Hi Listers,
Can anyone supply any info about the following families, a lot of them having migrated to
AUSTRALIA and USA.
The CHAPMAN family originated in Co. Cork, IRELAND, mainly Queenstown (Cobh) and Cloyne.
The BRAY family originated ib ENGLAND.
EDWARD CHAPMAN B. c1750 M. MARGARET DUNN.
WILLIAM CHAPMAN, son of EDWARD, B 16th Feb. 1776 Cloyne, D. 12th July, 1852 Cloyne.
Married 1st. Mary Nason 15th April, 1799, (2nd) MARY REANEY (RANEY) 2nd Apeil, 183
MICHAEL NASON CHAPMAN MLA> son of William and Mary Nason, B. 13th. May, 1822, Cloyne,
died 23rd Feb. 1906 NSW Australia. Married CATHERINE SHAHAN Glebe Sydney, 11th Dec. 1864
WILLIAM EDWAR CHAPMAN, Son of William and Mary NASON, B 15th July, 1809 Cloyne, D. 8th
May, 1885, Sydney Aus. Narried cousin BRIDGET (MARGARET) MEANEY c1830 Cloyne.
HENRY MEANEY CHAPMAN MAJOR and MLA., Son of WILLIAM EDWARD and BRIDGET (MARGARET) B.
Cloyne July, 11th March, 1846, D. 20th August, 1930, Manly, NSW.
EDWARD MEANEY CHAPMAN, Son of WILLIAM EDWARD and BRIDGET, B 19th June, 1840 Dublin.
Thought to have came to NSW Australia.
THOMAS PHILLIP CHAPMAN, Son of WILLIAM EDWARD CHAPMAN and Bridget, B 27th May, 1838
Cloyne, D. 1878 Glebe, NSW., Married MARY FRANCES ENNIS 1865, Sydney, NSW.
MARGARET CHAPMAN B 4th Oct., 1835 Cloyne, D. c3rd. Feb. 1862 Cloyne. Married JOSEPH BRAY
Cobh, 15th August, 1857, B c1834 UK, (possibly Devon) D. VERMOMT VT USA 1896 after
remarrying in USA.
WILLIAM JOSEPH BRAY, known in Australia as CHAPMAN, B Spike Island, Co. Cork 7th August
1858, Died WALLSEND NSW, 12th March 1932 Had one wife and two de factos.
Married MARY CECILIA MAY in Yass, NSW 22nd October, 1879. (4 children, 2 before and 2
after 1st de facto.
1wt. De facto ANNIE CAMPBELL. (3 children)
2nd de facto, ALICE BARTLETT (2 children) making 8 known children.
HENRY JAMES BRAY son of JOSEPH BRAY AND margaret chapman CYNE, 27th March, 1860 Married
and Died on 10th Feb. 1029 USA.
MARGARET CHAPMAN, Daughter of WILLIAM CHAPMAN and MARY REANEY, B Cloyne 31st March, 1835,
Died Sydney9th August, 1874Gladesville, NSW. Married, (1st wife), FREDERICK JACKSON 1859.
THOMAS JOHN CHAPMAN Son of WILLIAM CHAPMAN and MARY REANEY, B 27th August 1837 Cloyne,
Died 25th June, 1913 Sutherland, NSW. Married, Mary Louisa Sutherland, 28th March,
1866Redfern, NSW.
MATILDA CHAPMAN, Daughter od WILLIAM CHAPMAN and MARY REANEY, B. 28th Feb. 1841 Cloyne,
Died 1907 NSW Aus. Married HRNRY NORTON.
MARY JANE CHAPMAN Daughter of WILLIAM CHAPMAN and MARY MEANEY, B. 7th Sep. 1846 Cloyne D.
1928 Randwick NSW. Married JOSEPH JOSEPH ROCHESTER 18875.
ELIZA JANE CHAPMAN, Daughter of WILLIAM CHAPMAN and MARY REANEY, B 9th May, 1849 Cloyne,
D. 21st June, 1923, Sydney NSW, FREDERICK HENRY JACKSON (2nd wife) 8th Sep. 1878 Sydney
NSW.
Regards to all
Lex Campbell,
Sydney, Australia.