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In 1787 William James Chaplin was born in Rochester, Kent [Map].
Before 1840 William James Chaplin (age 52) was a stage coach proprietor who developed a large coaching business before the arrival of the railways. He had over ninety coaches in service earning £500,000.
In 1840 William James Chaplin (age 53) was appointed Deputy Chairman of the London and Southampton Railway.
Before 23rd July 1840 William James Chaplin (age 53) and Elizabeth Alston were married.
On 23rd July 1840 [his son] Colonel John Worthy Chaplin was born to William James Chaplin (age 53) and [his wife] Elizabeth Alston at Ewhurst Park, Hampshire. He was educated at Harrow School.
In 1843 William James Chaplin (age 56) was appointed Chairman of the London and Southampton Railway which position he held until 1858 excepting 1853-1854.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In January 1847 William James Chaplin (age 60) was elected MP Salisbury at a by-election which seat he held until 1857.
On 24th April 1859 William James Chaplin (age 72) died.