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Application for Historical Site Designation
Robert Andrew Chapman
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Robert Andrew Chapman Shipyard
Submitters:
Donald E. Chapman
Charles Armour
Date: March 26, 2006
Application for Historical Designation – Shipyard, Robert Andrew Chapman
A. Information
1. Applicants:
Donald E. Chapman
British Columbia
Charles Armour
Halifax
2. Identification of Subject:
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The subject of this application is a combination of person and place. The person is a 19 century
shipbuilder by the name of Robert Andrew Chapman (February 2, 1835 – September 2, 1918).
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The proposed site for designation is the location of a 19 century Atlantic Canada shipyard, which
produced 31 wooden sailing vessels between 1860 and 1883. Adjacent to the site was also a small
town, Rockland, New Brunswick, which served the workers and families of the shipyard. The site was
also adjacent to quarries which provided freestone for many buildings in major cities of the eastern
seaboard of the United States. Indeed, the properties prior to shipbuilding apparently were held by
freestone companies in the business of providing such stone. This particular site would be an useful
illustation of such shipbuilding ventures throughout Atlantic Canada, and is also linked through
ownership and proximity with other alreadydesignated historical sites in the region.
Approximate Location: Shipyard: 45º 54’ 9” N and 64º 33’ 8” W, on the east side of the
Memramcook River, near Dorchester, New Brunswick. See land surveys below
Significance:
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For many practical reasons, this site is a superior candidate as an exemplar of 19 century, Atlantic
Canadian wooden ship building. The site has been relatively untouched since the end of the
shipbuilding era. The site itself has not been significantly overbuilt, nor has the topography been
significantly altered by wind or water. The site and the associated community were in a relatively
selfcontained area, primarily under the direction of a single proprietor/builder. The quarries which
are part of the story of the shipping of the area also are in close proximity. The site also is in relatively
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close proximity to related historical sites, such as Fort Beausejour and the alreadyrecognized
Chapman house. There are some connections between the builder, the workers, and some of the ships
captains with the existing Monument Lefebvre National Historic Site.
We believe that this site would blend into this existing tapestry of regional historic sites, but add to the
existing sites by documenting a somewhat later period than the above sites, and, more importantly,
documenting Atlantic Canadian social and economic factors which had a profound influence across
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the globe the creation of one of the world’s great shipping fleets of the 19 century. The fleet of
thirty vessels produced at this site is relatively well documented, and the research is continuing to this
day.
The proprietor/shipbuilder, Robert Andrew Chapman, was a key local figure. He was descended from
the Yorkshire migration to the area in the late 1700s. His great, great grandfather, William Chapman,
is documented as having worked on Fort Cumberland (Fort Beausejour National Historic Site), and as
having contributed to the establishment of the early Methodist Church in the region. The shipbuilder’s
great uncle was the builder of the Chapman House near Amherst (an alreadydesignated historical
site). Robert Andrew Chapman’s grandfather and father were members of the New Brunswick
Legislature, and Robert Andrew Chapman, himself, ran, albeit unsuccessfully for the New Brunswick
Legislature (1872) and the Canadian Parliament (1878). In the latter case, he was defeated by Sir
Albert J. Smith, although the election was hotly contested (see the poem in the documentation section
below).
As Althea Douglas (1984) writes:
When Alexander Mackenzie’s government called an election in the late summer of 1878, Sir Albert J.
Smith had represented Westmorland in Ottawa since 1867, had been minister of marine and fisheries
since 1872, and was Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George, since May 25. He was at the
height of his power and popularity…. The local LiberalConservatives were not going to let Sir Albert
keep his seat without a fight and ‘Mr. Chapman was prevailed upon to take the nomination, knowing
the odds were all against him.’ …. By election day, September 17, Sir Albert had returned to Ottawa,
but he was not to return to power. He held his seat, poling slightly under fiftyseven percent of the
vote, but his party lost and he was relegated to the opposition benches.
Over the years in the region, Robert Andrew Chapman served in various roles in addition to
shipbuilding. He was postmaster at South Rockland, New Brunswick, 1873 to the closing of that post
office in 1887. He served on the local Westmorland County Council; he was High Sheriff for a
period beginning in 1880; he was a Justice of the Peace; he was an officer in the militia; and he
finished his career as a Federal Fisheries Inspector (circa 1890 circa 1914). As Federal fisheries
inspector, in 1892, he was appointed as Commissioner to enquire into fishing bounty fraud claims in
Shippegan and Petit Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick.
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Photo of Robert Andrew Chapman, circa 1915
Immediate Family:
Robert Andrew CHAPMAN was born 2 Feb 1835 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick,
Canada and was christened 5 Jul 1835 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. He died 2 Sep
1918 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada and was buried in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
Robert married
Mary Elizabeth FROST, daughter of Shepherd Johnson FROST and Mary
CARTER, on 18 Oct 1859 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary was born
7 May 1836 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada and was christened 21 Jun
1836 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. She died 27 Jun 1900 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada and was buried in Moncton, Westmorland, New
Brunswick, Canada.
They had the following children:
1 M i.
Adelbert Cavour CHAPMAN was born 25 Oct 1860 in Dorchester,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada and was christened in Dorchester,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. He died 1 Sep 1943 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada and was buried 3 Sep 1943 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
Adelbert married
Althea Alice CLEVELAND, daughter of Isaac CLEVELAND
and Rebecca Jane COCHRAN, on 24 Oct 1883 in , , New Brunswick, Canada.
Althea was born 5 Oct 1861 in, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. She died
28 Jul 1933 in Cape Brule, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada and was
buried 31 Jul 1933 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
2 M ii. Hedley Elmore CHAPMAN was born 11 Feb 1862 in Rockland, Westmorland,
New Brunswick, Canada and was christened in Dorchester, Holy Trinity. He died
27 Feb 1864 and was buried in Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick,
Canada.
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3 F iii. Annie Elizabeth CHAPMAN was born 27 Sep 1864 in Rockland, Westmorland,
New Brunswick, Canada. She died Nov 1909 and was buried 14 Nov 1909 in
Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
Annie married
Murray Robert DOBSON, son of William Murray DOBSON
and Jane KING, on 12 Sep 1881. Murray was born 24 Oct 1857 in Beaumont,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. He died 21 Jun 1923 in Essondale, New
Westminster, British Columbia, Canada and was buried in Dorchester,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
4 M iv. William Ashley CHAPMAN "'Noon' or 'Capt. Billy'" was born 14 Jul 1865 in
Rockland, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. He died 24 Feb 1940 in
Vancouver, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
5 F v. Charlotte Edna CHAPMAN "Edna" was born 18 Feb 1867 in Rockland,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. She died 13 Jan 1929 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
Edna married
David STEWART "Dave" on 26 Oct 1892 in Moncton,
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Dave was born 2 Nov 1863 in , , New
Brunswick, Canada. He died ?.
6 M vi. Frederick Bruce CHAPMAN was born 1 Feb 1869 in Rockland, Westmorland,
New Brunswick, Canada. He died 10 Dec 1943 in Dorchester, Westmorland, New
Brunswick, Canada and was buried in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick,
Canada.
Frederick married (1) Johanna Josephine TOOMBS, daughter of Benjamin
TOOMBS and Eliza Jane MACGREGOR. Johanna was born 25 Sep 1869 in
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She died 22 Sep 1952 in
New Orleans, , Louisiana, U.S.A..
Frederick also married (2) Sarah Oldham SMITH "Sade", daughter of Robert
Barry SMITH Rev. and Tahmahroo Wenonah KNAPP, in Aug 1912 in Eastport, ,
Maine, U.S.A.. Sade was born 25 Apr 1881 in Moncton, Westmorland, New
Brunswick, Canada. She died 1968 and was buried in Moncton, Westmorland,
New Brunswick, Canada.
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