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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue XVI, 15 October 1904, Page 45

The death has occurred of Mrs Margaret Chapman, widow of the late Mr G. T. Chapman, formerly a well-known stationer in Queen-street, Auckland. She was nearly 81 years of age at the time of her death. Mrs Chapman came out from Burnt Island, Fifeshire (Scotland), in the year 1855, with her husband, and therefore was one of the early settlers in Auckland. Her husband started in business immediately, and Mrs Chapman was welbknown to Aucklanders of that day, because of her helping her husband in the business. She leaves two sons, one of whom is in business as a bookseller in Queen-street, and the other used to be in the same business at Thames, but is now living privately in Ponsonby. There is also one unmarried daughter and one married, the wife of Mr J. Reid, the president of the Chamber of Commerce. The interment will take place tomorrow at the Symonds-street cemetery, but will he private. * *•**' "