18 Aug 2023
Husband: Eliot Chapman
Born: 20 Jul 1885 in Harston, Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 1) Census: 1901 in Harston, Cambridgeshire (see note 2) Member: 1907 - 1910 Trumpington Brass Band 2 (see note 3) Census: 1911 in Harston, Cambridgeshire (see note 4) Occupation: 1911 - 1945 Wheelwright 3,4,5,6,7 Military: Nov 1915 - Mar 1919 Sapper Royal Engineers 7 Resided: 1920 - 1934 at 50 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 8 Census: 1921 at 50 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 5) Occupation: 1921 Wheelwright, Mr E Smith, Wheelwright, Trumpington Resided: 1935 - 1951 at 66 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 8 Member: 1951 - 1952 Trumpington Friendship Club 9 Died: 16 Mar 1952 in Cambridge 10,9 (see note 6) Buried: 1952 in Trumpington Father: James Chapman (1848 - ) Mother: Eliza Prime (1845 - 1925)
Wife: Edith Kate Gage Married: 1922 in Cambridge 10 (see note 7)
Born: 23 Jul 1897 in Cambridge 11 Census: 1901 in Horningsea, Cambridgeshire (see note 8) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 9) Census: 1921 at Cromwell House, Trumpington Road, Trumpington (see note 10) Occupation: 1921 House Parlour Maid Resided: 1931 - 1934 at 50 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 8 Resided: 1935 - 1961 at 66 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 8 Occupation: 1955 - 1957 Committee, Trumpington Friendship Club 9 Occupation: 1955 - 1957 Trumpington PCC 9 Member: 1959 - 1961 Trumpington Friendship Club 9 (see note 11) Died: 1962 in Cambridge 10 (see note 12) Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Vera Chapman Born: 24 Jul 1923 in Cambridgeshire 1,11 (see note 13) Christened: 2 Sep 1923 in Trumpington (see note 14) Occupation: 1939 Tapestry Worker 11 Resided: 1939 - 1947 at 66 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 8,11 Occupation: 1945 Engineer Resided: 1947 - 1970 at 92 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 8 Died: 1998 10 (see note 15) Husband: Joseph Frank Cole b. 16 Feb 1921 d. 1989 Married: 21 Feb 1945 in Trumpington (see note 16)
Sources: (1) FreeBMD website. (2) Trumpington Brass Band records. (3) Marriage record of child. (4) Baptism records of children. (5) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) (6) 1911 census. (7) British Legion (Trumpington branch) application forms. (8) Electoral Register. (9) Trumpington Friendship Club records. (10) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (11) 1939 Register.
Event Notes Note (1) Sep 1885 Chesterton 3b 460 Note (2) Age 15, born Harston, with family Note (3) Solo Horn, Vice-Chairman, Committee Note (4) Age 25, born Harston. Wheelwright, with parents Note (5) Age 35, born Harston, with mother and sister Elizabeth. Wheelwright, Mr E Smith, Wheelwright, Trumpington Note (6) Mar 1952 Cambridge 4a 249 age 66 Note (7) Sep 1922 Cambridge 3b 1270 Note (8) Age 2, born Cambridge, foster daughter with James and Rachel Gotobed Note (9) Age 12, born Cambridge, visitor with Benjamin and Eunice Underwood Note (10) Age 22, born St Pauls, House Parlour Maid with Wingate family Note (11) Appears in attendance registers as Mrs Cole Note (12) Jun 1962 Cambridge 4a 226 age 63 Note (13) Sep 1923 Chesterton 3b 680 mothers surname Gage Note (14) Sep 2 CHAPMAN Vera of Eliot & Edith Kate otp wheelwright born 24 Jul Note (15) Jun 1998 Cambridge born 24 Jul 1923 Note (16) Feb 21 COLE Joseph Frank 24 bac soldier of Draycott Cerne Wilts son of Albert Frank gardener CHAPMAN Vera 21 sp engineer otp dau of Eliot wheelwright wits: Eliot CHAPMAN, Thelma HASLOP Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index