Eldest son Jabez CHANT born 06/05/1832, christened 28 October 1832 Wesleyan, South Petherton, Somerset, married 19.07.1852 Maria Guppy in Somerset, UK and came to South Australia with Maria in the ship China in 1853. Maria is reported as living next door to the Chants in the 1851 census. Maria is the daughter of Richard and Sarah Guppy and was Christened on 28 Feb 1837.

It is thought that Elizabeth came out with the children to be with Jabez, his wife and family to begin a new start. This now appears so according to this set of records which shows Jabez Chant sponsored his mother, siblings, sister-in-law (Thomas's wife Lucy Russ) as well as the parents (Richard and Sarah) and brother Edward 16 of his wife Maria Guppy along with the aid of the Government of South Australia.

Jabez and Maria had:

    1. William born 30/08/1855 in South Australia and married 02/04/1877 Elizabeth Jane Smith
        b. 08/07/1860 in North Salisbury. Adelaide He was 21 and she 16. They lived in Bowden S.A.

                23/01/1878 – 19/03/1878 Jabez Chant
                19/09/1879 – 16/04/1884 Emily Chant
                16/12/1887 – 15/04/1911 Ivy Alice Chant m 15/04/1911 Charles Henry Trembath son of
Thomas Trembath and Elizabeth Ann Nicholas

18/06/1913 Alice Olive Jean Trembath
02/07/1915 Frank Trembath
13/12/1922 Eileen Elizabeth Trembath

                24/06/1895 – 14/07/1897 Hazel Evelyn Chant

    2. Edward born 28/10/1863 in South Australia and married 24/05/1887 Hannah Cooley.
        He was 23 and she 19.

                15/07/1888 Albert Edward m 14/10/1911 Edith Fox
                                                    m 21/08/1915 Gertrude Louisa Broadbridge

        Edward, when aged 35 married 01/05/1899 Elizabeth Ruth Chant 28 (Alexander's daughter, his
        cousin.) They had..

                 17/07/1906 Gertrude Olive who married 23/04/1932 Frank Jonothan Hurd born
                                  15/06/1906.

Jabez died 13/01/1911. Maria died 18/09/1911 or 1913.


Chant
Mary Ann Chant ¦ William Cocking
Alice Lillian Naylor. ¦ Arthur James Naylor. ¦ Doris Emaline Naylor. ¦ Eileen Bessie Naylor.
Ethel Catherine Naylor. ¦ John Henry Naylor. ¦ Louisa Evelyn Naylor. ¦ Alfred George Naylor.
David Bentley. ¦ Alma Bentley. ¦ Alfred Bentley. ¦ Doreen Bentley.
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