Thomas Chapman married Elizabeth Presnell, a widow with several children, in 1844. His occupation was given as ship's carpenter. A Thomas Chapman also married Elizabeth Nettle in 1855 at Launceston.
'Chapman, Thomas Brugh (1824–1903)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/chapman-thomas-brugh-27805/text35543, accessed 21 February 2019.
5 September 1824
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
5 April 1903
Christchurch, New Zealand