Cambridge University Alumni Look-up

[Chris Chapman]

I hope someone here can help with a slightly unusual look up.

I am looking for a relative of mine who I am told went to the University of Cambridge but I know very little of the details, ie I am not sure of the dates or even which college.  Here is what I know about him

Name: George Chapman
Date of Birth: 31 October 1867   
Place of Birth: Burwell, Cambridgeshire

1901 Census says he is an assistant school master in Hove, Sussex

I hope this is enough information to help you find him in the Cambridge University records.

Thanks in advance

Alex Chapman

[Lady Di]

Hi Alex,

Sorry it has taken so long to answer your query.

I have found your George as a Schoolmaster on the 1891 census at Harrold Bedfordshire - age 22. He was a Lodger/unmarried.

I have also checked the Camb University Alumni and although there were 5 George Chapmans who attended, 4 at least were way off the mark. The only possibility (and suspect at that) was the following:

Name: George. Chapman
Entered: Coll. Oct 21, 1896 
Info: Matric. Non-Coll. Oct 21, 1896; B.A. 1899; M.A. 1903.

Sorry I couldn't be more help

Di
 

[lcsnor]

I notice that you were able to look up a Cambridge University Alum.  Can you tell me where this information is held.

I have just discovered that one of my husband's ancestors was a Rector in Lincolnshire and as such I assume he was university educated.  As 99% of both our families were ag.labs I've never had a need to look up such a thing before!

He was John Plumpton who I believe was a curate in Colsterworth in the 1750s and rector in S.Witham in the 1760s.

Would appreciate any advice,
Louise

[Lady Di]

Hi Louise,

I found the above information on the Cambridge Alumni on Ancestry.co.uk

I had a quick look for your guy and this is the closest match:

Name: John Plumpton
College: Clare
Entered: 1739
Details:
Adm. sizar at CLARE, Apr. 27, 1739. S. of Henry. Bapt. Mar. 10, 1719-20, at Snaith, Yorks. Matric. 1739; B.A. 1742-3. Ord. deacon (York) Sept. 25, 1743; priest (Norwich, Litt. dim. from Lincoln) Mar. 1750-1. C. of Snaith, 1743. Perhaps brother of Edward (1749).

I dont know if this is your guy but it does say that he was the son of Henry Plumpton, possible brother of Edward, which will either confirm that he's yours of rule him out.
Both Henry and Edward also attended Cambridge (I can get their info if it's the right family)

Good luck - hope he's yours

Di

[lcsnor]

Wow, that's tremendous - I hope he's mine too. 
There's a few things I don't understand in the info - are you by chance an expert???
Do you know what "adm sizar" and "Litt dim" mean??

I will do some more digging and see whether he's mine.

Right now my biggest clue to the man is his wife with the relatively unusual name of Naomi, but I can't find the marriage.  Still I haven't looked around too much yet.  This will give me another place to look.

Thanks SO SO much
Louise

[Lady Di]

Hi Louise,

I'm certainly no expert - I just look 'em up 

I went back to see what those terms may mean but I'm getting an error when I try    so, sorry, can't help with that - at this time.

But as consulation prize - here's Henry

Name: Henry Plumpton
College: Christ's
Entered: July 1679
Died: 26 Nov 1710
Matric. sizar from CHRIST'S, July, 1679; B.A. 1681-2. Ord. deacon (York) June, 1682; priest, June, 1683. P.C. of Snaith, Yorks., 1693-1710. Master of Snaith School, 1697-1710. Died Nov. 26, 1710, aged 54. Buried at Snaith. Will (York) 1711. Father of the next. (Peile, I. 76.)

Most of it is "double dutch" to me but I'm sure we/someone will work it all out if and when you can confirm that these are your guys

I hope they're yours - it would be a great bit of info to have  for your tree 

Di

[lcsnor]

Thanks for the further information.  I am so excited to have this to pursue.  Although I'm quite happy to claim all my ag labs and itinerants there seems to be a much greater chance of finding information about people with land or education or a profession. 
I'll google those terms I didn't understand - I think I remember reading somewhere that Sizar was some kind of scholarship.

really appreciate it,
Louise

[lcsnor]

Just in case someone who's good on this kind of double dutch sees this......

It reads to me that John is Bapt. on 10 mar 1719/20.  If that's the case he can't be this Henry's son as Henry dies 1710.  Still I'm not confident that I have correctly understood the "bapt Mar 10 1719/20" bit. 

Any advice welcome
& thanks again Lady Di

[Lady Di]

He may still have been Henry's son but a late baptism. According to the Cambridge Alumni, he was actually that Henry's son but you are correct in noting that he was Bp AFTER his father's death.

Maybe a look at the actual parish register film for baptisms may help here.

The 1719/20 related to the change of the calendar when they added/took off abt 11 days and changed the year end from end of march to dec 31 - totally confusing for all family historians 

I probably haven't got the facts exactly correct but that's the gist of it anyway

Good luck
Di