Fifth Generation  

5. Elizabeth CLAPTON [9153] (Henry CLAPTON⁴, Jeremiah CLAPTON³, Lydia DALE², William¹) was born on 02 Apr 1869 in Hackney Middlesex England, was baptised on 24 Mar 1880 in Clapton Hall London England, and died on 05 Jan 1952 at age 82.

General Notes: In an e-Mail from Harold Chesterman, received in August 2011, he included:
Elizabeth Chesterman (nee Clapton) kept a birthday diary. The book itself is now in the possession of Judson Chesterman's daughter, Rosemary [Elizabeth Rosemary [Chesterman] Stow]. At some point my father had access to it and copied most of it by hand. His (Arnold's) granddaughter Ruth [Ruth Shelagh Chesterman] now has that copy and the only reason for recording the fact was so that I would know where various documents now are.
The e-Mail also included the fact that,
From January 30th 1921 to !935, Elizabeth Chesterman (nee Clapton), coached Scripture Union Exams.

Noted events in her life were:

• Birth: in Navarino Road, 02 Apr 1869, Hackney Middlesex England.

Elizabeth married William T CHESTERMAN [9152] [MRIN: 4379], son of Ezekiel Bickham CHESTERMAN [8509] and Anne Greaves CHESTERMAN [8508], on 30 Apr 1890 in Manvers Hall Bath Somerset England. William was born on 13 Jan 1856 in Sheffield Yorkshire England, was baptised in Aug 1870, and died on 16 Jan 1923 at age 67.

General Notes: In an Attachment to an email received June 19, 2003, Scott Chesterman included the following 1881 Census information:-

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
William T. CHESTERMAN Head M Male 25 Sheffield, York, England Solicitor
Caroline N. CHESTERMAN Wife M Female 24 Oalssey, Wiltshire, England
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Source Information:
Dwelling St Johns Wood 25 Sydenham Bdgs
Census Place Lyncombe & Widcombe, Somerset, England
Family History Library Film 1341586
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 2434 / 42
Page Number 30

Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: Rockingham Street, 13 Jan 1856, Sheffield Yorkshire England.

• Occupation: Solicitor with W.T.Chesterrman & Sons, 21 Mar 1881, Bath Somerset England.

Children from this marriage were:

   7 M    i. Henry Theodore CHESTERMAN [9542] was born on 25 Jan 1891 in Bath Somerset England, died on 15 Oct 1916 in France at age 25, and was buried in St Sever Cemetery Rouen Haute-Normandie France. The cause of his death was WW1 [killed on the Western Front].

General Notes: Private, Canadian Medical Corps 1915 (Western Front); 4th Canadian Field Ambulance, attached to the Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 1916, died of wounds

Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: Ryde Villas Oldfield Park, 25 Jan 1891, Bath Somerset England.

   8 M    ii. CHESTERMAN [92592] was born in Sep 1892 in Bathwick Somerset England, died in Sep 1892 in Bathwick Somerset England, and was buried on 20 Sep 1892 in Smallcombe Vale Cemetery Bathwick Somerset England. (Stillborn)

Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: 6 Woodlands Place, Sep 1892, Bathwick Somerset England.

+ 9 M    iii. Sir Clement Clapton CHESTERMAN, O.B.E. [9543] was born on 30 May 1894 in Bath Somerset England, was baptised on 31 Jan 1909, and died on 20 Jul 1983 at age 89.

+ 10 M    iv. Arnold de Merveilleux CHESTERMAN [9544] was born on 21 Mar 1896 in Bath Somerset England and died on 04 Apr 1968 at age 72.

+ 11 M    v. Judson Tyndale CHESTERMAN [9546] was born on 16 Feb 1903 in Bath Somerset England and died on 07 Oct 1987 at age 84.

   12 M    vi. CHESTERMAN [92591] was born on 16 Feb 1903 in Bathwick Somerset England, died on 16 Feb 1903 in Bathwick Somerset England, and was buried on 17 Feb 1903 in Smallcombe Vale Cemetery Bathwick Somerset England. (Twin [Stillborn])

Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: 6 Woodlands Place, 16 Feb 1903, Bathwick Somerset England.