John Henry Benjamin Chapman (1898 - 1987)

Born 28 Dec 1898 in Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Dorothy (Rowlerson) Chapman — married 23 Dec 1929 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died 25 Feb 1987 at age 88 in West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Chapman was born in Sheerness, Kent, England.

John Henry Benjamin Chapman was born on 28 Dec 1898 in Sheerness, Kent, England to parents John Chapman and Sarah ___. He was christened on 11 Jan 1899 in Sheerness, Kent, England. ^[1] His birth was registered in 1900 in Plymouth, Devon, England. ^[2] His birth was listed as 28 Dec 1899 in the 1939 Register. ^[3]

John served in the Royal Air Force about 1921. ^[4] Given the fact that his sister Daisy was born in May 1899, John's birth date is accurate in this record as 28 Dec 1898.

He married Dorothy Rowlerson in 1929, Dec Quarter in Bromley, Kent, England. ^{[5] [6]}

Children: Margaret, John Henry, Daisy, William.^{[7] [8]}

He died on 25 Feb 1987 in West Sussex, England. ^{[9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1D1-6LB : 21 March 2020), John Henry Chapman, Jan 1899.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FCQ-VQC : 1 October 2014), John Henry B Chapman, 1900; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Plymouth, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ England and Wales Register 1939 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England; John H B Chapman, Civil Servant Royal Corps of Naval Construction, married, visitor, birth 28 Dec 1899; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2018.
4. ↑ Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940 John Henry Chapman, service date 10 Jan 1921; age 22; birth 11 Dec 1898, Sheerness, Kent; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2017.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8S-9GSW : 8 Oct 2014), Dorothy Rowlerson and null, 1929; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1929, quarter 4, vol. 2A, p. 1395, Bromley, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC2-ZP88 : 18 April 2019), Dorothy Rowlerson, Elder Daughter in entry for John Henry Benjaman Chapman, Constr Lieut Com, Plymouth, Devon, England; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, 23 Dec 1929, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9FD-H64 : 20 May 2019), John H Chapman in household of John H Chapman, Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Minster subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW63-DMM : 28 June 2019), William Chapman in household of Henry Chapman, Minster in Sheppey, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ6-9GDW : 4 September 2014), John Henry B Chapman, Feb 1997; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Chichester, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206213412/john-henry_benjamin-chapman: accessed 02 September 2022), memorial page for John Henry Benjamin Chapman (28 Dec 1899–25 Feb 1987), Find A Grave: Memorial #206213412, citing Holy Trinity Churchyard, Bosham, Chichester District, West Sussex, England.

• "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W78X-2X6Z : 24 June 2019), John Henry Benjamin Chapman in entry for Arthur Rowlerson, 18 Jan 1949; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm.