The Chambers family originated from Suffolk, England, working as agricultural laborers since the early 18th century. The Halls, native to Northumberland, transitioned from agriculture to industries including mining and shipbuilding during the 19th century. Ian's maternal grandparents met in Newcastle and later moved to London in the 1930s. The Guivers are on Ian's paternal side and originated in Essex, engaging in various occupations such as innkeeping, gardening, and postal work throughout the 19th century. The Hvaals, originating from the Hvaal farmstead in Svarstad, Norway, entered the family when Ian's paternal grandfather became stranded in England during World War II and met his grandmother.

There are 338 people in this tree. The principle surnames are Hvaal, Chambers, Hall, Larsen, Martinsdatter, Guiver, Sweetland (Swetland), Hemmings (Ximenes), Peak, Hansen, Henriksdatter, Nilssen, Arvesdatter, Young, Blackborough (Blackbrough) and Brooks. See all surnames....

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Featured

• James Brighton Brooks (1774–1858)★
• William Hinksman (?–1820)★
• Emil Gustav Hvaal (1908–1943)★
• William Snowling (1799–1853)★
• Jane Harrison Todd (1814–1891)★

Currently puzzling over

These people are the focus of current research or are brick walls that we can't currently move past.

• Joseph Chambers (1738–1815)★
• Jane Hinksman (1809–1840)★—how did Jane end up in Suffolk?
• Joseph Ximenes (1840–1880)★—was Joseph from Mexico?

Other people with research notes: Isabel Hedley★, Mary Nighan★ and Ann Voss★.

Statistics and Records

The earliest known births are: Richard Lovelace (b. 1540)★, Alice Croade (b. 1560)★ and Alice French (b. 1600)★.

The people who lived the longest: Septina Peak (95 years), Joseph Chambers (93 years)★ and Elizabeth Stigold (93 years)★.

The people with the largest number of children: Cuthbert Miller (17)★, Joseph Chambers (14)★ and Elizabeth Hinksman (13)★.

Notes

In this family tree, Ian Davis acts as the primary reference point, with all relationships defined in relation to him. Names suffixed by the ★ symbol indicate direct ancestors. The tree excludes information on people who are possibly alive or who have died within the past twenty years.