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William Chapman

Male 1752 - 1789  (37 years)


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  • Name William Chapman 
    Born 1752  Cosby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Apr 1789  Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Blow to the right temple/Killed by James Godfrey - manslaughter 
    Buried 16 Apr 1789  St Mary Magdalene's Church, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (Medical):Northampton Mercury 18 April 1789
      On Wednesday last James Godfrey, of Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, Butcher, was commited to Leicester Gaol, by Mr. Tilley, Coroner, charged, by an Inquisition taken before him, with Manslaughter, in feloniously killing William Chapman, of Kilby. - It appeared by the Evidence, that the Deceased and Godfrey quarrelled as they were drinking together on Monday Night at a Public House in Kilby, and immediately afterwards went out and fought, when the Deceased unfortunately receied a Blow upon his Right Temple which killed him.
    Person ID I1204  Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2019 

    Father William Chapman,   d. 1776, Cosby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Belton,   b. 1722,   d. 1801, Cosby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F2018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Tilley,   b. Abt 1749,   d. Oct 1837, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1774  St Mary Magdalene's Church, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Chapman,   b. 1774, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah Chapman,   b. 1776, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. William Chapman,   b. 1778, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1846, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. John Chapman,   b. 1780, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. John Chapman,   b. 1782, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1835, Cosby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     6. Ann Chapman,   b. 1784, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Mary Chapman,   b. 1787, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +8. Thomas Chapman,   b. 1789, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1859, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 
    Family ID F326  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart