| 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 |
| 1971-04-28 |
Desperate woman forged signature on savings book Mrs. Yvonne Griggs' husband had left her and she had two children to support. And when she found a post office savings book on a rubbish dump she forged the signature of the owner on several occasions to draw money with it. Over a period of four months she obtained a total of £100 before being discovered. And it was revealed at Chatham court on Wednesday that the book had belonged to a man who was now dead. Twenty-four-year-old Griggs, of James Street, Gillingham, admitted fraudulently demanding money by forgery on 5 April and forging a document, uttering a forged document and obtaining money with a forged document all on 19 January. She asked the court to consider 14 similar offences dating back to December last year. Chief Inspector Kenneth Dawson, prosecuting, said on 19 January Griggs drew £20 from a post office in Victoria Street, Gillingham. She drew money from several other offices in Chatham and Gillingham and was arrested by police when she returned to the Victoria Street office on 5 April. She told police: "I found the book when I went to dump some rubbish on the council tip at Castlemaine Avenue, Gillingham. It was a simple matter to change the Mr. to a Mrs. and forge the signature." Chief Inspector Dawson said the book had belonged to a Mr. E.B. Tanton, of Perie Row, Brompton, who died intestate in 1970. He said the council had cleared the house of personal effects and agreed that they could have dumped the book on the tip. He said: "This seems to corroborate her explanation as to how she got hold of the book." He said Griggs, who had no previous conviction, had two children and was separated from her husband. Griggs told the court: "I knew it was wrong but I was desperate for money and it seemed the easy way out." Placing her on probation for two years the chairman Mr. W. Reeves said: "I hope you have learned your lesson from this and will be more sensible. In the circumstances you are obviously not in a position to pay any of the money back to the Post Office. " |
Chatham News, 1971-04-30 |
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