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William Henry Chapman 1847–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: Boconnoc, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Bet. 01 Jan–31 Mar 1935

Death Location: Truro, Cornwall, England

Father: Richard Chapman*

Mother: ANN Stephens

Spouse(s): Sarah Common, Sarah Common

Children(s): Kenneth CHAPMAN, Sarah Chapman, Annie Chapman, Edith Chapman, Laura Chapman, Leonora Chapman, William Chapman, Evelyn Chapman, Mildred Chapman, Montague Chapman, Alfred Chapman

William Henry Chapman was born in 1847 in Boconnoc, Cornwall, England, the child of Richard Chapman And Ann Stephens. In 1851, William Henry Chapman resided in Boconnoc, Cornwall, England. In 1861, William Henry Chapman resided in St Winnow, Cornwall, England. William Henry Chapman married Sarah Jane Wedlake Common, and had children including Alfred Horace Ethelred S Chapman, Annie Elfrida Chapman, Edith Jane Chapman, Evelyn Maud Chapman, Kenneth Gordon Augustus Chapman, Laura Ann Stephens Chapman, Leonora J Chapman, Mildred Winifred Agatha Chapman, Montague Reginald Chapman, Sarah Alberta Chapman, William Henry Stephens Chapman. William Henry Chapman passed away in 1935 in Truro, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • William Henry Chapman was born in 1847 in Boconnoc, Cornwall, England, the child of Richard Chapman And Ann Stephens.
  • In 1851, William Henry Chapman resided in Boconnoc, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1861, William Henry Chapman resided in St Winnow, Cornwall, England.
  • William Henry Chapman married Sarah Jane Wedlake Common, and had children including Alfred Horace Ethelred S Chapman, Annie Elfrida Chapman, Edith Jane Chapman, Evelyn Maud Chapman, Kenneth Gordon Augustus Chapman, Laura Ann Stephens Chapman, Leonora J Chapman, Mildred Winifred Agatha Chapman, Montague Reginald Chapman, Sarah Alberta Chapman, William Henry Stephens Chapman.
  • William Henry Chapman passed away in 1935 in Truro, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Chapman*
1797–1878
Birth Location: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
RC
ANN Stephens
1801–1878
Birth Location: Helland, Cornwall, England
AS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Common
1851–1923
Birth Location: St Austell, Cornwall, England
SC
Sarah Common
1951–1923
Birth Location: –
SC

Children(s)

Kenneth CHAPMAN
1889–1965
Birth Location: St Agnes, Cornwall, England
KC
Sarah Chapman
1873–1942
Birth Location: Cury, Helston, Cornwall, England
SC
Annie Chapman
1881–1966
Birth Location: St Agnes, Cornwall, England
AC
Edith Chapman
1877–1912
Birth Location: St. Agnes,Truro, Cornwall, England
EC
Laura Chapman
1871–1891
Birth Location: Kenton, Devon, England
LC
Leonora Chapman
1890–1963
Birth Location: St Agnes, Cornwall, England
LC
William Chapman
1876–1944
Birth Location: St. Agnes, Cornwall, England
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Evelyn Chapman
1879–1961
Birth Location: St Agnes, Truro, Cornwall, England
EC
Mildred Chapman
1887–1976
Birth Location: St Agnes, Cornwall
MC
Montague Chapman
1891–1913
Birth Location: St. Agnes,Truro, Cornwall, England
MC
Alfred Chapman
1885–1962
Birth Location: St Agnes, Cornwall, England
AC

William Chapman's Ancestors

Self
William Chapman
1847–1935
Birth Place: Boconnoc, Cornwall, England
Parents
Richard Chapman*
1797–1878
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
ANN Stephens
1801–1878
Helland, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
James Chapman
1752–1827
Cornwall, England
Ann Hawken
1762–
St Merryn, Cornwall, England
Richard Stephens
1776–1849
St Winnow, Cornwall, England
DORCAS Morrish
1781–1852
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chapman
1728–1807
Mary Hawken?
1719–1763
John Strongman
1742–
Ann Powell
1743–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip(a) May
1687–
Michael Strongman
1714–1786
SUSANNA \LALLA
1713–1781
John Powell
1711–1768

William Chapman's Descendants

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William (Henry) Chapman (1847–Bet. 01 Jan–31 Mar 1935) m. Sarah (Jane Wedlake) Common (1851–26 Aug 1923) m. Sarah (Jane Wedlake) Common (1951–1923)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Gordon Augustus) CHAPMAN 1889–1965 m. Beatrice (Olive) DOBLE 1899–1981
  2. 2. Sarah (Alberta) Chapman 1873–1942 m. Albert Harper 1876–1957
    1. 1. Edith (Elfrida) Harper 1901–1987 m. Horace (Ivan) Kellow 1898–1988 m. Horace (Ivan) Kellow 1898–1988
      1. 1. Francis (John) Kellow 1930–2008 m. Mildred (Harriet Joan) Dilley 1933–2019
    2. 2. William (Augustus) Harper 1899–1986 m. Edith (L) Stethridge 1902–1971
    3. 3. Muriel (Alberta) Harper 1897–1912
  3. 3. Annie (Elfrida) Chapman 1881–1966 m. James Williams 1881–
  4. 4. Edith (Jane) Chapman 1877–1912 m. William (T) Pearce 1869–1906
    1. 1. Edith (Laura) PEARCE 1900–
  5. 5. Laura (Ann Stephens) Chapman 1871–1891
  6. 6. Leonora (J) Chapman 1890–1963 m. Samuel (John) Solomon 1889–1996
    1. 1. Hilda (Irene) Solomon 1912–1993
    2. 2. Edith (Edna) Solomon 1914– m. Louis Menhennett 1913–1981
    3. 3. Clarence (Samuel) Solomon 1917–1974 m. Elizabeth Gregory 1921–2010
  7. 7. William (Henry Stephens) Chapman 1876–1944 m. Caroline (Jane) Julyan 1863–1947
    1. 1. Arthur (Llewellyn) Chapman 1905–1982 m. Clara (May) Thomas 1906–1984
      1. 1. David Chapman 1930–2015
    2. 2. William (James) Chapman 1902–
    3. 3. Stephen (Henry) Chapman 1903–1958
  8. 8. Evelyn (Maud) Chapman 1879–1961 m. Henry Gribben 1875–
    1. 1. Olga (Lottie G) Gribben 1902–1981 m. Charles (Joseph) Snell 1899–1980
    2. 2. Laura (Maud) Gribben 1900–1996
      1. 1. Laurence (Dennis) Sheppard 1927–2015
  9. 9. Mildred (Winifred Agatha) Chapman 1887–1976 m. William (Richard) Trethewey 1882–1958
    1. 1. Phyllis Trethewey 1920–2007 m. Victor (Henry) Warren 1918–1997
    2. 2. Horatio (M D) Trethewey 1917–1918
    3. 3. Muriel (Ethel) Trethewey 1922–2015
    4. 4. William (Wilfred Kenneth (Percy)) Trethewey 1906–1979 m. Belinda Curtis 1907–1998
      1. 1. William (Denis Noel) Trethewey 1941–1942
    5. 5. Ivor (Ira) Trethewey 1912–2006
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane Doris) Trethewey 1924– m. Edward (W) Hobden 1921–
  10. 10. Montague (Reginald) Chapman 1891–1913
  11. 11. Alfred (Horace Ethelred S) Chapman 1885–1962 m. Alice (Maud Mary) Strike 1902–1975
    1. 1. Gordon (Kenneth Henry) Chapman 1925–1988
    2. 2. Celia (S) Chapman 1922–1939
    3. 3. Melville (H) Chapman 1923–1967

William Chapman's Timeline

10 Records

1847
1847
Birth of William Henry Chapman in Boconnoc, Cornwall, England
Boconnoc, Cornwall, England
1851
1851
Age 4
William Henry Chapman resided here in Boconnoc, Cornwall, England
Boconnoc, Cornwall, England
1861
1861
Age 14
William Henry Chapman resided here in St Winnow, Cornwall, England
St Winnow, Cornwall, England
1870
January 1870
Age 23
William Henry Chapman was married in St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
1871
1871
Age 24
William Henry Chapman resided here in Warren, Cofton, Devon, England
Warren, Cofton, Devon, England
1881
1881
Age 34
William Henry Chapman resided here in St Agnes, Cornwall, England
St Agnes, Cornwall, England
1891
1891
Age 44
William Henry Chapman resided here in Higher Bal, St Agnes, St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Higher Bal, St Agnes, St Agnes, Cornwall, England
1901
1901
Age 54
William Henry Chapman resided here in St Agnes, Cornwall, England
St Agnes, Cornwall, England
1911
1911
Age 64
William Henry Chapman resided here in St Agnes, Cornwall, England
St Agnes, Cornwall, England
1935
Bet. 01 Jan–31 Mar 1935
Age 88
Death of William Henry Chapman in Truro, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Boconnoc, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1828; Folio: 105; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096938
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2309; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341554
    [4] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2060; Folio: 33; Page: 5; GSU roll: 831771
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2219; Folio: 9; Page: 9
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1534; Folio: 67; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542827
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1903; Folio: 336; Page: 13; GSU roll: 221054

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1870
    Event Place: St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Boconnoc, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1903; Folio: 336; Page: 13; GSU roll: 221054

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Winnow, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1534; Folio: 67; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542827

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Warren, Cofton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2060; Folio: 33; Page: 5; GSU roll: 831771

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St Agnes, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2309; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341554

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Higher Bal, St Agnes, St Agnes, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1828; Folio: 105; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6096938

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: St Agnes, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2219; Folio: 9; Page: 9

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: St Agnes, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 01 Jan–31 Mar 1935
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall, England
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