Edith Ellen Chatten

  General Notes:

births Dec qtr 1879 Chatten Edith Ellen Depwade 4b 224 ?

First name Edith Ellen
Last name Chatton
Baptism date 21 Aug 1881
Parish Brockdish
Diocese Norwich
Father's first name Benjamin
Mother's first name Betsy
Archive Norfolk Record Office
Archive reference PD 477/90
Archive year range 1874-1982
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1881 census Thorpe Road, Brockdish
Benjamin Chatten age 47 Brockdish, Norfolk Head Brockdish, Norfolk ,occ farm labourer
Betsey Chatten age 46 Horham, Suffolk wife Brockdish, Norfolk
Shadrack Chatten age 16 Brockdish, Norfolk son Brockdish, Norfolk,occ farm labourer
Sarah Chatten age 14 Brockdish, Norfolk daughter Brockdish, Norfolk
Sophia Jane Chatten age 7 Brockdish, Norfolk daughter Brockdish, Norfolk
Edith Ellen Chatten age 1 Brockdish, Norfolk daughter Brockdish, Norfolk
1881 census rg11 1965 27 16

1891 census
Betsy Chatton age 57 Horham, Suffolk Head Camberwell London, wid, occ charwoman
Edith E Chatton age 11 Brockdish, Norfolk daughter Camberwell London
1891 census rg12 471 41 75
note father Benjamin is not dead although Betsey shown as widow

1901 census 2 Duppas Hill Road
John C Taylor age 45 Daleton, Middlesex Head Croydon, Surrey
Mary M Taylor age 41 Stockton On Tees, Durham Wife Croydon, Surrey
Leonard C Taylor age 12 Croydon, Surrey Son Croydon, Surrey
Marion Minson age 66 Hereford Town, Visitor Croydon, Surrey
Edith E Chatton age 22 Brogdish, Norfolk Servant Croydon, Surrey, occ cook domestic
Alice Giles age 24 Croydon, Surrey Servant Croydon, Surrey
1901 census rg13 637 134 53

marriages Dec qtr 1915 Chatton Edith E Riley Godstone 2a 636
Lewis Riley

First name Lewis
Last name Riley
Age 28
Occupation Soldier
Marital status Bachelor
Marriage date 12 Oct 1915
Marriage place Caterham, St Mary
Father's first name Carlton
Father's last name Riley
Father occupation Retired Farmer
Spouse's first name Edith Ellen
Spouse's last name Chalton
Spouse's age 36
Spouse's condition Spinster
Father's first name Benjamin
Father's last name Chatten
Spouse's father's occupation Farmer (Deceased)
First witness Albert Henry Humphrey
Second witness Ethel Lewis Humphrey
Archive Surrey History Centre
Archive reference 6087/1/19

children
births Jun qtr 1918 Riley Sheilia E Chatton Sheffield 9c 843
births Jun qtr 1921 Riley James L Chatton Croydon 2a 558

1921 Census 86, Milton Road, Belvedere, Erith, Kent
First name Last name Relationship to head Sex Age Birth place Occupation Employer
James Mildenhall Head Male 48 Bromley, Kent Electrical Crane Driver Out Of Work
Mary Mildenhall Wife Female 48 Wiltshire House Wife -
Daisy Mildenhall Daughter Female 22 Belvedere, Kent Machinist Telephone Cabler Callender Cable Works Erith
Edith Riley Visitor Female 41 Brockdish,Norfolk Housewife -
Sheila Riley Visitor Female 3 Sheffield, Yorkshire - -
James Riley Visitor Male 1m Croydon, Surrey - -


with Lewis and children
Name Edith Riley
Gender Female
Departure Age 34
Departure Date 17 Jul 1921
Departure Port England
Ship Name Cameronia
Shipping Line Cunard Line
Destination Port Halifax, Canada
Master J Blaikie


this family is shown on the 1930 USA census in North Salem, Westchester, New York

US Census 1930 North Salem, Westchester, New York, United States
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth place
Lewis Riley Head Married Male 43 Ohio
Edith E Riley Wife Married Female 50 England
Shelia E Riley Daughter Single Female 11 England
James L Riley Son Single Male 8 England

  Documentary notes:

1. Occupation: Domestic cook.

2. Marriage, 12 Oct 1915, Caterham, Surrey. ----------click picture to the right to view

Edith married Lewis Riley in 1915 in Godstone, Surrey. (Lewis Riley was born circa 1887 in Ontario, Canada.)