Mary (Wood) Chapman (1799 - 1877)

Born 18 Jun 1799 in Gillamoor, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Chapman — married about 1824 in Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1877 at about age 77 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Mary was born in 1799 in Gillamoor, the daughter of Joseph Wood and Mary Fisher. The village of Gillamoor as well as the village of Fadmoor and market town of Kirkby Moorside (now spelled Kirkbymoorside) for centuries had a channeled water delivery system carrying spring water from the moors that lasted well beyond Mary's lifetime until the year 2000. This pastural area of Yorkshire contains many farms. Mary married farmer Richard Chapman from Kirkbymoorside, located three miles north of Gillamoor, around 1824. Although a marriage record hasn't been located yet a Family tree on Ancestry suggests 20 November 1824 was the date. It has been my experience that when the dates become specific there is usually a record to be found somewhere. Mary and Richard's first child, daughter Elizabeth Chapman, was baptized at Kirkby Moorside 28 Sept 1825. Although the record of this baptism and the birth records of their other three children do not contain Mary's maiden name, her death record lists her as born in 1799, her census records list her as born in the tiny village of Gillamoor and her name was Mary. The search will continue for the record with her maiden name but there is no real doubt it was Mary Wood, born in 1799 whose parents lived in Gillamoor and baptized her in Kirkbymoorside.

The farm of Richard and Mary Chapman was located in the Parish of Kirkbymoorside and known as High Park. During its many decades of operation, Richard employed men and teenage boys to help plough the fields and shepherd the sheep. Mary helped as well as she was listed as a farmer's wife under occupation in two census records. Mary passed away in late 1877 at age 78, most likely in the family home at High Park. Her husband Richard died there in 1880. Today High Park farm is a Bed & Breakfast. Their advertisement mentions "360 degree views of the Vale of Pickering and the Howardian Hills to the south and north to the Moors."

Sources

• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Mary Wood, birth 18 June 1799, baptism 30 June 1799 Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, father Joseph Wood, mother Mary Fisher
• England, Select Births and Christening, 1538-1975, Elizabeth Chapman, baptized 28 Sept 1825, parents Richard and Mary Chapman
• 1841 England Census, Kirkby Moorside, York, Richard Chapman, 35, farmer, Mary Chapman 40, Elizabeth Chapman 15, Tamar Chapman 12, William Chapman 10, Mary Chapman 7
• 1851 England Census, High Park, Kirkby Moorside, Richard Chapman 48, 205 acres, 4 employees, Mary Chapman 51, wife, born Gillamoor, Tamar Chapman 21, William Chapman 19, Mary Ann Chapman 17, William Coverdale 23, farm servant, John Somergill 15, farm servant, John Pluman 13, farm boy, Elizabeth Backer 15, house servant
• 1861 England Census, High Park, Kirkby Moorside, Richard Chapman 58, farmer, 300 acres, employing 3 men, 2 boys, Mary Chapman 61, wife, born Gillamoor, Mary Ann Chapman 27, daughter, George Hodgson 22, foreman, Ralph Richardson 17, plough boy, William Watson 13, plough boy, Mary Ann Jefferson 26, general servant, William Wood 27, shepherd
• 1871 England Census, High Park, Kirby Moorside, Richard Chapman 68, farmer, 200 acres, employs 2 men, 2 boys, Mary Chapman 71, farmer's wife, William Pearson 24, farm servant, Robert Richardson 19, farm servant, Joseph Cole 14, farm servant, Martha Smith 24, general servant, Mary Wilson 14, servant
• England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, Mary Chapman 78, born 1799, death Dec 1877 Helmsley District, Yorkshire North Riding
• Wikipedia.org, Gillamoor
• Tripadvisor, highparkfarm.co.uk