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


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Date of Birth
: 20 Jun 1898

Marriage (1)
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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

Placement Family
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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
9747 CHAPMAN, Alfred1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
19271 CHAPMAN, Alfred1873 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17474 CHAPMAN, Charles Edward1897ENG,     Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27755 CHAPMAN, Elsie May1898ENG,    , Sheffield Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
19560 CHAPMAN, Ernest1878ENG,     May 1895 : Parisian CAN Annie Macpherson Homes  
4402 CHAPMAN, Francis Joseph Leopold1898ENG, WIL, Melksham Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4403 CHAPMAN, Frank Percival1887ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
11245 CHAPMAN, Frederick1892ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
20028 CHAPMAN, Frederick1869ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
17113 CHAPMAN, George1899ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9313 CHAPMAN, Herbert Edward1895ENG,     Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
17346 CHAPMAN, James1890ENG,     May 1899 : Gallia CAN MacPherson Homes philipchapman  
3603 CHAPMAN, John1899ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5285 CHAPMAN, John1916ENG,    , Shields Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
10223 CHAPMAN, John1877ENG,     Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
26552 CHAPMAN, John Benjamin1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26323 CHAPMAN, John Thomas1920ENG, DUR, Gateshead Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26324 CHAPMAN, Joseph1923ENG, NBL Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17473 CHAPMAN, Lilly1897ENG,     Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
19084 CHAPMAN, Lily1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5271 CHAPMAN, Mabel McBride1879ENG,     Jun 1884 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
22716 CHAPMAN, Victor1892ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4499 CHAPMAN, Violet Agnes1904ENG, MDX, London May 1919 : Melita CAN Sailing Alone  
16741 CHAPMAN, William 1899ENG, DOR, Weymouth Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22978 CHAPMAN, William F.1891ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
20601 CHAPMAN, William Mallard1893 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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