Attention of Dennis Chapman.
Dennis, I tried to send this to your personal e-mail address, but it got
bounced back.
There's a good chance the following is your 3xggf. There was only
this one family born Stockton on Tees, and it would appear there are still
CHAPMANs living there now.
From 1841 England census (Probably your Thomas's father):
Thomas Chapman Age: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1788 Gender: Male Where
born: Durham, England Civil parish: Stockton Upon Tees Hundred: Stockton
(South West Division) County/Island: Durham Country: England
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Chapman 53 - a foundry worker, born Stockton, Durham
Mary Chapman 49 wife, born Stockton, Durham
Mary Chapman 15 dau, born Stockton, Durham
Jane Chapman 10 dau, born Stockton, Durham
Ancestry Free BMDs:
George Chapman, born about 1790, died Aug-Sept quarter of 1872, Stockton
Registration District. Durham, age 82.
From: Wendy Chapman Bearman,
Tenerife, Canary Islands.