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Winifred Phyllis L Shardlow

• Birth*: Winifred Phyllis L Shardlow was born on 30 October 1920 at Stone, Staffordshire, England.
• Marriage*: Winifred Phyllis L Shardlow married Reginald Percy Marchant, son of Walter Percy Marchant and Annie Spink, in 1940 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• Married Name: As of 1940, her married name was Marchant.
• Death*: Winifred Phyllis L Shardlow died in 1994 at Worthing, Sussex, England^B.

Alexander Marchant

Parents:

• Birth*: Alexander Marchant was born on 17 January 1920 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Walter Percy Marchant and Annie Spink.
• Death*: Alexander Marchant died in 2003 at Kent, England.

Violet Edna May Etherton

Parents:

• Birth*: Violet Edna May Etherton was born on 30 December 1914 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Frederick Jeffree Etherton and Violet Carrie Elsie Marchant.
• Marriage*: Violet Edna May Etherton married James Dooley on 26 December 1933 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Married Name: As of 26 December 1933, her married name was Dooley.
• Death*: Violet Edna May Etherton died on 18 December 2002 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B, at age 87.

James Dooley

• Birth*: James Dooley was born in 1912 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• Marriage*: James Dooley married Violet Edna May Etherton, daughter of Frederick Jeffree Etherton and Violet Carrie Elsie Marchant, on 26 December 1933 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Death*: James Dooley died in April 1997 at Lewes, Sussex, England^B.

Marie Eileen Etherton

Harold Johnson and Marie Etherton marriage 1951

Parents:

• Birth*: Marie Eileen Etherton was born on 4 November 1916 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B; DOB from GRO Deaths Index.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Frederick Jeffree Etherton and Violet Carrie Elsie Marchant.
• Name Variation: Marie Eileen Etherton was also known as Molly.
• Marriage*: Marie Eileen Etherton married Henry Walter Johnson in 1951 at Holy Cross, Hove, Sussex, England^B.³
• Married Name: As of 1951, her married name was Johnson.
• Anecdote*: They lived in Portland Road, Hove.
• Death*: Marie Eileen Etherton died in 1980 at Hove, Sussex, England^B.²

Frederick George Etherton

Parents:

• Birth*: Frederick George Etherton was born on 27 November 1919 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B; DOB from GRO Deaths Index.
• He was the son of Frederick Jeffree Etherton and Violet Carrie Elsie Marchant.
• Marriage*: Frederick George Etherton married Gwendolen Nellie Sawyer in 1941 at Yeovil, Somerset, England.¹
• Death*: Frederick George Etherton died in August 1994 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B, at age 74.

Dorothy Edith Etherton

Dorothy Edith Etherton c1945

Parents:

• Birth*: Dorothy Edith Etherton was born on 28 September 1921 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B; Date of Birth from GRO Deaths Index.¹
• She was the daughter of Frederick Jeffree Etherton and Violet Carrie Elsie Marchant.
• Nickname: Dorothy Edith Etherton also went by the name of Dorry.
• Marriage*: Dorothy Edith Etherton married Desmond Joseph Greer in 1944 at Hastings, Sussex, England^B.²
• Married Name: As of 1944, her married name was Greer.
• Marriage*: Dorothy Edith Etherton married Robert William Lucas in 1980 at Chichester, Sussex, England^B.³
• Married Name: As of 1980, her married name was Lucas.
• Death*: Dorothy Edith Etherton died in October 1994 at Hove, Sussex, England^B, at age 73.⁴
• Anecdote*: Helen Fenton (nee Green) writes: Dorothy was quite close to her sisters, Vi and Molly. They would do their knitting and watch English soap operas together, Coronation Street and Crossroads! Even though I was only a few years old, I do remember this phenomenon quite well! Even the theme tunes to these ‘ghastly’ television programmes have stuck in my mind! They cooked the most delicious Sunday roast dinners! I can taste the gravies, Yorkshire puddings, the crispy roast potatoes and all the other perfectly-prepared vegetables as I write! At Christmas time, the mouth-watering mince pies they made were crafted from pastry to die for! There were brightly-lit Christmas trees, always superbly decorated…and there was snow, yes SNOW! Living in Africa, the sight of freshly-fallen, crispy-white snow is something that I will never again take for granted, as I am certain neither would you…. But, on the contrary, picture this: Brighton Beach, lots of funny-looking piers.. and these huge, ugly black pebbles that hurt your feet as you trundle along the shore-line in your flip flops, scrunching your lilly-white toes as they try to establish a firm foothold on those pebbles… that’s enough to send anyone packing for Perth or an African Safari don’t you think? Perhaps a bit of humour for us to consider!
  Dorothy also loved her Guinness! She was very ‘glamorous’, always looked very striking and pretty and she was extremely artistic and creative. She taught me how to paint with water colours when I was four years old. She loved dogs and had two white poodles. She used to have them groomed quite regularly and they would come back from the dog parlour full of ribbons and bows! I used to feel quite sorry for them at the time, since I felt that they really weren’t comfortable all dolled up like that! Nevertheless, Dorothy was a force to be reckoned with. No one would dare cross her for fear of a tongue lashing! People also seemed to have eaten a lot of corned beef in those days! Dorothy used to make me corned beef sandwiches when I was staying over at her house…I absolutely hated corned beef!
  A strong and determined lady was Dorothy, and she would take nothing lying down… Desmond, on the other hand, was quite a softie… He was also very creative, and was very involved in his music. He owned a pink Kombi van that was used to carry all the band equipment around. This sticks in my mind as I could never understand why the van had to be pink and not a more masculine colour! Sometimes, he would play in various pubs around Sussex and take me along with him for the ride, so to speak. At age five, I wasn’t allowed in any pubs of course, but, I would play outside at each venue and ask Granddad Des if I could have a Cadbury’s Dairymilk chocolate and a glass of Babycham! The chocolate was never a problem, but I wasn’t allowed the Babycham! But, instead, Des would bring me a champagne glass filled with lemonade with a small cherry on a toothpick, nicely arranged to look like a real Babycham, and I used to enjoy this tremendously! Des always had an ‘alternative’ image, set of behaviours and dress sense. He was quite theatrical, very arty and rather nutty actually! I absolutely loved him to bits and he and I were very close as I was his first grandchild. My uncle, David Greer, was also involved in music and played guitar. His musical style was more along the lines of singing and playing ballads. I don’t know much more about David except that he first married a lady by the name of Val, around the same time that my mother married Tom. David and Val had two sons, Martin and Marcus. They were then divorced and David remarried a lady by the name of Linda and they had at least two daughters, Kelly and Kirsty Greer. Denise may be able to enlighten us further here. Denise and David never really saw eye to eye, hence, again my lack of knowledge here.

Joan Patricia Dooley

Parents:

• Birth*: Joan Patricia Dooley was born on 7 May 1936 at Hove, Sussex, England^B.
• She was the daughter of James Dooley and Violet Edna May Etherton.
• Married Name: As of 1957, her married name was Swaysland.
• Marriage*: Joan Patricia Dooley married Wililiam S Senior in 1967 at Worthing, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Married Name: As of 1967, her married name was Senior.
• Death*: Joan Patricia Dooley died in December 1991 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B, at age 55.

Gladys Hilda Marchant

Parents:

• Birth*: Gladys Hilda Marchant was born in 1909 at Broadwater, Sussex, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Cecil Edwin Philip Marchant and Ellen Jane White.
• Marriage*: Gladys Hilda Marchant married Albert G Bourne in 1931 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• Married Name: As of 1931, her married name was Bourne.
• Death*: Gladys Hilda Marchant died on 10 March 1965 at Cuckfield, Sussex, England^B.

Cecil James Marchant

Parents:

• Birth*: Cecil James Marchant was born in 1911 at Preston, Brighton, Sussex, England.
• He was the son of Cecil Edwin Philip Marchant and Ellen Jane White.
• Emigration*: Cecil James Marchant emigrated on 6 January 1927 to Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, departing London on the ship "Berrima."
• Anecdote*: From Joan, daughter of Maria Sarah Marchant: Another interesting story, from my father, is about Cecil's son Cecil James. He came back from Australia,on his own, and stayed with Uncle Percy. While visiting Aunt Edie and her adopted daughter Eva he attacked them. Dad described it as a brainstorm and Cecil ended up in Haywards Heath mental institution. Not sure what year that was but he returned to Australia in 1946. He was "a bad lot", my dad's words, and ended up in prison. No idea what happened to him after that.
• Immigration*: Cecil James Marchant immigrated in 1946 returned to Australia.
• Death*: Cecil James Marchant died on 4 May 1985 at Wilson, Western Australia, Australia.¹
• Cremation*: His body was cremated after 4 May 1985 at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.¹

William G Marchant

Parents:

• Birth*: William G Marchant was born in 1912 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• He was the son of Cecil Edwin Philip Marchant and Ellen Jane White.
• Marriage*: William G Marchant married Ethel M Reeves in 1930 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.

Florence Rose Marchant

Parents:

• Birth*: Florence Rose Marchant was born on 17 December 1914 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Cecil Edwin Philip Marchant and Ellen Jane White.
• Name Variation: As of 1916, Florence Rose Marchant was also known as Rose Florence Marchant.
• Residence*: In 1939 Florence Rose Marchant lived at 8 Over Street, Brighton, Sussex, England.¹
• Death*: Florence Rose Marchant died on 17 December 1973 at Cuckfield, Sussex, England^B, at age 59.

Donald Marchant

Parents:

• Birth*: Donald Marchant was born in 1916 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• He was the son of Cecil Edwin Philip Marchant and Ellen Jane White.

Maria Sarah Marchant

Maria Sarah Marchant (1924-2009)

Parents:

• Birth*: Maria Sarah Marchant was born on 4 October 1924 at 31 William St, Brighton, Sussex, England.
• She was the daughter of Frederick Deacon and Ellen Jane White.
• Anecdote*: Father was probably not Cecil but Frederick Deacon. Ellen Marchant and Frederick Deacon also had a son called Thomas G Marchant. Birth registered Apr-Jun 1927. This information provided by Maria's daughter Joan.
• Name Variation: Maria Sarah Marchant was also known as Sally Deacon.
• Marriage*: Maria Sarah Marchant married Charles Shadrach Thomas Juffs on 19 February 1945 at Kingsbury, Middlesex, England.
• Married Name: As of 19 February 1945, her married name was Juffs.
• Death*: Maria Sarah Marchant died on 7 March 2009 at London, England, at age 84.

Frederick Deacon

• Birth*: Frederick Deacon was born on 25 March 1879 at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England.
• Anecdote*: Information from Joan, daughter of Maria Sarah Marchant:
  Ellen Jane Marchant (nee White) met Frederick Deacon when she was visiting her children Donald, Gladys & Rose in the workhouse. Frederick Deacon's children were also there. They had two children: Maria Sarah (Sally as she was known) and a son called Thomas. Ellen Jane left them all, including her children, with Frederick Deacon. Daughter Maria Sarah Marchant did not remember her very much.
  After Frederick died Gladys or Rose took Maria in to work for them which didn't go too well, and she left them to join the Wrens. I know she kept in touch with Donald when he was a prisoner of war in Italy and lost contact with him when they transferred him to Italy. We tried to find him through the Ministry of Defence but apart from telling us that he was alive they would tell us nothing else.
  Maria was brought up as Sarah Deacon. She only found out she was a Marchant when she joined the Wrens, and that Cecil was named as her father. Her brother Thomas was registered in the name of White which Maria found out when he died. Why Ellen Jane did this and did not register them as Deacon's I do not know. Maria was definitely a Deacon, adored her father and so was Thomas. She was very close to Donald but not so much to the girls. I gather that Florence is the one she called Rose but I know nothing of William.
• Death*: Frederick Deacon died on 10 March 1940 at Brighton General Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England, at age 60.

Thomas George Marchant

Parents:

• Birth*: Thomas George Marchant was born on 22 February 1927 at 37 William St, Brighton, Sussex, England.
• He was the son of Frederick Deacon and Ellen Jane White.
• Death*: Thomas George Marchant died on 12 June 1965 at Ruberry Hill Mental Asylum, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, at age 38.

Gabriel Marchant

Parents:

• Baptism*: Gabriel Marchant was baptized on 3 October 1813 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• He was the son of Richard Marchant and Sarah Gillam.
• Death*: Gabriel Marchant died in 1814 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Gabriel Marchant was buried on 14 January 1814 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^B, "infant". "Gabriel Gillham Marchant, Russell Row."¹

Nancy Marchant

Parents:

• Birth: Nancy Marchant was born in 1817 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Nancy Marchant was baptized on 12 October 1817 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Richard Marchant and Sarah Gillam.
• Death*: Nancy Marchant died in October 1817 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Nancy Marchant was buried on 31 October 1817 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^B, "infant, Russell Row."¹

Mary Ann Marchant

Parents:

• Baptism*: Mary Ann Marchant was baptized on 22 August 1824 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^B, fisherman, West St.¹
• She was the daughter of Richard Marchant and Sarah Gillam.
• Residence: In 1848 Mary Ann Marchant and William Henry Morley lived at 45 Russell St, Brighton, Sussex, England.
• Marriage*: Mary Ann Marchant married William Henry Morley, son of George Cooke Morley and Mary Ann Gunn, on 20 June 1848 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^B.²
  
• Married Name: As of 20 June 1848, her married name was Morley.
• Residence: On 18 August 1850 Mary Ann Marchant and William Henry Morley lived at Russell Street, Brighton, Sussex, England.¹
• (Witness) Death: Mary Ann Marchant witnessed the death of Richard Marchant on 30 July 1866 at Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England; He died of inflammation of bladder and disease of kidneys, age 79 years.³
• Residence*: On 30 July 1866 Mary Ann Marchant and William Henry Morley lived at 7 Ivory Buildings, Brighton, Sussex, England.³
• Residence*: In December 1880 Mary Ann Marchant lived at 28 Carlton St, Brighton, Sussex, England.⁴
• (Witness) Probate: Mary Ann Marchant witnessed the probate of the estate of William Henry Morley on 29 December 1880 at Lewes, Sussex, England^B; Estate under £200.⁴

William Buchercle Marchant

Parents:

• Birth: William Buchercle Marchant was born in 1827 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: William Buchercle Marchant was baptized on 7 October 1827 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• He was the son of Richard Marchant and Sarah Gillam.

Caroline Weller

Parents:

• Birth*: Caroline Weller was born circa 1875.
• She was the daughter of Edward Weller and Martha (?)
• Occupation*: Caroline Weller was a servant on 2 April 1911.
• Marriage*: Caroline Weller married Henry Frank Marchant, son of William George Buckran Marchant and Maria Murrell, in 1912 at Croydon, Surrey, England.¹
• Married Name: As of 1912, her married name was Marchant.
• Emigration: Caroline Weller and Henry Frank Marchant emigrated on 27 September 1912 to Perth, Western Australia, Australia, on the ship "Otranto" departing from London.
• Death*: Caroline Weller died on 19 October 1961 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Aged 86 years.
• Burial*: Caroline Weller was buried after 19 October 1961 at Anglican, Grave IC 0374, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia, This section of the cemetery has been renewed and there is a memorial at Karrakatta, IC Section, BH 0007.²

Olive Winifred Marchant

Parents:

• Birth*: Olive Winifred Marchant was born in 1915 at Leederville, Western Australia, Australia.
• She was the daughter of Henry Frank Marchant and Caroline Weller.
• Death*: Olive Winifred Marchant died on 16 April 1916 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Burial*: Olive Winifred Marchant was buried after 16 April 1916 at Anglican, Grave IC 0374, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia, Age 0 years.¹

John Hoare

• Birth*: John Hoare was born circa 1798 at Arundel, Sussex, England^B.
• Marriage*: John Hoare married Jane Murrell, daughter of Philip Murrell and Mary Bishop, on 15 May 1820 at Arundel, Sussex, England^B.¹
• Occupation*: John Hoare was a carpenter in 1839.²
• Death*: John Hoare died in 1860 at Arundel, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: John Hoare was buried on 17 August 1860 at St Nicholas, Arundel, Sussex, England^B, "62 years."³

Sarah Hoare

Parents:

• Birth: Sarah Hoare was born in 1821 at Arundel, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Sarah Hoare was baptized on 4 February 1821 at St Nicholas, Arundel, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Hoare and Jane Murrell.

Charles Hoare

Parents:

• Birth: Charles Hoare was born in 1823 at Arundel, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Charles Hoare was baptized on 27 April 1823 at St Nicholas, Arundel, Sussex, England^B.¹
• He was the son of John Hoare and Jane Murrell.

Jane Hoare

Parents:

• Birth: Jane Hoare was born in 1825 at Arundel, Sussex, England^B.
• Baptism*: Jane Hoare was baptized on 31 July 1825 at St Nicholas, Arundel, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of John Hoare and Jane Murrell.
• Death*: Jane Hoare died in 1845 at Arundel, Sussex, England^B.
• Burial*: Jane Hoare was buried on 14 April 1845 at St Nicholas, Arundel, Sussex, England^B, "20 years."²