Benedict QUICK

[roadrunner 2]

Hello all my interest is Chard families in St Ives
        and to seekersue Wilmot Chard was my granfathers sister,
        she married Thomas-----[surname withheld] with a clue
        the birds &bees.
        Your line starts with Oliver Chard born 1777 Pitminster
        Somerset.
        Our family history
        Glasson,Uren,Trewhella,Quick, Chard
        Hope to hear from you
        Regards roadrunner2

[seekersue]

Hello roadrunner2
There are still Chard's in St Ives, by coincidence I am related to one; John Chard  on my Mothers side, he married my first cousin. all I know about his connection to the Honeys is that it was through an illegitimate line. I am a great grand daughter of Wilmot Chard, as you know she married Thomas Honey. Our family business was established by Wilmot when my fathers Grandparents shared the Chard family home in Fore Street St Ives. Wilmot's brother Robert was a Cobbler which may have given Wilmot the idea of knitting socks for the local fishermen to supplement the family income. It was soon evident that knitting socks by hand could not meet demand and the decision was taken to buy a machine, this was so successful that more machines were purchased and soon the business took off. By the time my father came along in 1924 there was a shop and factory. You may know this information already. Wilmot and Thomas had two children Thomas (my Grandfather) and a daughter known as Motty who died quite young; she is buried in Barnoon cemetery which overlooks the sea at Porthmere. This is really all I know about the Chard family. I hope it is helpful to you. My father is still alive and has written a potted history of the family but it is mostly about the Honey side. Sue

[Ferreter]

The inscription on the gravestone at Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives reads as follows:

 "Wilmot Honey only daughter of Thomas and Wilmot Honey 14/5/1923 27 also Thomas 23/7/1941 72"

[roadrunner 2]

Hello Seekersue  Sorry for delay i have been refused  access to this site.
       my records show that Thomas Honey/Wimot Chard had 3chijdren   
      Thomas[ your family]
       Cyril
      Wilmot [motty]
     I understand that after 3messages  we can pass[PM]
     Regards roadrunner2

[roadrunner 2]

 Me again i am a member of a Forum 4 of us are distant cousins.
               Ian, Sue,Quicksilver AND Me.
               Benedict is a mistery, we have spent hours searching
               The bottom line is how she could marry 3yrs after he
                disappeared
                regards roadrunner 2

[roadrunner 2]

Re Oliver Chard
                     born 1777
                     1st marr `1794 Pitminster Somerset
                     2ndmarr   1798 Truro Cornwall
                     3rd marr   1823 St Ives Cornwall       
                     Died   Jan 1841 St Ives[ Killed working accident]
                     Regards roadrunner2

[candychris1954]

Hi...  I have Benedict Quick on my Family Tree in Ancestry down as being drowned at sea in 1890.  Youre wellcom to view my Tree on Ancestry.  Look for Chard Family Tree.

[JaneyCanuck]

Just a couple of thoughts that might help.

If the vessel he was on was known to have gone down, he would likely have been considered to have drowned and be dead, and there would be no need to wait until the 7-year presumption of non-bigamy, I think. The 7 years really was just a defence against a bigamy charge: if it had been 7 years since someone disappeared, the remarried spouse could not be alleged to have committed bigamy. I'm sure there were many instances where men, especially, disappeared in clear circumstances indicating death and no one would have thought the woman was remarrying bigamously. (candychris, what is needed, though, is to know why you have that in your tree. )

There is a Benedict Quick birth registered in Penzance reg dist (covers St Ives) in June quarter 1860. Is that not the obvious birth? I just wonder since the original question says seekersue is looking for the birth. I guess having his age from the marriage certificate was the essential clue.

Heywood posted an 1871 census and there is an 1861 census to match, but he seems to have been entered as Bennet, father James a cordwainer.