William Francis Chapman

1852 - 1918  (65 years)

• Name	William Francis Chapman
  Born	25 Nov 1852	Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	W F Chapman  [3]
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-150631
  Died	15 Jan 1918	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: nephritis preceeded by diabetes millibus?
  Person ID	I150631	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	Eliza Wait,   b. 27 Feb 1842, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1927, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Frank Norville Chapman,   b. CALC 1 Aug 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 9 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F37702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  W. F. Chapman, Inspector of Public Schools, Toronto, was born in Norwich, Ont., November 25th, 1852, his father being a Methodist minister from Cornwall, Eng. , and his mother a Canadian. Before the age of three he was left an orphan without either brother or sister and found a home with his grandfather the late Thomas Williams, of St. Thomas. Mr. Chapman received his early education at St. Thomas Grammar School. He entered the Normal School at the age of seventeen, and with the qualifications of a first-class certificate began teaching before he was nineteen years old. As a teacher Mr. Chapman has held many important positions assistant master of the County Model School, Berlin ; principal of the Public School, Waterloo ; assistant master, Berlin High School ; assistant master Wellesley School, Toronto ; principal of the Dovercourt School, Toronto ; principal of Niagara Street School and Inspector. Mr. Chapman s qualifications as a teacher are of the highest, namely, 2nd A., 1st B., 1st A., and a specialist in English obtained at the University examinations in 1891. He also has a certificate, Grade B, from the Ontario School of Art, and an elementary certificate from the Tonic Sol-fa College, London, England. Mr. Chapman is exceedingly popular with the teachers and inspectors and is a painstaking and efficient inspector. He was elected president of the Inspector s Department of the Ontario Educational Association. He was also President of the Toronto Teachers Association. Mr. Chapman has been a prominent member of the Methodist Church since the year 1879. While engaged as teacher in the Town of Waterloo he was an active member in the Methodist church and leader of the choir. Mr. Chapman has been prominently connected with the Sherbourne Street Church for several years, and is at present Treasurer of the Superannuated Ministers Fund and a member of the Quarterly Official Board. "The Methodist churches of Toronto : a history of the Methodist denomination and its churches in York and Toronto : with biographical sketches of many of the clergy and laity"

  
  

• Sources

  [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 16. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 1461 (1918), William Francis Chapman. William Francis Chapman, d. 15 Jan 1918 Toronto b. Aylmer, Ontario, aged 66y, school inspector, cause nephritis preceeded by diabetes millibus? [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Apr 1880. Apr. 18, 1880 Effice Melissa Hyndman, 2nd daughter of Mrs. W.F. Chapman, died in Waterloo at age of 12 years, 8 months and 3 days.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Nov 1852 - Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Occupation - Teacher - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist Canada - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: nephritis preceeded by diabetes millibus? - 15 Jan 1918 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth