Abraham Martin Chater

Abraham Martin Chater
Researching Armenian Family History in India
1600 - 1950

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Abraham CHATER* (1820- )

1. Abraham Martin CHATER* ¹ (1820- ).

Born 1820, unconfirmed date. ²

Sp. (unknown).

2. Abraham Martin CHATER ³ (bef1854-1913).

Born bef 1854.

Occupation Engineer.

Married bef 1880.

Died 13 Sep 1913, Howrah. Rites according to the Roman Catholic church.

Buried 14 Sep 1913, The Government Cemetery, Bantra, Howrah. ⁴ burial record indicates his occupation at the time of death was mechanical engineer. Bantra, Howrah.

Sp. Evalina D'ROZARIO (bef1860- ).

Born bef 1860, possibly in Italy. ⁵

Note on Marriage to Abraham Martin CHATER: name sometimes listed as Evelyn.

3. Blanche Elrica CHATER (1884- ).

Born 14 Oct 1884, Calcutta. ⁶

Christened 15 Feb 1885, The Old Mission Church, Fort William.

Married 5 Oct 1904, St. Thomas's church, Howrah.

Sp. Ernest Gerald SIMPSON (bef1884- ).

Born bef 1884.

Occupation Clerk.

3. May Eveline CHATER (1887- ).

Born 5 Oct 1887, Chitpore.

Christened 22 Feb 1888, St. Johns Church, Calcutta.

Married 8 Mar 1909, Howrah. ⁷

Sp. Earnest Arthur HEYMESDINGUES (bef1885- ).

Born bef 1885.

Occupation Engineer.

3. Arthur Martin CHATER (1891-1977).

Born 17 Nov 1891, Calcutta. ⁸

Christened 22 Feb 1892, RC Cathedral, Moorghuhatta. ⁹

Occupation Clerk Burn & Co.

Married 10 Oct 1917, Church of the Sacred Heart, Dhurumtollah. ¹⁰

Died 2 Mar 1977, Colchester, Essex. ¹¹

Sp. Constance Daisy JANSZ (bef1894- ).

Born bef 1894.

4. Enis Constance [also listed as Enid) CHATER ¹² (1919-1920).

Born 5 Feb 1919, Howrah. ¹³

Christened 1 Mar 1919, The Church of our Lady of Happy Voyage.

Died 24 Sep 1920, Howrah.

4. Mary Digmar CHATER (1922- ).

Born 27 Aug 1922, Calcuttta, India.

Christened 12 Sep 1922, The Church of our Lady of Happy Voyage. ¹⁴

4. Clifford Arthur CHATER (1931-1977).

Born 29 Jul 1931, Howrah.

Christened 8 Aug 1931, Church of our Ladyof Happy Voyage, Howra. ¹⁵

Married 18 Jul 1959, St. James the Less, Colchester, Essex.

Died 1 Jul 1977, Colchester, Essex.

Sp. Cynthia MOODIE ¹⁶ (1929- ), dau. of Louis MOODIE (1888- ) and Elsie LYNN (1908- ).

Born 1929.

4. Derick Arthur CHATER (1931- ).

Born 29 Jul 1931, Howrah.

Christened 8 Aug 1931, Church of our Ladyof Happy Voyage, Howra. ¹⁵

Sources

¹	"India Office Records". various birth, marriage and death records looked at in the India Office Records at the British Library between 2000-2005.
²	"Genes Reunited web site". From Dean Chater's Family Tree.
³	"India Office Records". from various BMD records at the IOR.
⁴	Ibid. copy of burial entry from the register. Copy of entry available in my fiel. N1/391/187
⁵	"Genes Reunited web site". from family tree of Dean Chater.
⁶	"India Office Records". Assessment: Primary evidence. copy in file. N1/191/15
⁷	Ibid. Assessment: Primary evidence. copy of record in my file. N11/11/1219
⁸	Ibid. copy of BMD entry from register. Assessment: Primary evidence.
⁹	Ibid. copy of BMD entry from the register. Assessment: Primary evidence. copy available in my file. N1/219/100
¹⁰	Ibid. BMD register. copy of marriage record on file. N1/425/283
¹¹	"Genes Reunited web site". From Dean Chater's family tree.
¹²	"India Office Records". copy of baptism on file. N1/434/169
¹³	Ibid.
¹⁴	Ibid. copy taken from the BMD register. Assessment: Primary evidence. copy of baptism in file. N1/462/144
¹⁵	Ibid. Assessment: Primary evidence. copy of baptism on file. N1/534/52b
¹⁶	"Genes Reunited web site". Dean Chater's Family Tree.

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