Educator.
Born at Rumford, England on 19 January 1876, he came to Canada around 1883 and settled at Westbourne. Two years later, he began a life-long career as a teacher, working at Lakeside School (1895), Riding Mountain School (1899), Willowdale School (1897), and several other places. He served as Principal of Headingley School (1903-1906), Roland School (1906-1909), and Stony Mountain School (1909-1910). He retired to Winnipeg in 1926.
On 27 November 1888, he married Alice Jane Garrioch (1870-1957) at Westbourne and they had two daughters: Constance Ruby Chaplin (1889-1972) and Lucy Gwendolyn Chaplin (1894-1974). He died at his Winnipeg home, 398 Charles Street, on 11 December 1935 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Henry Edward Chaplin, Alice Jane Garrioch], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Constance Ruby Chaplin, Lucy Gwendolyn Chaplin], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration [Henry Edward Chaplin], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Henry Edward Chaplin,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 December 1935, page 5.
“H. E. Chaplin, veteran school teacher, dies after long illness,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 December 1935, page 17.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 January 2025
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