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Melvyn Rees Chapman (1927 - 1995)

Melvyn Rees Chapman
Born in Ashcott, Somerset, England, United Kingdommap
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Son of and
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Husband of [private wife (1930s - unknown)]
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Father of , [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died at age 68 in Meare, Somerset, England, United Kingdommap
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Melvyn Chapman was born in Somerset, England.
This profile is part of the Chapman Name Study.
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Melvyn Chapman has English ancestors.
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Melvyn Rees Chapman was born on 7 Mar 1927 in Ashcott, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. [1] His parents were Tom Chapman (1890 - 1963) and Gertrude Winifred Saphora May (Morgan) Chapman (1895 - 1963).

His siblings were...

  1. Annie May (Chapman) Giles (1913 - 1944)
  2. Cyril Chapman (1915 - 1983)
  3. Gwendoline Constance (Chapman) Giles (1917 - 2005)
  4. Thomas George Chapman (1919 - 1991)
  5. Winifred Hilda (Chapman) Morris (1921 - 2018)
  6. Arthur Chapman (1922 - 1990)
  7. Percy William Morgan Chapman (1923 - 1933)
  8. Anthony Derek Chapman (1933 - 2002)
  9. David Brian Chapman (1933 - 2016)

In the 1939 register Melvyn, At School, was single in No 2 Council House School Hill, Ashcote, Ashcott, Bridgwater R.D., Somerset, England.[2]

Name Status Sex Birth Date Occupation
Tom Chapman Married M 03 Apr 1890 General Labourer
Gertrude W Chapman Married F 29 Apr 1894 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Helen T Chapman Married F 12 Oct 1914 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Cyril Chapman Married M 20 Jun 1915 Gunner 132 Regiment R F A
Arthur Chapman Single M 18 Jun 1922 General Agricultural Worker
Melvyn R Chapman Single M 07 Mar 1927 At School
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Anthony D Chapman Single M 31 Aug 1933 At School
Vincent D Chapman Single M 08 Mar 1938 Under School Age

Melvyn married Dorothy Joan Howe (1934 - living) in 1953 in Wells, Somerset, England. [3]

Their children were...

  1. Joan s (Chapman) Mills (1953 - living)
  2. Angela j (Chapman) Hunter (1955 - living)
  3. Heather e (Chapman) Pople (1957 - living)
  4. Gareth r Chapman (1958 - living)
  5. Roger p Chapman (1959 - living)
  6. Peter s Chapman (1964 - living).

Melvyn died in Dec 1995 in Meare, Somerset, England aged ~68. [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3J-YGKM : 2 October 2014), Melvin R Chapman, 1927; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 Register"
    Reference: RG101/7065H/015/17; Piece number: 7065H
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 6 January 2022)
    Melvyn R Chapman (born 1927), single, At School, at No 2 Council House School Hill, Ashcote, Ashcott, Bridgwater R.D., Somerset, England.
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDX-B9G5 : 8 October 2014), Melvyn R Chapman and null, 1953; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1953, quarter 1, vol. 7C, p. 589, Wells, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ8-JFG7 : 4 September 2014), Melvyn Rees Chapman, Dec 1995; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Taunton Deane, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.




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