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Philip Edwin Chant
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Name Philip Edwin Chant Born 29 Mar 1835 Stokenham / Hall Sands
Gender Male Died 2 Feb 1923 Salcombe
Person ID I2121 Salcombe Last Modified 10 Jan 2016
Father John Chant, b. 1784, Marnhull,Dorset
Mother Sarah Thorning, b. 1793, Malborough
, d. Salcombe
Married 1820 c Family ID F1195 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Maunder, b. 14 Jul 1833, Malborough
, d. 1 Oct 1920, Salcombe
(Age 87 years) Married 23 Dec 1855 Salcombe Devon England
Notes - England Census: 1861 to 1891 Philip Edwin Chant was a boat builder.
In 1901 and 1911 He was retired residing at 29 Fore St. Salcombe.
The 1911 Census taken on the 2nd of April 1911 states that Philip Edwin and Elizabeth had been married for 54 years and had eight children. Three had sadly died prior to the Census.
Kelly's directory 1893, 1910 & 1914 he was living at 30 Fore St. "Chant Philip Edwin & Son Yacht & Boat builders"
Sidney Chant was also listed at 30 Fore St as a Painter.
Kelly's directory 1923 (the year of Philip Edwin's Death)
the boat yard is in Joseph's name.
Children + 1. Edwin Chant, b. 1858, Salcombe Devon England
, d. 1908 (Age 50 years)2. Sarah Elizabeth Chant, b. 1860, Salcombe Devon England
, d. 1870, Registered Kingsbridge Q3
(Age 10 years)+ 3. John Chant, b. 13 Mar 1862, Salcombe Devon England
, d. 7 Jul 1933, Plympton
(Age 71 years)4. Joseph Chant, b. 3 Aug 1865, Salcombe Devon England
, d. 6 Mar 1954, Salcombe, Devon, England
(Age 88 years)+ 5. Mary Ellen Chant, b. 1867, Salcombe Devon England
, d. 2 Nov 1929, Salcombe Devon England
(Age 62 years)6. Sydney Chant, b. 17 Jul 1868, Salcombe Devon England
, d. 1943, Registered Plymouth Devon
(Age 74 years)7. William Henry Chant, b. 20 Feb 1872, Salcombe
, d. 13 Aug 1949, Plymouth
(Age 77 years)8. Lily Beatrice Chant, b. 11 Jun 1874, Salcombe Devon England
, d. 26 Dec 1906, Salcombe, Devon, England
(Age 32 years)Last Modified 28 Nov 2023 Family ID F646 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- England Census: 1861 to 1891 Philip Edwin Chant was a boat builder.
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