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So Bessie was a Chapman but she married a Stevens then John Barrett

So you have the right birth cert :-D

Thanks to you all.

Bessie was a busy lady.
Bessie Chapman m Thomas Stevens June 1887 4b557 Kings Lynn

Bessie Stevens m John Barrett 1901 4 b 677 Kings Lynn

Bessie Barrett m Herbert Roper 1909 4b353 Kings Lynn

Next step is to find her children.... mum thought she had 2 daughters.

When mum went to live with her around 1920 ish Bessie had a general groceries shop which mum had to work in after school.

does she give a fathers name on the marriage cert to Herbert because there's several Bessie Chapman births for about the same time.

He states she was born Kings Lynn but was she ??

been looking at this one!!
1881
CHAPMAN, Robert Head M 33 1838 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Louisa Wife F 34 1837 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Alfred Son M 11 1860 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Prudence Daughter F 7 1864 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Edith Daughter F 3 1868 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Bessey Daughter F 0 1871 Norfolk VIEW
Piece:
1790 Folio:
103 Page:
23 Registration District:
Yarmouth

Civil Parish:
Great Yarmouth Municipal Borough:
Yarmouth, Great Address:
Blyth's Buildings, Great Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Great County:
Norfolk

and 1881

CHAPMAN, Robert Head Married M 43 1838 Bricklayer
Yarmouth
Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, M Louisa Wife Married F 44 1837 Laundress
Yarmouth
Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Alfred R Son Single M 21 1860 Ship Builder
Yarmouth
Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Prudence L Daughter Single F 17 1864
Freethorpe
Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Edith E Daughter Single F 13 1868 Scholar
Yarmouth
Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Bessie Daughter Single F 10 1871 Scholar
Yarmouth
Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Nellie S Daughter Single F 8 1873 Scholar
Yarmouth
Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Admiral H Son Single M 6 1875 Scholar
Yarmouth
Norfolk VIEW
Piece:
1914 Folio:
97 Page:
26 Registration District:
Yarmouth

Civil Parish:
Gt Yarmouth Municipal Borough:
Address:
9, Row 54, Gt Yarmouth County:
Norfolk

Theres no children listed after 1911 and his Army record doesn't have any children listed either. He thought she was a spinster when they married according to his declaration on his Amy record !!!

The Bessie Chapman born in Yarmouth is a different one Shirley.

Births Sep 1870 (>99%)
Chapman Bessie Yarmouth 4b 29

Births Dec 1870 (>99%)
>>Chapman Bessie King's L. 4b 317

Births Jun 1871 (>99%)
Chapman Bessie Yarmouth 4b 18



Marriages Sep 1890 (>99%)
CHAPMAN Bessie Yarmouth 4b 21


I think this is ours


PINNER, Robert Head M 32 1839 Suffolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Sarah Wife F 36 1835 County Durham VIEW
CHAPMAN, Robert Son M 15 1856 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Lydia Daughter F 14 1857 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Ann Daughter F 11 1860 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, William R Son M 8 1863 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, John T Son M 6 1865 Norfolk VIEW
CHAPMAN, Bessy Daughter F 0 1871 Norfolk VIEW
Piece:
1863 Folio:
67 Page:
17 Registration District:
Kings Lynn

Civil Parish:
St Margaret Municipal Borough:
Kings Lynn Address:
Norfolk Street Hildon's Yard, St Margaret, Kings Lynn County:
Norfolk


Marriages Dec 1875 (>99%)
>>Chapman Sarah King's L. 4b 948
Dyble Walter King's L. 4b 948
Embling Susannah Frances Kings Lynn 4b 948
>>PINNER Robert King's L. 4b 948

Bessie Chapman was definately born Kings Lynn 18th December 1870.
Her mother was Sarah Chapman ( Nee Hall)
Bessie was born at Hildons Yard kings Lynn as was my grandmother (Violet ) and my mum.

Thanks again.
You have all been great.
Thankyou