This letter speaks by itself.

A million thank you to the superb lady who went to all that trouble and would not accept even a box of chocolate.

Charles Mill.

Here she goes:

Dear Charles, 

I made it to Elgin library today and made some notes on the Clappertons. 

Gravestones in Bellie (which surprised me, since this is the parish church

burial ground and I didn't expect to find Roman Catholics buried there)

No 387: "Erected by James Clapperton, merchant in Fochabers in memory of his

wife Margaret Geddes who died 7 February 1814 and his children Arthur, died

1 April 1839; John, died 11 September 1839; Henry, died 18 September 1840;

Barbara, died 2 November 1846. His second wife Barbara Paterson who died 13

August 1852. His son Charles, died 25 October 1872. The said James

Clapperton, died at Fochabers 13 October 1875."

No 388: "Thomas Clapperton of Potterton, died at Fochabers 19 May 1899 aged

75. Mary Martin his spouse died at Potterton House, Aberdeenshire on 16

April 1921 aged 77."

No 389: "Erected by Catherine Kelly in memory of her husband Alexander

Clapperton who died at Fochabers 6 December 1886 aged 59. The said Catherine

Kelly died at Fochabers 28 November 1888."

Then I looked in the index and found the following. (The ones on the stones

are also in the index but there seemed to be no point in repeating the

information, so I've included only the new information.)

George Clapperton died 17 July 1820 aged 3. Interred Elgin Cathedral.
 

Alexander Clapperton, baptised 30 August 1827. Parents James Clapperton,

druggist, Fochabers and Barbara Paterson. Married to Catherine Kelly.

Arthur Clapperton, baptised 11 March 1833. Parents James Clapperton and

Barbara Paterson.

 Charles Clapperton, baptised 25 June 1837. Parents James Clapperton and

Barbara Paterson.

 Henry Clapperton, baptised 2 June 1840. Parents James Clapperton and

Margaret Geddes (no, I don't think I actually believe that myself. Can't say

whether it's my error or the indexer's)

 James Clapperton, merchant and druggist, married Margaret Geddes on 29

January 1809 at Bellie. Died 13 October 1875 aged 95.

James Clapperton, priest, baptised 12 September 1813 at Fochabers. Parents

James Clapperton and Margaret Geddes. Died 19 July 1901 aged 87. Interred at

Chapelford.

Appointment as vicar-general of Dunkeld: Banffshire Advertiser, 25 April

1895, Page 4, Column 3

Appointment as domestic chaplain: Northern Scot, 31 December 1898, Page 8,

Column 6

Banffshire Advertiser, 4

January 1899, Page 5, column 2

Obituary: Courant, 23 July 1901, page 4, Column 4

Funeral: Courant, 26 July 1901, Page 6, column 4

Obituary: Northern Scot, 27 July 1901, page 5, Column 6

Biography: Banffshire Advertiser, 1 August 1901, Page 6, Column 5

Memoriam: Courant, 29 October 1901, Page 6, Column 5

Jane Clapperton, baptised 13 October 1822. Parents James Clapperton and

Barbara Paterson, Died at Fochabers 7 November 1893 aged 71.

John Clapperton, baptised 18 May 1810 at Bellie. Parents James Clapperton

and Margaret Geddes.

 Margaret Teresa Clapperton, nun, baptised 22 November 1811 at Bellie.

Parents James Clapperton and Margaret Geddes. Died 31 May 1896 at St

Margaret's Convent, Edinburgh.

Mary Clapperton, died 23 October 1854 aged 32 at Banff.

Mary Bernard Clapperton, Nun, died at St Margaret's Convent, Edinburgh on 3

January 1893. (Anne Clapperton)

Mr Robert Clapperton, priest and provost, son of James Clapperton, Fochabers, lived

at St Andrews, died 26 September 1906 aged 75 at Wellburn, Lochee, Dundee.

Thomas Clapperton. chemist and JP, baptised 20 May 1824 at Bellie. Parents

James Clapperton and Barbara Paterson. Married to Mary Martin.

Biography in Banffshire Advertiser, 24 May 1899, Page 8, Column 5.

Obituary in Courant, 22 May 1899, Page 5, Column 2.

Obituary in Northern Scot, 26 May 1899, Page 5 Column 7.

Funeral in Banffshire Herald, 26 May 1899, Page 3, Column 5.

William Clapperton, Canon and priest of Buckie St Peters, baptised 19

January 1821 at Fochabers. Parents James Clapperton and Barbara Patterson.

Died 12 May 1905 at High Street, Buckie aged 84. Interred at Chapelford.

25th Anniversary of ministry in Buckie: Banffshire Advertiser, 13 July 1882,

Page 2, Column 6

Retirement: Banffshire Advertiser, 13 March 1890, Page 2, Column 4

Moray and Nairn Express, 15 march 1890, Page 5, column 3

Obituary: Courant, 16 May 1905, page 5,Column 2

Banffshire Advertiser, 18 May 1905, Page 5, Columns 2-4

Funeral: Banffshire Herald, 20 May 1905, Page 6, Column 5

Sale of household effects at 30 High Street, Buckie: Banffshire Advertiser,

18 April 1912, Page 1, Column 1 and Page 5, Column 1.

George Clapperton, baptised 3 November 1825 at Bellie. Parents James

Clapperton and Barbara Paterson. Died 15 December 1875 at Tarong Station,

Via Nanango, Queensland.

Courant, 10 March 1876, Page 3, Column 7

William Robert Clapperton, priest and Rector of Scots College, Rome, died at

Rome, 19 February 1969.

Appointment: Forres Gazette: 5 July 1922, Page 3, Column 4

Banffshire Advertiser, 6 July 1922, Page 3, Column 2

Obituary: Northern Scot, 22 February 1969, Page 5, Columns 7-8

Susan Clapperton, wife of James Davidson, Buckie, baptised 18 August 1819.

Parents James Clapperton and Barbara Paterson. Died at Fochabers 27 June

1899 aged 79.

Jane Anne Clapperton, daughter of Thomas Clapperton Potterton

 married George Alexander Wilson, solicitor, Aberdeen, on 11

October 1906 at The Cathedral, Huntly Street, Aberdeen, by Rev Aeneas

Chisholm.

Barbara Paterson, daughter of William Paterson, shoemaker, Fochabers,

married James Clapperton on 3 November 1818 at Bellie.

 Barbara Clapperton baptised 18 June 1829 at Bellie. Parents James Clapperton

and Barbara Paterson. 

Robert Clapperton baptised 6 June 1831 at Bellie. Parents James Clapperton

and Barbara Paterson. 

Ann Clapperton baptised 23 July 1835. Parents James Clapperton and Barbara

Paterson. 

James Clapperton married Barbara Paterson 3 November 1818 at Bellie. 

Well, that was a marathon and a half. I see I forgot to look up the

gravestone in Chapelford (the Roman Catholic cemetery near Buckie). Also I

did not look at all the newspaper articles, the register of baptisms (Church

of Scotland or Roman Catholic) or the Census. If you want copies of the

newspaper articles or the police books (ZBEL) or Poor Relief (ZPEL), you

should contact Graeme Wilson, Local Heritage Centre, Moray Council, Grant

Lodge, Cooper Park, Elgin, Moray IV30 1HS, telephone 01343-563413,

. There is a charge for copying any material. If you want me to look up the baptisms and the Census,

please let me know. 

Feel free to ask any supplementary questions in case any of the information

is not clear. 

Incidentally Graeme would welcome any information about the Clappertons who

went to Canada; he will add to this index any information about anyone with

a connection to this area. 

Hope this helps. 

Anne (Burgess)

Note from C.Mill,
 I do not know  the people listed below .  It does not mean that they are not related to us.
I leave them on this page so they will be a starting point, if somebody (or myself) at a later date want to look them up in the church registers of the era, (and god forbid, I could have made a mistake)

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