Hi Martin? On his marriage certificate it states he is a bachelor, that does not prove he was of course His father is given as John CHAPMAN a Farmer Unfortunately there are no Frederick CHAPMANs baptised at Appleford in the period There are two CHAPMAN baptisms, and to a John & Mary 21st Mar 1801 George CHAPMAN son of John & Mary (LONG?) & 1st July 1801 James CHAPMAN son of John & Mary (LONG?) There are also burials for a Henry b1805 d1808 and a James b1783 d1801 in Appleford Nothing on your other JOHNSON enquiry Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Frederick Chapman according to the documents we have in Australia came from > Appleford Berkshire, but he had been a cheesemonger in London from at least > 1823 to his departure in 1840. On his marriage to Sarah Sophia Berry at St > George's Bloomsbury in 1839 he was living at 6 Grey's Inn Lane. He was > over 40 when he married! Is it possible he had relations in London? Was he > married before? > We think his parents were John and Mary Rivers or Ann. > > Alfred Johnson born London around 1829, parents John Johnson and Catherine Ronan who we think were > married at St Pauls Shadwell in 1811, left > London (we think) he said his Father was an Excise Officer/Customs Officer but investigations at > Kew of all the John Johnsons there seem to rule them all out. > > He seemed to turn up at a Boys home in Bristol on 1841 Census never to be heard from again until > he married in Castlemaine Victoria in 1857. We have been looking since 1985.