Chapman, Catherine, 1810-1866

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-042

Description: The story of two related families, Barraud and Chapman, who came to New Zealand as pioneer settlers. It touches on their voyages out on the Bangalore in 1844 and the Pilgrim in 1849, raising their children and the difficulties they had to overcome settling in. Through the letters of 12 year old Jessie Sarah Barraud it describes their two year trip home to England in 1875, the places they saw and the relatives they visited. Later in New Zealand the story recounts the day to day happenings, people and events that took place, paricularly in and around Wellington, as well as Milton and Wanganui. Includes Barraud-Chapman family tree Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published guide available. Photographs

Date: 1771 - 1832 - 1863 - 1805 - 1843 - 1866

By: Rosenberg, Ann, 1921-2007; Rosenberg, Wolfgang, 1915-2007

Reference: Curios-033-024

Description: Locks of hair, in wooden hinged box, of: Hair of Mrs Rebecca Chapman, died 1771 aged 22 Hair of H Chapman about the year 1805, age 35 Hair of Mrs Ann Chapman, died 2 Feb 1832, age 59 Katy about 2 years old Walty's hair, 2 years old Harry Harry's hair, 2 years old H[enry] B[rewer] Chapman, cut off June 26, 1843 Cath Chapman, cut off June 29, 1843 H S Chapman, cut off June 29, 1843 Catherine Chapman 1842, aged 32 H.C. Aug 1863 C A de L Chapman, cut off Sept or Oct 1865. Catherine A de L Chapman, October 1865, aged 15. A Brewer, cut off Jan 17, 1866 H Brewer, cut off April 23, 1866 Unidentified Ann Rosenberg, the great-granddaughter of Henry Samuel Chapman. Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Hair in folded paper pieces, in wooden hinged box, 117 x 176 x 40 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-0754.

Date: 1844-1846

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-204

Description: Typed transcripts of the full letters of Henry Samuel Chapman to his father and to his wife. Not mounted and with no annotations. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1845-1847

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0053-11B

Description: Mainly letters to his father Henry Chapman Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1853-1863

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-205

Description: Typed transcripts of the full letters between Henry Samuel Chapman and his wife. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1843-1844

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0053-11A

Description: Mainly letters to his father Henry Chapman, including letters written on board the Bangalore during their voyage to Auckland and after arrival, Jun 1843-Jan 1844 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1850-1851

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0053-11D

Description: Mainly letters to his father Henry Chapman Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1844-1846

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-206

Description: Typed transcripts of the full letters of Henry Samuel Chapman to his father and to his wife. Not mounted and with no annotations. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1848-1849

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0053-11C

Description: Mainly letters to his father Henry Chapman Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1863-1864

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-227

Description: Private accounts Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1864-1866

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-084

Description: Letters to Henry Samuel from his wife Catherine Chapmane in London and in Europe. Many of the letters are written in the form of a travelling diary. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1846-1847

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-037

Description: Letters from Henry Chapman, his father, to both H S Chapman and his wife, Catherine. Retail family news, the activities of the New Zealand Company, and of others connected with the Company. Also comments on New Zealand news, including the Fitzroy controversy, opinions of Governor Eyre and on Henry's legal career. Also discusses gravitational and astronomical theory, especially with regard to the discovery of the planet Uranus. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1859-1863

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-031

Description: Letters from his father, Henry Chapman, while H S Chapman was in Tasmania and Victoria. Cover family matters and the education of H S Chapman's oldest son, Henry Brewer Chapman, who had been sent to London to attend Westminster School. Many of the letters are also addressed to H S Chapman's wife, Catherine Chapman ("Kate"). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1837-1842, 1856

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-034

Description: Letters to and from Henry Samuel Chapman. Correspondents include his father, his aunt Fanny, Catherine Brewer and her father, associates in the legal profession and in the New Zealand Company, along with references to the `New Zealand Journal'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1843-1845

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-036

Description: Letters from Henry Chapman, his father, to both H S Chapman and his wife, Catherine. Retail family news, the activities of the New Zealand Company, the NEw Zealand Journal, and of others connected with the Company. Also comments on New Zealand news, including the Fitzroy controversy, and on Henry's legal career. Includes handwritten copy of a story, possibly by Alexandre Dumas, entitled `The Cabriolet driver' (first page missing). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1843-1853

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-060

Description: Letters addressed both to him and his wife from his father on a variety of topics. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1840-1852

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-048

Description: Marriage certificate of Henry Samuel Chapman and Catherine Brewer (1840); birth certificates of Walter Chapman (1852); Frederick Revans Chapman (1849); Catherine Ann de Lancy Chapman (1850); Martin Chapman (1846). Also, later typed notes on Chapman family history, probably by Frederick Revans Chapman. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1854-1856

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-029

Description: Letters from his father, Henry Chapman, while H S Chapman was in Tasmania and victoria. Cover family matters and the education of H S Chapman's oldest son, Henry Brewer Chapman, who had been sent to London to attend Westminster School. Many of the letters are also addressed to H S Chapman's wife, Catherine Chapman ("Kate"). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1857-1858

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-030

Description: Letters from his father, Henry Chapman, while H S Chapman was in Tasmania and Victoria. Cover family matters and the education of H S Chapman's oldest son, Henry Brewer Chapman, who had been sent to London to attend Westminster School. Many of the letters are also addressed to H S Chapman's wife, Catherine Chapman ("Kate"). Give an account of "the great stink" of 1858, arsing from the pollution of the River Thames. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1842

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-250

Description: Printed pamphlet by N B Ward. Given to Catherine Chapman by the author. Quantity: 1 folder(s).