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Philip Edwin Chant
1.
Philip Edwin Chant was born 29 Mar 1835, Stokenham / Hall Sands; died 2 Feb 1923, Salcombe. Philip married Elizabeth Maunder 23 Dec 1855, Salcombe Devon England. Elizabeth was born 14 Jul 1833, Malborough; died 1 Oct 1920, Salcombe. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Edwin Chant
was born 1858, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 10 Jan 1858, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 1908. - 3. Sarah Elizabeth Chant
was born 1860, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 5 Apr 1860, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 1870, Registered Kingsbridge Q3. - 4. John Chant
was born 13 Mar 1862, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 4 Apr 1862, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 7 Jul 1933, Plympton. - 5. Joseph Chant
was born 3 Aug 1865, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 24 Aug 1865, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 6 Mar 1954, Salcombe, Devon, England. - 6. Mary Ellen Chant
was born 1867, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 6 Jan 1867, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 2 Nov 1929, Salcombe Devon England. - 7. Sydney Chant
was born 17 Jul 1868, Salcombe Devon England; died 1943, Registered Plymouth Devon. - 8. William Henry Chant
was born 20 Feb 1872, Salcombe; died 13 Aug 1949, Plymouth. - 9. Lily Beatrice Chant
was born 11 Jun 1874, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 13 Dec 1874, East Portlemouth, Devon; died 26 Dec 1906, Salcombe, Devon, England.
- 2. Edwin Chant
Generation: 2
2.
Edwin Chant
(1.Philip1) was born 1858, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 10 Jan 1858, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 1908. Edwin married Sarah Clements 1880, Registered Kingsbridge. Sarah was born 1859, Stokenham. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. Mary Emily Gwendolin Chant
was born 6 Mar 1881, Salcombe Devon England. - 11. Philip Edwin Chant
was born 1883, Salcombe; died 6 Jul 1962, Plymouth Hospital. - 12. Amy Eveline Chant
was born 1886, Salcombe; died 1959, Registered Kingsbridge Q3.
- 10. Mary Emily Gwendolin Chant
3.
Sarah Elizabeth Chant
(1.Philip1) was born 1860, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 5 Apr 1860, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 1870, Registered Kingsbridge Q3. 4.
John Chant
(1.Philip1) was born 13 Mar 1862, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 4 Apr 1862, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 7 Jul 1933, Plympton. John married Jessie Higgins 1887, Stoke Damerel. Jessie was born 1862, Ireland; died 09/05/ 1953, Totnes. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Lionel Jack Chant
was born 15 Sept 1887, Salcombe; died 1970, Plymouth. - 14. Myrtle May Chant
was born 1890, Monmouthshire. - 15. Ashley Clarence Chant
was born 13 Mar 1893, Newport Monmouthshire Wales; died 1911, St Germans Cornwall. - 16. Kenneth Everett Chant
was born 15 Nov 1901, Devonport; died 27 Sept 1992, Torbay.
- 13. Lionel Jack Chant
5.
Joseph Chant
(1.Philip1) was born 3 Aug 1865, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 24 Aug 1865, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 6 Mar 1954, Salcombe, Devon, England. Joseph married Bithiah(Bertha) Adams Hannaford. Bithiah(Bertha) (daughter of William Samuel Hannaford and Bithiah Adams) was born 1859 C, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 6 Feb 1859, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 12 Apr 1924, Salcombe, Devon, England. [Group Sheet]
6.
Mary Ellen Chant
(1.Philip1) was born 1867, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 6 Jan 1867, Salcombe Holy Trinity Church; died 2 Nov 1929, Salcombe Devon England. Mary married Edwin Adams 1892, Registered Kingsbridge Q3. Edwin was born 1864, Salcombe; died 1927, Liverpool. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. Edwin Clarence Paige Adams
was born 13 Apr 1894, Salcombe; died 28 Apr 1918, Killed in Action - France; was buried , Houchin British Cemetery. - 18. Vivian Maunder Adams
was born 26 Oct 1896, Liverpool; died 1 Aug 1917, Killed in Action - France; was buried , Lijssenthoek Cemetery - Belgium. - 19. Sydney Kitchener Adams
was born 3 Dec1898, Liverpool; was christened 18 Jan 1899, St Philemon Toxteth; died 1976, Registered Kingsbridge. - 20. Victoria Mary Adams
was born 13 Mar 1901, Liverpool; was christened 26 Jun 1901, St Philemon Toxteth; died 2002, Teignmouth.
- 17. Edwin Clarence Paige Adams
7.
Sydney Chant
(1.Philip1) was born 17 Jul 1868, Salcombe Devon England; died 1943, Registered Plymouth Devon. Sydney married Caroline Annie Bright 1903. Caroline was born 19 May 1864, Southampton. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. Marjorie Joyce Chant
was born 1909, Salcombe Devon England Registered Kingsbridge Q 2.
- 21. Marjorie Joyce Chant
8.
William Henry Chant
(1.Philip1) was born 20 Feb 1872, Salcombe; died 13 Aug 1949, Plymouth. William married Elizabeth Jane Penwarden Jun 1901, Plymouth. Elizabeth was born 5 Nov 1874, Salcombe; died 1 Jun 1953, Plymouth. [Group Sheet]
9.
Lily Beatrice Chant
(1.Philip1) was born 11 Jun 1874, Salcombe Devon England; was christened 13 Dec 1874, East Portlemouth, Devon; died 26 Dec 1906, Salcombe, Devon, England. Lily married John Fox 14 Feb 1901, Salcombe. John was born 1866, Dartmouth. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 3
10.
Mary Emily Gwendolin Chant
(2.Edwin2, 1.Philip1) was born 6 Mar 1881, Salcombe Devon England. Mary married Harry Carr 1911, Registered Kingsbridge Q2. [Group Sheet]
11.
Philip Edwin Chant
(2.Edwin2, 1.Philip1) was born 1883, Salcombe; died 6 Jul 1962, Plymouth Hospital. Philip married Mary Elizabeth Bradfield 1904, Cornwall. Mary was born 1884 c, Wiltshire Avon. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. George Philip Edwin Chant
was born 4 Feb 1904, Salcombe; died 1973, Plymouth. - 23. Ena Madeline Chant
was born 1906, Salcombe. - 24. Lionel Raymond Chant
was born 1909, Salcombe . - 25. Violet Mary Chant
was born 1916, Salcombe,Devon. - 26. John Thomas Chant
was born May 3rd 1913.
- 22. George Philip Edwin Chant
12.
Amy Eveline Chant
(2.Edwin2, 1.Philip1) was born 1886, Salcombe; died 1959, Registered Kingsbridge Q3. 13.
Lionel Jack Chant
(4.John2, 1.Philip1) was born 15 Sept 1887, Salcombe; died 1970, Plymouth. 14.
Myrtle May Chant
(4.John2, 1.Philip1) was born 1890, Monmouthshire. 15.
Ashley Clarence Chant
(4.John2, 1.Philip1) was born 13 Mar 1893, Newport Monmouthshire Wales; died 1911, St Germans Cornwall. 16.
Kenneth Everett Chant
(4.John2, 1.Philip1) was born 15 Nov 1901, Devonport; died 27 Sept 1992, Torbay. 17.
Edwin Clarence Paige Adams
(6.Mary2, 1.Philip1) was born 13 Apr 1894, Salcombe; died 28 Apr 1918, Killed in Action - France; was buried , Houchin British Cemetery. 18.
Vivian Maunder Adams
(6.Mary2, 1.Philip1) was born 26 Oct 1896, Liverpool; died 1 Aug 1917, Killed in Action - France; was buried , Lijssenthoek Cemetery - Belgium. 19.
Sydney Kitchener Adams
(6.Mary2, 1.Philip1) was born 3 Dec1898, Liverpool; was christened 18 Jan 1899, St Philemon Toxteth; died 1976, Registered Kingsbridge. Sydney married Doris Mary Steer 1928, Registered Kingsbridge Q2. Doris (daughter of James William Steer and Ellen Tolcher Putt) was born 3 Nov 1907, Salcombe Devon England. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Sidney B Adams
was born 29 Jul 1930, Registered Kingsbridge .
- 27. Sidney B Adams
20.
Victoria Mary Adams
(6.Mary2, 1.Philip1) was born 13 Mar 1901, Liverpool; was christened 26 Jun 1901, St Philemon Toxteth; died 2002, Teignmouth. 21.
Marjorie Joyce Chant
(7.Sydney2, 1.Philip1) was born 1909, Salcombe Devon England Registered Kingsbridge Q 2. Marjorie married Francis G Yabsley 1937, Registered Kingsbridge. Francis (son of Francis James Yabsley and Mabel Ellen Skentelberry) was born 27 Apr 1913, Blackawton, Devon.; was christened 1 Jun 1913, Blackawton Devon; died 1981, Registered Mid Devon Q3. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 4
22.
George Philip Edwin Chant
(11.Philip3, 2.Edwin2, 1.Philip1) was born 4 Feb 1904, Salcombe; died 1973, Plymouth. 23.
Ena Madeline Chant
(11.Philip3, 2.Edwin2, 1.Philip1) was born 1906, Salcombe. 24.
Lionel Raymond Chant
(11.Philip3, 2.Edwin2, 1.Philip1) was born 1909, Salcombe . 25.
Violet Mary Chant
(11.Philip3, 2.Edwin2, 1.Philip1) was born 1916, Salcombe,Devon. Violet married Horace Nathaniel March. Horace (son of Philip March and Sarah Heath) was born 1908, reg Kingsbridge,Devon. [Group Sheet]
26.
John Thomas Chant
(11.Philip3, 2.Edwin2, 1.Philip1) was born May 3rd 1913. John married Marjorie Florence Marshall. Marjorie was born 4th June 1919; died 2012. [Group Sheet]
27.
Sidney B Adams
(19.Sydney3, 6.Mary2, 1.Philip1) was born 29 Jul 1930, Registered Kingsbridge .
