New (Feb. 2020)

By tabulation of all <Clapham> entries, an identification of Richard Clapham's line amongst the numerous Clapham relatives emerged. The introduction and impetus to this study was that Elizabeth of Tatham was hypothetically the wife of Matthew Wildman and born in 1616. There was only one baby named Elizabeth baptized in Tatham parish that particular year, Elizabeth Clapham. Seemingly then, Elizabeth Clapham was a great candidate to be the wife of Martin Wildman... but only if we restrict ourselves to Tatham parish for his wife.

The accepted theory is now otherwise: The Elizabeth who married the Matthew Wildman of Tatham parish was a Tatham from the branch of that family that had been parishioners going to church in nearby Thornton-in-Lonsdale but then becoming Quakers in the very early years of that faith. Claphams, on the other hand, were not Quakers as the Wildmans and Tathams were.

Marmaduke Tatham, Elizabeth Wildman and other Wards, WIldmans, & Tathams are seen in the work chronicling the travails of Quakers of the day: Besse's Sufferings

~• written by Michael M. van Beuren, vol. curator, March 4, 2020, this represents a departure from previous work

(Jump down to the two stars: > Richard's details including his marriage.

~• additional study of Clapham marriages

Here are general Clapham family events extracted for additional study.

Notes - St. James parish, Tatham

• Burial; Isabell Clapham 14 May 1588
• Burial; Alice Clapham 28 July 1589

Robert Clapham

• wedding; Robert Clapham m. Elizabeth Waller June 30 1559 √
  • christen'; Eliz. Clapham dau of Robert W. May 12 1560 √
    • christen'; Jennet Waller fillia Richard Waller Aug 8 1561 ? is Rich. the bro. of Eliz. (above)?
      
    • burial; Thomas Waller 1587 march 2nd ? is Thom. the father of Eliz. and Richard (above)?
  • christen'; Agnes Clapham dau. Robti bapt. 15 Martii 1566 (d.y.?)
  • christen'; Jennet Clapham dau. Robti bapt. 18 Jan. 1571
    • ~• Jennet's marriage perhaps?: 12 Dec 1606 Thomas Edmondson & Jennet Clapham (Tatham parish)
  • christen'; John Clapham son Robti bapt. 27 Fed. 1574
    • Jon's Marr.? John Clapham to Margaret Thornton 7 Jul. 1605 (or below at other father)
      • Bap of Margaret dau of John 3 May 1606
      • Bap of Elizabeth dau of John 11 Sep 1607
      • Bap of William son of John 2 Nov 1608 {all these could be shared with the John below
  • christen'; William Clapham son Robti bapt. 8 Mar. 1577 died 31 Jan 1602 (Tatham burials)
  • christen'; Agnes Clapham dau. Robti bapt. 11 Nov. 1581
  • christen'; Agnes Clapham dau. Robti bapt. 6 Mar. 1584
• burial of Robert Clapham 31 Mar 1606

Thomas Clapham

• burial Thomas Clapham 16 aug 1568
  • christen'; Elizabeth Clapham dau. Thomas 25 Novem. 1569
  • christen'; Robert Clapham son. Thomas March? 1576

William Clapham

• christen'; Thomas Clapham son of Wmi'. 21 Sept. 1569
• christen'; John Clapham son of Wmi'. 18 Jan. 1571
  • above John???son of Robert (can't decide)
• christen'; Eliz. Clapham dau. of Wmi'. 19 Feb. 1574
• christen'; Eliz. Clapham dau. of Wmi'. 9 Dec. 1576
• christen'; Anne Clapham dau. of Wmi'. 26 Jan. 1581
• christen'; Eliz. Clapham dau. of Wmi'. 5 Apr. 1583
• christen'; Thomas. Clapham son of Wmi'. 12 Jan. 1584
• christen'; Thomas. Clapham son of Wmi'. 10 Dec. 1587
  • death of this William? One is rec.Feb 8 1603

Matthew Clapham

• christen'; Richard Clapham son of Matthew'. 15 Novem. 1569
  • bap of Elizabeth Clapham dau. of Richard 10 Nov. 1607
  • bap of Margaret son of Richard 1 Sep 1610
  • bap of Thomas son of Richard 22 Oct 1616
  • bap of Elizabeth dau. of Richard 23 Feb 1616 ~• if it's the same Richard, why not bap. on same day as the prior record (Thomas)?
• christen'; Thomas Clapham son of Matthew'. 8 Novem. 1571
• christen'; Eliz. Clapham dau. of Matthew. 9 Jul. 1574
• christen'; Robert Clapham son of Matthew'. 30 Sept. 1576
  • ~• perhaps the marriage of Robert? : 7 Feb 1617 Robert Clapham & Eliz: Bayns (Tatham parish)
• christen'; William Clapham son of Matthew'. 24 May 1582
• christen'; William Clapham son of Matthew'. 2 Feb. 1587
  

•burial of Matthew 25 Sept 1612

• William Chapman m. Elizabeth Waller 17 Jan 1579

Weddings

• 1559 Clapham, Robert to Waller, Elizebeth 30-Jun
• 1561 Tomason, Thomas to Clapham, Elizabeth 24-Jan
• 1605 Clapham, John to Thomton, Margeret 07-Jul
  • Margaret may be the same who died in 1634 (15 December)
• 1606 Baynes, Richard to Clapham, Jane 12- Dec *1612 Clapham, Richard to Barker, Jane 18-Apr
• 1617 Clapham, Robert to Bayns or Baynes, Eliz: 07-Feb
• 1641 Clapham,Thomas to Harison, Jane 09-Nov
• 1646 Clapham, Jonas to Sigswick or Sidgeswick, Alice 11-Jun
• 1649 Clapham, Richard to Scambler, Jenet 21-May

unassigned deaths

• 1649 Anne Clapham, John's wife - 01-Nov (page 31 of 131)
• 1650 John Clapham - 13-December
• 1651 John, son of Richard Clapham - 12 March