3 Jan 2026

I extracted all mentions of people with the surname Chambers in Ubbeston from the Suffolk Family History Society’s Burial Index

• ✅ John Chamber, 29 Sep 1653
• ✅ Alles Chambes, 22 Jul 1654, Widow
• Mary Chambers, 24 Mar 1676, Spinster
• James Chambers, 19 Nov 1684
• Sarah Chambers, 30 Jul 1687, Widow
• ✅ Jeremiah Chambers, 7 Dec 1692
• ✅ Rachel Chambers, 8 Jun 1693, Widow, Beccles
• James Chambers, 14 Aug 1758

Those with ✅ are ones I am confident I have identified (and also happen to be direct ancestors)

I also extracted all Chambers entries from the 1674 Suffolk Hearth Tax returns:

1. Ann (p. 199), Lowestoft, certified, 3 hearths shared with Widow Cotton and Ro. Fellowe
2. Ann (p. 290), Ufford, 2 hearths
3. Edm. (p. 204), Melton, an empty house with 1 hearth
4. Francis (p. 216), Nayland, 2 hearths
5. Goody (p. 239), Rickinghall Superior, 2 hearths, in house with Jo. Coppin
6. James (p. 290), Ubbeston, 2 hearths
7. Jo. (p. 6), Great Ashfield in Blackborne, 2 hearths with Thomas Woods
8. Jno. (p. 32), Blythford, 2 hearths
9. Jo. (p. 37), Bradley Magna, 4 hearths
10. John (p. 113). Framlingham, 3 hearths
11. Jo. (p. 180), Kelsale, 2 hearths, certified, hearths shared with Sam. Candler
12. Jo. (p. 204), Melton, 2 hearths shared with Jo. Finch
13. Mary (p. 290), Ubbeston, 2 hearths, certified, in house with Robert Pecke (buried 24 Mar 1676, spinster)
14. Mr. (p. 196), Livermere, 3 hearths
15. Ro. (p. 259), Stanton, 3 hearths, certified, hearths shared with Widow Brett and William Kempe
16. Ro. (p. 294), Waldringfield, 1 hearth
17. Thos. (p. 32), Bottesdale, 2 hearths with Jo. Brooke
18. Thomas (p. 217), Nayland, certified, 1 hearth
19. Thos. (p. 239), Rickinghall Superior, 2 hearths, certified, hearths shared with Ro. Jolly
20. Thomas (p. 326), Yoxford, 2 hearths
21. Wid. (p. 80), Cookley, 2 hearths with William Hunt sen.
22. Widow (p. 134), Halesworth, 2 hearths, certified, with Widow Glandfeild[sic]
23. Widow (p. 180), Kelsale, 3 hearths, certified, hearths shared with Widow Ade and Hallocke
24. Widow (p. 239), Rickinghall Superior, empty house with two hearths
25. Wid. (p. 239), Rickinghall Superior, 2 hearths, certified, hearths shared with Andrew Nurse
26. William (p. 281), Thelnetham, 4 hearths shared with Thomas Ward
27. (unnnamed) (p. 290), Ubbeston, 2 hearths, certified, in house with Francis Rush

The hearth tax returns contain three Chambers households in Ubbeston:

• James, 2 hearths
• Just the surname “Chambers”, 2 hearths, certified as being poor
• Mary, 2 hearths, certified as being poor

I suspect that James was the James buried in 1684 and Mary was the spinster buried in 1676

The unnamed Chambers may have been Jeremy/Jeremiah chambers and his wife Rachel. They had at least three children, the last of which was baptised in 1669 in Ubbeston. Jeremy was buried in 1692, still in Ubbeston, so it’s likely he was living there in 1674.

(see also notes on # 20 Sep 2024)