Looking for Henty May Chappell

[pincard]

I was wondering if anyone can help. I have a photograph of a young girl taken in 1879. Her name is Henty May Chappell and she was born may 1st 1871.Portsea.
I thought I would try to find her family and if lucky I would be able to find a family researching her and scan to them her photo.
But I can only find her birth and nothing else at all.
Wondered if another pair of eyes may help please

[CaroleW]

Same here - birth only.  She may have been illegitimate or father in the forces

[bearkat]

There can't be many Henty May CHAPPELLS about.

There is one listed as an early settler of Te Puke, New Zealand on this site

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sooty/TPKSettlers.html

She is aged 9 in 1880 so is the right age.

I wonder if ther are any descendants in New Zealand - it might be worth posting a request on the New Zealand board.

They sailed on the Lady Jocelyn.  There seems to be quite a bit about the history of Te Puke on the Internet.

[pincard]

Thank you for that I will follow the site.

[CaroleW]

Father was Joseph Bygrave Chappell married Mary Fielder June qtr 1870 Portsea 2B 702

[bearkat]

Mary CHAPPELL wrote a series of letter to her mother during their journey to New Zealand

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/atl_diaries.htm

Fielder, Eliza, fl 1880-1881
Journal / with transcript by Thelma Burrow
Display Dates : 1880-1881, 1886
Ref. No. : MS-Papers-4180 : 1 folder(s)
Joseph and Mary Chappell sailed from London to Tauranga aboard the `Lady Jocelyn', Sep 1880-Jan 1881. Joseph Bygrave Chappell d. 1916 , a carpenter, worked in the Tauranga district and Te Puke. Eliza Fielder was Mary Chappell's mother. The journal is based on letters written to Eliza Fielder by her daughter Mary and her son-in-law, detailing their experiences. Chappell, Joseph. Chappell, Mary (Fielder) d 1926.

[Annable]

It looks like I am a descendant of Henty May Chappell as posted by pincard on Saturday 5 Feb.     i am new to rootschat and was very excited to see posts by pincard and others.  Not so sure how this might get to you guys??? Aunt Mildred Williams was my Great Aunt.  She moved to to Sydney Australia which may be why you couldn't find a death registration in New Zealand.  My Grandpop was Charles Williams, son of Arthur Owen Williams and May Chappell (as we knew of her).  Mildred pretty well brought up Charles (Charlie).  Charles Williams was my mum's father.  I am really keen to find out more about my family.  Charles died in his early sixties I think from multiple strokes when I was about eight years old (that makes it 1968).  I could tell you some amazing stories about Mildred, she was a character, though probably best told by my Mother Jillian Eleanor Williams.  Grandpop (Charles Williams) was a bit larger than life character, based in Wellington New Zealand.

Welcome to RootsChat.  I have merged your post with one that pincard made back in February.  Hopefully you will soon be in touch with each other. 

[bearkat]

Welcome to Rootschat Annable 

Have a look at this thread on the New Zealand board which has more information.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,511950.0.html

[dotwayne]

Any thing on Margaret Alice Williams when she married Robert Jennings