CHAYTER
from Cater = English – occupational name for the buyer of provisions for a large household from the Anglo Norman French acatour from the Late Latin acceptator, to accept, to receive.
ROBERT JOHN CHAYTER married MARY JANE STOTHART. When Richard Henry Chayter was born on 7 February 1880 in Queensland, his father, Robert, was 34 and his mother, Mary, was 26.
STODDARD
Mary Jane Stoddard born 14th Nov 1853, was the 2nd child of Matthew and Mary Ann Stothard, born in Sunderland. With her mother and father and other members of the family she moved to London (Poplar) her father having been invited by Mr Walker of the Upper Globe Dry Dock and Lavender Yard, Rotherhithe, to manage the Upper Globe Dock in about 1871.
Mary Jane, known to all as Jane, married William Taylor in the Parish Church of St Anne (a lovely Hawkesmore church) in 1875. It would appear that with others, they obtained three collier brigs and sailed to Australia, landing at Newcastle, NSW. They, over a period of time traded along the coast, built a small shipbuilding yard and an inn. Apparently they were reasonably successful in all that they did. Unfortunately Jane and William’s marriage didn’t prosper. I don’t know if they divorced, but William Taylor did have a second marriage.
The family went from Newcastle, NSW and established thenselves in Townsville, North Queensland, where they carried on in the ship building industry – small vessels, and the ship yard only closing down quite recently – towards the end of the 20th century. An attempt to preserve the yard was made by local societies, but as soon as the new owners of the site heard of it, they bought in the bulldozers and destroyed the area.
ADAMS
When Mary Adams was born on 12 April 1882 in Brisbane, Queensland, her father, William, was 39, and her mother, Emma, was 34.
She married Richard Henry Chayter on 2 May 1906 in Queensland.
They had four children in 13 years.
She died on 12 September 1944 in her hometown at the age of 62, and was buried there.
RICHARD HENRY CHAYTER was born in Brisbane married MARY ADAMS (reputedly an excellent artist, particularly with oil painting).
Richard first commenced work with Queensland Agency (a wholesale grocer) and later formed the firm of Denham and Chayter (wholesale grocers), Brisbane.
1927
In 1932 Richard joined the staff of R.M. Gow. He was active in retirement (1948) and attended to office work at Monument Motors Tingalpa.
Richard was a keen follower of Rugby League and cricket and was a life member of Brisbane Cricket Club. He resided on The Esplanade, Manly for 40 years.
He died aged 79 after a short illness (he suffered from Asthma).
The four children of Richard Chayter and Mary Adams:
HENRY WILLIAM (born 1907 married Norma Henley)
Marie (b. 1913 m. Edmund Burkitt d. 2006)
Raymond Adams (born 1919, m. Audrey died 18.12.1989, buried Hemmant Cemetery – lieutenant in the R.A.Navy)
Jean (b. 1921 m. Arlie Raymond d. 2014)