HARRIET BOURNE was born circa 1811 and
was baptised on 14th April 1811 in Brightling,
Sussex (source : Parish Register of Brightling, ESRO PAR 254/1/1/4, courtesy of Mandy Willard).
Harriet was a witness to her sister Charlotte's marriage in 1832
(source : Mandy Willard).
She married
WILLIAM CHEALL by banns on 17th November 1834 in Brightling, Sussex (source :
Parish Register of Brightling, ESRO PAR 254/1/3/1, page 28, entry 82, courtesy of Mandy Willard).
William, a bachelor, and Harriet, a spinster, were both of Brightling and both signed their names
(source : Mandy Willard). The witnesses were John Marynam and Ann Bourne, who both signed their names,
and the banns were called at Brightling on 26th October, 2nd November and 9th November 1834 (source : Mandy Willard).
William, son of HENRY CHEALE and MARY, was born on 15th August 1814 in Crowhurst, Sussex (source : Barbara Hill
and Mandy Willard). He was baptised on 23rd October 1814 in Crowhurst, Sussex, England (source : IGI).
The Brightling parish register records that in 1835, 1836 and 1841, William was a Labourer of Brightling (source :
Wilma Ralph).
William and Harriet left England in 1851 going first to Canada and then on to Oakland Co. (source : Wilma Ralph).
The 1860 census shows William and Harriet and 5 children in Oakland Co., Michigan (source : Wilma Ralph).
Harriet died in 1879 (source : Wilma Ralph). The 1880 census for Oakland Co.
records William
as Widower and living with his youngest son Robert, in Owosso, Michigan,
which is about 30 miles from Pontiac (source : Wilma Ralph). William died in 1896 (source : Barabara Hill).
At one time Harriet lived in Hiawatha, Kansas, where some of her children lived (source : Wilma Ralph).
The Children of HARRIET BOURNE and WILLIAM CHEALL:
ANN CHEALL was born circa 1834
(source : Mandy Willard). She died, aged 2, and was buried on 16th July 1836 in Brightling, Sussex (source :
Mandy Willard).
HENRY CHEALL was born on 5th February 1835 in
Brightling, Sussex (source : Wilma Ralph). He was baptised on 12th April 1835 in Brightling, Sussex (source :
Wilma Ralph). He married
HARRIET CHASE (source : Wilma Ralph). He resided in Robison, Brown Co., Kansas, USA
(source : Wilma Ralph).
He died on 27th March 1916 (source : Wilma Ralph).
BETSEY CHEALL was born circa
1836 in Brightling, Sussex
(source : Mandy Willard). She was baptised on 31st July 1836 in Brightling, Sussex (source :
Parish Register of Brightling, ESRO PAR 254/1/2/1, page 65).
She married ISAAC CANTRELL (source : Wilma Ralph).
She died on 27th March 1874 (source : Mandy Willard), possibly in Pontiac, Michigan, USA (source : Wilma Ralph).
They had two children, LUCY CANTRELL and
LEON CANTRELL (source : Wilma Ralph).
MARGARET CHEALL was born on 29th
September 1837 in Brightling, Sussex (source : Mandy Willard). Her birth was registered as MARGARET CHEAL in
the 4th qtr 1837 in the Battle registration district (Sussex) (source : Mandy Willard).
She was baptised on 9th May 1841 in Brightling, Sussex (Parish Register of Brightling, ESRO PAR 254/1/2/1, page 79,
courtesy of Mandy Willard).
She married SMITH ROBENS (source : Wilma Ralph).
They lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1866 (source : Wilma Ralph).
She died in 1873 (source : Mandy Willard).
They had four children, FRED ROBENS ,
MYRTLE ROBENS , HARRY ROBENS ,
and MARGARET ROBENS (source : Wilma Ralph).
THOMAS CHEALL was born on 27th
November 1839 (source : Mandy Willard). He married AMANDA QUIGLEY
(source : Wilma Ralph). He was a Blacksmith in Kansas and they moved from Michigan to Kansas in 1865
(source : Wilma Ralph).
He died in 1871 in Hiawatha, Kansas, USA (source : Wilma Ralph).
They had two children, HARRY CHEAL , and
LUELLA CHEAL (source : Wilma Ralph).
FANNIE CHEALL was born on 5th February 1840
(source : Wilma Ralph). She married ? OLMSTED-ADAMS
of Denver, Colorado, who died before 1896 (source : Wilma Ralph).
They had five children, CHARLES OLMSTED-ADAMS,
FRED OLMSTED-ADAMS,
GERTRUDE OLMSTED-ADAMS,
HARRIET OLMSTED-ADAMS, and
BERTHA OLMSTED-ADAMS (source : Wilma Ralph).
WILLIAM CHEALL was born on 22nd February
1843 in Crowhurst, Sussex (source : Mandy Willard and Wilma Ralph). He was baptised on 7th May 1843
in Crowhurst, Sussex (source : Wilma Ralph) or Brightling, Sussex (source : Mandy Willard).
He was in Pontiac, Michigan, USA by 1866 (source : Wilma Ralph).
He married MARTHA BIRD
(source : Wilma Ralph) .
She was born in 1846 and died in 1870 (source : Wilma Ralph). He married her sister
MARY ELIZABETH BIRD in 1873 (source : Wilma Ralph).
She died on 6th December 1932 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA (source : Wilma Ralph).
He died on 14th March 1922 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA and both William and Mary Elizabeth are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery
(source : Wilma Ralph).
WILLIAM CHEAL and MARY BIRD had one child, GRACE VIOLETTA CHEAL
, who was born in 1882 and died in 1940 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA (source : Wilma Ralph). She married
ROY SPENCER VANATTA (source : Wilma Ralph).
HARRIET CHEALL was born on 17th June 1848 in Crowhurst, Sussex
(source : Mandy Willard). Her birth was registered as Harriet Cheal in the 3rd qtr 1848 in the Battle registration district
(Sussex) (source : Mandy Willard). She was baptised on 9th July 1848 in Crowhurst (or Brightling?) , Sussex (source : Mandy Willard).
Harriet was a witness to her sister Charlotte's marriage in 1832 (source : Mandy Willard).
She was also lnown as HATTIE (source : Wilma Ralph). She married J B FURSE
(source : Wilma Ralph).
They had six children, FRANK FURSE,
JENNIE FURSE,
BERT FURSE, GEORGE FURSE,
BESSIE FURSE, and
HATTIE FURSE (source : Wilma Ralph).
ANNA CHEALL was born on 29th October 1844
(source : Wilma Ralph). She died on 6th October 1865 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA (source : Wilma Ralph).
SARAH CHEALL was born on 24th November 1846
(source : Wilma Ralph). Her birth was registered as SARAH CHEAL in the 1st qtr 1847 in the Battle registration district
(Sussex)
(source : Mandy Willard). She died before 1896 (source : Wilma Ralph).
ROBBERT CHEALL was born on 8th November 1849
(source : Wilma Ralph). He married MARY JANE MCCLURE (source : Wilma Ralph).
They lived in Owosso, Michigan, USA (source : Wilma Ralph). He died on the 2nd March 1931 (source : Wilma Ralph).
They had three children, ROY CHEALL in 1876
and twin daughters
MARTHA CHEALL and
HARRIET CHEALL in 1887 (source : Wilma Ralph).