Centuries Past
William Chapman

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Name William Chapman Birth 1752 Cosby, Leicestershire, England Gender Male _FSFTID M65R-6BK _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M65R-6BK Death 13 Apr 1789 Kilby, Leicestershire, England Cause: Blow to the right temple/Killed by James Godfrey - manslaughter Burial 16 Apr 1789 St Mary Magdalene's Church, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Notes - (Medical):Northampton Mercury 18 April 1789
On Wednesday last James Godfrey, of Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, Butcher, was commited to Leicester Gaol, by Mr. Tilley, Coroner, charged, by an Inquisition taken before him, with Manslaughter, in feloniously killing William Chapman, of Kilby. - It appeared by the Evidence, that the Deceased and Godfrey quarrelled as they were drinking together on Monday Night at a Public House in Kilby, and immediately afterwards went out and fought, when the Deceased unfortunately receied a Blow upon his Right Temple which killed him.
Person ID I1204 FamilyTree1 Last Modified 15 Aug 2019
Father William Chapman d. 1776, Cosby, Leicestershire, England Mother Sarah Belton, b. 1722 d. 1801, Cosby, Leicestershire, England (Age 79 years)
Family ID F2018 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Tilley, b. Abt 1749 d. Oct 1837, Kilby, Leicestershire, England (Age 88 years)
Marriage 25 Apr 1774 St Mary Magdalene's Church, Kilby, Leicestershire, England Children + 1. Elizabeth Chapman, b. 1774, Kilby, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
2. Sarah Chapman, b. 1776, Kilby, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
+ 3. William Chapman, b. 1778, Kilby, Leicestershire, England d. 2 Oct 1846, Kilby, Leicestershire, England
(Age 68 years)
4. John Chapman, b. 1780, Kilby, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
+ 5. John Chapman, b. 1782, Kilby, Leicestershire, England d. 1835, Cosby, Leicestershire, England
(Age 53 years)
6. Ann Chapman, b. 1784, Kilby, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
7. Mary Chapman, b. 1787, Kilby, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
+ 8. Thomas Chapman, b. 1789, Kilby, Leicestershire, England d. 1859, Kilby, Leicestershire, England
(Age 70 years)
Family ID F326 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
- (Medical):Northampton Mercury 18 April 1789