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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Sussex => Topic started by: puellaanimae85 on Friday 04 March 05 20:53 GMT (UK)
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We are looking for any information on the descendants of Frank Catt., born c. 1860 in Hastings. He was married two or three times and had a variety of children. His last wife was Elizabeth Catt, nee Chapman, born c. 1867. The 1901 census lists two children - Frank, born c. 1898 and Arthur Augustus, born c. 1900. There were later children - Alice, who was known to us and Violet ( later Gooday), who was killed in a bombing raid in 1940. Arthur, his wife Mabel (nee Morris), and their six children, from whom we are descended, evacuated permanently to Wiltshire during WW2.
Any information anyone could provide would be most welcome.
Thanks
Sarah
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Frank Catt was the brother of my grandfather William Augustus Catt. I know very little about him appart from the fact that he was twice married. I think he had two children fron both marriages. One of the sons from the first marriage {Frank} married Bertha Mitten and Arthur Augustus married Mabel G.B.L. Morris 1922 in Hastings. Would love to exchange information with you.
Bernard
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Hi Sarah & Bernard,
I was sent a Gedcom file by a contact a few months ago with many Catts on it.
Not sure if this is any help but here goes anyway.
Frank Catt b.1861-1930 Hastings marr 1888 Mary Lavender
Dau. Florence Catt b.1888 Hastings
Dau. Lillian catt b.1891 Hastings
Son. Frank Catt b.1898 Hastings
Son. Arthur Augustus Catt b.1900 Hastings
Frank Catt son of
Francis Catt b.1838 Ore Sussex d.1874 marr. 1859 Jane Ades b.1839 Udimore d.1895
Francis Catt son of
Francis Catt b.1811 Ore Sussex d.1864 marr. 1832 Hannah Cramp b.1812 Battle Sussex d.1899
I can go back further if you require but can't say how accurate the info is.
Hope this is some help
Fozzie
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Hi Fozzie,
I think that you will find that the Frank {Francis} who married Mary Lavender was in fact born 25/2/1861 at Westfield to William G. Catt & Louisa White, he had Lillian. Frank my Great Uncle was born 1861 chr. 10/3/1861 at All Saints, Hastings the son of Francis William Catt born 1/2/1838 at Ore and Jane Ades born 18/5/1839 at Udimore, Sussex, he firstly married Mary ? and had Florence, he secondly married Elizabeth Charlottte Chapman at Hastings 1895 they in turn had Frank born 1898, and Arthur Augustus born 1900
Bernard
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Bernard and Fozzie,
Thank you very much for your information. This has helped us to sort out some queries. We were confused over Frank Catt's various marriages and it makes much more sense now that we know that there were two Frank Catts!
Bernard - your grandfather was brother to my g.g.grandfather Frank, 10.03.1861. As far as we know, their siblings were: Isobel, b.1860, d. 1897; Harry
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Sarah,
I have put all the family details on the bottom. Hope it helps you.
Bernard
Name: Francis William CATT
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Birth: 1 Dec 1838 Ore Sussex
Death: Dec 1874 Saint Mary Hastings Sussex
Burial: 1874 Saint Mary Hastings Sussex
Baptism: 6 Jan 1839 Ore, Sussex
Occupation: Stone Mason
Father: Francis CATT (1811-1864)
Mother: Hannah CRAMP (1810-1893)
Marriage: 20 Jun 1859 St. Mary's Chapel, Hastings, Sussex
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Spouse: Jane ADES
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Birth: 18 May 1839 Udimore Sussex
Burial: Mar 1898 Hastings Sussex
Death: 1898 Hastings Sussex
Baptism: 9 Jul 1839 Brede, Sussex
Occupation: Laundress
Father: Henry ADES (1793->1871)
Mother: Jane REED (1798->1871)
Children:
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1 F: Isobel Jane CATT
Birth: Jun 1859 Hastings Sussex
Death: Mar 1897 Hastings Sussex
Spouse: George WILSON
Marriage: Sep 1887 Hastings Sussex
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2 M: Frank CATT
Birth: 1861 Hastings Sussex
Death: Sep 1930 Hastings Sussex
Spouse: Elizabeth Charlotte CHAPMAN
Marriage: Sep 1895 Hastings Sussex
Spouse: Mary
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3 M: William Augustus CATT
Birth: 16 Sep 1862 All Saints Sussex
Death: 1918 Ewhurst, Sussex
Spouse: Ellen TOMLIN
Marriage: 5 Jul 1885 Emmanuel, Hastings, Sussex
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4 M: Arthur Ernest CATT
Birth: Dec 1864 Hastings Sussex
Death: Dec 1920 Hastings Sussex
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5 F: Alice Laura CATT
Birth: Jun 1866 Ore Sussex
Spouse: William John OAK
Marriage: 28 Oct 1884 Ore Sussex
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6 M: Herbert Henry CATT
Birth: Mar 1868 Hastings Sussex
Spouse: Emily Jane FULLER
Marriage: Mar 1898 Hastings Sussex
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7 M: Frederick CATT
Birth: Sep 1870 St. Leonards, Hastings, Sussex
Death: Mar 1872 St. Leonards, Hastings, Sussex
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8 M: Harry CATT
Birth: 1872 Hastings Sussex
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9 F: Lillian Sarah CATT
Birth: 1880 Hastings Sussex
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10 F: Walter John CATT
Birth: 11 Aug 1881 St. Mary in the Castle, Hastings, Sussex
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Bernard and Fozzie,
Thank you very much for your information. This has helped us to sort out some queries. We were confused over Frank Catt's various marriages and it makes much more sense now that we know that there were two Frank Catts!
Bernard - your grandfather was brother to my g.g.grandfather Frank, 10.03.1861. As far as we know, their siblings were: Isobel, b.1860, d. 1897; Harry, b. 1873; Arthur Ernest, b.1865, d.1901; Alice Laura, b.1866; Herbert Henry, b1868, d.1917; Frederick, b.1870 and possibly Lilian Sarah, b.1870. Do you have any further information about this?
It therefore appears that my g.g.grandfather Frank had Florence, b.1888, with his first wife Mary ? and then had Frank, b.1898, Arthur Augustus (my g.grandfather), b. 25.06.1900, Violet, b.1906, d. 1940 (in the first Blitz bombing raids in Hastings - ahe was a teacher, married to Bob Gooday, who later remarried a friend of Vi's) and Alice Mary, b.1908, d.24.08.2003, with his second wife Elizabeth Chapman.
We used to have news of Florence (Floss) from Hastings relatives, and were in touch with Alice until she died 18 months ago, through Mavis (nee Catt) and Ray Spice towards the end, as she lost her sight.
Arthur and Mabel had their six children in Hastings. At the beginning of the war, at least one of the children was evacuated. Soon afterwards, Arthur got a job at Hullavington Aerodrome and the family moved to Chippenham, Wiltshire, where they were split up in various digs until they got a house. Joe was the eldest. He married Pam Stapleford in 1952, but there were no children. He commited suicide in the 1960s, after problems at work. Next came Frank, b.1924, who married Ruby Robbins, in the late 40s. Frank and Ruby are still alive and living in Melksham and have an extended family, including a great-grandson. Then came Bernard, b. 06.05.1925. He married Eileen Beams on 01.01.1944. He was my grandfather. He died in July 1998, having divorced my grandmother and married Wendy Coleman a few weeks before his death, from cancer. The fourth son was Arthur Peter, who married Anne Donovan, who died of cancer and then Rita (no children from either marriage). They live in South Wales. The first daughter was Margaret, who married Donald Campbell, in 1955. She died of a brain tumour, aged 49. There were no children. Don has since remarried Gill. The last child was Dorothy, who celebrates her 70th birthday this year. She married Raymond Gooden in 1955, soon after Margaret. They have two married daughters and four grandchildren and all live in the Hailsham area.
We would love to hear more about our family. Did you know Hetty Shelton, nee Catt, b. 06.01.1905, d.17.10.1996? Also, can you provide any other information about Arthur's brother Frank who married Bertha Mitten and their descendants? Do you still live in the Hastings area? - we live in West Sussex, near Chichester.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Sarah
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Hi Sarah
Glad you have made great progress with your re search.
Bernard
Thanks for clearing up mistakes just goes to show you how careful you have to be and like I said wasn't sure how accurate the Gedcom that was sent to me is, so am grateful.
Fozzie
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Hi
I know Catts are common in Sussex, so probably no connection, but interested if this one rings any bells:
Name: Mary FURMINGER
Sex: F
Marriage 1 Edward CATT
Married: ABT. 1636
Children
John CATT b: in Brede, East Sussex, England
Name: John CATT
Sex: M
Birth: in Brede, East Sussex, England
Death: ABT. 1690 in northiam, East Sussex, England
Father: Edward CATT
Mother: Mary FURMINGER
Marriage 1 Susan(na) COLLINS
Married: 1663
Marriage 2 Clemence JARVICE
Married: ABT. 1665
Children
John CATT b: 17 APR 1669 in Brede, East Sussex, England
Sarah CATT b: ABT. 2 MAY 1666
Mary CATT b: ABT. 11 JAN 1667 in Brede, East Sussex, England
Anne CATT b: ABT. 27 OCT 1671
Edward CATT b: 25 JAN 1677
Elizabeth CATT b: ABT. 1677
Samuel CATT b: ABT. 1677
Hope that makes sence. To be honest I am more interested in the parents of Mary Furminger, but any info could be useful.
Adrian
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Hi Adrian,
Thanks for the info - it is really useful and will also be read by another member of our family who is back to the 1600s on the Catt line.
Sarah
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Sarah,
Great, please let me know if anything comes of it.
Adrian
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I have just four Catt's on my tree so far ...
Alfred William (m. Louisa Caroline Ades), Gabriel J. 1896, Gabriel John 1878, Frederick B. 1900 (Ore) in connection with my Wood line, Gabriel John having m. Ann Hook 1895 Hastings.
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This site is quite interesting, about Bodium and villages around.
In a section called Press Cuttings thare are numerous mentions of CATT's in Sussex
http://www.bygonebodiam.co.uk
might be useful
Adrian
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Thank you very much Adrian - I have had a look at the site and found it fascinating!
Cheers,
Sarah
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Hi, my grandmother was Charlotte Catt and she married Richard Chapman about OCT/DEC 1882, they had one daughter Millicent Elizabeth, they lived in Hastings, Sussex, England. I am currently researching the family tree and you are right ... there are a lot of Catts living in Hastings. I am having real problems linking Charlotte's Father and Mother as currently there are two Charlotte Catts I am looking into, both Father's were Scholars. Kind Regards Karen Lovell, UK
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Hello Karen
Welcome to Rootschat :)
After studying the census,i found a marriage for a Richard Chapman & Charlotte Catt marrying in 1892
O/N/D 1892
Hastings
2b 79
The marriage cert will give Dads name
Charlotte states on the 1901 she was from Westfield,East Sussex.
Richards Mum & Dad seem to be Alfred & Jane
Hope this helps
Kind Regards
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