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Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman 1879 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT FEB 1879

Birth Location: Binchester Huts, Co. Durham

Death Date: ABT NOV 1968

Death Location: Durham Northern Registration District

Father: John Chapman

Mother: Sarah Stolbert

Spouse(s): James Merritt

Children(s): James Merritt, Eva Merritt

Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman was born in 1879 in Binchester Huts, Co. Durham, the child of John Chapman and Sarah Stolbert. In 1881, Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman was recorded in the census in Westerton, Co. Durham. Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman married James Merritt, and had children including James Merritt, Eva Merritt. Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman passed away in 1968 in Durham Northern Registration District.

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Biography

  • Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman was born in 1879 in Binchester Huts, Co. Durham, the child of John Chapman and Sarah Stolbert.
  • In 1881, Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman was recorded in the census in Westerton, Co. Durham.
  • Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman married James Merritt, and had children including James Merritt, Eva Merritt.
  • Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman passed away in 1968 in Durham Northern Registration District.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Chapman's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Chapman
1879 – 1968
Birth Place: Binchester Huts, Co. Durham
Parents
John Chapman
1845 – 1920
Newfield, Co. Durham
Sarah Stolbert
1840 – 1919
Bell Green, Hugill, Kendal, Westmoreland
Grandparents
John Chapman
1816 – 1892
Trimdon, Co. Durham
Elizabeth Stubbs
1815 – 1890
Cutler Hall, Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham
James Stobart
1809 – 1872
Dufton, Westmoreland
Mary (Ann) White
1815 – 1878
Carlton, Yorkshire
Great-Grandparents
Edward Chapman
1787 – 1875
Isabella Gowland
1796 – 1868
Thomas Stobbs
1786 – 1852
Ann Grey
Thomas Stobart
1773 – 1850
Ann Sanderson
1785 –
John White
Deborah Peacock
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Chapman
1747 – 1825
Margaret Elliot
1764 – 1801
William Gowland
1756 – 1832
Ann Smith
1755 –
John Stobbs
1752 – 1795
Elizabeth Thompson
1754 –
Christopher Sanderson
1727 –
Jane Petty
1751 –

Sarah Chapman's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane (Jinny)) Chapman (ABT FEB 1879 – ABT NOV 1968) m. James Merritt (ABT 1878 – ABT MAY 1934)
  1. 1. James Merritt (ABT OCT 1900 – )
  2. 2. Eva Merritt (ABT AUG 1904 – )

Sarah Chapman's Timeline

5 Records

1879
ABT FEB 1879
Birth of Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman in Binchester Huts, Co. Durham
Binchester Huts, Co. Durham
1881
3 APR 1881
Age 2
Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman appeared in census in Westerton, Co. Durham
Westerton, Co. Durham
1886
19 SEP 1886
Age 7
Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman was baptized in Coundon, Co. Durham
Coundon, Co. Durham
1891
5 APR 1891
Age 12
Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman appeared in census in Quarry Houses, Westerton, Co. Durham
Quarry Houses, Westerton, Co. Durham
1968
ABT NOV 1968
Age 89
Death of Sarah Jane (Jinny) Chapman in Durham Northern Registration District
Durham Northern Registration District

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT FEB 1879
    Event Place: Binchester Huts, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 SEP 1886
    Event Place: Coundon, Co. Durham
    Record Source: at the same time as her brother John.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 3 APR 1881
    Event Place: Westerton, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with her parents.
    Age:
    2y

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 5 APR 1891
    Event Place: Quarry Houses, Westerton, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with her parents.
    Age:
    12y

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Property

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT NOV 1968
    Event Place: Durham Northern Registration District
    Record Source: Age:
    89y

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