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Pages tagged as "Chambers"


Diary entry: 6 Mar 2023
While working on the last section of my biography of George Henry Chambers I was looking more closely at his son George. ...
Diary entry: 21 Feb 2023
I have been writing more on the biography of George Henry Chambers and I am researching the period around when they were married. ...
Diary entry: 7 Feb 2023
I’ve been working on the biography of my great grandfather, George Henry Chambers, and have made some good progress piecing together his movements to and from India in the initial part of his military service. ...
Diary entry: 6 Feb 2022
The 1921 census was published online this week. It’s currently only available at findmypast and they have made it pay per view even if you have a subscription with them. ...
Diary entry: 8 Apr 2021
I received an email from LO (Rebecca Chambers’ great-great granddaughter) yesterday and some messages on Ancestry. ...
Diary entry: 26 Mar 2021
Today I received the birth certificate of Robert Chambers: Birth in the district of Dennington, Suffolk on 3 May 1879, Robert son of William Chambers, Farm labourer and Rebecca Chambers, formerly Brooks. ...
Diary entry: 22 Mar 2021
I received a message from LO on Ancestry, she had written to me to ask about a possible connection via Rebecca Chambers, my granddad’s eldest sister. ...
Diary entry: 1 Mar 2021
I retrieved some backup copies of Jeff’s research diaries to replace some that had been corrupted. Reading through the 1992 diary I was reminded of the Chile-born Patrice Herrera that we found living in Tredegar Street, Risca in 1871. ...
The Life of George Henry Chambers (1867-1923)
This account is a tribute to my great grandfather, an ordinary man whose life story resonates with the experiences of many who lived during his time, the tail-end of the Victorian era when the accomplishments of Britain were seen through the lens of its vast military. ...