21st Apr 1786 - 24th May 1859
Brother of Rev Henry Chaplin (see Grenada claim no. 466) and the uncle of Henry Chaplin (1840-1923, q.v.) to whom he left the bulk of his property. A director of the Great Northern Railway and a 'popular' landowner and sportsman in Lincolnshire. Born 21/04/1786, died d.s.p. 31/05/1859. His brother, Thomas Chaplin, was also an MP: for Stamford, 1826-1831, 1832-1838.
Note the connections with the Fane family: cf. Vere Fane (q.v.).
D. R. Fisher (ed.), The House of Commons 1820-1832 (7 vols., Cambridge, Cambridge University Press for the History of Parliament Trust, 2009), vol. 4, pp. 631-33.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Caroline, daughter of Hon. Henry Fane (m. 17 September 1812)
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Physical (1) |
Country house
Blankney [Built]
notes → Apparently built by Charles Chaplin between 1820 and 1850, along with rebuilding the church, laying out the park and rebuilding the...
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Political (1) |
MP
Tory
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Stamford Lincolnshire
1809 - 1812 election →
Lincolnshire Lincolnshire
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Brothers
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Uncle → Nephew
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Brothers
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Blankney, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Charles Chaplin', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/-1301733407 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
