William Joshua Chalcraft

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Born 18.09.1891 Farmcombe.  Married in 1919 to Constance Mary Irwin at which time he'd just returned from army service (Royal Marines) and described as a Motor Garage Manager in Broadstairs. He died in 1971 in Folkestone, Kent.
He had a daughter, June Cynthia Frances Chalcraft.
I can find nothing more about his parents, siblings etc.
Can anybody help?

[groom]

From GRO - gives his mother's maiden name

CHALCRAFT, WILLIAM  JOSHUA     mother's maiden name HURREN     
1891  D Quarter
GUILDFORD 
Volume 02A  Page 84

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
Their marriage at St Thomas Hackney 5th Oct 1919
William Joshua Chalcraft 25 manager moter garage James ville Broadstairs  father Francis Chalcraft retired builder
Constance Mary Irwin 24 18 Oldhill st father Alfred clerk
wit Ruby Ann and Alfred Irwin and William Charles Coleman ?

William Joshua Chalcroft is regeistered at birth at Guildford Dec 1891

1901 census Meadron Mead House Goldamling
Francis Chalcroft 32 pipe and brick layer Goldalming
Fanny 32 dressmaker Great Yarmouth
Francis 10  Goldalming
William 9
Charles 7
Thomas 4
Arthur 1
William father widower 64

Ciderdrinker

[groom]

Tree on Ancestry gives parents as  Francis Chalcraft and Fanny Elizabeth Hurren

[groom]

Parents married 20th November 1887, Farnham St Johns. His father was William Chalcraft a labourer and hers was Joshua Hurran, a plasterer.

[groom]

Using the GRO index and working through children born surname Chalcraft mmn Hurren, there are at least 9 from 1890 to 1908.

Here are the first two

CHALCRAFT, FRANCIS  WALTER     HURREN     
1890  S Quarter in GUILDFORD  Volume 02A  Page 99

CHALCRAFT, WILLIAM  JOSHUA     HURREN     
1891  D Quarter in GUILDFORD  Volume 02A  Page 84

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HURREN, FANNY  ELIZABETH, Mothers mn BUTCHER*****
GRO Reference: 1867  D Quarter in YARMOUTH NORFOLK  Volume 04B  Page 31

1881 the Family is in Godalming, Surrey
Joshua Hurren, 36, Master Plasterer, born Beales, Suffolk
Katherine Hurren, 31, born Yarmouth, Norfolk
FANNY Hurren, 13,  Daug****
Charles Hurren, 9
Frederick Hurren, 6
Catherine E. Hurren, 3
Edith A. Hurren,

1871 in Campsey Ash, Suffolk
Joshua Hurren   26
Kate Hurren   20
Fanny Hurren   3

Marriage Reg FreeBMD Sept 1867 Yarmouth
Joshua HURREN and Catherine Elizabeth BUTCHER on same page

MARRIAGE;
20 Nov 1887
Farncombe, St John, Surrey, England
Fanny Elizabeth HURREN, 20, Spinster, Dressmaker,  Father JOSHUA a Plasterer
Francis CHALCRAFT, 23, Bachelor, Carman, Father WILLIAM a Labourer

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FreeREG has the 1867 Marriage;
4 Aug 1867, St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth
Joshuas Father JOSHUA, Occp Malster
Catherines Father WILLIAM, Occp Porter
Joshua age 22/Catherine age 18
www.freereg.org.uk

Joshuas Parents from earlier Census are JOSHUA/SARAH

This appears to be their Marriage;
12 February 1837, Epsom, Surrey
Joshua HURREN to Sarah ADAMS

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Interesting as Catherines Father is a Porter on 1867 Marriage;

Baptism;
CATHERINE ELIZABETH Butcher, 23 May 1855, St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth
Birth 25 Oct 1848****
Parents WILLIAM/EMILY
Fathers Occp Merchant*
(Brother Charles Bapt same day age 10)

1841 Census William is a Merchant
1851 a Commercial Traveller in Port and Wine

WILLIAM was buried 9 Nov 1854 St Nicholas age 56
EMILY 17 Feb 1860 age 50

Marriage;
29 June 1836, All Saints, Earsham, Norfolk
William BUTCHER to Emily LING
Bachelor/Spinster

All on FreeREG except Census of course.