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Elsie Beatrice Chapman 1908 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1908

Birth Location: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 13 june 1997

Death Location: Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Father: Charles Chapman

Mother: Elizabeth Falconer

Spouse(s): Jock Purdie

Children(s): Brian Purdie, Brian Purdie, Graeme Purdie

Elsie Beatrice Chapman was born in 1908 in Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of Charles Percival Chapman and Elizabeth Falconer. In 1935, Elsie Beatrice Chapman resided in New Zealand. Elsie Beatrice Chapman married Jock Rolfe Purdie, and had children including Brian Rolfe Purdie, Brian Purdie, Graeme Purdie. Elsie Beatrice Chapman passed away in 1997 in Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Elsie Beatrice Chapman was born in 1908 in Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of Charles Percival Chapman and Elizabeth Falconer.
  • In 1935, Elsie Beatrice Chapman resided in New Zealand.
  • Elsie Beatrice Chapman married Jock Rolfe Purdie, and had children including Brian Rolfe Purdie, Brian Purdie, Graeme Purdie.
  • Elsie Beatrice Chapman passed away in 1997 in Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elsie Chapman's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Chapman
1908 – 1997
Birth Place: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
Parents
Charles Percival Chapman
1882 – 1966
Masterton, New Zealand
Elizabeth Falconer
1886 – 1966
Auckland, New Zealand
Grandparents
John (James) Chapman
1857 – 1937
Bedford, England
Jane (Agnes) Bennington
1858 – 1939
Masterton, New Zealand
Thomas Falconer
Laurie Johnston
Great-Grandparents
John Chapman
1790 – 1867
Mary Gibson
1819 – 1874
Christopher Bennington
1820 – 1858
Sarah Ellis
1821 – 1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chapman
1758 – 1794
Mary Lowndes
1764 – 1837
John Gibson
1791 – 1833
Elizabeth Wood
1780 –
John Bennington
1789 – 1841
Elizabeth Hopkin
1796 – 1841
William ELLIS
Sarah ELEY

Elsie Chapman's Descendants

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Elsie (Beatrice) Chapman (15 Oct 1908 – 13 june 1997) m. Jock (Rolfe) Purdie (10 Jul 1911 – 23 Jun 1989)
  1. 1. Brian (Rolfe) Purdie (7 Dec 1941 – 7 april 1999)
  2. 2. Brian Purdie
    1. 1. Craig Purdie
  3. 3. Graeme Purdie m. Unknown
    1. 1. Unknown Purdie
    2. 2. Unknown Purdie

Elsie Chapman's Timeline

3 Records

1908
15 Oct 1908
Birth of Elsie Beatrice Chapman in Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 27
Elsie Beatrice Chapman resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1997
13 june 1997
Age 89
Death of Elsie Beatrice Chapman in Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand
Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 june 1997
    Event Place: Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Te Kuiti, Waitomo District, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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