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Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 24 Send Message	William	Report	29 Apr 2011 21:20
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 24 Send Message	Daft question how do I get the marriage cert from the info you posted? Mary the older one of the 2 about 1910 Ellen about 1912.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 24 Send Message	William	Report	29 Apr 2011 21:18
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 24 Send Message	His marriage to Lillian Rowlands was Jun 1933 I have that info, again there is confusion with the surnames of the Rowland(S) family.I have BMD records for most of the family and the spelling of the surname is different on most of the records although I know 100% the records are correct. I know factually thatn he did serve in the RN as when I was very young he gave me the ribbon off his cap which I unfortunately lost. With regard to the uncertainty of the spelling of names, Lillian Rowland(s) was my Great Aunt, I never met her as she died following pneumonia in the late 40's early 50's. I do appreciate any help as this problem is haunting me, I have msot of the records for other family members except William Chapman's Regards
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	29 Apr 2011 21:18
	Get the cert of the marriage as posted above, for info about his father (if he knew him)
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 16,405 Send Message	patchem	Report	29 Apr 2011 21:14
	About when were Ellen and Mary born? Thanks Added: Was he 93 when he died?
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 24 Send Message	William	Report	29 Apr 2011 21:11
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 24 Send Message	No I haven't , thats where I'm stuck. I remember my Gr Gr Grandad as I was 11 when he died in Dec 1962. There is a lot of confusion in the family as to his exact place of birth. However, he did have an unusual middle name=Tranter. MY Aunt, his daughter Mary's daughter is still alive, & she says her mother & my Gran Ellen were born in Sheerness. As he served in the Royal Navy for a long time, we can only assume he lived there as a posting. There is also some additonal information I have been researching with zero results. He was supposed to be living in a house owned by an Admiral in the navy, and his sister & brothers worked in this house as a maid & servants. There is another story that he served on the Lusitania when it was torpedoed of the coast of Ireland in 1915. Again I cannot find any information about this. He was by all accounts a stoker in the Royal & merchant navies. Again, even with all this information I'm getting no results anywhere. BTW thanks for your response.
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 16,405 Send Message	patchem	Report	29 Apr 2011 21:08
	When was the second marriage (and the first?) Thanks Added: Rowland not Rowlands: Marriages Jun 1933 Chapman William T Rowland Salford 8d 808 Rowland Lilian Chapman Salford 8d 808
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	29 Apr 2011 21:05
	His birthplace will be recorded on censuses........have you checked 1881, which is free? Some dates would be helpful..........
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 16,405 Send Message	patchem	Report	29 Apr 2011 21:02
	Have you got his marriage certificate with his father's name on it?
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 24 Send Message	William	Report	29 Apr 2011 20:57
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 24 Send Message	HI all, I need some help in trying to find my Great Great Grandfather, William T Chapman. I am not sure where he was born, some say Salford Manchester. We know that he was born in 1869. Served in the Royal Navy, lived for a time in Sheerness, was married & had 2 Daughters, Mary & Ellen. He also had a sister who's nickname was Ninny, plus 2 borther Reginald & Peter. He did come to live in Salford, & when his 1st wife died, he married Lillian Rowlands, they had 1 child a dughter called Rita. Any help would be much appreciated. TIA

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