Hello Joan I believe the surname has been mistranscribed as he and Emma appear on the 1881 (and 1891) census as CLAPHAM - my hope is that the father's name has been mistranscribed as well! Best Wishes, Andy. At 16:11 07/01/2008, you wrote: >Have just looked on Ancestry - the only James Chapman married in the >December quarter of 1877 (which is when I presume you mean) is one in Hull, >ref. 9d 535, but I have found Emma Harpin marrried in Huddersfield >Reg.District, ref. 9a 455, and on looking at the image of the page in Free >BMD it give a groom of James Clapham - maybe this explains the different >fathers. Are you sure this has been mistranscribed, have you seen the >certificate? > >Joan in South Yorkshire > >On 06/01/2008, Andy Micklethwaite <jna74m@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: >> >> Happy New Year, listers! >> >> A friend has sent me a transcription she made long ago for a marriage in >> Almondbury for Emma HARPIN: >> >> >mar. Alm. 7.10.77 age 50 sp. of >> >Northorp dau of Joseph farmer to James Chapman 49wid. Moulder son of Ab. >> >Chapman lab. >> >> This I believe is the 2nd marr. for James CLAPHAM (mistranscribed) - age >> and occupation fit well, I have them on censuses from 1881 to 1901, and I >> thought I had James from 1841! James is from Cleckheaton pretty consistently >> in the censuses. But I'm bothered by "Ab." as father (Abraham?) - I had his >> father as William. I've never been able to find a marriage for James and his >> 1st wife Ellen BLACKBURN (also of Cleckheaton) so have no evidence there. >> There's no obvious contender for James son of Abraham in Cleckheaton (there >> is for James son of William - I have a baptism in Bradford but that's >> another story!). >> >> So if someone has access to the PRs for Almondbury and is able and willing >> to do a lookup, I could really do with knowing whether it is Ab or Wm! (Then >> the problems will really begin!) If someone can do this for me I'd be very >> grateful. >> >> Best Wishes, Andy. >>