Late 18th-late 19th century
George Challenor Born around 1782 in the Longton area, he was by profession a "Cord Wainer" which is defined as a shoe maker who makes shoes from new leather. He married Ann Plant on the 31st of October 1803 in the Parish of St Peter ad Vincular George & Ann had some children some of which are listed there may be others not listed as some Church records are very unreadable. Throughout records you will find various differences in the spelling of people's Surnames which are obviously the same person you will find various different spellings namely because most people could not read or write and it was left to the person writing the record to spell the name for them ,it sometimes depends on which records you use.
Ann Challenor Born in 1804 was Christened in St Johns Longton on the 20th of May 1804 this may not be her actual Birthdate
William Challenor was born in 1808 in Longton Staffordshire
I first became aware of William, his wife Margaret and his father George when I was researching his brother Thomas after getting a copy of his marriage certificate where George was recorded as the father of Thomas but also the wittnesses recorded as William & Margaret Challenor at first I thought they may be brother and sister to Thomas but after a lot of searching I found a record of a William Challenor born in 1808 with a father named George Challenor, a mother named Ann and had a wife named Margaret. I was unable to find any record of Williams marriage to Margaret I only became certain they were married when I began to look at census records but that’s when things started to get confusing I found that there were records refuring to William being born in 1807 & 1808 seemingly being two different persons but both married to a woman named Margaret and both having the same mother and father I could find no birth record of William being born in 1807 but only differences in census records until I began to look carefully at the census records. I first noticed in a record in 1871 William & Margaret were both listed as born in 1808 and they had a son James aged 17 born in 1854, who married Mary Hurst in Dresden Staffs on the 21st of June 1875 James & Mary had eight Children Solomon born in 1875, Ettie born in1880, Eliza born in 1884,Annie born in 1886, William born in 1890, Edith born in 1892,Harold born in 1894 and Florance born in 1897 all were born in Longton Staffs. James their Father died in 1912 in S O T Staffs, Also in the 1871 cencus there were also three other persons boarding with William & Margaret, Arther & Mary A Allen and Eliza Walley I disregarded them. In the censis records from 1861, I found there was only a lodger named John Challinor born in Longton in 1838 staying with William & Margaret, Their son James, who at that time would have been 7 years old, was not recorded as living with his mother & father William & Margaret at their home, , but where was he? It was much later I found in the 1861 census that James then 7 was staying with what turned out to be his sister Ann Challenor born in 1829 who was then married to James Bentley and also another sister of both Ann and James, Elisa Challenor was also staying with Ann and her husband, James Bentley. Then in 1851 census records I found Ann Challenor (Bentley) and her husband James Bentley were staying at the home of William, born in 1807 & Margaret Challenor born in 1808 but in the1861census they were both born in 1807 and in the 1871census they were both born in 1808, as well as Ann and James Bentley listed at William & Margarets home in 1851Ann being their daughter and James Bentley being their son in law, also some of their other children were staying at their home ,Soloman born in 1835, John born in 1844 Mary Ann born in1848 who married Arther Allan and Eliza born in 1851who married James Walley in Stone Staffordshire on the 30th of Jan 1871 in the 1871 census James was in Hartsil S O T Staffs proberly the Hospital Eliza was staying with her Father & Mother William & Margaret at their home in 1871 it likely James died 1871 I found no records of James & Eliza having any children . Then there was another twist in the saga of William & Margaret in the 1841 census both William & Margaret were listed as being born in in 1806 and their children staying with them were Jane Born in 1829, Ann born in 1830 who married James Bentley in 1850 at Fulford Staffordshire, William born in 1832 and died in Longton Staffs in 1842, Solomon born on the 1st of Jan 1835 married Susannah Henry in 1857 , there children were, Emma Christened on the 17th of Oct 1858, Eliza Christened on the 13th of May 1860 and Mary Eve christened on the 19th of Apr 1863 and Stephen born in Longton Stoke on Trent Staffs on the 3rd of Feb 1839 died in Staffordshire in1841. Having researched all the census records from 1841,1851,1861 & 1871 I have found both William & Margaret to have been born in 1806,1807 &1808 I believe 1808 to be their birth year and I am certain that dispite the different birthdates in some cases different surname spellings that all the records refer to the same two people William & Margaret Challenor.
Staffordshire Census 1841
address Stone Union Workhouse
parish Stone
district Stafford & Stone
forename surname age birth year occupation William Challinor 35 1806 Collier
Margaret Challinor 35 1806
Jane Challinor 12 1829
Ann Challinor 11 1830
William Challinor 9 1832
Solomon Challinor 6 1835
Stephen Challinor 2 1839
Staffordshire Census 1851
address Wallers Square
parish Stoke-on-Trent
district Stoke-on-Trent
forename surname age birthyear birthplace
William Challenor 44 1807 Longton staffs
Margaret Challenor 43 1808 Longton staffs
James Bentley 22 1829 Longton staffs
Ann Bentley 20 1831 Longton staffs
Soloman Challenor 16 1845 Longton staffs
John Challenor 7 1844 Longton staffs
Mary Ann Challenor 3 1848 Longton staffs
Eliza Challenor 10m 1851 Longton staffs
William Challenor ~ Head ~ Potter cart driver.
Margaret Challenor ~ Wife
James Bentley ~Son-in Law ~ coal miner
Ann Bentley ~ daughter ~ china painter
Soloman Challenor ~ Son ~ potters ovan man
John Challenor ~ Son ~ was at school
Mary Ann Challinor ~ Daughter
Eliza Challenor ~ Daughter
Staffordshire Census 1861
address 24 Short Street
parish Longton
district Stoke-on-Trent
forename surname age birthyear birthplace
William Challinor 54 1807 Longton staffs
Margaret Challinor 54 1807 Longton staffs
John Challinor 23 1836 Longton staffs
William Challinor ~ Head ~ Coal miner
Margaret Challinor ~Wife~ Potter
John Challinor ~ lodger~ Potter
Staffordshire Census 1871
address Landowner street
parish Blurton trentum
district Stafford
forename surname age birthyear birthplace
William challinor 63 1808 Staffordshire
Margaret Challinor 63 1808 Staffordshire
James Challinor 17 1854 Staffordshire
Auther Alen 21 1850 Staffordshire
Mary A Alen 24 1847 Staffordshire
Eliza Walley 21 1850 Staffordshire
William Challinor Head Boot & shoe maker
Margaret Challinor Wife Potter
James Challinor Son Potter
Arther Alan Border Potter
Mary A Alan Border Potter
Eliza Walley Border Potter
William & Margaret's daughter Eliza & their son James staying at James & Ann (Challinor) Bentleys home 1n 1861
Staffordshire Census 1861
address Villers street
parish Trentham
district Stone
forename surname age birthyear birthplace
James Bentley 32 1829 Leigh Staffs
Ann Bentley 30 1831 Longton Staffs
Eliza Challoner 10 1851 Longton Staffs
James Challoner 7 1854 Longton Staffs
James Bentley ~ Head ~ Coalminer
Ann Bentley ~ Wife ~ Potter Painter
Eliza Challoner ~ Sister-in-Law ~was in School
James Challoner ~ Brother-in-Law ~ was in school
William & Margaret's son Stephen born on the 3rd of Feb 1839 in Longton Staffs SOT Staffs 1839 died in Jul,Aug,Sep 1841 age 2
William & Margaret's Son William born in 1832 Longton staffs died and was buried in Longton Staffs on the 20th of Feb 1842 aged 9
James Challinor born in Longton Staffordshire in 1854/55 the son of William & Margaret Challenor married Mary Hurst Dresden Staffordshire on the 21st of June 1875. James & Mary had eight children between 1855 & 1897
Staffordshire Census 1901
address 1 Alexander road
parish Longton
district Stoke-on-Trent
forename surname age birthyear birthplace
James Challinor 46 1855 Longton Staffs
Mary Challinor 45 1856 Longton Staffs
Soloman Challinor 24 1877 Longton Staffs
Kitty Challinor 25 1876 Longton Staffs
Eliza Challinor 17 1884 Longton Staffs
Annie Challinor 15 1886 Longton Staffs
William Challinor 11 1890 Longton Staffs
Edith Challinor 9 1892 Longton Staffs
Harold Challinor 7 1894 Longton Staffs
Florence Challinor 4 1897 Longton Staffs
James Challinor ~ Head ~ Potters placer earth
Mary Challinor ~ wife
Soloman Challinor ~ Son ~ Potters Placer earth
Kitty Challinor ~ daughter ~Potters wheel turner
Eliza Challinor ~ daughter ~ Potters cup handler
Annie Challinor ~ daughter ~ Potters cup handle maker
William challinor ~ son
Edith Challinor ~ daughter
Harold Challinor ~ son
Florance Challinor ~ daughter.
By 1911 five of their children William Challinor, Edith Challinor, Harold Challinor & Florance Challinor were single living at Elizas Challinor's home at 50 Meir Haye Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs
James Challinor died in 1912
George Challinor/Challenor born in Longton Staffordshire on the 17th of May 1812 & Christened at St Johns Longton
He married Frances Nixon on the 5th of June 1836
George & Frances five children Edmond born in 1838,
Charles born in 1840, Betsy born in 1844, Jane born in 1852 & Samson born in 1857
Betsey Challiner born in West Bromwich in 1844 married John Edwards on the 11th of August 1863
Sampson married Mary Parker in 1875.
Sampson & Mary had two children Sampson born in Longton in 1879 & Frances E born in Fenton in 1881
Sampson born 1856/7 died in 1882
Sampson was born on the 23rd of Feb 1879 in Longton married Ann Stubbins born in 1881 in Nottingham they had three children Sampson born in 1908, John born in 1910 and another son born in1911 all born in Tunstal Staffordshire its not known if any more children were born after 1911
Frances Emily born in 1881married in 1901 it's not possible to confirm who she married because one record lists no spouse and the other lists two possible spouse's Martha Ellen Bryan, Thomas Ellerton & Alfred Jones records reveal that both Thomas & Alfred were married to Martha.
John Challenor born in Longton on 20th of Aug 1821 The son of George & Ann (Plant) Challenor
He married Harriett Cotton in Stoke on Trent Staffordshire in 1852.
John was Harrietts second husband her first husbands sername was Cotton its unclear what happened to him she had four children from her first marriage Ann Cotton born in Longton in 1839, Henry Cotton born in Longton in 1845, Edward Cotton born in Longton in 1847 & George Cotton born in Longton in 1850. It appears from the census record in 1861 that John adopted Harrietts children. John & Harriett had three children together Sarah born in Longton in 1851, Harriett born in Longton in 1856 & Eliza born in Longton in 1858
John Challinor born in Longton Staffordshire in 1820 died in 1890 at the age of 70 years
Thomas Challenor Born in Longton in 1823 he married Annie Astbury in 1840
Thomas & Ann had four children as shown on the 1851 Censes
Staffordshire Census 1851
Address High Street
Parish
District Stoke-on-Trent
Forename surname age birthyear birthplace
Thomas Challinor 28 1823 Longton Staffs
Ann Challinor 30 1821 Longton Staffs
Mary Challinor 11 1840 Longton Staffs
Josiah Challinor 6 1845 Longton Staffs
Alfred Challinor 2 1849 Longton Staffs
Elizabeth Challinor 0 1851 Longton Staffs
Thomas Challinor Head~coal miner
Ann Challinor Wife
If you look at the Census transcript below it is of the family of Thomas & Ann Challinor From 1851 but there is strange difference the transcript above lists one of their children as Josiah aged 6 which makes his DOB 1845 whereas the transcript below, taken from a different sorce lists a child called Isaac aged 6 and again born in 1845 all the other children's names and birth dates are the same also the spelling is different above is spelt Challinor below Challenor which is the same on Thomas and Ann's marriage certificate but which one is right? The transcripts are taken from Two research sites There may two reasons for this difference one factor is that Thomas and Ann could not write on their marriage certificate they signed with an X and someone else signed for them and spelt the name Challenor the same on the Census form but as regards the change from Josiah to Isaac can only put down to an error interpting the original transcript but which is correct
Staffordshire Census 1851
Address High Street
Parish
District Stoke-on-Trent
Forename surname age birthyear birthplace
Thomas Challenor 28 1823 Longton Staffs
Ann Challenor 30 1821 Longton Staffs
Mary Challenor 11 1840 Longton Staffs
Isaac Challenor 6 1845 Longton Staffs
Alfred Challenor 2 1849 Longton Staffs
Elizabeth Challenor 10w 1851 Longton Staffs
Above is a portion of the original transcript the name above Alfred could begin with a J but it also looks like an I it's also difficult to interpret the spelling of the surname