William Chatten

  General Notes:

births Dec qtr 1901 Chatten William Stourbridge 6c 225

1911 Census completed by head of family
Name Relationship Status Years Married age Occupation Birthplace
Henry Chatten Head Married 21 age 39 Boatman Steerer Coal merchants Warwick
Jane Chatten Wife Married age 41 Brierley Hill
John Chatten Son Single age 15 Boatman Horse Driver Coal merchants Brierley Hill
Jane Chatten Daughter age 12 Brierley Hill
Henry Chatten Son age 11 Brierley Hill
William Chatten Son age 9 Brierley Hill
Joseph Chatten Son age 7 Brierley Hill
Annie Chatten Daughter age 1 Brierley Hill

Shown as having 10 children born alive 8 still living
Address 23 Lock Side Tipton Staffs
Rooms 5
Signature Henry Chatten


think this William is shown on army records
enlists into army 5Jun1919 age 18 years 186 days in Wolverhampton
William Chatten
South Staffordshire Regiment, Number 60770
birthplace shown as Brierly Hill, Staffordshire
service from 6Jun1919 to 11Jun1920
Father shown as Henry Chatten, mother Jane
14 Churchyard Road , Tipton, Staffordshire
previous occupation shown as riveter
discharged defective vision


1921 Census
First name William
Last name Chatten
Census date 19 June 1921
Age as transcribed 20 y 7 m
Marital status Single
Birth place Brierley, Yorkshire
Birth town Brierley
Birth county Yorkshire
Birth country England
Birth place as transcribed Brierley, Yorkshire (as is)
Nationality British
Rank or rating Gunner
Service and branch or arm of service 7Th Bde R G A
Registration district Army
Sub-district Ireland (Part)
County Army
Country Armed Forces Overseas


marriages Sep 1931 Chatten William // Griffiths Mary E West Bromwich 6b 2037

1939 register Household 3 People 44 Charles Street , West Bromwich C.B
First name Last name DOB Sex Occupation Marital status
William Chatten 23 Nov 1901 Male Riveters Mate Married
Mary E Chatten 24 Jun 1903 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Arthur Griffiths 19 Jan 1925 Male Engineers Apprentice Single

Arthur Griffiths
Registration Mar qtr 1925
Registration district: West Bromwich
Mother's Maiden Name: Griffiths
Volume Number: 6b
Page Number: 1384


death ?
Dec qtr 1953 Chatten William 52 W Bromwich 9b 732

William married Mary E Griffiths in 1931 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. (Mary E Griffiths was born in 1903.)