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There were several separate Chapple families living in Devon during the 16th to 19th centuries. Our interest is in the east Devon family originally from the Dalwood and Colyton areas - the descendants of John and Elizabeth Chapple - who over the centuries found their way to London, Leeds, Glamorgan, Canada and New Zealand. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names describe it as a locative name from the Middle English/Old French Chapele denoting either someone who lived near, or served at, a chapel. Variations in the spelling of the are found in the records - one of them as late as the 1901 England and Wales census. For consistency, the most common useage - Chapple - has been quoted throughout the 19 pages of information about them on the site. If you have a connection to any individual or family featured on these pages, or if you want to leave us your feedback, tap or click the icon to contact us .
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The Chapple Family of Dalwood, Devon

 Dalwood was a chapelry of Stockland, in the liberty of Fordington in the county of Dorset, until 1842. In that year, together with Stockland, it was transferred to Devon in exchange for Thorncombe. Anciently, it was located within the old Dorset Hundred of Whitway. It is approximately 4.8km (3 miles) away from the nearest town, Axminster.  The village is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Colyton was described in 1868 as "a parish in the hundred of Colyton in the county of Devon, 7 miles W. of Lyme Regis, 7 S. of Honiton, and 20 E. of Exeter. It is situated in a fertile valley near where the river Coly joins the Axe.” Navigate around the map to see the area where the Chapple family originated. Ivy May Chapple 1902-1993 William Allan Chapple 1864-1936 Charles Frederick Chapple & Emily Baker Arthur Chapple & Elizabeth Warren Frederick Chapple 1880-1963 Albert Edward Chapple 1897-1921 John William Chapple 1921-1951 Elizabeth Ella Chapple 1869-1950
Charles George William Chapple 1910-1971 The site uses the following icons to link to further information.  Census transcription		War Graves citation		General notes		Contact us    Where you see an icon, click or tap to view the information or to get in touch. The date format dd/mm/yyyy is used throughout.
Steve & Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you came from,you won’t know where you are going.You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
© S M Jones Content is free for most uses - see legal stuff. Last update 23 May 2020

The Chapple Family of Dalwood, Devon

There were several separate Chapple families living in Devon during the 16th to 19th centuries. Our interest is in the east Devon family originally from the Dalwood and Colyton areas - the descendants of John and Elizabeth Chapple - who over the centuries found their way to London, Leeds, Glamorgan, Canada and New Zealand. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names describe it as a locative name from the Middle English/Old French Chapele denoting either someone who lived near, or served at, a chapel. Variations in the spelling of the are found in the records - one of them as late as the 1901 England and Wales census. For consistency, the most common useage - Chapple - has been quoted throughout the 19 pages of information about them on the site. If you have a connection to any individual or family featured on these pages, or if you want to leave us your feedback, tap or click the icon to contact us .
Dalwood was a chapelry of Stockland, in the liberty of Fordington in the county of Dorset, until 1842. In that year, together with Stockland, it was transferred to Devon in exchange for Thorncombe. Anciently, it was located within the old Dorset Hundred of Whitway. It is approximately 4.8km (3 miles) away from the nearest town, Axminster.  The village is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Colyton was described in 1868 as "a parish in the hundred of Colyton in the county of Devon, 7 miles W. of Lyme Regis, 7 S. of Honiton, and 20 E. of Exeter. It is situated in a fertile valley near where the river Coly joins the Axe.” Navigate around the map to see the area where the Chapple family originated.
The site uses the following icons to link to further information.  Census transcription  War Graves citation  Notes e.g. military, criminal, wills.  Contact us  Where you see an icon, click or tap to view the information or to get in touch.  The date format dd/mm/yyyy is used throughout.