Children of Mary and Joseph Cheney

01. James Cheney or Chainey

1787 b. Puncknowle, Dorset censuses; parish register; information from Brian Trevette
1787-12-02 bapt. Puncknowle parish register
1808-09-17 of Puncknowle; m. Elizabeth Cheney (1786–1849, b. Puncknowle, d. of Thos and Alice Cheney), at Puncknowle, by banns; he signed, she marked her name parish register; Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers; TNA: HO 107; FamilySearch
Children: Henry (1809–1881), Joseph (1810–1887), James (1812–1812), John (1813–1882), Elizabeth (1814–1891), Ann (1815–1819), Sarah (1816–1899), James (1819–1901) and Charles (1821–1859), all b. Puncknowle parish register; GRO index; Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers; censuses; National Probate Calendar
1816-11-29 blacksmith, of Puncknowle; committed and brought to prison for smuggling; 5'8", "dark sandy hair, dark hazel eyes, somewhat sallow complexion, freckled in the face with summer moulds, very large wide nostrils; to be imprisoned until he pays fine of £100; behaviour rather disorderly" Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers
1818-03-21

Discharged by order of Jas Frampton Esq and the Revd Dr England he having paid the mitigated penalty of £10. Order to discharge written on back of warrant of conviction. Mr. Maynor's receipt for £10 annexed to warrant of commitment.

Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers
1831 occupier of a property in Puncknowle owned freehold by John Cheney poll book
1837-09-01 blacksmith, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold to serve on juries Jury List
1840-09-04 Jury List
1841 blacksm., living in Puncknowle with his wife and two youngest children; as "James Chainey" HO 107/285/11 f10 p15
yeoman, blacksmith, landowner, with a cottage, garden and barton of 35 perches, as well as a cottage, garden and orchard, and a homestead of a cottage, three tenements and gardens in Puncknowle tithe apportionment and map
1841-06-10 a freeholder in Puncknole; one of many signatories to an appeal to George Bankes to stand for Parliament Dorset County Chronicle
1841-09-25 blacksmith, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold to serve on juries Jury Lists
1843-09-02
1844-09-01
1845-09
1846-02-14 freeholder; among many signatories to an expression of support for the candidacy for Parliament of Henry Ker Seymer and John Floyer Sherborne Mercury
1847-09-25 blacksmith, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold to serve on juries Jury Lists
1848-08-31
1849-09-29
1851 blacksmith, living in Main Street, Puncknowle, with his wife and six children HO 107/1861 f71 p6
1851-09-27 blacksmith, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold to serve on juries Jury Lists
1854-09-30 yeoman, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold to serve on juries
1855-09-29 yeoman, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold house and land to serve on juries
1858-10-23 of Puncknowle; bur. there parish register


02. Mary Cheney

1789-11-01 bapt. Puncknowle, Dorset parish register
1815-05-09 of Puncknowle; m. James Tomkins (1783–1842, mason, of Puncknowle, s. of Nicholas and Joan Tomkins), at Puncknowle, by banns; both marked their names parish register; GRO index; TNA: HO 107/285/11 f8 p11; TNA: HO 107/1861 f69 p3
Children: Joseph (1815 – ?), James (1817 – ?), Mary (1819 – after 1871), Rebecca (1821–1881), Robert (1823–1824), John (1825 – after 1881), and Henry (1827 – ?), all b. Puncknowle GRO index; HO 107/285/11 f8 p11; TNA: RG 10/2009 f5 p4; Dorset burials
1841 living in Puncknowle with her family HO 107/285/11 f8 p11
1851 twin[e] netter, living in Plot Road, Puncknowle, with her eldest son and a lodger HO 107/1861 f69 p3
1861-12-14 of Puncknowle; bur. there parish register


03. Joseph Cheney or Chainey

1792-11-18 bapt. Puncknowle, Dorset parish register
1813-07-17 of Puncknowle; m. Alice Cheney (1794–1860, b. Puncknowle) at Puncknowle, by banns; he signed, she marked her name parish register; GRO index
Children: Francis (1814–1866), Joseph (1816–1883), Elizabeth (1819–1901), Thomas (1822–1901), Cornelius (1825–1826), Alice (1826–1843), Thirza (1828–1830), Thirza (1831–1899), John (1833–1903), William (1838 – after 1881), and Eliza (1842–1899), all b. Puncknowle GRO index; censuses; parish registers of Puncknowle and Wyke Regis; National Burial Index; Dorset baptisms; "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch: 11 February 2018, Eliza Cheney, 13 Nov 1842, citing index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, FHL microfilm 1,239,225
1831 owner of freehold property in Puncknowle, occupied by William Thorner poll book
1837-09-01 blacksmith, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold to serve on juries Jury List
1841 bl. smith, of Puncknowle, living with his family TNA: HO 107/285/11 f11 p17
occupier of a cottage, garden, and smithy, totalling 20 perches, at Puncknowle tithe map and apportionment
1847-09-25 blacksmith, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold to serve on juries Jury Lists
1848-08-31
1849-09-29
1851 blacksmith and baker &c., living with his family in Main Street, Puncknowle; his household also includes Elizabeth Chainey, daur, widow, 32, house servant, b. Puncknowle HO 107/1861 f71 p6
1851-09-27 blacksmith, of Puncknowle; qualified by his freehold to serve on juries Jury List
1858-03-13 shopkeeper of Puncknowle; d. there National Probate Calendar; parish register
1858-03-20 bur. Puncknowle parish register
1858-09-13 will proved at Blandford by Richard Vine and James Laver, executors; effects under £100 National Probate Calendar


04. Francis Cheney

1794-04-27 bapt. Puncknowle, Dorset parish register
1797-08-27 bur. Puncknowle parish register


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