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b. 1829-1830 (app)
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/Bedfordshire Tilbrook/Beds Tilbrook/Northants Hargrave/Tilbrook Bedfordshire | |||
| bap. 10/04/1831 | Tilbrook, Bedford | |||
| d. 08/05/1917 | 24 Hathaway Rd, Croydon. UD, West Croydon, CROYDON, Croydon C.B. | |||
Parents | ||||
| John Hooper | ||||
| Sarah Hooper | ||||
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Marriages/Partnerships
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m.
13/05/1851 |
John Chapman | Leicester, Leicester | d. 16/04/1897 |
Children
| b. 20/02/1851 | Mary Jane Chapman | Glaston | |
| b. 03/08/1853 | Eliza Elizabeth Chapman | Tempsford | |
| bap. 20/12/1857 | William Chapman | Tempsford (at baptism) | |
| bap. 20/12/1857 | Charlotte Chapman | Tempsford (at baptism) | |
| bap. 23/10/1859 | George Edgar Chapman | Tempsford (at baptism) | |
| bap. 24/08/1862 | Avice Chapman | Tempsford (at baptism) | d. 15/12/1877 |
| bap. 28/07/1867 | Sarah Ann Chapman | Irchester (at baptism) | |
| bap. 28/07/1867 | Rosetta Frances Chapman | Irchester (at baptism) | |
| b. 07/11/1869 | Alice Chapman | Irchester | d. 15/04/1910 |
| b. 11/04/1872 | Margaret Chapman | Irchester (at baptism) | |
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Occupations
| 1841 | Pauper | ||
| 1851 | General Servant | ||
| 1861 | Wheelwright Wife | ||
| 1917 | Widow | ||
Also known as
| Susanna Chapman, Susanna Hooper, Susanna Wells Hooper, Susannah Chapman, Susannah Church, Susannah Hooper |
Did You Know?
- Susannah Wells Hooper registered the birth of her daughter Mary Jane Chapman in February 1851 under the name Chapman. Susannah and John Chapman were actually married three months later.
- By 1841 Susannah Wells Hooper was living with William Church and Jane Church. When she reported the birth of her daughter Eliza Elizabeth Chapman in 1853, Susannah gave her maiden name as Church.
- Susannah Wells Hooper was baptised as the illegitimate daughter of Sarah Hooper in Tilbrook (then in Bedfordshire) in 1831, but records suggest she was born in around 1829-30 and the 1851 census gives Hargrave in Northamptonshire as her place of birth (the 1841 census, when she was living in Tilbrook, notes her as not born in the county). Her marriage certificate gives 'John Hooper' as her father's name, but it seems something of a coincidence that in 1829 a David Wells was imprisoned 'refusing to give Security to indemnify the Parish of Hargrave in a Matter of Bastardy'.
Documentary Sources
WIDOW'S FATAL FALL
Missed the Bottom Stair
Consequent upon a fall which she had on Christmas Day Mrs. Susannah Chapman, a widow, of 88 years, who had resided at Westgate-road, South Norwood, died on Tuesday afternoon. She thought tshe had reached the bottom stair, but had not and fell. She was attended by two doctors, who said she had fractured her thigh, and was subsequently removed to the residence of Mrs. Crane, her daughter, of Hathaway-road, Croydon. At the inquest on Friday Dr. D. M. Jones said death was due to injuries caused by the fall, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly.
Croydon Local Studies Library and Archives Service
YESTERDAY'S INQUESTS
A STUMBLE ON THE STAIRS
The Croydon Coroner Dr T ??? held two inquiries yesterday (Friday) at Croydon Union Offices.
The first case was that of Susannah Chapman, aged 88, widow of a wheelwright formerly of 9 Westgate-road, South Norwood. At Christmas time the old lady fell down the stairs. She said that she thought she had reached the bottom but ?? a matter of fact there was one step more. Two doctors attended the Deceased for a fractured thigh and she was ??? to the care of her daughter, Mrs Charlotte Crane, a widow, of Hathaway-road. Dr D. M. Jones, of London-road, who attended the deceased at the latter address, said that she developed bed sores and ulcers. Death occurred on Tuesday from the effects of the accident.
A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned.
Croydon Local Studies Library and Archives Service
Locations
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