Bessie Sophia CLIFF

[DaveHam9]

NSW Marriage 3349/1878 CHAPMAN ROBERT EDWARD - CLIFF BESSIE S - COOTAMUNDRA

Birth
Surname: CHAPMAN
Given Names: Robt Hungerford
Event: B
Father: Robt Edw
Mother: Bessie Sophia CLIFF
Birth Place: BALLT
Year: 1897
Reg. Number: 16257

NSW Marriage 6312/1932 CHAPMAN ROBERT N - PENFOLD ALICE G - NORTH SYDNEY

Bachelor
Birthplace Ballarat Victoria Aged 34 years
Father Robert Edwin Chapman (Retired Bank Manager)
Mother Bessie Sophie Baker

If BAKER is Bessie's maiden name then where and when was her marriage to a CLIFF ???

 

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A couple of trees have this...

Robert Edward Chapman
Spouse Name: Alice C Chippindale
Marriage Date: 1872
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1872
Registration Number: 254

This is the only death I can see at present..
Alice C Chapman
Death Date: 1872
Death Place: New South Wales
Father: Edward
Mother: Caroline
Registration Year: 1872
Registration Place: Maitland West, New South Wales
Registration Number: 4819

Geoff

 

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And this...

Bessy Sophia Cliff
Father: John Cliff
Mother: Mary Merritt
Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria
Registration Year: 1858
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 2056

Geoff

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Geoff.

Yes there was an earlier marriage:

1st
254/1872 CHAPMAN ROBERT EDWARD - CHIPPINDALE ALICE C - SYDNEY
2546/1872 CHAPMAN ROBERT E - CHIPPINDALL ALICE C - MAITLAND

Death 6923/1879 CHAPMAN ALICE M - GEORGE J - CAROLINE - MORPETH

The Sydney Morning Herald - Thursday 22 August 1872 p.1
DEATHS
On the 13th instant, at St. Mary's Parsonage, West Maitland, ALICE CLARA, the beloved wife of ROBERT EDWARD CHAPMAN, and youngest daughter of Mr. E. C. CHIPPINDALL, aged 19 years.


The birth reg confirms Bessie's maiden name was CLIFF. So any sign before 1878 that Bessie married BAKER?

Dave