| 1868-05-13 | b. Cage Lane, Chatham, Kent | Royal Navy, Registers of Seamen's Services; GRO index; censuses; 1939 England and Wales Register (TNA: RG 101) gives 1868-05-13 |
| 1871 | living with his family at 12 Middle St, Gillingham, Kent | RG 10/912 f52 p31 |
| 1881 | scholar, living with his family at 1 Butlers Gardens, Gillingham | RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1887-07-14/1899-09-02 | served in Royal Navy; 5'7", brown hair, blue eyes, ruddy complexion | Royal Navy, Registers of Seamen's Services |
| 1887-07-14/1887-10-17 | stoker on the Pembroke | |
| 1887-10-18/1890-10-30 | stoker on the Hotspur | |
| 1887-12-31/1897-12-31 | character V.G. | |
| 1890-10-31/1890-12-15 | stoker on the Pembroke | |
| 1890-12-16/1893-12-31 | stoker on the Mohawk; leading stoker from 1898-09-02 | |
| 1894-01-01/1895-05-16 | leading stoker on the Pembroke | |
| 1894-12-23 | m. Eleanor Mary Wilson (1876–1941, b. Buttevant, Co. Cork, Ireland, d. of George and Annie (Hayes) Wilson), at St Mary's church, Chatham | GRO index; "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch: 13 March 2020, Edwin Lanton, 1894; RG 14/3902 RD47 ED18 SN38; Irish Roman Catholic parish baptisms |
| Children: | Edwin George (1895–1978), Eleanor Annie (1897–1898), Frederick Ernest Powell (1900–1980), Norah Eileen (1902–1983), Archibald John (1906–1992), Gwendoline Bessie (1908–1974), James M. (cal 1910 – 1913), and Amelia Annie (1910–2006), all b. Chatham | GRO index; RG 14/3902 RD47 ED18 SN38; RG 15/04043 RD47 SD47-1 ED18 SN166 |
| 1895-05-17/1898-01-19 | leading stoker on the Repulse | Royal Navy, Registers of Seamen's Services |
| 1898-01-20/1898-02-14 | leading stoker on the Pembroke | |
| 1898-02-15/1899-05-05 | leading stoker on the Thetis | |
| 1898-12-31 | character Good; C.S. expired | |
| 1899-05-06/1899-10-19 | leading stoker on the Pembroke II | |
| 1899-10-20/1901-09-05 | leading stoker on the Severn; chief stoker from 1900-09-02 | |
| 1899-12-31/1909-09-18 | character V.G. | |
| 1901-09-06/1901-10-23 | chief stoker on the Pembroke II | |
| 1901-10-24/1904-11-12 | chief stoker on the Shearwater | |
| 1904-11-13/1906-02-19 | chief stoker on the Pembroke II | |
| 1906-02-20/1907-04-30 | chief stoker on the Sapphire II | |
| 1907-05-01/1907-11-12 | chief stoker on the Blenheim | |
| 1907-11-13/1909-06-02 | chief stoker on the Blake | |
| 1909-06-03/1909-09-08 | chief stoker on the Tyne | |
| 1909-09-11 | joined R.F.R. Chatham | |
| 1909-09-06 | of 68 Gordon Road, Chatham; informant of the death of his father-in-law, George Baliff Wilson | Blyth Family Tree |
| 1911 | worker laborer, naval pensioner, H.M. naval barracks, worker, living with his family in 5 rooms at 15 Rhode Street, Chatham | RG 14/3902 RD47 ED18 SN38 |
| 1914-08-02/1915-08-06 | on the Pembroke II | Royal Navy, Registers of Seamen's Services |
| 1914-12-31/1918-12-31 | character V.G. | |
| 1915-08-07/1916-10-12 | on the Latona | |
| 1916-10-13/1919-02-14 | on the Pembroke II | |
| 1916-12-31 | demobilized | |
| 1920-09-16 | Fr. medal; paid War Gratuity | |
| 1921 | engineering department HM Dockyard, working at HM Dockyard Chatham; living with his wife and four children in 5 rooms at 27 Rhode Street, Chatham | RG 15/04043 RD47 SD47-1 ED18 SN166 |
| 1939-09-29 | boiler attendant unemployed, living with his wife and their youngest child at 14 Mill Rd, Gillingham, Kent | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| cal 1870-11 | b. Chatham, Kent | TNA: RG 10/912 f52 p31; RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1871 | living with her family at 12 Middle St, Gillingham, Kent | RG 10/912 f52 p31 |
| 1881 | scholar, living with her family at 1 Butlers Gardens, Gillingham | RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1891 | not found in census | |
| 1891 Q2 | m. Frederick Preston (1870–1945, b. Medway RD), in Medway RD | GRO index |
| Child: | Fred Ernest (1892 – after 1901), b. Chatham | GRO index; RG 13/726 f110 p30 |
| 1901 | not found in census | |
| 1911 | ||
| 1921 | ||
| 1939-09-29 | not found in 1939 Register | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1953-04-07 | of St Josephs Homes, Belle Vue-road, Leeds, Yorkshire; d. Leeds RD | GRO index; National Probate Register |
| 1953-05-29 | will proved at Wakefield by James Frederick Wallace Dalby, export clerk; effects £316 4s. 11d. | National Probate Register |
| 1873 Q2 | b. St Mary's, Chatham, Kent | GRO index; British Army WWI Pension Records; TNA: RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1873-07-23 | bapt. St Paul, Chatham | "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch: accessed 5 June 2016, John William Tanton, 23 Jul 1873; citing ST PAUL, CHATHAM, KENT, reference FHL microfilm 992,460 |
| 1881 | scholar, living with his family at 1 Butlers Gardens, Gillingham, Kent | RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1890-06-28 | labourer, enlisted at Canterbury, private, no 3144, East Kent Regt: the Buffs; 5'5", 125 lbs, chest 34/36", fresh complexion, grey eyes, lt brown hair, CofE, scar left side of abdomen, scar left side of jaw; certified fit for the regular army | British Army WWI Pension Records |
| 1890-10-01 | posted | |
| 1891 | private—infantry, serving with battalion, of East Kent Regiment of Foot, Farnborough, Hampshire; as William John | RG 12/955 f19 p16 |
| 1893-01-31 | appointed lce corporal | British Army WWI Pension Records |
| 1893-10-19 | passed professional examination for rank of corporal; at a subsequent date qualified for employment as telephone clerk | |
| 1893-11-06 | granted 1d. GC pay | |
| 1894-12-11 | 3rd class certificate of education | |
| 1895-01-16 | promoted corporal | |
| 1895-05-10 | arrived Waterford station | |
| 1896-02-11/-03-21 | in hospital, contusion (testicle); prescribed rest & evaporating lotion; court of enquiry held; opinion: due to accident on duty | |
| 1896-05-09 | arrived Kilworth Camp | |
| 1896-07-04 | arrived Kilkenny | |
| 1896-07-20 | awaiting trial | |
| 1896-07-24 | convicted of absence etc. & reduced to the ranks; forfeits 1d. G.C. pay; granted 1d. G.C. pay on reduction from corporal | |
| 1896-10-08/-10-22 | in hospital, gum boil; cold—severe. R. Gargles—incision. Tonics. | |
| 1897-01-24 | restored 2d. G.C. pay | |
| 1897-03-21/-03-31 | in hospital, boil; Idiopathic. Tried R. Poultices & Carbolic Dressing | |
| 1897-06-28 | transferred 1st class A Reserve Sec B, private | |
| 1899-12-04 | recalled to army service & posted private | |
| 1899-12-22/1902-07-08 | apparently embarked on S.S. Gurka; served in South Africa; entitled to S. African Medal 1899/1902 | |
| 1901 | not found in census (is presumably in South Africa) | |
| 1902-08-11 | discharged 1st period of engagement | British Army WWI Pension Records |
| 1902-11-24 | attestation for Two years Garrison duty with the Colours: riveter, 5'6½", 139 lbs, chest 36–39", sallow complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair, CofE; scar left side abdomen, left side jaw, right side nose; fit for Army service at home or in the Mediterranean or other non-tropical stations | |
| 1902-11-26 | posted | |
| 1903-11-05 | forfeits 1d. G.C. pay | |
| 1903-11-20 | posted pte | |
| 1903-11-20/1905-12-14 | served in Halifax, N.S. | |
| 1904-04-25 | permitted to extended [sic] service with the colors for 2 years; granted Service Pay Class II higher rate 5d. | |
| 1904-06-04 | appointed Lce Cpl 5 Btn; granted Service Pay Class I higher rate 7d. | |
| 1904-06-24 | second class certificate of education | |
| 1904-07-15 | ceases to draw pay of rank whilst employed | |
| 1904-11-08 | resumes pay of rank | |
| 1904-11-05 | restored two Good Conduct Badges | |
| 1905-07-22 | permitted to extend his service with the Colors for One Year | |
| 1905-09-30 | elected to be discharged from the Royal Garrison Regiment | |
| 1905-12-16 | discharged | |
| 1911 | general labourer, HM Dockyard, government, worker, living with his family in 5 rooms at 37 New Cross Street, Chatham | RG 14/3900 RD47 ED16 SN264 |
| 1913 Q4 | m. Mildred Elizabeth Newman (1883–1978, b. Oakham RD), in Medway RD | GRO index |
| Children: | Frederick J.J. (1916 – ?), Rosalie K.E. (1929 – ?), both b. Medway RD | |
| 1919-02-20 | 119th Protection Coy. Royal Defence Corps, Serjeant, 22450; d. Mil. Hos., Chatham; as William John; "Remembered with honour" | UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects; GRO index |
| 1919-06-20 | war gratuity of £12 5s. paid to widow Mildred E. | UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects |
| bur. in grave 1526, Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, Chatham | CWGC |
| 1875 Q4 | b. Chatham, Kent | GRO index; TNA: RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1881-01-26 | bapt. St Paul, Chatham | "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch: accessed 5 June 2016, Eleanor Ruth Tanton, 26 Jan 1881; citing Chatham, Kent, reference item 2 p 187; FHL microfilm 1,473,668 |
| 1881 | living with her family at 1 Butlers Gardens, Gillingham, Kent | RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1891 | living with her family and a lodger at 17 Cross St, Chatham; as Ellen | RG 12/662 f115 p24 |
| m. Benjamin H. Willis (1869 – after 1939, stoker, RN) | RG 13/729 f92 p18; RG14PN3900 RG78PN149 RD47 SD1 ED16 SN264; 1939 England and Wales Register (TNA: RG 101) | |
| Children: | Benjamin Harry (1897–1955) and Alice Amelia (1899–1973), both b. Chatham | GRO index; RG 13/729 f92 p18 |
| 1901 | living with her children in 4 rooms at 34 Mount, Chatham | RG 13/729 f92 p18 |
| 1911 | not found in census | |
| 1921 | ||
| 1939-09-29 | not found in 1939 Register; husband living with his son at 8 Eldon Street, Chatham | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1877-12-27 | b. Chatham, Kent | GRO index; TNA: RG 11/893 f69 p40; Tanton Family Tree |
| 1881 | living with his family at 1 Butlers Gardens, Gillingham, Kent | RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1891 | errand boy, living with his family and a lodger at 17 Cross St, Chatham | RG 12/662 f115 p24 |
| 1901 | not found in census | RG 13/ |
| 1903 Q3 | m. Mary Ann Edwards (1883–1926, b. Anders[t]on, Scotland), in Medway RD; as Charles Norman Tanton | GRO index; RG 14/3900 RD47 ED16 SN 226; Tanton Family Tree |
| Children: | Charles Edward (1903–1994), George Albert (1905–1936), Alice Eva (1907–1939), Edward (cal 1910 – ?), Walter Ernest (1912–1969), Thomas Frederick (1914–1979), and Amelia Mary (1918 – ?), all b. Chatham | GRO index; RG 14/3900 RD47 ED16 SN 226; RG 15/04041 RD47 SD47-1 ED16 SN267; British Royal Navy Seamen |
| 1911 | general laborer, government dockyard, worker, living with his family in 4 rooms at 19 Cross Street, Chatham | RG 14/3900 RD47 ED16 SN 226 |
| 1921 | skilled labourer boiler shop, working for Aveline & Porters, Rochester, Kent; living with his family in 4 rooms at 28 Cross Street, Chatham; as Charles Norman Tanton | RG 15/04041 RD47 SD47-1 ED16 SN267 |
| 1931-10-31 | d. Malling RD; as Charles N. Tanton | GRO index; Tanton Family Tree |
| cal 1880-11 | b. Chatham, Kent | TNA: RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1881-01-26 | bapt. St Paul, Chatham | "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch: accessed 5 June 2016, George James Tanton, 26 Jan 1881; citing Chatham, Kent, reference item 2 p 187; FHL microfilm 1,473,668 |
| 1881 | living with his family at 1 Butlers Gardens, Gillingham, Kent | RG 11/893 f69 p40 |
| 1891 | living with his family and a lodger at 17 Cross St, Chatham | RG 12/662 f115 p24 |
| 1901 | soldier, cavalry, of Holmstone Camp, Lydd, Kent | RG 13/857 f73 p7 |
| 1911 | RG 14/3900 RD47 ED16 SN264 | |
| 1915-05-13 | private 7803, 1st Bn, Somerset Light Infantry; killed in action at Ypres | UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls |
| entitled to the Victory and British War Medals, and the 1914 Star | ||
| 1915-08-20 | war gratuity of £12 5s. 1d. paid to his mother; a further £5 on 7 July 1919 | UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects |
| "Remembered with honour" on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| 1883-02-23 | b. Chatham, Kent | GRO index; "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch: accessed 5 June 2016, Thomas Henry Tanton, 03 May 1892, citing reference yrs 1888-1894 p 60, FHL microfilm 1,473,650; TNA: RG 12/662 f115 p24; 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) gives 1883-02-24 |
| 1892-05-03 | bapt. St Mary, Chatham | FamilySearch |
| 1891 | living with her family and a lodger at 17 Cross St, Chatham | RG 12/662 f115 p24 |
| 1901-01-24 | revettor; enlisted at Chatham in the Royal Horse & Field Artillery; 5 ft 7 in, 176 lbs; minimum chest 35 in with expansion to 37 in; fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair; Wesleyan; three scars back of neck on right side; joined at Woolwich | British Army service record |
| 1901 | began service with Royal Horse & Field Artillery, regimental number 14045/R.F.A. | Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760–1920 |
| 1901-01-24/-11-08 | served at home | |
| 1901-03-12 | posted gunner | British Army service record |
| 1901 | gunner, of the Deepcut Barracks, 50th Brigade Division, Royal Field Artillery, Frimley, Surrey | RG 13/609 f167 p5 |
| 1901-11-09/1902-10-15 | served in South Africa | |
| 1901-11-09 | posted gunner | British Army service record |
| 1902-02-03 | ||
| 1902-10-16/1909-02-23 | served in India | |
| 1901/1902 | awarded Queen's medal with clasps 'Cape Colony,' 'Orange Free State,' and 'Transvaal'; and 'South Africa 1901' and 'South Africa 1902' medals | |
| 1903-01-24 | granted GC Pay @ 1d | |
| 1905-06-28 | extended service to complete 8 years with the Colours; elects R. warrant A.O. 66 of '02; granted class II service pay @ 4d | |
| 1905-11-01 | forfeited 1st G.C badge | |
| 1906-11-08 | restored I G.C. badge | |
| 1907-06-07 | forfeited all Service Pay (Physical Inefficiency) | |
| 1907-07-05 | restored Cl. II Ser Pay @ 4d | |
| 1907-09-23 | forfeited 1 G.C. badge | |
| 1909-02-24/1913-01-23 | served at home | |
| 1909-02-26 | transferred Army Res | |
| 1911 | hamerman for steam engine makers, |
RG 14/3900 RD47 ED16 SN264 |
| 1913-01-23 | discharged Gr 1st Period | British Army service record |
| 1915-10-15/1919 | served successively as private G/6948 Royal West Kent Regiment, 28573 Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and 273983 Royal Engineers; first served in the Balkans | UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; British Army Medal Rolls Index Cards |
| 1919-04-28 | riveter at HM Dockyard, of 34 Cross Street, Rochester, Kent; m. Thurza Ellen Wigley (1889–1978, née Marchant, b. Medway RD), in Medway RD | GRO index; Giles and Wigley families of Kent |
| 1921 | rivitter, employed by Mr Pollock & Doris, engineer's & shipbuilders, working in Faversham, Kent; living with his wife and three step-children in 4 rooms at 38 Queen Street, Rochester, Kent | RG 15/04032 RD47 SD47-1 ED7 SN160 |
| 1939-09-29 | ship plate riveter, living with his wife at 38 Queen St, Rochester | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1954-06-03 | handyman at military barracks; d. 38 Queen Street, Rochester | GRO index; Giles and Wigley families of Kent |
| 1885-12-15 | b. Chatham, Kent | GRO index; "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch: accessed 5 June 2016, Ernest Benjamin Tanton, 25 Mar 1890; citing reference yrs 1888-1894 p 25; FHL microfilm 1,473,650; TNA: RG 13/726 f110 p30 |
| 1890-03-25 | bapt. St Mary, Chatham | FamilySearch |
| 1891 | living with his family at 17 Cross St, Chatham | RG 12/662 f115 p24 |
| 1901 | rivet boy, worker, of 34 Cross St, Chatham, Kent, living with his family, nephew Fred Preston, and great-uncle William Tunbridge as lodger | TNA: RG 13/726 f110 p30 |
| 1911 | RG 14/3900 RD47 ED16 SN264 | |
| 1920-02-19 | gunner 39978, R.F.A., entitled to the Victory and British War Medals | UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls |
| 1921 | not found in census | |
| 1939-09-29 | not found in 1939 Register | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1970 Q4 | d. Chatham RD | GRO index |
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