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Record #4402
Name :
: Francis Joseph Leopold CHAPMAN (1898 - )


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Date of Birth
: 20 Jun 1898

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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Melksham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Jun 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Joseph Frank L Chapman: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Melksham; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 127. Parents: Joseph John Chapman and Priscilla Charlotte Long.

In 1901, Joseph F. Chapman, 2 years of age, was shown residing at 17 Chickerell Road, Weymouth, Dorset, England. Other family members included: Charlotte P. Chapman, 25; Joseph J. Chapman, 29, gunner R.A.; William Chapman, 1. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1994; Folio: 113; Page: 36.)

In 1910, Frank Chapman, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 111 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Frances Chapman, 12, is shown as a domestic for Edward Argue and family in Huntley, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as June 1898 and his immigration year as 1910.

On April 19, 1918, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Frank Joseph Chapman, 19, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was residing at Rideau Street, Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England; that his next of kin was father, Mr. Joseph Chapman, who resided at 44 Oxford Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England; that his date of birth was June 20, 1898; that he was a stationary firman; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; fair complexion; brown eyes; fair hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith. He had 4 vaccination marks on his left arm from 8 years prior; and a mole under his umbilicus.

On January 22, 1921, at Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Francis Joseph Chapman, 22, stationery engineer, born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England to Joseph John Chapman and Priscilla Charlotte Long; and Elmyra [sic] Tapp, 25, born in Antonio, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Adolphis Tapp and Harriet Charron.

Francis and Elmire Tapp Chapman had at least 5 children: Francis Chapman (1919 ? 1920); Dorothy P. Chapman (1921 ? 1995); Marjorie Lois Chapman (1928 ? 2002); Thomas Chapman (1930); Francis Dolphis Chapman (born January 12, 1923, died suddenly of natural causes on February 12, 1923; buried in Beechwood Cemetery).

Francis Joseph Leopold Chapman died August 6, 1963, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Elmire Alvina Tapp Chapman died November 14, 1970, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-17 18:25:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 19:16:30 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13831 BOOTH, Jack Langton1912ENG, WIL, Melksham Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
4402 CHAPMAN, Francis Joseph Leopold1898ENG, WIL, Melksham Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4670 PERRETT, Violet Daisy1895ENG, WIL, Melksham Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos