James Chapman

1849 - 1890  (41 years)

• Name	James Chapman
  Born	17 Jul 1849	Heighington, Co. Durham
  	Birthplace taken from 1861 Census and date taken from gravestone.
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	12 Aug 1849	Heighington Church, Co. Durham
  	Information from Baptism Register. Robert desctibed as a servant.
  Census UK 1851	30 Mar 1851	Heighington, Co. Durham
  	HO 107 Piece 2382, Volume 28, Page 613 shows Robert a groom aged 36, Mary 34, Jane 9, William 8, George 6, Fanny 4, James 2 and visitors Christopher Kay 34 a cabinet maker, Ellen Kay 36 and John Kay 6.
  Census UK 1861	7 Apr 1861	Heighington, Co. Durham
  	RG09, Piece 3684, Folio 40, Page 16, Robert is a groom aged 47, his wife Mary a laundress aged 46. Fanny is aged 13, James 10, Elizabeth 7, Emma 3 and Mary Ellen 1.
  Census UK 1871	2 Apr 1871	Heighington, Co. Durham
  	RG10 Piece 4887, Folio 4, Page 2 shows James aged 21 a railway clerk and Jane Ann aged 20. They are living with Jane's mother Mary Ann Mitchell aged 46 a grocer and draper, her daughter Esther and son William.
  Census UK 1881	3 Apr 1881	Heighington, Co. Durham
  	James aged 31 a railway clerk, Jane 30, Cicely 9, Charles 7, Ethel 5 and Emma 11 weeks.
  Died	21 Nov 1890
  	Date taken from gravestone. Obituary, The Northern Star, November 24th 1890. "Death of Mr Chapman, of Heighington. Many of our readers will learn, with regret, of the death of James Chapman, second clerk in the Darlington manager's office of the North Eastern Railway, who resided at Heighington. Mr Chapman was for many years hon.sec. of the Heighington Flower Show, which owed a great deal of its success to his management. He was of a genial temperament and was much esteemed by a large circle of aquaintances. His death occured somewhat sudenly on friday night, of quinsey."
  Buried	25 Nov 1890	Heighington churchyard, Co. Durham
  	Gravestone says it was erected by friends and employees of North Eastern Railway. Burial Register seen on 18 October 2007 at Durham Records Office. Entry 1130 on page 139. Obituary, The Northern Star, November 24th 1890. "Death of Mr Chapman, of Heighington. Many of our readers will learn, with regret, of the death of James Chapman, second clerk in the Darlington manager's office of the North Eastern Railway, who resided at Heighington. Mr Chapman was for many years hon.sec. of the Heighington Flower Show, which owed a great deal of it's success to his management. He was of a genial temperament and was much esteemed by a large circle of aquaintances. His death occured somewhat sudenly on friday night, of quinsey."
  Person ID	I275	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Robert Chapman,   b. Abt 1813, Sadbergh?, Yorkshire ,   d. 31 Dec 1900, Felixkirk, North Yorkshire  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Leadbitter,   b. 1815, Mout Hill, Northumberland ,   d. 24 Feb 1885, Heighington, Co. Durham  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	13 Jun 1839	St George's Church, Hanover Square, London
  	Copy certificate issued 25 October 2007. Both of full age, he is a servant. There is a wiggly line for her occupation which may mean 'ditto'. The address for both of them is Maddox Street. His father is William a farmer and hers is Ralph also a farmer. Were they in London with their employer?
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Ann Mitchell,   b. 16 Mar 1851, Heighington, Co. Durham ,   d. 20 Mar 1929  (Age 78 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1871	Darlington district, Co. Durham
  	Free BMD has entries for both parties Ref. 10a 27 Darlington district March quarter 1871. I saw the Marriage Register on 18 October 2007 at Durham Records Office. It shows James a clerk of full age and Jane aged 19. His father Robert is described as a domestic servant and her father Robert is a Parish Clerk. Entry 238 on page 119.
  Children	1. Charles Warren Chapman,   b. Sep QTR 1873, Heighington, Co. Durham ,   d. 3 Nov 1882  (Age ~ 9 years)  [natural]   2. Ethel Margaret Chapman,   b. Dec 1875, Heighington, Co. Durham  [natural]   3. Emma Beatrice Chapman,   b. Abt Jan 1881, Heighington, Co. Durham  [natural]   4. Cicely Mary Chapman,   b. Jun 1871, Heighington, Co. Durham  [natural]   5. Hilda Muriel Chapman,   b. 28 Oct 1886, Heighington, Co. Durham  [natural]
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart