Challis

[peter winn]

I am looking for the family of Rosamond Challis born in horndon Essex about 1858. I can find no information about this lady. Could it be that she lived close by but was born in horndon. We are trying to find her husband. We know that she later moved towards London.

[rosie99]

Hi

Welcome to rootschat

Where do you have evidence of Rosamond 

[peter winn]

in a census from london 1901

[rosie99]

Is she the Rosamund C Booth (widow)  living with William Challis West and his  wife Gertrude in Brentford, Middlesex
RG13 / 1188 f85 p5

[suffolk*sue]

There is a looks like Rosanna Challis aged 4yrs, living in Knockholt Kent, born Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex.She is with her grandparents, Matthew and Mary Challis, in 1861.
Someone has added alternate info on Ancestry and put Rosamond Challis West.

Matthew John Challis baptised April 16th, 1793, son of Anthony and Mary at Vange, Essex.
He is listed as born c1801 in 1861, so maybe telling porkies about his age,

[peter winn]

Yes! where the hell did you get that. My sister has a death card date from a West and we could not work out who or why he was. We are trying to find out the background of Rosamond Mary Challis later Booth. Born 1858. She is a very interesting lady who does not fit in anywhere. She said, that when she was young, she came from a yeoman farmer Whatever that means and used to go to church on Sundays in a Landau.

[suffolk*sue]

Yes! where the hell did you get that. My sister has a death card date from a West and we could not work out who or why he was. We are trying to find out the background of Rosamond Mary Challis later Booth. Born 1858. She is a very interesting lady who does not fit in anywhere. She said, that when she was young, she came from a yeoman farmer Whatever that means and used to go to church on Sundays in a Landau.

1861
RG9/462/120/2

[rosie99]

I presumed that this was William Wests marriage 

Marriages Jun 1898 
Gertrude Louise Allen       
William Challis West       
Brentford    3a   227
(William was a widower when he married Gertrude - Father is Godfrey )

This looks like his baptism 
William Challis West
Born 22 October 1861 
30 Jan 1876
Father Godfrey West
Mother Mary West
Bermondsey St Paul

Marriage Sep qtr 1855   
Mary Challis       
Godfrey West       
Sevenoaks    RD  2a   53

[rosie99]

1871 census has father Godfrey born Horndon
RG10 / 631 f113 p45