NameMinnie SMITH
Birth14 Aug 1872, Weymouth, Dorset
Spouses
Birth27 Mar 1870, East Retford, Nottinghamshire
Death16 Jun 1945, Watford, Hertfordshire
OccupationPawn Broker, Cycle Agent
Notes for Alfred (Spouse 1)
In the 1871 census Wharf, East Retford, Nottinghamshire
Head John Chilton, age 29, grocer, born South Leverton, Nottinghamshire
Wife Mary A. Chilton, age 29, born East Retford
Daughter Emily D? Chilton, age 4, born Liverpool, Lancashire
Son Alfred Chilton, age 1, born East Retford, Nottinghamshire
In the 1881 census Kirk Street, East Retford, Nottinghamshire
Head Mary A Chilton, widow, age 39, dressmaker born Retford, Nottinghamshire
Son Alfred Chilton, age 11, scholar, born Retford
In the July to September 1893 marriage index Alfred Chilton and Minnie Smith, Brighton, Sussex, volume 2b, page 502.
In the 1901 census 17 East Court Road, Worthing, Sussex
Head Alfred Chilton, age 31, cycle agent, shopkeeper [crossed out and replaced with worker], born Retford, Nottinghamshire
Wife Minnie Chilton, age 28, born Weymouth, Dorset
Daughter Eva Chilton, age 6, born Brighton, Sussex
Son John Chilton, age 5, born Brighton
Daughter Dorothy Chilton, age 4, born Worthing, Sussex
Daughter Rose Chilton, age 1, born Worthing
Sister Mable F. Neville, married, age 21, born Plymouth, Devon
Nice Evelyn M. Neville, age 2 months, born Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire
[Mable must be Minnie’s sister]
In the 1911 census 199 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire
Head Alfred Chilton, age 41, cycle and motor agent, employer, at home, born Retford, Nottinghamshire
Wife Minnie Chilton, age 38, married 17 years, 7 children born alive - all still living, born Weymouth, Dorset
Daughter Eva Chilton, age 16, single, assistant in the business, worker, at home, born Brighton, Sussex
Son John Chilton, age 15, school, born Brighton
Daughter Dorothy Chilton, age 14, nil, born Worthing, Sussex
Daughter Rosy Chilton, age 11, school, born Worthing
Daughter Mabel Chilton, age 7, school, born Watford, Hertfordshire
Son Alfred Chilton, age 5, born Watford
Daughter Alice Chilton, age 2, born Watford
1 servant
1939 England and Wales Register
17 St. John’s Road, Watford, Hertfordshire
1. Alfred Chilton, born March 27 1870, married, Electrical wholesaler
2. Minnie Chilton, born August 14 1872, married, unpaid domestic duties
3. Rosie Chilton, born November 6 1900, single, dentists receptionist
4. Alfred (Junior) Chilton, born December 22 1906, single, shop assistant (electrical) [There seems to be a later addition 29 12 05 DFS 11-4-47 - This could be a correction to his birthday]
National Probate Calendar
Alfred Chilton of 17 St. Johns-road Watford Hertfordshire died 16 Jun 1945 Probate Llandudno 4 march 1946 to John Chilton [son] district officer petroleum board John Bateman Beer [son-in-law] civil servant Herbert Douglas Lawley incorporated accountant and Clifford George White solicitor. Effects 10 198 pounds.