William Leadbitter Chapman

1842 - 1932  (89 years)

• Name	William Leadbitter Chapman
  Birth	9 Oct 1842	Heighington, Co. Durham
  	Free BMD site has an entry Ref. Darlington Volume 24 Page 39 with the middle name as Leadb[BO:e:BO]tter.
  Baptism	9 Oct 1842	Heighington Church, Co. Durham
  	Information from Baptism Register. Robert desribed as servant.
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jan 1932	Worksop district, Nottinghamshire
  	Ancestry.co.uk has a copy of the entry in the March quarter Ref. Volume 7B Page 58. Age at death was 89. Diary of WGD Chapman records his death at 2.30 a.m. on 7 January.
  Burial	11 Jan 1932	Blyth, Nottingham ?
  	Diary of WGD Chapman records going to funeral.
  Person ID	I76	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025

  
  

  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
  Marriage	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 1	Annie Lees,   b. Abt 1845, Piercebridge, Co. Durham d. Dec 1885, Darlington, Co. Durham (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1867	Hurworth Parish Church, Co. Durham
  	Copy certificate issued 29 July 2005. William is described as being of full age and butler. His father Robert is also described as a butler. Annie is described as being of full age without any occupation. Her father John is described as a groom. As William is described as a bachelor it is assumed that his other marriage was after this one. William's middle name is not shown.
  Children	1. Emily Chapman,   b. 5 Aug 1869, Hurworth, Co. Durham d. 27 Oct 1960, Worksop district, Nottinghamshire (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Edith Annie Chapman,   b. 1 Jul 1873, Pilmore, 6 Croft Road, Hurworth, Co. Durham d. 12 Apr 1901, University College Hospital, Pancras district, London (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Herbert William Chapman,   b. Jun 1877, Hurworth, Co. Durham d. Abt 8 Apr 1895, Darlington district, Co. Durham (Age ~ 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Albert Lees Chapman,   b. 3 Dec 1881, Pilmore Cottages, Hurworth, nr Croft, Co. Durham ? d. 8 May 1976, South Africa (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Withers,   b. Mar 1850, Froxfield, Wiltshire d. 8 Aug 1936, Worksop district, Nottinghamshire (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1889	St Mary's, Walthamstow, Essex
  	Copy certificate issued 11 April 2008. Information from the Chapman family had led us to believe that his bride's name was Bacon. William is a widower 46 a butler, father Robert bo occupation. Mary is 40 a spinster, no occupation, father Henry deceased. William's address is Pilmore Hall, Hurworth and Mary's is Gaywood Road, Walthamstow. William's middle name is shown as Leadbetter rather than Leadbitter.
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025