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These items have also come to my attention regarding a Clifford Chant who served in the Royal Navy and earned the Distinguished Service Medal.

DECORATED BY THE KING:
....... Grenville-road, St. Jude's. Plymouth; Ldg. Sto. Charles Frostick, R.N., of 185; Paslev-street. Stoke, Devonport; A.B. Clifford Chant, R.N., of Pitway-hill. South Petherand C.P.O. Teleg. Leonard Phillips, R.N., who till recently at Queen-street, Newton...........
09 May 1945 - Western Morning News - Plymouth, Devon, England


DECORATED BY THE KING At an Investiture at Buckingham Palace last weeK A.B. Clifford Chant, R.N.. of Pitway-hill. South Petherton was decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal H.M. the King. Mr. Arthur Redstone
18 May 1945 - Western Gazette - Yeovil, Somerset, England

This is his famnily on 1939:


Chant Household (6 People) 11 Pitway South Petherton , Yeovil R.D., Somerset, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
Frank E Chant 15 Dec 1887 Gas Works Labourer
Rhoda H Chant 07 Jan 1899 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Leonard A W Chant 04 Feb 1924 At School
Samuel Chant 07 Jan 1862 Incapacitated
Olive E Richer (Chant) 28 Apr 1926 At School
Ernest F Chant 24 Feb 1929 At School


Parents' marriage:
Marriages Jun 1922 (>99%)
CHANT Frank Hillier Yeovil 5c 875 Scan available - click to view
CHANT Frank Marsh Yeovil 5c 875 Scan available - click to view
HILLIER Rhoda Chant Yeovil 5c 875 Scan available - click to view
MARSH Rhoda Chant Yeovil 5c 875 Scan available - click to view

His birth:
Births Mar 1922 (>99%)
Chant Clifford Marsh Yeovil 5c SeeS33 *** Scan available - click to view


Siblings:
Births Mar 1924 (>99%)
Chant Leonard A W Marsh Yeovil 5c 519
Births Jun 1926 (>99%)
Chant Olive E Marsh Yeovil 5c 510 Scan available - click to view
Births Mar 1929 (>99%)
Chant Ernest F Marsh Yeovil 5c 451 Scan available - click to view
Births Mar 1936 (>99%)
Chant Joyce E Marsh Yeovil 5c 445 Scan available - click to view
Births Jun 1940 (>99%)
Chant Robert G Marsh Yeovil 5c 1054 Scan available - click to view

His birth re-registered in 1933 - not sure why ?
Births Sep 1933 (>99%) ***
CHANT Clifford Marsh Yeovil 5c 445 Scan available - click to viewAssociated System Entry related to this entry - click for more information


Dea x

P.S.
NOTE TO JUDE - Thank you for enlarging the piccie - I haven't got a clue how you managed it !!

Dea x

He looks like an excellent candidate Dea!

(birth orig reg as Marsh in 1922)



A Clifford Chant lived in Edmonton, Alberta. There are several things about him on line (e.g. a newspaper archive where he was the best man at a wedding). A snippet says (it is hard to see the image as without a paid sub it is blurry):

'brother- in-law of the groom from Vancouver and Mr. Clifford Chant from Edmonton.'

There are also Clifford Chants in Leeds County, Ontario, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, but I think they are older than yours should be.

go to

http://www.google.ca

and search for "clifford chant" and then select (using 'tools') pages in Canada to see what is there.

There is also a 1952 wedding of a daughter of a Clifford Chant in a small Ontario town (both her and her mother identified only as 'Mrs'), so again, an older Clifford (could be the one from Leeds County).

... And a much younger one in Manitoba (in school in the 40s) ... you never hear a name, and then when you do, you find it's common as dirt!

I don't see a Clifford Chant nor any obvious link to the householder at 1545 Monterey Ave in any contemporary Greater Victoria directory - see:
http://www.vpl.ca/bccd/index.php/


I did find just one Clifford Chant on the 1921 census, but he's a bit older than your dad.

I've pm'ed the image (1921_050-e002916669.jpg) to Cas

EDIT - I've deleted the redundant stuff noted by JC below - I'ld not refreshed the thread page for hours.

mgnv the info about Ronald and Vera has been posted already by both myself and Dea. Dea posted the deaths info.

I also posted info about the Brantford Clifford on page 1, and CasCas made it clear that from the photo, her Clifford could not have been born 1902.


The naval Clifford Chant detailed by Dea at the top of this page seems rather certain to be the right one.

Good evening everyone. Really sorry for not replying earlier but I didnt realise the thread had 2 pages!

Thankyou all for all the help.

Joonie - I shall take a look at the CC you have provided in Canada.

Dea the chap you have noted looks a real possible. Born in the uk a couple of years older than Dad which looks about right so he possibly moved to Canada maybe lodged for a while at the address on the back of the photo? With the info youve given me Im going to pursue that family. Im sure I'll find someone related to Clifford and hopefully someone can confirn if 'uncle Clifford' moved to Canada.

I'll keep you posted if I have any success.

Thsnkyou all so so much
Cassie :-D

Little update. I have traced a family member of the Clifford CHANT b1922 Somerset and am sending her a copy of the photo to confirm if it's her uncle. Two of his siblings are still living.

He was in the Navy but didn't emigrate. Hopefully soon I will know if it's the correct chap

Fingers crossed
Cassie :-D

Not me, CC!

I have not found a single trace of a CC to fit in Canada, unfortunately.

I don't think that any of those mentioned fit the specs.

And well rats, not Dea's CC either.

Unless ... maybe he was really just temporarily in Victoria BC, perhaps passing through with a naval ship and spent the Christmas holiday, when he sent that photo?

Update. The Clifford Chant Dea mentioned was in the navy but didn't emigrate. However may have spent time in Victoria BC.

I've made contact with his great neice and have emailed some photos for her to show Cliffs brother to see if it's the correct chap.

If it is the correct Clifford it seems the address in Canada may have been a red herring........

I,ll keep you all posted

Regards
Cassie

:-D

Dea :-)

I downloaded the whole page and then cropped it in Microsoft picture editor saving it as a jpeg

Jude

Clever you Jude ;-) - I tried all sorts of things but it just kept going all blurry !!!

Thanks again,

Dea x

This may well be yet another 'red herring' as I have been working on it all day and have found all the other people mentioned on there, all their marriages and extended families etc but I cannot connect them to Clifford Chant and yet there was a Clifford Chant at the funeral !!!!

It seems strange that I had previously connected him to a Frank Chant who married a Rhoda Marsh ( which may or may not be correct) :-(

I am now totally confused. - Perhaps someone else might take a look at the article below which is from 04 April 1935 - Western Daily Press - Bristol, Bristol, England


http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/48717095

I am going to have much needed cup of tea and come back to it later............

Thanks,

Dea x

Cassie - If nothing else, at least the siblings of that 1922 Clifford will be able to tell who who their parents were !

I do hope this connects as it is driving me quite mad. ;-) :-S

Dea x

Ha ha! Not heard back yet but when I mentioned Clifford had siblings and named them the young lady confirmed that 2 of then Ernest (her great uncle) and Joyce are still living. She also mentioned Clifford married a Muriel and had one daughter. I found the marriage to Dorothy M Barrett (assume this is Muriel) and a daughter b1950 but theyre not sure where she lives but think London. I cant find a marriage for her.

So I have a bit to go on for now. Hopefully when the lady shows the photo to 'Uncle Ernie' he can confirm if its MY Cliff or not.

Sadly Clifford Chant b1922 died a couple of years ago as did his wife.

Dea - please dont go maaaadddd!! Ha ha

Tegards
Cassie :-D

There is a marriage in 1977 which could well be your 'J' and it would match the London area mentioned.

Dea x

Marriages Jun 1901

CHANT Richard John Yeovil 5c 816
MARSH Annie Eliza Yeovil 5c 816


CHANT, CLIFFORD JOHN MARSH
GRO Reference: 1902 S Quarter in YEOVIL Volume 05C Page 362


Marriages Jun 1922

CHANT Frank Hillier Yeovil 5c 875
CHANT Frank Marsh Yeovil 5c 875
HILLIER Rhoda Chant Yeovil 5c 875
MARSH Rhoda Chant Yeovil 5c 875


Births Mar 1922

Chant Clifford Marsh Yeovil 5c SeeS33

Thanks Dea. Ill take a look at that marriage and see if I can find an address. X

Dea, Ive looked at the newspaper article and wonder if this is a different family?

Regards the parents of CLIFFORD CHANT I do believe they were Frank and Rhoda.
They married in 1922 and was registered in name Rhoda Hillier and Rhoda Marsh.


As they say the thick plottens!! Ha ha!


:-S :-S

Thanks Choccy - that is the one at the funeral !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - He was born in 1902 so not the one we are after. :-D

Dea x

Hi Dea
I'm not able to find the marriage of Cliffs daughter in 1977 you mentioned. It's not on Genes Reunited which is what I use. Please could you tell me who she married and where?

Thanks ever so Mitchell
Cassie

You should use FreeBMD, it is on there and you don't have to pay for the info !

I will send details by pm as it is too recent to post on here.

Dea x