Harriet Chatten

  General Notes:

Births Sep 1866 Ellis Harriet C Wangford 4a 636

Source Suffolk Baptism Index (Part 4)
Record set Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911
First name Harriet
Last name Chatton
County Suffolk
Place Beccles
Mother's first name Jane
Father's first name George
Baptism date 09 Jul 1882
Parish St Michael
Father's occupation Shoemaker
Residence Beccles
Notes bn 11 Jul 1865 / London Rd
Entry No 1279

1871 census shown as Chatten or Challen
George Challen age 30 Leiston, Suffolk Head Beccles, Suffolk , occ journeyman cordwainer
Jane Ellis age 29 Mettingham, Suffolk Servant Beccles, Suffolk, occ housekeeper
George Ellis age 6 Mettingham, Suffolk Son Beccles, Suffolk
Harriett Ellis age 4 Beccles, Suffolk Daughter Beccles, Suffolk
William Ellis age 2 Beccles, Suffolk Son Beccles, Suffolk
Ellen Ellis age 1 Beccles, Suffolk Daughter Beccles, Suffolk
1871 census rg10 1776 60 4

Living in Ingate Road Beccles in 1881 census
Harriett Chatten age 14 Beccles, Suffolk Servant Beccles Suffolk, occ general servant
1881 census rg11 1898 36 7

no marriage entry yet found but 1911 census says they married abt 1888

But John Curtis' wife Clara Sewell who he married in 1882 shows as married on 1891 & 1901 census as Clara Curtis, still in Lowestoft

daughter Lily with Harriet's mother Jane on 1891 census
Baptism date 31 Jan 1886
Parish St Michael
Residence Beccles
First name Lily Harriet
Last name Ellis
Place Beccles
Mother's first name Harriet
Father's first name -

1891 census
John A Curtis age 28 Lowestoft Head Crayford, Kent , occ sawyer in timber yard
Harriett Curtis age 26 Beccles Wife Crayford, Kent
Annie Pearson age 77 Belgium Lodger Crayford, Kent, occ on the parish
1891 census rg12 636 83 20

1901 census with brother Charles in Kent
John A Curtis age 39 Lowestoft Head Crayford, Kent , occ sawyer timber
Harriett Curtis age 35 Beccles Wife Crayford, Kent
Lilly Curtis age 15 Beccles Daughter Crayford, Kent
Charles Charlton age 21 --- Br in law? Crayford, Kent , occ sawers mate
1901 census rg13 697 44 9

Lilly Curtis is shown as Lily H Ellis grand daughter to George Chatten & Jane Ellis on 1891 census

1911 census
John Curtis Head Married age 50 Wood Sawyer For Building Trade Lowestoft Suffolk
Harriett Curtis Wife Married 23 years age 47 Beccles Suffolk
Lily Curtis Daughter Single age 23 Beccles Suffolk
Helen Curtis Daughter Single age 8 Bexley Heath Kent
Albert Curtis Son Single age 2 Bexley Heath Kent
Voilet Curtis Daughter Single age 1 Bexley Heath Kent

RG14 PN3728 RG78 PN141 RD43 SD1 ED8 SN207

Address: 28 Royal Oak Road Bexleyheath Kent

Lily Curtis is Harriett's daughter shown as Lily H Ellis in 1891 census Beccles

1921 Census 28, Royal Oak Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent
First name Last name Relationship to head Sex Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
John A Curtis Head Male 59 Lowestoft, Suffolk Steam Circular Sawyer C T S Timber Yard Erith
Harriett Curtis Wife Female 57 Beccles, Suffolk Home Duties -
Helen Curtis Daughter Female 18 Crayford, Kent Terriss (Tierer) (Swaisland's) Swasling Printing Manufactury Crayford
Albert Curtis Son Male 13 Bexley Heath, Kent School -
Violet Curtis Daughter Female 11 Bexley Heath, Kent School -
Lily Ellis Step-daughter Female 35 Shipmeadow, Suffolk - Not Occupied
Sidney Ellis Grandson Male 9 Bexley Heath, Kent School- (stepdaughter's son crossed through)


death Dec qtr 1932 Curtis Harriett 67 Dartford 2a 803

  Documentary notes:

1. Listed on 1881 census: Listed on 1881 census.

Harriet married John Albert Curtis. (John Albert Curtis was born in 1862 in Lowestoft, Suffolk and died in 1939.)