Ellen (“Nellie”) Farndale (later Ellen Chapman and Ellen Chaney)

15 December 1901 to 1990

The Coatham Line

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Coatham

1901

Ellen Farndale, daughter of George and Mary (nee Lawson) Farndale (FAR00451) was born in Guisborough District on 15 December 1901 (1939 Register) and baptised at Coatham on 12 January 1902 (BR). Ellen Farndale’s birth was registered at Guisborough District in the first quarter of 1902 (GRO Vol 9d page 492).

1911

Census 1911 – 6 High Street, Coatham

George Farndale, 48, labourer

Mary Farndale, 42

George William Farndale, 20, born Coatham 1890, plumber

John Richard Farndale, 13, born Coatham 1898

Ellen Farndale, 9 born Coatham 1902

A boarder

1917

In 1917, they lived at 6 High Street, Coatham, Redcar. Her brother, Richard died on pneumonia on the Western Front on 26 February 1917 (Commonwealth War Graves Records, World War 1 Pension Records).

1921

1921 census – 6 High Street, Coatham

George Farndale, head, 58, labourer

Mary Farndale, 52

Nellie Farndale, 19

Arthur Campbell, boarder, 47, labourer

1924

Ellen Farndale, married Baden Powell Chapman in 1924 and their marriage was registered in the fourth quarter of 1924 at Guisborough District (GRO Vol 9d page 1032).

Baden Powell Chapman was the son of James Henry Chapman (1859 to 1927) and Mary Ann Elizabeth (nee Davis) Chapman (1860 to 1944), and was born on 26 July 1900. He was brought up in Camberwell and Chelsea in London. He was a merchant seaman during World War 1.

1925

Eileen Paine Chapman (later Richardson) was born on 30 September 1925 (census). Eileen Richardson died on 4 June 2008.

1932

Patricia Paine Chapman was born on 7 February 1932 (census).

Middlesbrough

1939

1939 Register – 42 Angle Street, Middlesbrough

Baden Powell Chapman, born 26 July 1900, engineer welder, steel works

Ellen Chapman, born 15 December 1901, unpaid domestic duties

Eileen P Chapman, born 30 September 1925, at school

Patricia P Chapman, born 7 February 1932, at school

1943

Baden Powell Chapman died in 1943, aged 43, and was buried in Coatham on 27 July 1943 (Coatham PR).

Ellen must have married a Mr Chaney at some point, but this has not yet been found.

1990

Ellen Chaney, born on 15 December 1901, died in 1990, aged 88, and her death was registered in Central Cleveland in the second quarter of 1990 (GRO Vol 3 page 1949).