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My g3-gf, Abraham CHAPMAN, was born on July 27th, 1798. Although we have
searched in all the likely parish registers, we cannot locate a baptism.
However, his birthdate is known because he did the right thing by his
genealogically-inclined descendants and joined the army (bless their
record-keeping!).
His enlistment papers show him as a labourer, of Dartford, KEN.
His death cert shows his birthplace as Dartford, KEN, and his father as
William CHAPMAN, a butcher. However, we have yet to find any evidence of a
butcher by this name in Dartford in 1798.
Abraham's mother's name is unknown.
Abraham served in various theatres before coming to Australia in 1825. I
have copious details of his life here, but would dearly love to link up
with his ancestral line in England. Family legend suggests he may have had
two brothers also in the British Army, but this is unproven.
Can anyone help?
John Graham
johngrah(a)ozemail.com.au
GENEALOGY FROM GERRINGONG
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~johngrah/
Peter
Cannot help with your Chapman enquiries but I wonder if you are aware
of the IGI, as you are new to Family History, & this is available to
search at www.familysearch.org. It stands for the International
Genealogy Index but must not be taken as gospel and many baptisms &
marriages are not included.
Also at the same address are other aids to research.
Looking at your names, the only one I had success with was Caroline
Offley with her baptism on 19.8.1814 at Long Sutton, Lincoln to Henry &
Lydia. What is probably their marriage is also recorded 4.9.1809 -
Henry Offley & Lydia Brett.
I hope this is some help - all the best in the search along with your
brother.
Keith - (further East in Sussex)
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This weekend I went to my aunt's house and decided to copy down the Chapman
names that were on a Chapman History that my godmother had bought a few
years ago.
Hugh Chapman appears in Yorkshire Curia Regis rolls in the year 1206.
Thomas Chapman Staffordshire Assize Rolls in the year 1266.
Henry Chapman in Hampshire in the year 1327.
George Chapman 1559-1634 was a poet and perhaps best remembered for his
rhyming translations of the Iliad and Odyssey.
Sir Frederick Chapman 1815-1893 following a military career becoming a
General and then the Govenor in Bermuda in the year
of 1867.
Nicholas Chapman and Early Emmigrant from England to America. Nicholas
reached Virginia in the year of 1619.
Thomas Chapman and Phillip Chapman reached Virginia in the year of 1623.
Robert Chapman of Hull settled in Boston Massachuttes in the year of 1635.
Nathaniel Chapman died 1853. He was an American Physician and Author.
I think that maybe my Chapmans would maybe connect to one of these Chapmans
but I haven't tried yet. I have John Chapman who is very mysteriously. The
one thing I have found is that there are too many John Chapmans.
Carla Ann Chapman Deville
Hello Listers
When I found this list on the rootsweb pages, I did not realise it was
so new. I hope someone may be able to help me find the following family
who probably lived in Camberwell, Surrey.
A sister of my grandfather, Elizabeth Bertha FRY, born 1876 married a
SAMUEL STEEL CHAPMAN in the lst quarter of 1896. They are known to have
had at least seven children, some of whom were Alice, born approx 1900,
Stanley, born about 1902, Gladys, born about 1907 and Elsie born 1909.
There may have been a son born between 1896 and 1900 as my father
remembered a young man being on leave from the front when he visited
them during WWl.
Stanley CHAPMAN married someone named Connie and they had a son Adrian
born in 1944.
Family lore says that STANLEY STEEL CHAPMAN was a bakers roundsman. The
only Stanley Chapman I could find on the 1881 census, that might fit the
bill, was living at 17 St. Johns Lane, Clerkenwell, London with parents
Joseph and Eleanor and four siblings. He was 13 years old at the time
of the census.
I would be so pleased to find out about this family. Elizabeth Bertha
Fry is the only one of my grandfather's eight siblings that I cannot
trace.
Audrey Staines, nee Fry, Ingersoll, Ontario
At 06:48 PM 8/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
> If anyone can suggest a site for futher Quaker or Society info, please do.
Bobbye,
There is a web site for Quaker info, and also a mailing list. Be aware
that the mailing list is VERY busy! see
url: http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/index.htm
Good luck!
Mari
Chap-UK Admin
Hello,
I'm looking for my 7th great-grandparents, John Chapman b. 1626 Stanghah ( Stanghow ) Skelton Parish/ York and Jane Sadler b. 1649 Lanzenby/Langenby ?. They married 6/12/1670 Stanghah ( Stanghow ) Skelton Parish/ York .
John left the Church of England for the faith of the Friends Society, suffered many persecutions and spent 9 wks. in the Durham prison for refusing to talk to officers when he visited church brethren that were being held in the stocks at Sunderland. John & Jane left England in 1684 on Capt. Toaes ship the Shield, for America and became the first white settler of Wrightstown, Bucks County, PA.in 1684. I would like to find their parents/ siblings if possible. I'm assuming that Jane was also a member of the Friends, but don't know if she was a Quaker before she met John or if she became one after she married John. If anyone can suggest a site for futher Quaker or Society info, please do.
The line that I'm looking at for John's line is John b. 1605/Jane ?s/o John/Jane ? s/o Thomas d. 1586/Jane ? . Thomas is said to have been a wealthy tanner in Stanghah. My first John may have had brothers Thomas & Robert and a sister Ann that I believe to have married into the Stonehouse family. John's mother Jane is believed to have had a will probated in 1682.
Is there any place on the web for the records of the Skelton Parish or if it is possible to get the records held there searched ?
Thank You
Bobbye Phillips
White Bluff, TN
I have recently subscribed to the list on behalf of my brother, who is
researching the CHAPMAN line, and does not have e-mail. He has only just
started on the CHAPMAN branch of our family and he is working mainly from
family oral history. The people we have are 4 generations of the male line:
Robert CHAPMAN born 1872, mar Ada BAXTER,died 1957 at Coates (our G
grandfather).
Phillip CHAPMAN born 1845, mar Mary ?, died 1902 at Ramsey Mereside.
Robert CHAPMAN, mar Caroline OFFLEY, dates and location unknown.
Phillip CHAPMAN dates and location unknown.
If anyone has any links with these CHAPMANs we would be very interested to
here from you.
Regards
Peter Wright - in the West country UK
Hi Listers
Thought some one might be interested in a reading a few of the pages of my
grandfathers memories, you will have to excuse the spelling, as the book
that is was taken from is very old and in places hard to read. My
grandfather also wrote about his time in the navy if any one is interested
in reading this part of the book I can email it to you.
Jennie in New Zealand
MEMOIRS
OF
REGINALD E W CHAPMAN
1898 - 1984
1898 - MY CHILDHOOD - 1913
I was born on the second day of June 10 the year 1898, in the parish of ST
ALBYN, DEVONPORT, ENGLAND. The third of a family of five boys and two
girls, my father being a journeyman painter and my mother a loving mother or
counsellor to us all.
At a very early age our family moved to the small village of KINGSAND a twin
village to CAWSAND situated on CAWSAND BAY on the CORNISH side of the port
of PLYMOUTH. It was here that I lived a very happy and adventurous
childhood. My first memory is of an event which almost cost me my life. I
remember looking at some oil in the sea below the landing steps in the bay
which changed into pretty colors and fascinated me, so much that I fell into
the sea. I was rescued by a lad named BILL FORSYTH, who later received an
award for rescuing me. Later I remember lying in bed surrounded by people
including the vicar and his wife, who had been very concerned about my
recovery.
Village life was a closely knit one, in time of illness or adversity
everyone would do all they could to help one another. They were all closely
attached to the church, no family would miss church on Sunday and most of us
boys became choir boys as we grew old enough to sing. There were two
churches attached to the village. One in the village itself (ST PAULS) and
the other known as 'MAKER CHURCH adjoining the ESTATE of MT EDGECOMBE on
MAKER HEIGHTS, the vicarage being half way between. The Morning service was
held at 'MAKER' and the evening, at ST PAULS in the village. We would wait
for the vicar to arrive in his horse and gig and then fellow him into the
church. Religious holidays such as Xmas, Good Friday, Easter, Whit Sunday
were all kept honestly and it was nice to see all the young girls dressed in
white on Whit Sunday. There were military Forts on Maker Heights with heavy
guns to protect the port of Plymouth and from these forts the soldiers would
parade for church service a 'MAKER CHURCH' on Sunday mornings. They were
headed by a billy goat all dressed in regimental colors and it was a treat
to see them drill outside the church and at times being inspected by the
EARL of MT EDGECOMBE. HARVEST FESTIVAL was a high light of the church
Calender and all would being produce to the church, which would be decorated
also with beautiful flowers.
My boyhood as I previously mentioned was very active and happy one. It was
lived mostly on land at first, but a I grew older more of my time was spent
on the water. My time on land was divided between hunting for rabbits along
the cliff sides with a friendly dog from the village, cutting up chaff for
MCHADDYS horses, making ice cream for the local sweet shop, raiding farmer
WATKINS orchard, beating for pheasants when the shooting season came,
searching for pheasant eggs, and seagull eggs at RAME HEAD, climbing trees
in the plantation for chest nuts, picking blackberries, finding birds nest
and many other activities.
A highlight of the village life was "REGATTA DAY". The fishermen faced each
other in their fishing boats, both rowing and sailing, there was a greasy
pole rigged out from the side of one of the larger boats and anyone reaching
the end without falling off would get a prize. Yachts and club rowing boats
would also come from Plymouth for the occasion. My Favorite yacht was the
DIANA, ____ and many an Hour I would watch her racing in club races on
Wednesday and Saturdays. She was one of the best of the smaller yachts. We
also used to watch TOMMY LIPTON'S SHAMROCK and others of the big yachts that
used to race. On the evening of regatta day there would be festivities on
the village Green. There would be amongst others country folk dancing, a
may pole and it was great to see all the young dancers going around the may
pole to the accompaniment of the old time accordions. There was also a
greasy pole which I have much cause to remember as my dad was always one of
the competitors and fairly often the winner. They had to climb to the top
and burst a bag of flower and their prize would be a whole lot of groceries.
I used to get quite concerned if dad slipped down the pole - as He
invariably did at first attempts, but I became very elated when he
eventually got to the top and the flour came floating down, and would soon
be over to get the groceries to take home.. The crowd would shout out "go on
Johnny stick it" and there would be a lot of OHs and ahs as he tired to get
to the top of the greasy old pole.
Cawsand Bay was always very busy. Big Cunard liners such as the "OLYMPIC"
with four big red funnels would anchor off the bay with passengers etc from
AMERICA, and tenders would come out to take them into Plymouth. Sometimes
if the weather was favorable we would pull out or sail out to them. At
about noon each day the Plymouth trawlers (all sailing ships) would be
returning from the fishing grounds and according to the wind be making their
way to the Barbican in Plymouth Harbour. Cawsand Bay also had a torpedo
range and the Navy torpedo boats would be out some days running their
torpedo's. Sometimes the torpedoes would over run and come ashore and we
boys used to go down to the beach to watch the Sailors collecting them with
their whale boats and taking them back to the ship.
Dad use to give me a bit of a hiding sometimes for getting my boots wet,
until I found a solution to the difficulty. Dad had an allotment garden
where he used to grow a few potatoes and other vegetables. He liked to have
seaweed to manure the ground, so if I got my boots wet I would get hold of a
sack fill it up with seaweed and so get excused.
As I grew older I became more attached to the sea and boats. In the village
lived a retired seaman, who was known as CAPTAIN BORNFIELD. He has a couple
of boats, one an ex naval skiff and the other and ex naval whaler called
'KATHALENE' named after to his Daughter. I think I stared off with tending
to his boats as the tide went in and out. He used to go out into the bay
fishing or venture out to the whiting grounds half way out to the EDDY STONE
LIGHTHOUSE. It wasn't very long before I was asking him if I could
accompany him when he went out. After I had got my mothers permission he
allowed me to do so. I used to get up in the morning, very keen, go down to
his house, throw some sand up to his window to wake him up. He had a white
beard and would put his head out of the window and tell me if the weather
was suitable. If it was ok, I would get the fishing boxes with the fishing
lines in all ready, take them down to the beach, haul the boat ashore by the
mooring line and everything was ready by the time he arrived. Sometimes if
the weather was a bit fresh we would just sail around the bay, put about
four spinner lines out and catch mackeye. If it was suitable we would go
out to the whiting grounds. When the old fellow wanted to fill his pipe he
would let me take the tiller and sail the boat, and as time went on. I
would be doing quite a lot of sailing. One day something happened which I
have often had a laugh about since. We had been out to the whiting grounds
and the wind had freshened so much that the old captain thought it advisable
for us to return home. The wind was blowing off shore and we had to beat
back against it. We were making good progress when the old boys hat blew
off, I had hold of the tiller at the time and not thinking, I jibed the boat
around stern to wind and of course she capsized. When I picture it now to
see the captain bobbing about out there with his white beard above water,
always makes my laugh. Needless to say we both could swim pretty well and
were no afraid of drowning, so we hung by the boat, but didn't get his hat
and lost all our fish. Any how we were spotted by a Pilot boat, P5 was her
number and after she had tacked about a bit to reach us, we climbed aboard
her up a Jacob's ladder that they had put over the side. There were no
steam or motor pilot boats at that time. It wasn't long before they had us
sea worthy again, and we came home under just a foresail sail and mizzen.
that was a well learnt lesson by me to always go about head to wind in a
naval whaler anyhow. Often I would sail around the bay in the whaler or
skill on my own, with just a spinner line out to catch a mackerel or two but
never turned either boat over again.
I had the early part of my education at the KINGSAND CHURCH of ENGLAND
SCHOOL, I think to about STANDARD IV. After that I was sent to the
MILLBROOK NATIONAL SCHOOL, the village of MILLBROOK being one and half miles
over a hill from KINGSAND, but still on the CORNISH SIDE of the river FAMAR.
When about 12 years of age our family went to live at MILLBROOK and I had to
forego a lot of my pastimes. I finished up my schooling in STA XVII, there
being no secondary schools at that time near rural districts. My education
was pretty good and has helped me fairly well through life. It was at
MILLBROOK that my sporting like turned toward football. I started playing
for the school team and we did quite well winning the school championships
of the PLYMOUTH districts, our biggest rivals being CATTEDOWN SCHOOL. On
leaving school, I started working at a boat building yard at CREYLL near MT
EDGECOMB. My dad used to paint all the big yachts and pinnaces that were
built and came in for overhaul. My brother ALF was an apprentice boat
builder there also. There was no vacancy as apprentice for me at the time
so I was put to work on the big saws. I must have worked there for over a
year but apparently was not satisfied with what I was doing or else I was
out of work. Jobs not being too easy to get in England at that time. I must
have been talking over it with my good counselor & mother. I remember her
saying to me "Join the navy lad and be sure of three meals a day".
1913 - MY NAVAL CAREER - 1939
Number J28194
21 October 1913 - HMS IMPREGNABLE
HMS POWERFUL
HMS DEFIANCE
1914 - HMS CORDELIA - NORTH SEA
29 March 1919 - HMS FOX - ARCTIC OCEAN
13 June 1919 - HMS CRICKET- RIVER DUNIA, NORTH RUSSIA
16 June 1920 - HMS DESTROYER VESPER - BLACK SEA, SEA OF ARMARA
13 October 1920 - HMS KING GEORGE V - MEDITERRANEAN STATION
12 July 1923 to 1926 - HMS CHATHAM - NEW ZEALAND
HMS DUNEDIN - NEW ZEALAND
Hi Listers
I am posting my Chapman family line in the hope that some one may be able to
help me, I have hit a brick wall.
If any one can help me with any inforamation on the following:
1. Are John & Elizabeth on the 1841 census
2. Did they have any other children
3. John Chapmans death date, Elizabeth is given as a widow on the 1851
census
4. How do I find out Elizabeths maiden name, it is not showen on the birth
records of their son also a John.
I f any one can help I would be grateful.
Jennie in New Zealand
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 CHAPMAN. He married ELIZABETH Abt. 1830.
Occupation 1831, Sawyer
Source: Marriage Certificate of John & Eliza
More About ELIZABETH:
Born: abt 1790, Chudleigh
Census: 1851, Age 60
Martial Status: 1851 census, Widow
Occupation: 1851 census, Supported by the Parish (St Marys)
Child of JOHN CHAPMAN and ELIZABETH is:
2. i. JOHN2 CHAPMAN, b. 29 March, 1831, Devonport United Kingdom; d. 1905.
(there maybe other siblings)
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 CHAPMAN (JOHN1) was born 29 March, 1831 in Devonport United
Kingdom, and died 1905. He married ELIZA BRIMACOM 2 April, 1855, daughter
of HENRY BRIMACOM and SUSAN.
More About JOHN CHAPMAN:
Baptism: 15 May, 1831
Burial: 1905, Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth
Census: 1851, age 19
Occupation: 1851, Painter
Residence: 1891, 64 James Street, Devonport
Children of JOHN CHAPMAN and ELIZA BRIMACOM are:
3. i. ELIZABETH ANN3 CHAPMAN, b. 26 April, 1855.
ii. EMMA J CHAPMAN, b. Abt. 1858.
Notes for EMMA J CHAPMAN:
MAY HAVE LOST HERE LIFE IN FLU EPIDEMIC IN THE LATE 1920'S
4. iii. JOHN RICHARD CHAPMAN, b. 13 July, 1862, 5 James Street, Ope, West,
Devonport; d. 31 October, 1929, Millbrook Torpoint NR Plymouth, Devon.
iv. HENRY CHAPMAN, b. Abt. 1867.
v. ALFRED J CHAPMAN, b. Abt. 1869.
vi. ETHEL CHAPMAN, b. Unknown.
Generation No. 3
3. ELIZABETH ANN3 CHAPMAN (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 26 April, 1855. She
married JOHN PROCTER 20 July, 1879.
More About JOHN PROCTER:
Residence: 1891, 6 Adelaide Street, East Stonehouse
Children of ELIZABETH CHAPMAN and JOHN PROCTER are:
i. ROSINA ALICE4 PROCTER, b. 1882; m. FREDERICK KENDALL.
5. ii. FANNY ELIZABETH PROCTER, b. 25 January, 1891.
4. JOHN RICHARD3 CHAPMAN (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 13 July, 1862 in 5 James
Street, Ope, West, Devonport, and died 31 October, 1929 in Millbrook
Torpoint NR Plymouth, Devon. He married FLORENCE WITHERIDGE 1892 in Stoke
Damerel, Devon, England.
Notes for JOHN RICHARD CHAPMAN:
1881 census piece 2207 folio 61 64 James Street Stoke Damerel Devon
1891 census RG12/1740 - 1740 fiche sets 096850 - 6096857 (RG12/1741) 6036586
6036587
More About JOHN RICHARD CHAPMAN:
Census: 1881
Occupation: 1881, Painter
Children of JOHN CHAPMAN and FLORENCE WITHERIDGE are:
i. ERNEST4 CHAPMAN1.
More About ERNEST CHAPMAN:
Record Change: 9 August, 19991
ii. JACK CHAPMAN.
Notes for JACK CHAPMAN:
ALSO MAY HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS JACK OR JOHN
iii. LEN CHAPMAN.
6. iv. REGINALD EDGAR WITHERIDGE CHAPMAN, b. 2 June, 1898, Devonport United
Kingdom; d. 23 January, 1984, Lower Huttt New Zealand.
7. v. ELSIE CHAPMAN, b. 10 March, 1907; d. 6 October, 1968.
Voters Registration 1908, Napa Co., Napa, Ca.
24 Chapman, Lyman Age 28 Occupation Rancher Browns Valley,
Napa
25 Chapman, Frank Nelson 50 Farmer
23 Chapman, Henry Asa 60 Farmer
Carneros
32 Chapman, Asa 86 Carpenter
1st Ward Precinct
33 Chapman, Lyman 86 Carpenter
34 Chapman, Solon M 73 Banker
40 Chapman, Levi 58 Merchant
2nd Ward Precinct
36 Chapman, Asa M 31 Drayman
3rd Ward
37 Chapman, Hertert S 27 Manager
71 Chapman, Harry E 46 Farmer
5th Ward
Dorothy
Den_Mari wrote:
> We have.....
> a grand total of:
>
> Out of 26 mail mode subscribers, 10 digest subscribers (36 total)!
>
> I received notification that the list was approved on 8/13/99. Wow! Had I
> known that
> there were THIS many wanting/needing the UK list, I'd have done it
> sooner. Spread the
> word! Let's see how we grow in the next month! :))
>
> Thanks to you all, this is looking like a real success!
>
> Mari
> Chap-UK Admin
We have.....
a grand total of:
Out of 26 mail mode subscribers, 10 digest subscribers (36 total)!
I received notification that the list was approved on 8/13/99. Wow! Had I
known that
there were THIS many wanting/needing the UK list, I'd have done it
sooner. Spread the
word! Let's see how we grow in the next month! :))
Thanks to you all, this is looking like a real success!
Mari
Chap-UK Admin
Isaac CHAPMAN of Westminster & Southwark, LONDON b circa 1761 married
Elizabeth Catharina & had sons Henry (Richard) & Reuben.
Henry was born London 1794 & married Eliza Perkins 1819 & had children
Henry John b 1820,
& Isaac Eynon & Jane Eliza born 1824.
ALL the above emigrated to Hobart Tasmania about 1825 where Henry had
more children.
Henry John later married Sarah Christiana Leader & emigrated to
Dunedin in New Zealand.
Blandy was a common second name in this family, Eliza Catharina may
well have been Catharina Blandy who was born 1772.
Does anyone have any info on the origins of Isaac & the family before
they went to Tassie????
Cheers...Milton. NZ.
William Chapman 1761 m Anne Baldwin, Brockworth, Gloucester, Eng.
|
William Chapman m Mary Jones, Brockworth, Gloucester 1789
|
Agrilla Chapman b 1808 Badgeworth, Gloucester, Eng.
Is anyone else researching this particular line of Chapmans in the UK?
Iris Grimmett
41178 Port Drive
Sweet Home, Oregon 97386
irisg(a)proaxis.com
I am " listening" to you talk to yourself!
NOW, if you or someone knows a Chapman wool merchant who d in London c 1740,
I promise you a full brass band and fireworks!
Catherine
I am looking for information about the family of Joseph Chapman.
Unfortunately, I know very little about him. I know only that his wife
was named Mary and that they had one daughter, Elizabeth, who was born 9
November 1828 in Lincolnshire; married in 1851 William Smith; emigrated
with him in the 1850s first to Canada then to the United States; and
died 11 September 1909 in Wisconsin.
Dale Gerboth
I'm trying to verify the ancestry of THOMAS CHAPMAN, b. 5 Jul 1831 in
Bathgate, W. Loth, Scotland. I am the g granddaughter of his son, James,
who emigrated to America in the 1860's and eventually settled in Idaho and
Utah. Are their any "cousins" working on this line?
Alan - My husband's father, William Douglas, was born in Glasgow in 1905.
Could there be a tie there?
Cynthia Chapman Douglas
Hi all
I understand that this is a new list and as I have not seen any postings for
24 hours I may be talking to myself [ not the first time ] :-)
My CHAPMAN interests are:
Edgefield Norfolk 1851
HENRY CHAPMAN age 28
wife HARRIET age 24
MARTHA age 5
JAMES age 3 months
Edgefield Norfolk 1881
JAMES CHAPMAN age 32 ( The one above)
wife CELIA ( MS JACKSON) age 31
ISABELLA age 9
LEAH age 8
ELIZABETH age 6
HARRIET age 3
JAMES age 1 month
1895 Keighley Yorkshire
ISABELLA C (above) married CHARLES MITCHELL
Lillian , Leah & Harriet all appear in Yorkshire as well at some stage.
James reappears in Norfolk
Alan Mitchell
in Lanarkshire Scotland searching :-
Yorkshire--MITCHELL/CHAPMAN/JACKSON
Norfolk--CHAPMAN/JACKSON
Stirlingshire-- MELLIS/McLAY
Lanarkshire-- SOMMERVILLE/DOUGLAS
Ayrshire-- MACLEOD/BIGGINS/DUNCAN/SHEPHERD/McCULLY/KENNEDY/GALT/WALLACE
Skye-- MACLEOD/CAMMERON
W.Lothian--RUSSELL/DONALDSON
My g3-gf, Abraham CHAPMAN, was born on July 27th, 1798. Although we have
searched in all the likely parish registers, we cannot locate a baptism.
However, his birthdate is known because he did the right thing by his
genealogically-inclined descendants and joined the army (bless their
record-keeping!).
His enlistment papers show him as a labourer, of Dartford, KEN.
His death cert shows his birthplace as Dartford, KEN, and his father as
William CHAPMAN, a butcher. However, we have yet to find any evidence of a
butcher by this name in Dartford in 1798.
Abraham's mother's name is unknown.
Abraham served in various theatres before coming to Australia in 1825. I
have copious details of his life here, but would dearly love to link up
with his ancestral line in England. Family legend suggests he may have had
two brothers also in the British Army, but this is unproven.
Can anyone help?
John Graham
johngrah(a)ozemail.com.au
GENEALOGY FROM GERRINGONG
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~johngrah/
Hi all UK listers
I thought I should post my searches .
Currently looking for the parents of Frank Percy CHAPMAN b mar 1900 Luton
Beds. Father I believe was Daniel or Harry ,Mother Louise ODELL (b Sundon,
Bedfordshire)
Siblings were Sidney James, Grace, Louise and another brother.
If anyone has a link to any of the above then I'd love to hear from them ,
likewise any links to CHAPMAN in Bedfordshire would be appreciated.
Kevin.