I am looking for information on the Chaney family of Rochester Kent. William George Chaney was born on the 15th of July 1803 in Rochester and was christened on the 7th August 1803 in the St Margaret parish in Rochester. He was married on the 9th August 1829 at Leysdown on Sea in Kent. In 1846 the growing family were living in Union St, St Gregory, near Canterbury City and WG was a stonemason. He worked on the Canterbury Cathderal for 18 years.
The family left on the “Randolph” from Plymouth for Lyttelton, New Zealand in 1850. WG was married to Sarah Susannah Chaney nee Palmer. They had 9 children between 1828 and 1853. WG came to Christchurch, New Zealand to work on the Cathedral here.
I can't seem to find them on the 1841 census, partly maybe because the census is very hard to read on the sources I have available here in New Zealand. Can anyone help on that?
Also, the various baptisms of the Chaneys appear at St Alphege, St Margarets, Staplegate, the Cathedral and St. Nicholas. I am unfamilar with Kent's geography or baptism practices at that time. Does anyone have a comment on this?
I also have a William Cheney "of Ailsford" in 1724. Where would Ailsford be?
Thank you for any assistance you can offer,
Stuart