1841 census look-up please CHAPMAN & HOBBS - Stanford Dingley

[katietk]

Please can someone look up George Chapman (b. 1837 - Stanford Dingley) in the 1841 Stanford Dingley Census. He would be 4 so hopefully there will be details of his parents and where they lived etc.

By 1851 census he was working in Reading as a boot maker's apprentice. In 1861 census he had a son William George Chapman (b.1856 - Wallingford) and stepson Henry Hobbs (b. 1847 - Stanford Dingley).  Trying to find out who's the mother and continue tracing further back.

[DebbieG]

Hi

I think this is them

Stanford Dingley 1841

CHAPMAN
George 43 Blacksmith Y
Hannah 30 N
Thomas 5
George 4
Martha 2
Alfred 11m
+ 1 female servant
John BOLINS? 40 Blacksmith Y

next door

CHAPMAN
Charles 45 Farm Lab
Lucy 45
Ann 11

Hope it helps

Debbie

[HarryW]

Hi,

I don't think that Henry HOBBS was George's stepson more like half brother - from 1851 census:

Stanford Dingley Dist 6
HO107/1691  FOLIO 146  PAGE 3

Joseph HOBBS, Head, 31, Journeyman Tanner
Hannah HOBBS, Wife, 41,  , b Pewsey Wilts
Henry HOBBS, Son, 4
Charles HOBBS, Son, 2
Ann HOBBS, Daur, 11m
Thomas CHAPMAN, Stepson, 15, Blacksmith
Marth CHAPMAN, Stepdaur, 12
Albert CHAPMAN, Stepson, 10
Edwin CHAPMAN, Stepson, 8

All born Stanford Dingley except for Hannah.

Living next door are Charles, Lucy and Anne CHAPMAN (as per 1841)

Regards
Harry

[HarryW]

This looks like George CHAPMAN (snr) death:

June 1845
Bradfield
Vol 6, Page 99

Harry

[katietk]

Thank you so much. I had thought that this was the case but this has just confirmed it for me.

Katie

[Broadwood]

Please can someone look up George Chapman (b. 1837 - Stanford Dingley) in the 1841 Stanford Dingley Census. He would be 4 so hopefully there will be details of his parents and where they lived etc.

By 1851 census he was working in Reading as a boot maker's apprentice. In 1861 census he had a son William George Chapman (b.1856 - Wallingford) and stepson Henry Hobbs (b. 1847 - Stanford Dingley).  Trying to find out who's the mother and continue tracing further back.

I've just come across this thread (via google) which I see is six years old.

Unfortunately I can't send PM's yet so I thought I would just add here that Henry Hobbs (b.1847) is my great great grandfather and Hannah Hobbs/Chapman (b.1810) is my great great great grandmother.

Did you find that Hannah was in fact an ancestor of yours too Katie?

[HarryW]

Broadwood,

You may not get a reply from the original poster as they haven't logged on for 5 years.   They should receive an email informing them of your post, but whether they reply is a different matter.

Harry

[Broadwood]

Hi Harry.

That's very true, but I've found more than once that it's always better to try (and fail nine times out of ten), than not to try at all.

Chris.

[katietk]

Hello Chris ....luck would have it I saw my email and I just had to respond!!

Yes Hannah is my great, great, great, great, great grandmother (I might have added an extra 'great' there but I don't have the details to hand). Either way we are definitely related.  I'm obviously on the Chapman side but I know that Hannah remarried to Joseph Hobbs after George Chapman died.  It is interesting to see that your great, great grandfather Henry Hobbs lived with my G.G.G.G grandfather and my G.G.G. grandfather in 1861. 

Do you still live in or near Reading as I do?  Did you ever know of the Chapman connection or do you recall your grandfather knowing any of them?  I would be interested to know more about your family tree too.

Katie