Henrietta Chaffer

Henrietta Chaffer 

Born: 17 October 1856, Birmingham 

Baptised: 9 November 1856, Birmingham

Father: William Henry Chaffer (b. 1832) 

Mother: Henrietta Chaffer (b. 1830)

Brothers: William  Henry Chaffer (b. 1856), Charles Henry Chaffer (b. 1858), George Chaffer (b. 1858), Edwin Chaffer (b. 1862)

Sisters: Flora Chaffer (b. 1860)

Marriage:        25 September 1886, Birmingham 

Husband:         Walter Wallace Lucas

                        b.  1857 

                        Shorthand Writer 

Possibly he returns to England by 1901 without Henrietta and by 1921 is in a workhouse 

Issue:

#1 Grace Violet Lucas (b. 1892)

#2 Hylda Alice Lucas (b. 14 August 1893)

In 1861 – 

She is at 89 Branston Street, Birmingham Her father is listed as ‘Carpenter’. Henrietta, her mother and siblings (William, Charles, George and Flora) are unlisted. Her aunt, Emma Cheatham (b. 1826), is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. 

In 1871 – 

She is at Warstone Parade, Birmingham. Her father is listed as ‘Builder Employing 6 Men’. Her brother, William, is listed as ‘Clerk’. Henrietta is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her mother and siblings (Charles, Flora, George and Edwin) are unlisted.

In 1881 – 

She is at Warstone Parade, Birmingham. Her father and brothers, William and Edwin, are listed as ‘Builder’. Her brother, Charles, is listed as Jeweller’. Henrietta is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Her mother, siblings (Flora and George) and her aunt, Charlotte Salmon (b. 1829), are unlisted.

In 1887 – 

Henrietta and Walter appear to emigrate to Australia. 

d.         15 March 1916, Rose Park, Norwood, South Australia