Person:Mary Chaffer (2)

Mary Ellen Chaffer was baptised on 24th October 1852 at Sidlesham in Sussex, daughter of Elizabeth Eliza Chaffer, formerly Churcher, and her husband George Chaffer, a miller, who sometimes used his stepfather's surname, Grant. Mary Ellen appears in the 1861 census living with her parents and siblings at Mill in Sidlesham, using only her middle name, suggesting she was known as Ellen. She has yet to be traced after 1861.

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

   No. 1298
   When baptised: 24 Oct 1852
   Name: Mary Ellen
   Parents: George & Elizabeth
   Surname: Chaffer
   Abode: Sidlesham
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: William Bruton

2. ↑ 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 66; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Mill, Sidlesham, Sussex
   George Chaffer, head, married, male, 41 [1819/20], Miller, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Elizabeth Chaffer, wife, married, female, 31 [1829/30], b. Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Ellen Chaffer, daughter, female, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Henry Chaffer, son, male, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Caroline Chaffer, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Jane Chaffer, daughter, female, 3m [1860/1], b. Sidlesham, Sussex