Barbara Anne Shapland
1927 - 2012 (85 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Barbara Anne Shapland was born 7 May 1927, Fitchburg, MA, US (daughter of Arthur Edward Shapland and Margaret Sumner MacFarlane); died 3 Nov 2012, Athol Memorial Hospital; was buried 9 Nov 2012. Notes:
Obituary for Barbara Anne (Shapland) Sweatman
ATHOL - Barbara Anne (Shapland) Sweatman, 85, of Athol, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born in Fitchburg on May 7, 1927, the daughter of Arthur and Margaret (MacFarlane) Shapland. She was raised in Fitchburg and graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1946. Before her marriage, Barbara worked for the former Hedstrom Union in the payroll department. She resided in Fitchburg with her family and was a homemaker for most of her life. She moved to Largo, Florida with her husband, Brian Sweatman, in 1987 where they resided for nearly twenty years. Upon her husband's passing in 2007, Barbara moved to Athol to be closer to her family. Barbara was an avid knitter and enjoyed baking. She was a devoted and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She leaves five children, Ross Sweatman and his wife Boneva of Fitchburg, Jon Sweatman and his wife Diane of Townsend, Cheryl Martin and her husband Stephen of Presque Isle, ME, Deborah Plotkin and her husband Jeffrey of Athol, Mark Sweatman and his wife Donna of Brighton, MI; two sisters, Jean Shapland of Fitchburg, Judith Widlake and her husband Kenneth of Glen Burnie, MD; sister-in-law, Bonnie Shapland of Fitchburg; eleven grandchildren, Heather Sweatman, Derrick Plotkin and his wife Natalie, Matthew Sweatman and his wife Melissa, Marcie Babin and her husband David Jr., Benjamin Martin, Joshua Plotkin, Jodi Massey and her husband Brian, Eric Martin, Danielle Kya Plotkin, Scott Sweatman, Aaron J. Sweatman; four great grandchildren, Emily Babin, David Babin III, Jacob Babin and Jenna Sweatman; and many nieces and nephews. Barbara was predeceased by her husband of sixty years, Brian Sweatman in 2007; by her brother, Arthur Shapland Jr.; and by her granddaughter, Jennifer Sweatman, in 1999. A memorial service will be held Friday, November 9, 2012 at 2 p.m. in the Fiske-Murphy & Mack Funeral Home, 110 New Athol Road, Orange. Burial will be private. There will be a calling hour from 1 p.m. to the start of the service. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made in her memory to the Jennifer Sweatman Memorial Fund, c/o Jon Sweatman, 101 Highland St., Townsend, MA 01469. For more information or to sign our online guest book please visit www.fiskemurphymack.com. Fiske-Murphy & Mack Funeral Home 110 New Athol Road, Orange is directing arrangements.
Barbara married Brian E. Sweatman. Brian (son of Edward Edgar Thomas Sweatman and Elizabeth Agnes Homewood) died Sep 2007. [Group Sheet]
Children:
2. Arthur Edward Shapland was born 26 Nov 1902, Bristol, St George, Gloucestershire, England (son of Albert Shapland and Emma Eliza Sidney); died 6 Apt 1978, Fitchburg, MA, US. Arthur married Margaret Sumner MacFarlane. Margaret (daughter of William James MacFarlane and Margaret Hill) was born 5 Aug 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died 17 Nov 1994, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]
3. Margaret Sumner MacFarlane was born 5 Aug 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (daughter of William James MacFarlane and Margaret Hill); died 17 Nov 1994, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts. Children:
- 1. Barbara Anne Shapland was born 7 May 1927, Fitchburg, MA, US; died 3 Nov 2012, Athol Memorial Hospital; was buried 9 Nov 2012.
- Arthur Edward Shapland, Jr. was born 4 Jul 1937, Fitchburg, MA, US; died 13 Jul 2008, Bristol, Conn, US.
- Jean Shapland
- Judith Shapland was born 4 Apr 1934, Fitchburg, MA; died 16 Apr 2017, Elkridge, Maryland, US; was buried 22 Apr 2017, Harundale Presbyterian Church Columbarium Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, US.
Generation: 3
4. Albert Shapland Albert married Emma Eliza Sidney. Emma (daughter of Henry Sidney and Ann S Butcher) was born 28 Dec 1869, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; died 1938, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]
5. Emma Eliza Sidney was born 28 Dec 1869, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (daughter of Henry Sidney and Ann S Butcher); died 1938, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Children:
- 2. Arthur Edward Shapland was born 26 Nov 1902, Bristol, St George, Gloucestershire, England; died 6 Apt 1978, Fitchburg, MA, US.
6. William James MacFarlane was born 17 Apr 1880, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (son of Peter Macfarlane and Jacobina Dewar Davidson); died 23 Apr 1953, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. William married Margaret Hill 1902, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Margaret was born 23 Apr 1883, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died 10 Nov 1954, Fullerton, Orange, California, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Margaret Hill was born 23 Apr 1883, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died 10 Nov 1954, Fullerton, Orange, California, USA. Children:
- 3. Margaret Sumner MacFarlane was born 5 Aug 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died 17 Nov 1994, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Generation: 4
8. George Shapland George married Elizabeth Stearns. [Group Sheet]
9. Elizabeth Stearns Children:
10. Henry Sidney was born 18 Oct 1845, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died 26 Oct 1926, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Henry married Ann S Butcher 29 Oct 1865, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Ann was born 14 Jan 1849, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died 12 Dec 1935, 100 Fishponds Road (workhouse), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet]
11. Ann S Butcher was born 14 Jan 1849, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died 12 Dec 1935, 100 Fishponds Road (workhouse), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Children:
- 5. Emma Eliza Sidney was born 28 Dec 1869, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; died 1938, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
12. Peter Macfarlane was born 8 Apr 1847 (son of Thomas Macfarlane and Ann Low); died Bef 1 Apr 1901. Peter married Jacobina Dewar Davidson. [Group Sheet]
13. Jacobina Dewar Davidson Children:
- 6. William James MacFarlane was born 17 Apr 1880, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died 23 Apr 1953, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.