Verified Information About
John Chadney and Elizabeth Harriet Drake

I have confirmed that my husband’s Great Grandfather was Henry Chadney and his birth certificate shows the following information:

Birth Certificate for Henry Chadney:

Registration District: St George the Martyr, Southwark

In the Sub District of: The London Road, Southwark, in the County of Surrey

When and where born: 17^th January, 1841, ?9 (could be 39 or 59), Webber Row, Waterloo Road

Name: Henry

Father: John Chadney

Mother: Elizabeth Harriet Chadney, formerly Drake

Father’s occupation: Butcher

Signature of informant: John Chadney, father, ?9, Webber Row, Waterloo Road

When Registered: 24^th February 1841

 

•  Marriage Record for John and Elizabeth: Not found in BMD

 

Census Records:

1841 census = John, Elizabeth and Henry missing

1851 census (original image):

Parish: St  Mary Newington

District: Trinity

Borough: Lambeth

 

Address: 5, Cottage Place

John Chadney, Head, Mar, 40 (b. abt 1811) Pork Butcher, Herts, Hatton

Elizabeth Chadney, Wife, 37 (b. abt. 1814), Middlesex, Pimilico

Henry Chadney, Son, 10, Scholar, Surrey Newington

Edward Chadney, Son, 8 Scholar, Surrey Newington

Lucy Chadney, Daughter, 7 Scholar, Surrey Lambeth

Daniel Chadney, Son, 3, Surrey Newington

Joseph Chadney, Son, (should say 3 months but says 3) Surrey, Newington

 1861 census = family missing

 1871 census (original image):

 Address: 39, Elsted Street, St Peter Walworth, Lambeth 

• Elizabeth Chadney, Head, Widow, 56 (b. abt. 1815), Bootmaker, Middlesex, Pimlico

• Henry Chadney, 30, Bootmaker, Surrey Lambeth

• Daniel Chadney 21, Floor cloth printer, Surrey, Newington

• Emma Chadney, 18 Floor cloth printer, Surrey, Newington

 

John and Elizabeth’s children:

• Henry b. 1841 married Jane Ball 20^th December 1871

• Edward/Edwin Chadney b. 1842 d. 1853 St Olave, Southwark

• Lucy b. 1845 married Henry Lamb 14^th August 1864 (and can be found living in 39 Elsted Street with Elizabeth and her family)

• Richard b.1846 d. 1847

• Daniel b. 1848 married Alice Jane Smith 2^nd July 1871

• Joseph b. 1850 d. 1851

• Emma b. 1852 married John Henry Cross 21^st March 1875

 

Points of interest:

• No Baptism records for any of John and Elizabeth’s children in the International Genealogical Index
• John Chadney's death certificate proves he was born in 1806/07 and was exactly the right age to be John Chadney born in Hampton Bishop.