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Somerset / Re: Village of Keinton Mandeville, Somerset
« on: Thursday 20 October 05 14:37 BST (UK) »
I am a descendant of Elijah and Clara Chalker (nee Haines) of Keinton Mandeville- they are my great great great grandparents though their daughter Jane.
Elijah married twice and his marriage to Clara was his second marriage, they maried on 4 july 1830, Jane was born in the following year. Elijah's first wife was Elizabeth Bailey, their marriage taking place on 27 july 1826. At the time of his second marriage Elijah is recorded as being widowed.
In the 1841 census Elijah is recorded as a stone cutter, but later in a trade journal in 1866 he is recorded as being a shopkeeper. His daughter Jane married Robert Brooks, a stone cutter and later a grocer and post-office 'receiving officer' (I presume subpostmaster) at Keinton Mandeville until his death when Jane took on the position. Possibly the shop kept by Elijah passed to Robert and Jane. Jane clearly felt the name Chalker worthy of being maintained - Robert and Jane's son was Frederick Chalker Brooks, - as far as I know their daughters Leah Ann, Clara and Ellen did not keep the name.
One of the daughters, Leah, married a Chalker and is recorded as Leah Chalker as the informant at her mother's death. The Brooks and Chalker families obviously knew each other well - the original members of the Methodist Church at KM include a number of Brooks and Chalkers. Thomas Chalker is said to have brought Methodism to KM.
Hope you'll find this useful!
Elijah married twice and his marriage to Clara was his second marriage, they maried on 4 july 1830, Jane was born in the following year. Elijah's first wife was Elizabeth Bailey, their marriage taking place on 27 july 1826. At the time of his second marriage Elijah is recorded as being widowed.
In the 1841 census Elijah is recorded as a stone cutter, but later in a trade journal in 1866 he is recorded as being a shopkeeper. His daughter Jane married Robert Brooks, a stone cutter and later a grocer and post-office 'receiving officer' (I presume subpostmaster) at Keinton Mandeville until his death when Jane took on the position. Possibly the shop kept by Elijah passed to Robert and Jane. Jane clearly felt the name Chalker worthy of being maintained - Robert and Jane's son was Frederick Chalker Brooks, - as far as I know their daughters Leah Ann, Clara and Ellen did not keep the name.
One of the daughters, Leah, married a Chalker and is recorded as Leah Chalker as the informant at her mother's death. The Brooks and Chalker families obviously knew each other well - the original members of the Methodist Church at KM include a number of Brooks and Chalkers. Thomas Chalker is said to have brought Methodism to KM.
Hope you'll find this useful!