire son Tranmere Cheshire
Thomas West Chatton age 2 Tranmere, Cheshire son Tranmere Cheshire
1891 census rg12 2889 102 23 & 24


1901 census 3 Wye Street Note no ' Household Head ' shown on this entry
Martha Chatten age 26 Rock Ferry, Cheshire daughter Birkenhead Cheshire
Hannah Chatten age 18 Rock Ferry, Cheshire daughter Birkenhead Cheshire
William P Chatten age 16 Rock Ferry, Cheshire son Birkenhead Cheshire, occ seaman ferry boat
John Chatten age 14 Rock Ferry, Cheshire son Birkenhead Cheshire, occ carter boy
Thomas W Chatten age 12 Rock Ferry, Cheshire son Birkenhead Cheshire
1901 census rg13 3396 138 43 & 44

marriages March qtr 1907 Chatten William Phillip // Ashton Mary Ann Liverpool 8b 89

Shown on marriage details as age 22 bachelor, mariner.
Father shown as William Phillip mariner

1911 Census - completed by head of family
Name Relationship Status Years Married Age Occupation Birthplace
William Philipp Chatten Head Married age 27 Mariner Tranmere Cheshire
Mary Jane Chatten Wife Married 4 age 30 Rock Ferry Cheshire
William George Chatten Son Single age 3 Tranmere Cheshire

Living at 3 Mulberry Rd , Rock Ferry, Cheshire

Crew List Index Project
Wm. Chatten age 17 born Rock Ferry, Cheshire
Vessel - Lake Champlain 8th October - 6th November 1901
previous ship - Saphire (sic)

Lake Champlain Elder Dempster Line
1900 Maiden voyage was Liverpool to Quebec. Also used on the Liverpool to St.Johns route.

from the book
Liverpool: the first 1,000 years - by Arabella McIntyre-Brown.
"The Elder Dempster Lake Champlain was the first vessel fitted with Marconi wireless"

1921 Census 35, Rochester Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire
First name Last name Relationship to head Sex Age Birth place Occupation Employer
William Philip Chatten Head Male 38 Rock Ferry, Cheshire Shipyard Labourer Cammell Laird & Co Shipbuilders & Engineers
Mary Jane Chatten Wife Female 39 Rock Ferry, Cheshire Home Duties -
William George Chatten Son Male 13 Rock Ferry, Cheshire - -
Laura Chatten Daughter Female 10 Rock Ferry, Cheshire - -
Edna May Chatten Daughter Female 6 Rock Ferry, Cheshire - -

death ?
Jun qtr 1933 Chatten William P 48 Birkenhead 8a 545

  Documentary notes:

1. Marriage, 29 Jan 1907, Liverpool. ----------click picture to the right to view

2. Occupation: Ferry boat seaman in 1901.

3. Listed on 1901 census: Listed on 1901 census.

William married Mary Jane Ashton, daughter of George Ashton and Unknown, on 29 Jan 1907 in Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire. (Mary Jane Ashton was born in 1880 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire.)