Emma Barnacle

Female1853–

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma Barnacle was born in 1853, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Barnacle, was 22 and her mother, Louisa Smith, was 27. She had at least 2 sons with Hugh Chapman. She lived in Chester Township, Saunders, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1910.

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Hugh Chapman
Emma Barnacle
1853–
William J. Chapman
1875–
George Richard Chapman
1881–1930

Sources (5)

  • Emma Chapman, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Emma Barnacle, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Emma Barnacle in entry for George Richard Chapman and Lottie Josephine Quail, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

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Children (2)

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1854

Age 1

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States

1863

Age 10

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1884

Age 31

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English:

perhaps from Middle English bernacle, barnakyll, a diminutive of bernak, from Old French bernac ‘powerful bit or twitch’, used to restrain a restive horse or ass, which was also used as an instrument of torture. The term may have been applied as a nickname for a tamer of restive horses, for a man with an unruly temperament, or for a torturer.

perhaps a nickname for someone thought to resemble a barnacle goose (Middle English bernacle) in some way.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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