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I noticed that Stephen Champ died in Canterbury ! It is such a shame that my Grandmother (Herbert Truckle's daughter) never met her cousin or Aunt Dora. My grandmother passed away last year at the age of 94 and I have inherited some photos including one of Herbert Truckle at the beach with her as a little girl, if you are interested in seeing it I could email you a copy. I don't suppose you know of any photos with Dora and child , it would be lovely to see if there is any likeness to Stephen Champ junior and my Grandmother. I also have photos of my grandmother as a young woman and of her mother too (Herbert's mistress !)
Regards Caroline

CAN ANYONE ELSE HELP WITH PHOTOS ???

The name is more likely to be French. As a surname, Champ probably comes from various French names ending in this word (pronounced somewhere between "shoh" and "shaw" with the "mp" silent.) Champ in French means "field."

1911 CENSUS

Stephen Champ 32 Public School Music Master Improver and Violinist b Bradpole Dorset
Dora Elizabeth Truckle 31 Married 5 yrs b Camberwerll London
Stephen Fergus 4 b Oundle Northants
Eunice Winifred 2
Phyllis Dora 10 months [twins]
Sylvia May 10 months
Kate Neslen 19 Servant
All Living at Clantor Milton Road Oundle

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A member of the Childs family married into the Champ family

They were living off Shiphay Lane in a bungalow which overlooked the Childs's one.
Lillian got to know them through the lovely dog "Perry" escaping, often staying at the Champ household as he was offered probably, better food. He kept wandering up there , suppose his telephone number was on his collar. Dinny enjoyed his company and would take him for walks.
One weekend Lillian informed us that the Champ girls were back from University for the holidays."Why not introduce yourselves on the pretence of enquiring if Perry was there!"
They had a Triumph Herald car which Dinny would drive.

Lilian and Perry

Lilian and Perry

Donnington

Donnington
 
Stephen's wife Marion was a lovely woman and could sew by hand with such
beautiful stitching, she had exquisite fine sewing skills that would include making items of
Leather with such amazing linings.
The stuff of Fairy Tales indeed.

Marion & Stephen had three daughters, Mollie who was born in New Zealand and some years
later twin girls born in Kent.

Mollie Champ married into the Bond family she is buried in the Churchyard in a Village called Donnington near Chichester West Sussex as is her Grandmother. Marion is there with other members of the family.

Marion sadly died in 1976 in Torbay and Stephen remarried Ingeborg Gurney in 1977.
After Stepen died in Canterbury in 1984 Ingeborg went on to marry Basil A Williams in Hounslow in May 1989.

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TRANSCRIBED
on 12th. February 2013.

This is a transcript of a letter written by Mollie Bond (Champ) to her daughter who was working in Holland. I believe it was written about 1977/8. It is about Stephan Champ's visit to Mollie and her Family. ....... Rodger Middleton


"Tuesday 9.30."

11.Hill Close,
Charlbury,
Oxford




"Granpa & Inge arrived at lunch time on Thurs. to stay the night. She's almost exactly as I'd imagined her - a little like Eunice, early fifties,very dark, shortish hair going grey, very blue eyes which have a sort of sadness in them, a shy sweet smile, & good taste in clothes. She had a dark green polo jumper on when she came, brown skirt, green tights & long boots (which Jen admired!), & the next day wore a light brown fisherman's smock over a pale blue jumper. Her accent is very marked & I had trouble making out what she said quite often, so had to warn her about Dad. But she said she was used to working with deaf people - the place where she's been working has all sorts of handicapped people - & he seemed able to hear her better than I did. She's very sweet with Granpa - when I got back in the afternoon from taking Flo (Dog; Irish Red Setter) out they were sitting on the settee just like you & Geoff! - & when they came downstairs next morning she called him "my dear" & kissed him on the head. I found her awfully interesting to talk to. She maintains you can tell a person's character not only by their writing but also (particularly in the case of children) by their drawings too. So I said could she tell my character from my pots & birds? A bit embarrassing as she could hardly have said anything horrible, especially a first acquaintance! But she said I was kind, & calm(hardly!) & feminine (!) & home loving. She should have heard me shouting at Mark yesterday morning when he decided he wouldn't bother to go to school as it was the last day.
Anyway - to get back to Granpa& Inge. They've found a little terrace cottage at Kingswear overlooking a Creek which they're going to rent until the autumn,& she is going to look after him. Then they'll probably buy something. They plan to visit NZ sometime as her older daughter is there, expecting her second baby any minute. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they settled out there, although they haven't said so.



 


Hello to those looking for Champ family branches. I personally am not, but the Champ Family from East Lulworth emigrated to Rockford Illinois in the United States. HAIME is the name I am researching from East Lulworth, Dorset, and my family came to Rockford because some of the CHAMPS were already here. My family, William Haime and Mary Cope Haime emigrated straight to Rockford, Illinois in 1857. I have actually photographed some of the Champ graves for my 4th cousin's husband who is descended from the Champ family that worked and lived at the Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth, Dorset. Judy

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Re: Truckle/Champ
I can't believe it ! I have been looking for Stephen and Dora's children for years as Dora's father is my great great grandfather and her brother Herbert George Truckle is my great grandfather whom had an affair with my great grandmother Alice Willetts resulting in my grandmother Margaret Mary ( Spark, Married name ). I was looking to find if my grandmother had any cousins as she was an only child but unfortunately my grandmother died 3 weeks ago at the age of 94. (2008)
I have a photo of Herbert Truckle and my grandmother as a young girl. It is such a sad story as Herbert Truckle was already married to an Edith Cox and began the affair with my great grandmother, her family didn't approve so he went back to his wife, as far as I know they had no children together. They eventually left for Canada where he died. I don't know what became of Edith.......Caroline

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Herbert Truckle - Stephen F Champ's uncle

Herbert Truckle - Stephen F Champ's uncle

Margaret - Herbert's daughter

Margaret - Herbert's daughter
Thanks to Caroline for the photos!

Courtyard of the New Meeting House Bridport

Courtyard of the New Meeting House Bridport
 
My Champs are from Lulworth in Dorset. There is another pocket of apparently unrelated Champs in Oxfordshire. Another group in Devon are probably related to the Dorset ones, but I am not sure how. The Osmington (Dorset) Champs are however connected to the Dorset ones. The Bridport Champs, of whom the Edwin I have is one, is probably also connected to the other Dorset ones but I have not yet worked out how.... Rgds Simon

 
There appear to be two distinct Champ families in Dorset, one Roman Catholic and all christened in Lulworth Castle having Latin forenames such as Franciscus and Richardus. The owners of Lulworth the Welds were Roman Catholic and there was a discreet Roman Catholic chapel where local families could worship.
Stories of smuggling are recorded in Lulworth involving the Champs
"The Weld Arms was run by Richard Champ around 1770 who was a smuggler operating with the well-known gang of smugglers from Osmington Mills. Lulworth was the scene of many a smuggling tale and the despair of the Lulworth Customs Officers."

I am descended from the East Lulworth Champs .the furthest back I can find my Champs is Richard b 1745c ,but I'm not sure where . He may have been the Richard who " ran the weld arms " but I can't prove it yet I have just found your site today andI I find it very interesting . thankyou , Angela


I believe the London CHAMPs were French Hugenots who settled in the East End following the St Bartholomew massacre of Protestants in France - Catherine

Our side were all connected to the New Meeting House, Barrack Street, Bridport

Records:
John Champ c 1740 m Anne ?
Samuel Champ christened 20 Feb 1770 New Meeting House m Sarah Rooker c 28.03.1770
Sarah's father was James Rooker c 21.06.1757 New Meeting House

The Rooker family can be traced back to 1592 with christenings in the Meeting House Bridport

Samuel Rooker Champ b 15.7.1802 christened Old Meeting House Wareham Dorset -
Gun and Whitesmith - m Mary Hooper b 17.4.1801 c 21.6.1801 Old Meeting House
Edwin Champ b 24.9.1827 Bridport Dorset - christened New Meeting House Bridport
Alfred Champ b 1831 Bridport Dorset
Stephen Champ b 6.1.1834 d 1920 Christened New Meeting House Bridport -
Bank Clerk House Agent and Insurance Agent m Elizabeth Mary Ann ?

Alice Champ b 1864 Bradpole Dorset - Music Teacher
Arthur Champ b 1865 Bradpole Dorset
Elizabeth Champ b 1871 Bradpole Dorset
Stephen Champ b 1879 Bradpole Dorset - Professor of Music
m 1906 Dora Elizabeth Truckle b1880 Newington London in Sudbury Essex
Dora was the daughter of Henry Truckle b 1850 (Leather Salesman) Newton Toney Wilts and
Rebecka Woodward b Westminster London 1852
On the 1901 Census the Truckle family were living in Streatham London
On the 1901 Census the Champ family were still living in Bridport Dorset

Stephen Fergus Champ b 1907 Oundle Northants - School Master died 1984
m Emily Marion Bertha White b 1908 Eastbourne East Sussex died 1976

There are records in the Sussex Archives relating to Stephern Fergus Champ and his wife Marion together with her father Roger White including photographs and memoirs by his daughter

Robert George White was the maternal grandfather of the donor and Stephen Fergus Champ her father; Champ married White's daughter Marion White (1908-1976), formerly his fellow student at Eastbourne Art College, in 1932
Robert George White was born on the Windsor Great Park estate where his father served as a policeman. White followed his father into the force, and moved to Eastbourne on his second marriage to Emily Louise Worall (1873-1965), who was working there as a dressmaker; the family lived at 48 Whitley Road. Marion White was born in Eastbourne in 1908. White, described as of Chesham, was appointed Relieving Officer of Number 2 District of the Eastbourne Poor Law Union on 28 September 1903 (G13/1a/26 p437) and was appointed Superintendent Relieving Officer in September 1911 (G13/1a/35 p182). He died in 1939. For a memoir of him by his grand-daughter, see AMS6542/1/3
Stephen Fergus Champ was born in Peterborough in 1907. He was a day-boy at Oundle, where his father was music master, but his time at the school was an unhappy one. He attended Eastboune Art College for two years and the Royal College of Art in South Kensington for a further two years. He married Marion White in 1932 and accepted a post at the College of Art at Auckland, New Zealand. They returned to England in 1935 to become head of the Chichester School of Art. During the war Champ was involved in camouflage work at RAF Tangmere. After the war Champ became head of art at Cranbrook School in Kent and in 1950 moved to Devon as principal of Paignton School of Art; he became principal of Torbay School of Art in 1954. A Communist in his student days, in retirement Champ served as a Devon county councillor in the Labour interest. He died in 1984. For a memoir of him by his daughter, see AMS6542/1/15
While at Eastbourne College of Art both Stephen Champ and Marion White were taught by Eric Ravilious (1903-1942). Marion was friends with Tirzah Garwood (1908-1952), whom Ravilious was to marry in 1930. Tirzah's father Colonel John Garwood was chairman of the Board of Guardians and the employer of Marion's father Robert White, the union's Relieving Officer. For Stephen Champ's candid view of Colonel Garwood, see AMS6542/3/3. Some of the most interesting elements of this group of documents are memoirs, photographs and copy work of Eric Ravilious

See the National Archives ...East Sussex Record Office

1891 Census
Emily Louise Worall was working as a domestic servant for Nina Jane Thomas a Scottish Widow living on her own means in Paddington London

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EricR
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CHAMP, STEPHEN The violin-pupil and the care of the instrument
London, The Strad, 1954. Patina Press, Illus by S.F. Champ.



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Stephen Fergus Champ Wood-Engraving 1932

Stephen Fergus Champ Wood-Engraving 1932

In 1891 Robert George was a Police Constable single and living as a lodger
On 1901 Robert George was living with wife Harriett born Lambeth and Robert and Annie were
their children. The family were living in Chesham and he was a relieving officer.

1911 CENSUS

Robert Gerorge White 41 Relieving Officer b Sandhurst Berks
Emily Louisa 34 married 4 years b Northampton
Robert Charles 16 Assistant relieving Officer b Quainton Bucks (1st marriage)
Annie Elizabeth 14 b Chesham Bucks (1st marriage)
Emily Marion 2 b Eastbourne Sussex

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The White family originated from Farnham Hants as far as we know
Giles White b 1745 m Sarah Craw
Giles White b 1770 m Sarah Cranston
Samuel White b 1800 m Mary Cooper
Charles White 1834 m Anne Vickery
The family moved to Berkshire
Robert White b 1869 m Henrietta ? m 1907 2nd wife Emily Worall
Emily Marion Bertha White b 1908 b Eastbourne m Stephen Fergus Champ

Robert is my great uncle, amazingly both the father Charles and all the sons were in the police force at sometime. Robert and William in Bucks and the others in the Metropolitan Police.
My grandfather played with the Kaiser's son and sang in the choir in St George's Chapel etc. He also met my grandmother at Windsor as her Grandfather was a footman there.
Charles' father died when he was young and he was living with his uncle in 1851

Barbara King

With many thanks to Barbara for providing us with the infomation

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TRUCKLE

Grandmother's family:

George Truckle b.c 1815
William Truckle m Hannah Field 8.7.1841 Newton Toney Wiltshire
George b 15.5.1842 christened 24.7.1859 Newton Toney
William Field christened 24.2.1845
Henry B 23.4.1850 christened 24.7.1859
Sarah Susannah b 7.11.1855 christened 24.7.1859
Emma Catherinee b 27.2.1853 christened 24.7.1859
Frederick William b 1.2.1859 christened 24.7.1859

It appears that all the children apart from William Field were christened together on 24.7.1859

Dora Elizabeth Truckle daughter of Henry married Stephen Champ 1906.



 
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton Toney like this:

"NEWTON-TONEY, a village and a parish in Amesbury district, Wilts. The village stands on an affluentof the river Avon, 1¼ mile E of the boundary with Hants, 3½ S W of Grately r. station, and 4 E by N of Amesbury; and has a post-office under Salisbury. The parish comprises 2, 365 acres. Real property, with Allington and Cholderton, £4, 637. Rated property of N. T. alone, £2, 184. Pop., 351. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Wilbury House, belongs to Sir A. Malet, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £441.* Patron, Queen's College, Cambridge. The church is modern. There is a national school."


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1891 Census

1891 Census
Edwin ( and Stephen ) Champ were the brothers of my Great great grandfather - Shirley

Frederick Champ 1840 - 1906 m Mary Bullen b Tavistock Devon c 1846 d 1888
The couple had six children
Florence Jessie Edgar Ethel Herbert Frederick

Mary had a second partner Edwin Dunstan Vipan b 1863 d 1927
1891 Census: Residing at 54 School Road, South Stoneham, Hampshire. Living there were Daisy Constance aged 7 (shown as niece but was in fact his daughter by Mary Champ nee Bullen). Lodging there were also Frederick Champ (50),
Jessie Champ (24) and Ethel Champ (20)


In 1881 Dunster E Vipan was lodging with the family in Hackney he was 19 and a scholar
Frederick Champ was a Clerk in a wharehouse - keeper of books
His wife Mary was 35 and Dunster aged 19 years, she obviously had a child by him in 1884