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  • Name John Chambers 
    Born 28 Jul 1804  Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Christened 29 Jul 1804  Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    England 
    1841: England Census for Iken, Suffolk    		 1841 England Census for Iken, Suffolk
    HO107 Piece 1031 Book 12 Folio 8 Page 9  
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Potter 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    England 
    1851: England Census for Iken, Suffolk    		 1851 England Census for Iken, Suffolk
    HO107 Piece 1802 Folio 515 Page 14  
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Potter employing 3 Men and 1 Boy 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    England 
    1861: England Census for Iken, Suffolk    		 1861 England Census for Iken, Suffolk
    RG 9 Piece 1175 Folio 23 Page 2  
    Occupation 7 Apr 1861  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Potter 
    Residence 7 Apr 1861  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Potters Row 
    Died 9 Mar 1867  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried 14 Mar 1867  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • St. Botolph, Iken, Suffolk, England
    Registration Between 1 Apr 1867 and 30 Jun 1867  Plomesgate, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death Registration 
    • Volume 4a, Page 409
    Death Registration for John Due CHAMBERS (109447)    		 Death Registration for John Due CHAMBERS (109447)
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    Person ID I109447  The Williams Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 May 2018 

    Father George Chambers
              b. 1783, Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1829  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Sarah Burgess
              b. Abt 1786
              d. 1851, Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1804  Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Family ID F31772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Wright
              b. Abt 1809, Horsham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1853, Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Married 16 May 1826  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Children 
     1. John Chambers
              b. Abt 1828, Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1892, Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years)
     2. Harriet Chambers
              b. Abt 1830
              d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Chambers
              b. Abt 1832
              d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Matilda Chambers
              b. Abt 1834
              d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Margaret Chambers
              b. Abt 1836
              d. Yes, date unknown
     6. George Chambers
              b. 1837, Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1892, Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     7. Alfred Chambers
              b. 1839, Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Jeremiah Chambers
              b. 1843, Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F31774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eleanor Stokes
              b. Abt 1805, Eye, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Yes, date unknown 
    Registration Between 1 Jan 1855 and 31 Mar 1855  Plomesgate, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Marriage Registration 
    • Volume 4a, Page 791
    Marriage Registration for Eleanor STOKES (109457)    		 Marriage Registration for Eleanor STOKES (109457)
    Marriage Registration for John CHAMBERS (109447)    		 Marriage Registration for John CHAMBERS (109447)
    Married 15 Jan 1855  Plomesgate, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F31775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • From the 1841 England Census for Iken, Suffolk (HO107 Piece 1031 Book 12 Folio 7 Page 10) John, 36, Potter, was with his wife Mary, 32, in Iken, Suffolk, England. With them were their children John, 13, Harriet, 11, Mary, 9, Margaret, 5, Matilda, 7, George, 3, and Alfred, 1. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Suffolk.

      From the 1851 England Census for Iken, Suffolk (HO107 Piece 1802 Folio 515 Page 14) John, 47, Potter employing 3 Men and 1 Boy, from Swanton, Norfolk, was with his wife Mary, 43, from Horsham, Suffolk, in Iken, Suffolk, England. With them were their sons John, 23, Potter's Labourer, George, 13, At Home, and Jeremiah, 8, Scholar. All the children were recorded as having been born in Iken, Suffolk.

      From the 1861 England Census for Iken, Suffolk (RG 9 Piece 1175 Folio 23 Page 2) John (Senior), 57, Potter from Swanton, Norfolk, was with his wife Elanor (sic), 56, from Eye, Suffolk, and son George, 23, Potter born Iken, Suffolk, in Potters Row, Iken, Suffolk, England.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8901] FreeREG, accessed 1 Mar 2018), Baptism for John CHAMBERS (109447); 29 Jul 1804: St. Edmund, Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      Extracted from FreeREG Records 1/3/2018

      County: Norfolk
      Church name: St Edmund
      Register type: Archdeacon's Transcripts
      Baptism date: 29 Jul 1804
      Birth date: 28 Jul 1804
      Person forename: John
      Person sex: M
      Father forename: George
      Father surname: CHAMBERS
      Mother forename: Sarah
      Mother surname: BURGESS
      Witness :
      Witness :
      Register note : private baptism
      Transcriber notes :
      https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818b5c8e93790eca3ae85a9?search_id=5a981a0cf493fd9b2c32a8e9&ucf=false

    2. [S8901] FreeREG, accessed 1 Mar 2018), Baptism for John CHAMBERS (109447); 29 Jul 1804: St. Edmund, Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      Extracted from FreeREG Records 1/3/2018

      County: Norfolk
      Church name: St Edmund
      Register type: Parish Register
      Baptism date: 29 Jul 1804
      Birth date: 28 Jul 1804
      Person forename: John
      Person sex: M
      Father forename: George
      Father surname: CHAMBERS
      Mother forename: Sarah
      Mother surname: BURGESS
      Witness :
      Witness :
      Register note : Privately
      Transcriber notes :
      https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818b1b4e93790eca3a63dd0?search_id=5a981a0cf493fd9b2c32a8e9&ucf=false

    3. [S10214] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, ((ancestry.co.uk)), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Baptism for John CHAMBERS (109447); 29 Jul 1804: Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812

      Information for John CHAMBERS

      Birth Date: 28 Jul 1804
      Baptism Date: 29 Jul 1804
      Baptism Place: Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England
      Parish: Swanton Novers
      Event Type: Baptism
      Father: George Chambers
      Mother: Sarah Chambers
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NorfolkEarlyParish&h=2986268&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=1352

    4. [S9850] 1841 England Census for Suffolk, England. Suffolk., (\i Ancestry\i0 . http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978 : n.d.), Iken, folio 8, page 9; digital images, \i Ancestry\i0  (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978 : accessed 1 Mar 2018); citing PRO HO 107/1031/12 (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      1841 England Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 1/3/2018


      Information for Christopher CHAMBERS

      Age: 25
      Estimated birth year: abt 1816
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Suffolk, England
      Civil Parish: Iken
      Hundred: Plomesgate
      County/Island: Suffolk
      Country: England
      Registration district: Plomesgate
      Sub-registration district: Orford
      Piece: 1031
      Book: 12
      Folio: 8
      Page Number: 9
      Household Members:
      Christopher CHAMBERS: Age 25 (1816)
      Charlott CHAMBERS: Age 25 (1816)
      Mary CHAMBERS: Age 3 (1838)
      Theophalus CHAMBERS: Age 2 (1839)
      Joanna CHAMBERS: Age 3 Mo (1841)
      Sarah CHAMBERS: Age 55 (1786)
      Sarah HARRY: Age 3 (1838)
      HO107 Piece 1031 Book 12 Folio 8 Page 9

    5. [S9513] 1851 England Census for Suffolk, England. Suffolk., (\i Ancestry\i0 . http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860 : n.d.), Iken, folio 515, page 14; digital images, \i Ancestry\i0  (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860 : accessed 1 Mar 2018); citing PRO HO 107/1802 (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      1851 England Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 1/3/2018


      Information for John CHAMBERS

      Age: 47
      Estimated birth year: abt 1804
      Relation: Head
      Spouse's Name: Mary Chambers
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Swanton, Norfolk, England
      Civil Parish: Iken
      County/Island: Suffolk
      Country: England
      Registration district: Plomesgate
      Sub-registration district: Earl
      ED, institution, or vessel: 9
      Household schedule number: 56
      Piece: 1802
      Folio: 515
      Page Number: 14
      Household Members:
      John CHAMBERS: Age 47 (1804)
      Mary CHAMBERS: Age 43 (1808)
      John CHAMBERS: Age 23 (1828)
      George CHAMBERS: Age 13 (1838)
      Jeremiah CHAMBERS: Age 8 (1843)
      HO107 Piece 1802 Folio 515 Page 14

    6. [S9514] 1861 England Census for Suffolk, England. Suffolk., (\i Ancestry\i0 . http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8767 : n.d.), Iken, folio 23, page 2; digital images, \i Ancestry\i0  (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8767 : accessed 1 Mar 2018); citing PRO RG 9/1175 (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      1861 England Census data extracted from Ancestry Records 1/3/2018


      Information for John Chambers SENR

      Age: 37
      Estimated birth year: 1824
      Relation: Head
      Spouse's Name: Elanor Chambers
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Swanton, Suffolk, England
      Civil Parish: Iken
      County/Island: Suffolk
      Country: England
      Registration district: Plomesgate
      Sub-registration district: Orford
      ED, institution, or vessel: 3
      Household schedule number: 7
      Piece: 1175
      Folio: 23
      Page Number: 2
      Household Members:
      John CHAMBERS: Age 37 (1824)
      Elanor CHAMBERS: Age 56 (1805)
      George CHAMBERS: Age 23 (1838)
      RG 9 Piece 1175 Folio 23 Page 2

    7. [S8531] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, ((http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904&enc=1)), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Probate for John CHAMBERS (109447); 13 Apr 1867: Ipswich, Norfolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995

      Information for John CHAMBERS

      Death Date: 9 Mar 1867
      Death Place: Suffolk, England
      Probate Date: 13 Apr 1867
      Registry: Ipswich

      CHAMBERS John
      13 April 1867
      The Will of John CHAMBERS the Elder late of Iken in the County of Suffolk Potter deceased who died 9 March 1867 at Iken aforesaid was proved at Ipswich by the oaths of John Chambers of Iken aforesaid Potter the Son and Christopher Chambers of Iken aforesaid Shepherd the Brother the Executors.
      Effects under £600.
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=UKProbateCal&h=251330&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9840

    8. [S9266] National Burial Index, Federation of Family History Societies, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Burial for John CHAMBERS (109447); 14 Mar 1867: St. Botolph, Iken, Suffolk, England (Reliability: 3), 3 Mar 2018.
      Extracted from the Find My Past website, 3/3/2018

      National Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription

      First name(s): John
      Last name: Chambers
      Age: 63
      Birth year: 1804
      Death year: 1867
      Burial year: 1867
      Burial date: 14 Mar 1867
      Church: St Botolph
      Denomination: Anglican
      Place: Iken
      County: Suffolk
      Country: England
      Record set: National Burial Index For England & Wales
      Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
      Subcategory: Parish Burials
      Collections from: Great Britain, England
      https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbpr%2fd%2fnbi05568813

    9. [S8517] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, ((http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Death Registration for John Due CHAMBERS (109447); Age 63 (1804); Jun 1867; Plomesgate, Suffolk; Volume 4a, Page 409. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.

    10. [S8901] FreeREG, accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for George CHAMBERS and Sarah BURGESS (31772); 23 Feb 1804: Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      Extracted from FreeREG Records 1/3/2018

      County: Norfolk
      Church name: St Edmund
      Register type: Parish Register
      Register entry number: 11
      Marriage date: 23 Feb 1804
      Groom forename: George
      Groom surname: CHAMBERS
      Groom condition: Bachelor
      Groom parish: Swanton Novers
      Bride forename: Sarah
      Bride surname: BURGESS
      Bride condition: Spinster
      Bride parish: Swanton Novers
      Witness : Charlotte HUBERT
      Witness : Theophilus STRINGFELLOW
      Register note : Charles Cory; Marriage By Banns; Bride And Witness 1 Made Their Mark
      Transcriber notes :
      https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58183feae93790eb7f72d798?search_id=5a981a0cf493fd9b2c32a8e9&ucf=false

    11. [S8901] FreeREG, accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for George CHAMBERS and Sarah BURGESS (31772); 23 Feb 1804: Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      Extracted from FreeREG Records 1/3/2018

      County: Norfolk
      Church name: St Edmund
      Register type: Archdeacon's Transcripts
      Register entry number: 11
      Marriage date: 23 Feb 1804
      Groom forename: George
      Groom surname: CHAMBERS
      Groom condition: single
      Groom parish: Swanton Novers
      Bride forename: Sarah
      Bride surname: BURGESS
      Bride condition: single
      Bride parish: Swanton Novers
      Witness : Theophilus STRINGFELLOW
      Witness : Charlotte DUTBERT
      Register note : Banns. Groom signed; bride made mark
      Transcriber notes :
      https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58183edce93790eb7f70c135?search_id=5a981a0cf493fd9b2c32a8e9&ucf=false

    12. [S10190] Suffolk Marriage Index, ((findmypast.co.uk)), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for John CHAMBERS and Mary WRIGHT (31774); 16 May 1826: Iken, Suffolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      Extracted from the Find My Past website, 1/3/2018

      Suffolk Marriage Index Transcription

      First name(s): John
      Last name: Chambers
      Marriage year: 1826
      Marriage date: 16 May 1826
      Marriage place: Iken
      Spouse's first name(s): Mary
      Spouse's last name: Wright
      County: Suffolk
      Country: England
      Record set: Suffolk Marriage Index
      Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
      Subcategory: Parish Marriages
      Collections from: England, Great Britain
      https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS/M/215037094/1

    13. [S8561] England Marriages, 1538–1973, ((https://familysearch.org)), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for John CHAMBERS and Mary WRIGHT (31774); 16 May 1826: Iken, Suffolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      Extracted from the Find My Past website, 1/3/2018

      England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription

      First name(s): John
      Last name: Chambers
      Name note: -
      Marriage year: 1826
      Marriage date: 16 May 1826
      Marriage place: Iken
      Spouse's first name(s): Mary
      Spouse's last name: Wright
      County: Suffolk
      Country: England
      Record set: England Marriages 1538-1973
      Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
      Subcategory: Parish Marriages
      Collections from: England, Great Britain
      https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=R_859452293

    14. [S8519] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, ((http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage Registration for John CHAMBERS and Eleanor STOKES (31775); Mar 1855; Plomesgate, Suffolk; Volume 4a, Page 791. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.

    15. [S8561] England Marriages, 1538–1973, ((https://familysearch.org)), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for John CHAMBERS and Eleanor STOKES (31775); 15 Jan 1855: Then, Suffolk, England. (Reliability: 3), 1 Mar 2018.
      Name:«tab»John Chambers
      Birth Date:«tab»1805
      Birthplace:«tab»
      Age:«tab»50
      Spouse's Name:«tab»Eleanor Stokes
      Spouse's Birth Date:«tab»1807
      Spouse's Birthplace:«tab»
      Spouse's Age:«tab»48
      Event Date:«tab»15 Jan 1855
      Event Place:«tab»Then, Suffolk, England
      Father's Name:«tab»
      Mother's Name:«tab»
      Spouse's Father's Name:«tab»
      Spouse's Mother's Name:«tab»
      Race:«tab»
      Marital Status:«tab»
      Previous Wife's Name:«tab»
      Spouse's Race:«tab»
      Spouse's Marital Status:«tab»
      Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:«tab»
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number:«tab»I07378-1
      System Origin:«tab»England-EASy
      GS Film number:«tab»1595927
      Reference ID:«tab»Item 1
      Citing this Record:
      "England Marriages, 1538-1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF21-R6R : 10 February 2018), John Chambers and Eleanor Stokes, 15 Jan 1855; citing Then, Suffolk, England, reference Item 1, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,927.


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