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Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
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The Chapple Family of Dalwood, Devon
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history
of
the
Chapple
family
who
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Dalwood,
Devon.
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54.
George
CHAPPLE
[
Parents
].
Baptized
31/7/1832
in
Axminster,
George
died
29/3/1914
in
Membury, age 81. Occupation: Stone mason.
On
2/8/1860,
when
George
was
28,
he
married
Jane
ROCKETT
,
daughter
of
John
ROCKETT
and
Mary GAGE
, in Membury. Born 1/2/1838 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, Jane died 15/1/1929 in Membury, age 90.
They had the following children:
(1)
Henry
John
[
71
]
.
(2)
Richard
George
,
born
1862
and
died
1863
in
Membury,
age
1.
(3)
Thomas
George
[
72
]
.
(4)
Maria
Ann,
born
1865
in
Axminster.
(5)
Albert
Elijah
,
baptized
20/10/1867
in
Membury
and
died
10/6/1907,
age
40.
On
11/9/1906,
when
Albert
was
age
40,
he
married
Alice
TURNER
,
daughter
of
James
Mark
TURNER
,
a
Farmer. (6)
Robert
William
[
73
]
.
(7)
Mary
Jane
[
74
]
.
(8)
Richard
Frank
,
born
1871
in
Membury.
(9)
Ernest
Edward
,
born
1873
and
died
in
1874,
age
1.
(10)
Andrew
Amos
,
born
30/7/1875
in
Membury
and
died
there
1/10/1901, age 26. Occupation: Stone mason. (11)
Louisa Bessie
, born 1877 in Membury.
55.
William
CHAPPLE
[
Parents
].
Born
about
1826,
probably
in
Axminster,
William
died
1913
in
Axminster, age about 87. Occupation: Gardener.
In
1854,
when
William
was
age
about
28,
he
married
Hannah
Genge
WAKELY
,
daughter
of
William
WAKELY
and
Hannah GENGE
in Axminster. Born about 1830, Hannah died 1909 in Axminster, age 79.
They had the following children, all born in Axminster:
(1)
Emma
Wakely
,
born
1856.
In
1877,
when
Emma
was
age
about
20,
she
married
Stephen
MEADER
in
Axminster.
(2)
Hannah
Jane
,
born
1858
and
died
1859
in
Axminster,
age
about
1.
(3)
John
Brigham
,
born
May
1858 and died around April 1861 in Axminster, age 2.
56.
Henry
CHAPPLE
[
Parents
].
Born
January
1828
in
Axminster
and
baptized
there
20/4/1828.
Henry died 29/1/1891, in Membury, age 62. Occupation: Gamekeeper.
An
entry
in
the
National
Probate
Calendar
reads:
“Administration
of
the
Personal
Estate
of
Henry
Chapple
later
of
Membury
in
the
County
of
Devon
Gamekeeper
who
died
29
January
1891
at
Membury
was
granted
at
the
Principal
Registry
to
Maria
Chapple
of
Axminster
in
the
said
County
Widow
the
Relict.
£194
13s.
5d. (Worth around £23,790 today.)
In
1856
when
Henry
was
age
about
27,
he
married
Ann
CHAPPLE
,
daughter
of
Henry
CHAPPLE
and
Elizabeth
DENSLOW
,
in
Axminster.
Ann
was
baptized
12/7/1829
in
Membury
and
died
1876
in
Axminster,
age 47.
They had one child:
(1)
John
, born 1860 in Axminster. John does not appear in the 1861 census. It’s assumed he died before then.
In
1878,
when
Henry
was
age
50,
he
married
Mary
Ann
BRIGHT
.
Mary
was
born
about
1832
in
Hawkchurch,
Dorset.
There
is
no
evidence
they
had
any
children.
Mary
Ann
must
have
died
within
a
couple
of
years
after
the
marriage
because
on
9/11/1880
Henry
married
Maria
ROCKETT
(abt.
1833-?),
daughter
of
John
ROCKETT
,
in
Bridport.
57.
John
CHAPPLE
[
Parents
].
Born
1830
in
Axminster
and
baptized
there
18/4/1830.
It’s
not
known
whe John died. Occupation: Gardener.
In
1855,
when
John
was
25,
he
married
Elizabeth
POWELL
in
Axminster.
Elizabeth
was
born
about
1827 in Hawkchurch. It’s not known when she died. Occupation: Laundress.
They had the following children:
(1)
Elizabeth
, born 1857. (2)
John
, born 1859. (3)
Joshua
, born 1863.
58.
Richard
CHAPPLE
[
Parents
].
Born
1837
in
Axminster.
Richard
died
about
May
1875
in
Kilmington, age 37. He was buried in St Giles, Kilmington on 8/5/1875.
In
1861,
when
Richard
was
age
about
24,
he
married
Amelia
ROSE
,
daughter
of
Sarah
ROSE
and
John
HELYAR
.
Baptized
8/12/1839
in
Chard,
Somerset,
Amelia
died
1/1/1925,
age
85.
She
was buried 6/1/1925 in Axminster.
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They had the following children:
(1)
William
Henry
[
75
]
.
(2)
Thornhill
[
76
]
.
(3)
Alfred
Richard
,
born
1866.
(4)
Jesse
Oliver
[
77
]
.
(5)
Elizabeth
Ella
,
born
24/3/1869
and
baptized
6/6/1869
in
Kilmington.
She
died
22/9/1950
in
Axminster,
age
81.
On
26/10/1904,
when
Elizabeth
Ella
was
age
34,
she
married
Sidney
John
TRIVETT
(1865-1938),
son
of
John
TRIVETT
and
Emily
S
piller
,
in
Axminster
using
the
name
Ella
Elizabeth.
(6)
John
George
[
78
]
.
(7)
Arthur
Lanyard
,
born
1873
in
Kilmington.
(8)
Frances
Lavinia
,
born in 1874 and died 1875.
Amelia had one child after Richard's death. No father was named on the baptism record:
(1)
Frederick
[
79
]
.