What relation was Willie Challen b Surbiton 1879 - 1880

[LizzieL]

Willie Challen appears as a one year old child b Surbiton on the 1881 census. He is with the household of John Trevatt b Pulborough, Sussex 1830/1831, his wife Ann nee Edwards b abt 1838 Godalming, and sons Charles, James and George. The household is living in Upton cum Chalvey near Eton. He is just listed as "relation" on the census form.
Piece: 1459 Folio: 88 Page Number: 25
Can anyone find out who Willie's parents were, please?.

[louisa maud]

I think Surbiton comes under Kingston upon Thames if I am right

Have you gone forward to  next census

Louisa Maud

[louisa maud]

1901 shown as nephew to Anne Trevall, she being a widow, he is now 21

Louisa Maud

[louisa maud]

Here might be a connection

03/10/1859
St Geo the Martyr
John Trevatt full age of Albion Street , occ Tailor father Charles occ Tailor
to
Ann Edwards full age father James occ Baker
Witnesses
STEPHEN CHALLEN and Prudence Dunn

Louisa Maud

[LizzieL]

Here might be a connection

03/10/1859
St Geo the Martyr
John Trevatt full age of Albion Street , occ Tailor father Charles occ Tailor
to
Ann Edwards full age father James occ Baker
Witnesses
STEPHEN CHALLEN and Prudence Dunn

Louisa Maud

Thank you, I had downloaded the marriage record, but some time ago, before I started looking for Willie Challen.
After my original post I had found Ellen Trevatt (John and Anne's oldest child ) with Stephen Challen and other children. She is described as niece.

So is Stephen Challen connected to the Trevatt side or the Edwards side? I suspect Edwards as they are from Surrey rather than Sussex.

[rosie99]

Good find LM 

Stephen Challen married Maria Edwards daughter of James Edwards in 1853

[ShaunJ]

Several trees on Ancestry suggest that Willie's mother was Sarah Jane Challen, Stephen's daughter.

[LizzieL]

Thank you everyone.
Ann Edwards (wife of John Trevatt) and Maria (wife of Stephen Challen) would be sisters then, which is why Ellen Trevatt is listed as Stephen's niece. I have found a likely death for Maria Challen in Q2 1878 age 45. That's at least a year before Willie is born (if age on census is correct, so she cannot have been his mother. If Willie was the son of her (and Stephen's) daughter then Willie would be Ann Trevatt's great nephew. Possibly John Trevatt couldn't work out that the child was his great nephew in law so just said he was a relation. Still can't find a birth registration for Willie.

[LizzieL]

Sarah Jane Challen is with Stephen and some siblings in 1901. If Willie is her son I wonder why he is not with them.
Sarah Jane married Augustus Justus Kimber on 11 April 1906 at Woking age 41 and spinster. George Challen was a witness.