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John Chambers

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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] 
    Christened 29 Jul 1804  Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    England 
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Potter 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    England 
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Potter employing 3 Men and 1 Boy 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    England 
    Occupation 7 Apr 1861  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Potter 
    Residence 7 Apr 1861  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Potters Row 
    Died 9 Mar 1867  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried 14 Mar 1867  Iken, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 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  [8] 
    Death Registration 
    • Volume 4a, Page 409
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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  [9] 
    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  [10, 11] 
    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  [12] 
    Marriage Registration 
    • Volume 4a, Page 791
    Married 15 Jan 1855  Plomesgate, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F31775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 May 1826 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - England - 6 Jun 1841 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Potter - 6 Jun 1841 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - England - 30 Mar 1851 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Potter employing 3 Men and 1 Boy - 30 Mar 1851 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRegistration - Marriage Registration - Between 1 Jan 1855 and 31 Mar 1855 - Plomesgate, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jan 1855 - Plomesgate, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - England - 7 Apr 1861 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Potter - 7 Apr 1861 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Potters Row - 7 Apr 1861 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Mar 1867 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Mar 1867 - Iken, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRegistration - Death Registration - Between 1 Apr 1867 and 30 Jun 1867 - Plomesgate, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.

  • Reference  The Williams Family Tree. "John Chambers". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I109447&tree=wft (accessed October 22, 2020).

  • Sources 
    1. [S8901] "FreeREG," database. accessed 1 Mar 2018), Baptism for John CHAMBERS (109447); 29 Jul 1804: St. Edmund, Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England..

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

    3. [S9850] England. Suffolk.. 1841 census of England. Digital images.. Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978 : n.d., Iken, folio 8, page 9; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978 : accessed 1 Mar 2018); citing PRO HO 107/1031/12.

    4. [S9513] England. Suffolk.. 1851 census of England. Digital images.. Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860 : n.d., Iken, folio 515, page 14; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860 : accessed 1 Mar 2018); citing PRO HO 107/1802.

    5. [S9514] England. Suffolk.. 1861 census of England. Digital images.. Ancestry. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8767 : n.d., Iken, folio 23, page 2; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8767 : accessed 1 Mar 2018); citing PRO RG 9/1175.

    6. [S8531] "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966," database, Ancestry . (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..

    7. [S9266] Federation of Family History Societies. National Burial Index Third Edition. CD-ROM database. N.p.: n.p., n.d., Burial for John CHAMBERS (109447); 14 Mar 1867: St. Botolph, Iken, Suffolk, England.

    8. [S8517] FreeBMD. "England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915," database, 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..

    9. [S8901] "FreeREG," database. accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for George CHAMBERS and Sarah BURGESS (31772); 23 Feb 1804: Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England..

    10. [S10190] "Suffolk Marriage Index," database, FindMyPast . (findmypast.co.uk), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for John CHAMBERS and Mary WRIGHT (31774); 16 May 1826: Iken, Suffolk, England..

    11. [S8561] "England Marriages, 1538–1973," database, LDS, FamilySearch . (https://familysearch.org), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for John CHAMBERS and Mary WRIGHT (31774); 16 May 1826: Iken, Suffolk, England..

    12. [S8519] FreeBMD. "England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915," database, 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..

    13. [S8561] "England Marriages, 1538–1973," database, LDS, FamilySearch . (https://familysearch.org), accessed 1 Mar 2018), Marriage for John CHAMBERS and Eleanor STOKES (31775); 15 Jan 1855: Then, Suffolk, England..


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