Mildred Isabella Chapman 1913 – 2003 – Genealogical Records

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 AUG 1913
Event Place: 66 Granville Terrace, Binchester, Co. Durham
Record Source: Mildred Isabella CHAPMAN, Birth Certificate

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 29 SEP 1913
Event Place: Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Binchester, Co. Durham
Record Source: Mildred Isabella CHAPMAN, Certificate of Baptism, 29 Sep 1913

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1922
Record Source: she was awarded a book as the 2nd prize for Good Attendance during 1922 at Binchester Wesleyan Sunday School.

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Education
Event Date: ABT 1924

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1926
Record Source: she was 1st in Class 3B at the Alderman Wraith

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1931
Record Source: she failed an examination to become a teacher - near the end of her life she said that this had greatly upset her mother who had made Mildred feel a failure compared to her brother Sydney

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: ABT 1931
Record Source:
[1] Newspaper cutting, title and date unknown
[2] employed at Joseph LINGFORD and Co., of Bishop Auckland, makers of LINGFORDS's Baking Powder. After about three years she was appointed as Typist-Secretary to the Managing Director, E.H. TAYLOR

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: MAR 1939
Record Source: she qualified at the Leeholme, Co. Durham branch of the St. John Ambulance Association to render "First Aid to the Injured".

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 29 SEP 1939
Event Place: Pretoria House, Westerton, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham
Record Source: living with her parents - she was described as a Shorthand Typist/Secretary at a Baking Powder Factory - (this was LINGFORDs)

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: ABT 1950
Record Source: in mid-life she continued to observe the religious doctrines which she herself had been brought up to believe in. Sundays were treated as special days, she would not let her sons play ball games, or buy ice-creams on that day because "it's a good Sunday". She was very conscious of what other people would think of the family, and acted accordingly.

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 3 JUL 1958
Record Source: she won a prize of £1-1s-0d. from the Newcastle Journal for a letter sent to them on "Formula for a Successful Marriage".

Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 25 FEB 1960
Record Source: she started working for the Womens' Royal Voluntary Service in their shop at Dryburn Hospital, Durham City.

Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: AFT 1985
Record Source: following John's death, she stayed at Daddry Shield. She got a black Spaniel puppy which she doted on, but found impossible to train, consequently it became wilful, destructive and at times aggressive. However, whatever the weather, she took it out for walks several times a day. She was a good, instinctive cook although the presentation and appearance of her food did not live up to its taste. She also enjoyed embroidery, reading and nature. She still attended the local Chapel, although towards the end of her life she seemed to lose her faith. She enjoyed very good health for most of her life. In her 60's she developed angina. She put on a lot of weight around her middle, probably the result of living alone, and not having anyone to share her cooking with. She suffered a minor stroke in her mid 80's. After a more serious stroke in 1999 she was in Ryhope Hospital, Co. Durham for a few months. It left her with mobility problems and unable to look after herself.

Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1 AUG 1985
Record Source: her husband John died

Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: APR 2000
Record Source: she left Hospital. The house at Daddry Shield was sold to pay for her care and she moved South to be near her younger son Andrew and his family. She suffered another stroke in February 2003 and was admitted to Farnham Hospital, Surrey. The stroke seriously affected her sight and left her bed-ridden and unable to swallow. She was eventually admitted to Crispins Nursing Home in Farnham.

Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 OCT 2003
Event Place: Crispins Nursing Home, Farnham, Surrey
Record Source:
[1] File (merged): C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HENRY and HANNAH.ged
[2] Age:
90y