Hi Frank, Well as I said I did look for him in passenger lists with no luck and the in 1880 & 1900 US census, again with no luck. If he had applied for Naturalization we would have struck gold but I can't find a record of him. I'll continue to look around and will see if I can come up with anything else. Debbie 10622 -----Original Message----- From: Frank Chappell [mailto:dandf@talktalk.net] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:07 AM To: Deborah Montgomerie Cc: SFHG@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SFHG] My Great Grandfather Hello Deborah, The existance of the name in the USA makes me wonder whether he could have emigrated there. Is there any way of finding that out? If it happened it must have been between 1861 and 1871. Regards Frank Deborah Montgomerie wrote: > Hi Frank, > > I am guessing that Cornelius went by the name of James which makes it harder > of course to find him. I checked and in 1871 his wife describes herself as > a widow. Of course if CJ had just wandered off then it was easier to say she > was a widow than abandoned. > > I did find evidence in the US of 2 Cornelius James Chappell's. One who is > registered in WW1 as living in Iowa, Wisconsin and in 1956 a Cornelius J > Chappell and family were flown from Frankfurt to NY. CJ was a Sgt GF in the > US army. > > There are not many Cornelius Chappell names in the US censuses so I presume > most of them went by James. > > I looked and several Cornelius James Chappell's came out to the US. So sorry > I don't have the answer right now but you may want to check for a death for > a James Chappell in the Brighton area before we presume he jumped countries. > > Debbie > > -----Original Message----- > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of Frank Chappell > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:51 AM > To: SFHG@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SFHG] My Great Grandfather > > My stonewall is my Great Grandfather - Cornelius James CHAPPELL. His > existance is shown on my > grandfather Samuel's birth certificate where he appears as the father > and is described as a domestic servant. > The birth was registered in Brighton in February 1863 so I guess he was > alive in 1862. In the 1871 census only his wife > Caroline and Samuel appear. I can find no record of his birth, marriage > or death. > Can anyone help? > Frank Chappell (9258) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hello Debbie In your reply to Frank re his Chappell ancestors you stated "If he had applied for Naturalization we would have struck gold but I can't find a record of him." Can you tell me more about this - I have two Great Uncles who emigrated to America in the late 1800's, I know they became Naturalized Americans from census records but would like to find out more about this. I also know the years when this happened. Can you give me any advice as to where to find out more!!!!! Wyn Burgess 3813