Person:Henry Chaffer (1)

Henry Chaffer was baptised on 17th June 1804 at Sidlesham in Sussex, son of Frances Chaffer, formerly Roper, and her husband William Chaffer. William died in 1810, and the following year Frances married a John Apps, who thus became Henry's stepfather. John Apps died in 1820, so before Henry was sixteen he had lost both his father and a stepfather.

On 22nd June 1828, aged 24, Henry married a Lucy Mountfield. She was originally from Birdham, but by the time of their marriage she was living in Sidlesham, which is where they married and settled. Between 1829 and 1838 they had five children baptised at Sidlesham. The 1841 census finds Henry, Lucy, their five children and Henry's elderly mother all living together at Sidlesham. Henry was working as an agricultural labourer. Henry's mother Frances died in 1847.

The 1851 and 1861 censuses each find Henry and Lucy living in Sidlesham, with gradually fewer children as they presumably grew up and moved out. The 1861 census gives their address as Boxham Lane. In 1871, Henry was living with his son Charles as a house called "Chaffers Cottages", presumably named after them. However, Lucy was not at home that night. She was at the infirmary in the nearby city of Chichester. How long she was ill and with what is not specified.

Lucy died in 1876, aged 70. After her death Henry went to live with his son Henry, and the 1881 census finds them living at Boxham Lane - so possibly in the same house Henry had shared with Lucy twenty years earlier. Henry died in in 1888, aged 84. He was buried at Sidlesham, where he had lived his whole life, on 26th November 1888.

1. ↑ Sidlesham (St Mary) baptisms, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   ch. 17 Jun 1804: Henry son of William & Frances Chaffer

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1103; Book 5; Folio 23; Page 12, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Sidlesham, Sussex
   Henry Chaffer, male, 35 [1806-11], Ag Lab, born in county
   Lucy Chaffer, female, 35 [1806-11], born in county
   Henry Chaffer, male, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Ellen Chaffer, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Charles Chaffer, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   John Chaffer, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Sarah Chaffer, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Frances Aps, female, 70 [1766-71], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1652; Folio 67; Page 11, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Sidlesham, Sussex
   Henry Chaffer, head, married, male, 47 [1803/4], Agr Labourer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Lucy Chaffer, wife, married, female, 45 [1805/6], b. Birdham, Sussex
   Henry Chaffer, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1828/9], Agr Labourer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Charles Chaffer, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Agr Labourer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Sarah Chaffer, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1838/9], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Ephraim Woodruff, lodger, widower, male, 30 [1820/1], Labourer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 617; Folio 59; Page 19, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Boxham Lane, Sidlesham, Sussex
   Henry Chaffer, head, married, male, 56 [1804/5], Agri[cultura]l Laborer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Lucy Chaffer, wife, married, female, 54 [1806/7], Agri[cultura]l Laborer Wife, b. Birdham, Sussex
   Sarah Chaffer, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1838/9], Schoolmistress, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1111; Folio 50; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Chaffers Cottages, Sidlesham, Sussex
   Henry Chaffer, head, married, male, 67 [1803/4], Ag Lab, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Charles Chaffer, son, unmarried, male, 38 [1832/3], Ag Lab, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1122; Folio 49; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Boxham Lane, Sidlesham, Sussex
   Henry Chaffer, head, widower, male, 76 [1804/5], Ag Lab, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Henry Chaffer, son, married, male, 52 [1828/9], Ag Lab, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Elizabeth Chaffer, wife, married, female, 52 [1828/9], b. Donnington, Sussex
   Thomas Chaffer, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Ag Lab, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Sarah Chaffer, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1866/7], Servant, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Annie Chaffer, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Emma Chaffer, daughter, unmarried, female, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

7. ↑ Sidlesham (St Mary) burials, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   No. 1165
   Name: Mary Chaffer [likely mistranscribed Henry based on civil regsistration deaths index]
   Abode: Sidlesham
   When buried: 26 Nov 1888
   Age: 84y [1803/4]
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Henry Lyaught

8.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Henry CHAFFER, December Quarter 1888, Westhampnett Registration District, Vol. 2b, page 228, aged 84 [1803/4]