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Reginald Cecil Chapman (“Rex”) 23 May 1892 to 1966
CHA00022
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context is in green.
1893
Reginald Cecil
Chapman, son of Walter J Chapman (CHA00010) and Annie Mariah
(nee Byron) Chapman, was born in Croydon on 23 May 1892 and baptised at St
Michael’s Church, Croydon on 14 June 1892. .
1901
1901 Census – Eversholt, Staton Road, Croydon
Walter
Chapman, 50, iron founder’s salesman
Annie
Chapman, 46, his wife, school teacher
Margaret
Chapman, 18, school teacher
Etheldreda
Chapman, 16
Harold
B J Chapman, 12
Reginald
Chapman, 8
Sophia
Chapman, mother, widow, 78
1911
1911 Census – Evershot,
West Woburn, Bedfordshire
Walter
Chapman, 60, Chief Salesman iron founder’s warehouse
Annie
Maria Chapman, 56, Head Teacher, Croydon Education Committee
Harold
Byron James Chapman, 22, Clerk in iron founder’s office
Reginald
Cecil Chapman, 18, clerk in estate
agent’s office
Sophia
Chapman, 88, Walter’s mother, then a widow
1914
Rex
was an estate agent.
1915
Rex
served in the army in the First World War.
Reginald
Chapman
1923
Reginald Cecil
Chapman, then a surveyor, married Dorothy May Appleby (born 1894) at Wandsworth
on 18 August 1923.
1925
Their son was Anthony
Paul Chapman (CHA00031) was
born on 23 January 1925.
Rex Chapman
1938
The electoral rolls show
that Reginald was at Deerhurst, Croydon.
1955
In 1955, Rex stood in as
‘father of the bride’ at the wedding of his niece, Anne Buckingham to Martin
Farndale, as her farther was ill.
1966
Rex died at Southwark, London at the age of 74 on 7 November 1966.
Probate: CHAPMAN
Reginald Charles of Deerhurst Farnon Road Streatham
London died 7 November 1966 at Guys Hospital London 20 January to Anthony Paul
Chapman surveyor and Sidney Frank Rich Solicitor