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Moggie, I have downloaded some of the documents and now have some good information thanks to you and the others. I'm having difficulty though with Henry Chamberlain, Mary Hewitt and their child Eliza. Could this Henry be the father of James (born c1803)? Looks like great work on the death records of James & Mary Ann.

Burial Date Forename Surname Age County Place / Details
4 Dec 1857 James CHAMBERLANE 53 Suffolk Ipswich, St Mary Stoke
14 Aug 1855 Mary Ann CHAMBERLAIN 49 Suffolk Ipswich, St Mary Stoke

Hi Moggie
Wow, just seen you posts. Just come home for lunch, so will be looking in detail tonight.
Many, many thanks...

Jumping the gun a bit but this marriage is in the right area of Suffolk and the baptism is at Wickham Market.


HENRY CHAMBERLAIN
Event(s):
Marriages:
Spouse: MARY HEWITT Family
Marriage: 22 OCT 1792 Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England


ELIZA CHAMBERLAIN
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 20 SEP 1813 Wickham Market, Suffolk, England

Parents:
Father: HENRY CHAMBERLAIN Family
Mother: MARY

This could be James's marriage although a bit late given that daughter Emma was born in 1827. Perhaps some kind person with credit for Familyhistoryonline could look this up for you.


1. James CHAMBERLAIN found in Suffolk Marriage Index (1813-37) 1 entry in Suffolk during 1828 details £0.06

Burials at Wickham Market 1557-1900 are covered by the NBI. These are the only Chamberlains listed.
Henry and Mary possibly James's parents.

12 Mar 1820 Henry CHAMBERLAIN 23 Suffolk Wickham Market, All Saints
7 Mar 1805 John CHAMBERLAIN 3 Suffolk Wickham Market, All Saints
18 Sep 1831 Henry CHAMBERLAIN 66 Suffolk Wickham Market, All Saints
30 Mar 1836 Henry CHAMBERLAIN inf Suffolk Wickham Market, All Saints
17 Jan 1836 James CHAMBERLING 3 Suffolk Wickham Market, All Saints
3 Aug 1834 Mary CHAMBERLAIN 62 Suffolk Wickham Market, All Saints

Baptisms for some of James and Mary Ann's children.

CHAMBERLAIN, Emma Christening
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Wickham Market
Christening Date: 15 Jul 1827 Recorded in: Suffolk, England
Collection: BTs
Father: James CHAMBERLAIN
Mother: Mary Ann
Source: FHL Film 918511 Dates: 1827 - 1827
CHAMBERLAIN, Mary Anne Christening
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1829
Christening Date: 30 May 1830 Recorded in: Wickham Market, Suffolk, England
Collection: BTs
Father: James CHAMBERLAIN
Mother: Maryanne
Source: FHL Film 918517 Dates: 1830 - 1830
CHAMBERLAIN, Henry Christening
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 23 Mar 1836 Recorded in: Suffolk, England
Collection: BTs
Father: James CHAMBERLAIN
Mother: Mary
Source: FHL Film 918529 Dates: 1834 - 1836 Note: WICKHAM MARKET
CHAMBERLAIN, Eliza Christening
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1843 Birthplace: Ipswich St. Margaret
Christening Date: 28 Apr 1858 Recorded in: Suffolk, England
Collection: BTs
Father: James CHAMBERLAIN
Mother: Mary Ann
Source: FHL Film 952453 Dates: 1856 - 1865
CHAMBERLAIN, William Christening
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1850 Birthplace: Ipswich St. Margaret
Christening Date: 28 Apr 1858 Recorded in: Suffolk, England
Collection: BTs
Father: James CHAMBERLAIN
Mother: Mary Ann
Source: FHL Film 952453 Dates: 1856 - 1865

James,Mary Ann and Emily all born Wickham Market.

1851 England Census
about Robert Chamberlin
Name: Robert Chamberlin
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: St Clement, Suffolk, England

Civil Parish: Ipswich St Mary Stoke
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Ipswich
Sub-registration district: St Matthedw
ED, institution, or vessel: 1c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 32
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Chamberlin 10
Eliza Chamberlin 7
Emily Chamberlin 17
James Chamberlin 48
Mary Ann Chamberlin 45
Robert Chamberlin 13
William Chamberlin 1


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Keith, I phoned my uncle tonight and he did mention that Peter James was in the Hussars (before I told him)! Wish he gave me more info to go on before, but still - we got there in the end. Even got back to c1803 with another James (father of Robert).

ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN

Wife
FRANCES ELIZABETH
Children

1. PETER JAMES CHAMBERLAIN Pedigree
Male

Birth:
Christening: 24 SEP 1869 Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Death:
Burial:

Absolutely fantastic - looks like you guys have nailed it! What image(s) show these facts, so I can hopefully download them.
Can't tell you how pleased I am - will phone my uncle later with the news.
And thanks for all your patience :-)

Marriages A/M/J qtr 1868 Ipswich
Francis( Francis also on image) Page
Robert Chamberlain
Both page and folio number are the same.
4a 844
They don't show up together on Ancestry because Robert's entry has been wrongly transcribed as 4a 811

Thanks Keith.

Farrie in 1871 is married,laundress
Cannot tie her to a previous census with any certainty.
1851
Frances Page abt 1838 Holbrook, Suffolk, England Daughter-in-law(step) Holbrook, Suffolk

Robert
Looking at the image Frances/Farrie says that she is married.

Robert, the condition of marriage entry is not transcribed, to see that you have to view the image.

That's fascinating, Jim, and obviously the mis-spelling didn't help. This seems to tie up some things, but I wonder where Robert (who I presume from a family source was his name) ended up? Does the lack of info in the 'Condition as to marriage' entry mean she was single or not - I suspect in those days if there was any skulduggery a tactful silence may have been necessary?

1881
Frances Chamberlain abt 1839 Holbrook, Suffolk, England Head Ipswich St Mary Stoke, Suffolk
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1871 England Census
about Farrie Chamblin
Name: Farrie Chamblin
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Holbrook, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Ipswich St Mary Stoke
Ecclesiastical parish: Norwich
Town: Ipswich
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image
Registration district: Ipswich
Sub-registration district: St Matthew
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Household schedule number: 140
Household Members: Name Age
Clara Chamblin 4
Emily Chamblin 6
Farrie Chamblin 31
Jane Chamblin 12
Peter Chamblin 1

Well, I have visited the census' for 1841-61, which shows a Robert Chamberlain resident in Ipswich, but no record of a marriage or mention at all after 1861. There is the aforementioned inmate who was about 24 in 1871 (if he were father to this Robert who was 3 in 1841, that would have made him about 15).
I'd appreciate if anyone could make this crucial link somehow...

Hi Keith, that's very intersting that your records show only a mother in the household at that time, as I had found a record for a Robert Chamberlain in Ipswich, who was incarcerated as a lunatic aged 24, occupation 'waterman.' (1871 census).Would have been about the right age. It would be extremely sobering to find out my namesake was a bit unstable (explains a lot, really)!