Trying to trace Charles William Chapman born approx 1880 lived in Croydon

[condesa]

I haven't found CTE on the 1939 Register.  He was in the army at the time, having joined up in 1932 aged 18.  He didn't leave the army until after WWII.

We might be on the right track with the family moving around the country, as Charles progressed from bricklayer to builder's foreman and finally master builder.  My husband now recalls a story his father CTE told of the family travelling around in a horse drawn pantechnicon.

Witnesses to Charles  and Mary Ann's marriage were William Rhoads and Harry James Hollands..  Charles was a bachelor and only 5 years older than Mary Ann.

[louisa maud]

Father is on 1939
Louisa Maud

[avm228]

Father is on 1939
Louisa Maud

Can you give us a clue from the free index info?

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Well - this fits, in some areas

 1901 - 73 Trant [?] Road Croydon

John H Chapman    60 - retired civil engineer, b Herstmonceaux
Alice Chapman    46 - b dublin
Alice L Chapman    25 - b India
John H Chapman    20  b India
William J Chapman    22  b India
Charles Chapman    19 b India, apprentice Croydon School Board
Ernest A Chapman    15  b Tunbridge Wells
Frank Chapman    12 - b South Norwood

[father is a retired army officer in 1891)

[avm228]

Tracing the Chapman/Rhoades children:

May??
Charles William Chapman, mmn Rhoades, Sep qtr 1903 Northampton (d Dec qtr 1906 Rochford aged 3)
William Henry Chapman, mmn Rhoades, Mar qtr 1905 Newhaven
Daisy Chapman, mmn Rhoades, Jun qtr 1906 Rochford
Mary Chapman, mmn Rhoades, b Mar qtr 1908 Coventry
Ellen Chapman, mmn Rhoades, b Jun qtr 1909 Coventry - “Nellie” in 1911
Lily Louisa Chapman, mmn Rhoades, b Dec qtr 1910 Eastbourne
Albert Charles Chapman, mmn Rhoades, b Mar qtr 1913 Rochford
Charles Thomas Edward Chapman, mmn Rhoades, b Jun qtr 1914 Thanet

[louisa maud]

Wonder why on census they were shown as born Eastbourne?


Louisa Maud

[louisa maud]

Picked out Frank born Norwood 1889, (Croydon) to check MMN shows POLLOTT

Louisa Maud

[avm228]

Well - this fits, in some areas

 1901 - 73 Trant [?] Road Croydon

John H Chapman    60 - retired civil engineer, b Herstmonceaux
Alice Chapman    46 - b dublin
Alice L Chapman    25 - b India
John H Chapman    20  b India
William J Chapman    22  b India
Charles Chapman    19 b India, apprentice Croydon School Board <<<
Ernest A Chapman    15  b Tunbridge Wells
Frank Chapman    12 - b South Norwood

[father is a retired army officer in 1891)

Perhaps this is the corresponding baptism?

Presbyterian Church, Saharanpur, U.P., India

24 September 1883

Charles Chapman, born 18 August 1883.

Parents: John Henry Chapman (engineer in public works dept) & Allie.

Certified by a register extract taken on 30 May 1939.

[groom]

Well - this fits, in some areas

 1901 - 73 Trant [?] Road Croydon

That's probably Frant Road.