HappiDayz Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) Harry Chittenden Lived in sheffield 20's 30's Married to Eva Had 2 children to Eva called Maureen and Ken Chittenden. Then at some point left Eva and we believe re-married and had more children. We know Eva died in 2002 cos we are in contact with that side of the family. We think Harry died in early 80' late 70's Edited November 18, 2009 by HappiDayz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlin Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Will try and help but need a little more info approx birth year ? was this in Sheffield ? Approx marriage year ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlin Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Found Maureens Birth in 1932 and Kens in 1931 Mothers maiden name was Betts, but can't find Harrys marriage. . Maureen went on to marry Ernest Ashton in Sheffield in 1950. Interestingly there is a Maureen Ashton on the 2006/7 electoral role in sheffield (although you cant view address without paying) living with an Eva Goddard ? perhaps a daughter named after her grandmother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) Hi devlin - I also found the two births but the parents were evidently HENRY A.S. Chittenden and Eva Chittenden, née Betts, who were married in Sheffield in Jan-Mar 1931. So maybe Henry was known as Harry. A Henry Arthur Sydney Chittenden, born in the Thanet district on 23 February 1905, died in Sheffield in April-June 1983 - this would seem to be the person the OP is looking for. I have the 2004 electoral roll on a CD and could PM the address of Maureen Ashton / Eva Goddard. Edited November 18, 2009 by hillsbro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappiDayz Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) Im going to talk to my dad tonight to see if he knows if Harry was actually called Henry. Also do you know the parents of Harry (Henry)? Edited November 18, 2009 by HappiDayz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappiDayz Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Found Maureens Birth in 1932 and Kens in 1931 Mothers maiden name was Betts, but can't find Harrys marriage. . Maureen went on to marry Ernest Ashton in Sheffield in 1950. Interestingly there is a Maureen Ashton on the 2006/7 electoral role in sheffield (although you cant view address without paying) living with an Eva Goddard ? perhaps a daughter named after her grandmother? maureen was Evas daughter, and lived with her in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappiDayz Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Yes it is possible that Harry was called Henry. Do you know Henrys mother and fathers name? If you do then I can make sure we have the right person Thank you for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Do you know Henrys mother and fathers name? No - he was born after the 1901 census and I don't yet have free access to the 1911 census, but I'll see what I can do...It's very unlikely to be the wrong person as Chittenden (a Kent/East Sussex surname) is so rare in Sheffield - for example there were no Chittendens in Sheffield in 1901. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappiDayz Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) No - he was born after the 1901 census and I don't yet have free access to the 1911 census, but I'll see what I can do...It's very unlikely to be the wrong person as Chittenden (a Kent/East Sussex surname) is so rare in Sheffield - for example there were no Chittendens in Sheffield in 1901. Your right it is probably the same person, because i think Harry was commonly used for Henry. I have Harrys parents as Imogen and William George Chittenden and we know William died in the 1st world war, so there should be some record in the war books or whatever they are called. William George Chittenden was born in ramsgate which is in Thanet, so I wonder if imogen was a Yorkshire girl? Then had harry in ramsgate. But then moved back to Sheffield? Im not very good at stuff like this so your help is very much appreciated. Edited November 19, 2009 by HappiDayz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I couldn't find a William George Chittenden who died in the First World War, but knowing his wife's name was Imogen I checked early 1900s marriages. I found an Edward George Chittenden who married Imogene Louisa Tucker in Thanet in Oct-Dec 1902. Edward was then easily found in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission register - here is the certificate. As you see, Imogene remarried; this was in Oct-Dec 1918 to Sidney Hall, in the Southwark district, and they moved to Industry Street, Walkley, evidently taking Henry with them. I couldn't find Imogene's birth - perhaps she was already widowed when she married Edward. It might be possible to trace the family tree back further - PM me an email address if you's like me to have a go!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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