Ruby Graham Chapman

  Research Notes:

source: Bronwen Wiebe who notes:
The story my grandmother would tell us \endash Ruby who was born 1883, that her great- grandfather [John Warby], was visiting a friend at one time, he was invited to lunch which was being served at an inside table. Sarah Bentley was a servant at the house, John was very much attracted to her, he kept coming back to his friend's house and eventually asked if he could marry her.
James Graham was a very keen horseman, he was Stewart at race meetings, and also bred and lease his male horses for breeding. James fell off his horse and had horrific injuries from the fall and died around five weeks later. Mary Ann stayed at Campbelltown keeping the Wheelwright Inn and living in Adelaide House and Vine Cottage, she then moved in with Christiana and Edward at "Tudorville" Tudor St Surry Hills, she died at this house. The house still stands today with the same nameplate.
Ruby would tell us that at Christmas time, her mother would go to Campbelltown to her grandparents house for dinner, they would put a row of tables out the back of their Leumeah house and all the relative would come. She said there was 117 of them for Christmas dinner. I do not know what year this would have been. John & Sarah having 14 children. Ruby's stories and tales made me interested in my family, I would sit for hours and listen to her in 1968 & 1969 when she was living with us. After she died in 1978 I wanted me to find our more and have been researching ever since.
Mary Ann also had her baby teeth, her next set of teeth and a third set of single teeth came through after she had all her teeth taken out, she was in her 70's. She also lost her sight for a while and Ruby went to Campbelltown to help look after her, then her site returned. I have two teeth which is my third set of teeth.
Mary's brother Joseph, he broke his leg, broken legs were "chopped/taken off", they did not know they would mend.

  Noted events in her life were:

• connection. Bronwen Wiebe is connected to Les in this way:

Bronwen Wiebe
Her father was Roy Wiebe who married Beryl de Plater
Her father was Lucien de Plater who married Ruby Chapman
Her father was Edward Chapman (1840) who married Christiana Graham (1846)
Her father was James Graham (1808) who married Mary Ann Warby (1813)
Her father was John Warby (c1767) & he also had Elizabeth Warby (1802) who married James Layton (c1804)
They had Eleanor Layton (1821) who married James Keighran (1808) who also had John Joseph Keighran (1845)
He had Joseph Keighran (1879)
He had Leslie William Keighran (1904)
He had Mary Keighran (1927) who married Mervyn Collins (1924)
They had Les Collins (1950) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• connection. ⁴⁴¹ Kim Crofts is connected to me through Les in this way:

Kim Wiebe (1948) married ? Crofts
Her father was Roy Wiebe (c1920) who married Beryl de Plater (1926)
Her father was Lucien de Plater (c1880) who married Ruby Chapman (1883)
Her father was Edward Chapman (1840) who married Christiana Graham (1846)
Her father was James Graham (1808) who married Mary Ann Warby (1813)
Her father was John Warby (c1767) & he also had Elizabeth Warby (1802) who married James Layton (c1804)
They had Eleanor Layton (1821) who married James Keighran (1808) who also had John Joseph Keighran (1845)
He had Joseph Keighran (1879)
He had Leslie William Keighran (1904)
He had Mary Keighran (1927) who married Mervyn Collins (1924)
They had Les Collins (1950) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Ruby married Lucien Ladislas de Plater 29 Setp 1910.⁴⁴¹ (Lucien Ladislas de Plater was born circa 1880.)