Kelshall Parish Records

[trish140660]

Has anyone out there any access to the Parish records for Kelshall please.  I am looking for a baptism for a James Gibbons Chapman who we think was baptised about October 1852. 

[petercornish]

Hi Trish,

The baptism is recorded in Kelshall PRs as 3 October 1852.  James Gibbons Chapman  son of Samuel and Charlotte. Abode London  Occ.Porter.

Interestingly there were two other baptisms on the same day  -  George and William Cutts, sons of Edward and Mary Anne Cutts of London  a Carman.

Strange to have two families from London with baptisms in a country parish in Herts.  Were the families related?  Over to you!.

Regards   ...   Peter

[trish140660]

Thank you for that information.  Interestingly we now know that Charlotte died on 25th February 1851 and that James is living in Kelshall in 1861 with his grandparents but we cannot find out where Samuel is.

Do not know of any connection between Chapman and Cutts but then again we are learning more about the family all the time.

[petercornish]

Hi Trish,

From the baptism of James Gibbons it would appear that Samuel was living in London hence his absence from the Kelshall census details for 1851.  JG records his birthplace as London on the 1881 census.

However I have found Samuel on the 1841 at Kelshall, living with his grandmother next door but one to his parents.  Details available if you need them.

Regards   ...   Peter

[trish140660]

Details would be very gratefully received on the 1841 census.  Thankyou so much for your time.  Could you possibly post details of all Chapmans in Kelshall.  It is a very small village but the Chapmans seem to be a very large family!!!!!!

[petercornish]

Hi Trish,

Here come the Chapmans in 1841 at Kelshall   ...

HO107/446/8   F.4.  P.2.
Sarah Chapman  45   Living with the Trigg family, farmers.

F6/7.  P.6/7. 
William Chapman   50  Ag Lab
Rhoda Chapman  51
John Chapman  25  Ag Lab
William Chapman  20  Ag Lab
Sarah Chapman  15
Thomas Chapman  18  Ag Lab
Lucy Chapman  12
Nathan  Chapman 9

The next household entry
Daniel Chapman  45  Ag Lab
Sarah Chapman  40
Mary Chapman  15  F S
James Chapman  15  Ag Lab
Esther Chapman  13
William Chapman  10
Martha Chapman  7
Henry Chapman   4
George Chapman  2mths

then the Atkins family followed by
Mary Chapman  75  Ag Labs widow
Thomas Chapman  30  Ag Lab
Ann Chapman  24  F S
Samuel Chapman 22 Ag Lab
All born in County.   (Adult ages rounded down to nearest 5 in 1841) 

The BIVR contains some  marriages for the Chapmans in this area and I will let you have details if you need them.

Regards   ...   Peter