George Chatten

  General Notes:

Births Sep qtr 1852 Chatten George Depwade 4b 190 ?
appears to have been born before parents married

Baptism
First name George
Last name Chatton
Birth date 04 Feb 1852
Baptism date 09 May 1852
Parish Brockdish
Diocese Norwich
Father's first name Benjamin
Mother's first name Mary Allum
Archive Norfolk Record Office
Archive reference PD 477/3
Archive year range 1813-1873
Page 63
Record set Norfolk Baptisms

1861 census Brockdish Place
Benjamin Chatton age 28 Brockdish, Norfolk Head Brockdish, Norfolk , occ farm labourer
Mary Chatton age 28 Horham, Suffolk Wife Brockdish, Norfolk
Geo Chatton age 9 Brockdish, Norfolk Son Brockdish, Norfolk
John Chatton age 7 Brockdish, Norfolk Son Brockdish, Norfolk
Benjamin Chatton age 5 Brockdish, Norfolk Son Brockdish, Norfolk
Elizabeth Chatton age 4 Brockdish, Norfolk Daughter Brockdish, Norfolk
Mary Chatton age 2 Brockdish, Norfolk Daughter Brockdish, Norfolk
1861 census rg9 1231 17 2

1871 census in Essex , St Botolph , District The Camp
George Chatton age 19 Brockdish , Norfolk occ Private
1871 census rg10 1685 74 17

Marriages Sep qtr 1879 Chatten George // Rhodes Esther Elizabeth Warwick 6d 665

Marriage: 20 Sep 1879 Saint Mary, Warwick, Warwick
George Chatten full age bachelor private Army Hospital Corps Bullbrook Barracks father Benjamin Chatten occ dealer
Esther Elizabeth Rhodes age 20 spinster St Johns Parish Margate Kent father John Rhodes occ carpenter

Marriages Mar qtr 1891 Chatten George // Rhodes Eliza Dartford 2a 641

Shown as widower on marriage to Eliza. Living in Bellegrove when married to Eliza.
witnesses George & Emily Rhodes possibly Eliza's brother and sister

1891 census 3 Albert Place, Bexley
George Chatton age 38 Brockdish, Norfolk Head Bexley Kent, occ Soldier in her Majesty's medical staff corps
Eliza Chatton age 24 Newnham, Northamptonshire wife Bexley Kent
George Chatton age 7 Wrexham , Denbyshire son Bexley Kent
John Chatton age 3 Halifax, Yorkshire son Bexley Kent
1891 census rg12 635 85 3

Shown on 1901 census indexed as George Chatters in Bexley, Kent occupation Stationary Engine driver.

1901 census 3 Albert Place
George Chatten age 49 Brockdish, Norfolk Head Bexley Kent, occ engine driver stationary
Eliza Chatten age 35 Newham, Northamptonshire wife Bexley Kent
George V Chatten age 17 Wrexham, Denbyshire son Bexley Kent, occ labourer
Alex J Chatten age 13 Halifax, Yorkshire son Bexley Kent
William H Chatten age 8 East Wickham son Bexley Kent
Mary E E Chatten age 1 Bexley Heath, Kent daughter Bexley Kent
1901 census rg13 695 106 3

George was stationed in Wrexham during army service

Births Dec qtr 1883 Chatten George Victor Wrexham 11b 237.
Wrexham is in Denbyshire

1911 Census completed by head of family
Name Relationship Status Years Married age Occupation Birthplace
George Chatten Head Married age 59 Army Pensioner , Labourer Oiler The Parish Brockdish Norfolk
Eliza Chatten Wife Married 20 age 45 House Wife Newnham Northamptonshire
William Henry Chatten Son Single age 18 Soldier East Wickham Kent crossed through
Dorothy May Chatten Daughter Single age 15 Shorthand Typist East Wickham Kent
Mary E E Chatten Daughter Single age 11 At School Bexley Heath Kent
Winifred L Marrian Chatten Daughter Single age 6 At School Bexley Heath Kent (surname not written )

Shown as having 4 children born alive 4 still living
Address 3, Albert Place Belle Grove Welling Kent
Rooms four rooms
Signature George Chatten

from army discharge records
enlisted into the army 15 Dec 1870 at Harleston
age 19 years birthplace Brockdish, near Harleston Norfolk
occupation labourer
next of kin shown as wife Esther, Gen Hospital York crossed through died 16.12.89
son George Victor, West Welling, Kent
married to Esther Elizabeth Rhodes Warwick 20Sep1879 died 16.12.89
children George Arthur born 8.10.83, Alexander John born 31.3.87
Army service from 15 Dec 1870 to 14 Dec 1891
service in Home, Egypt, Home

1921 Census 2, Woodville Villas, Welling, Bexley, Kent
First name Last name Relationship to head Sex Age Birth place Occupation Employer
George Chatten Head Male 69 Brockdish- Machinist Piler Arsenal Woolwich Retired Royal Arsenal Woolwich
Eliza Chatten Wife Female 54 Newnham, Northampton Home Duties -
Elizabeth Emily Chatten Daughter Female 22 Bexleyheath, Kent Typist The Assictra Petrolemen Co Ltd London Ec 3 The Assistic Petroleum Co Ltd
Winifred Lily Chatten Daughter Female 16 Bexley Heath, Kent - -

deaths Mar qtr 1931 Chatten George 79 Dartford 2a 1052

  Documentary notes:

1. Army discharge record: page 1.

2. Army discharge record: page 2.

3. Army discharge record: page 3.

4. Army discharge record: page 4.

5. Army discharge record: page 6.

6. Marriage, 15 Mar 1891, Bexley Heath, Kent.

George married Esther Elizabeth Rhodes, daughter of John Rhodes and Elizabeth, on 20 Sep 1879 in Warwick. (Esther Elizabeth Rhodes was born circa 1858 in Newnham, Northamptonshire and died in 1889 in Dartford, Kent.)

George next married Eliza Rhodes, daughter of John Rhodes and Elizabeth, on 15 Mar 1891 in Bexley Heath, Kent. (Eliza Rhodes was born about 1867 in Newnham, Northamptonshire.)