The entries for people & families with the surname Chambers are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
He married Sarah [1779-18??].
The family lived at Commercial Road, Halifax [1851].
Sarah was widowed by 1851
He was
educated at St Mary's Catholic School /
a baker at Paton & Baldwin's.
In [Q1] 1934, he married Annie Walsh in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived in Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the Royal Army Medical Corps.
He died of pneumonia in India [14th July 1945] (aged 34).
He was buried at the Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata [O H 4].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Recorded in 1838, when
he was considered a proper person to be a Constable for the hamlet of Todmorden
See
Todmorden & Walsden Select Vestry
His mill was
in the flood of
7th August 1859.
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Adam Royd, Todmorden [1868]
He was a tailor's salesman [1896].
In [Q1] 1896, he married Edith Hitchin in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Sowerby
Grandson of Samuel Washington
He was a worker at Corporation Mill, Sowerby Bridge [1897].
On 27th November 1886, he married Sarah Ann Culpan at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
In September 1897, the family sailed to Dunedin, New Zealand where he
was to take the entire charge of a worsted mill
The couple were buried at Butts Green Baptist Chapel, Warley
Son of Martin Chambers.
Born in Halifax.
He was educated at Heath Grammar School.
During World War I,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the Reserve Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
His brother, Clifford M. Chambers, was a Rifleman with the
King's Royal Rifles.
In September 1916, Francis Joseph was awarded the Military
Cross
He was at 21 Union Street, Halifax [1915, 1937]
Born in Halifax.
He was a worsted spinner [1871, 1878].
On 19th March 1862, he married Hannah Bottomley [1843-1914] at
St Chad's Church, Rochdale.
Children:
The family lived at
James died 26th January 1878.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at under £8,000.
The will was proved by
his widow Hannah,
his father Thomas,
his brother William McClellan,
and
James Bancroft Eastwood of Hoyle Green, Warley (woolstapler)
In 1908, he established business as timber merchants.
They were at Pellon Lane Saw Mills, Halifax near the High Level Railway.
They are still at the same site [2014]
In [Q2] 1910, he married Winifred Kate Shipston [1879-1968] in
Halifax.
The family lived at 338 Gibbet Street, Halifax [1911].
He was Pastor at Butts Green Baptist Chapel, Warley [1791]
He died 2nd January 1842 (aged 59)
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
[7th January 1842]
He was a weaver by trade, and went on to become minister at Mount Zion Church, Ogden and preached at many other local Methodist chapels
In 1864, he married Fanny Cockroft [1840-1886].
Children:
The family lived at Forest Grove, Ovenden Road [1888].
On the afternoon of Sunday, 16th September 1888, his body was found
face downwards in the Hebble.
He had been in low spirits for some months.
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
In 1873, he married Emily Greenwood [1850-1930] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Butts Green Baptist Chapel, Warley
In 1911, he married Annie M., daughter of Bates Wood.
His wife was
a musician,
Mayoress [1944-1945],
a member of the Yorkshire Women's Liberals Association,
a member of the Society for the Blind,
a member of the Beacon Club,
and
a member of the Lifeboat Guild.
They lived at 31 West View, Halifax.
Born in Newtownards, County Down, Ireland.
He was
a boot & shoe merchant [1872, 1881] /
a boot & shoe merchant (employer) [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1872, he married Sarah Ellen Midgley [1852-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
The family lived at
He married Annie.
They lived at Elland.
During World War II,
he served as a Driver
with the Royal Army Service Corps.
He died 20th July 1945 (aged 34).
He was buried at Elland Cemetery
[E 5].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial
He married Unknown.
Children:
On 13th June 1840, he married Mary McClellan [1815-1873] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Thomas died 1st July 1883.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £8,761 15/3d.
The will was proved by
son William McClellan, John Oddie, and John
Tinkler (timber merchant's foreman)
Son of Mr Chambers.
Born in Rastrick [12th January 1825].
He was
a solicitor /
partner in Higham & Chambers /
Clerk to the trustees of the Bradford to Huddersfield Turnpike (on the death of George Higham) /
Solicitor to the Brighouse gas and drainage commissioners /
Steward of the court baron and Manor of Brighouse /
one of the solicitors of the Yorkshire & Lancashire Railway Company.
He was one of a number of attorneys who were
In [Q1] 1856, he married Eliza Washington [1829-1906] in Halifax.
The family lived at
He died 9th October 1885.
Eliza died 23rd June 1906.
They & other members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery.
See
Kaye Aspinall and
William John Chambers
Son of William John Chambers.
Born 20th March 1865.
He was a solicitor [1918].
He died 17th June 1929
The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was
one of the town's trustees for Halifax, on the removal of William Chambers [1770].
He occupied Room 25 on the Rustic gallery of the Piece Hall [1787]
He lived at Manor House, Hebden Bridge.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £7,653
Baptised 3rd August 1837.
In [Q2] 1863, he married Esther Washington [1840-1922] in Sheffield.
Children:
The family lived at
He died 17th January 1918 (aged 80).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £14,674 11/3d.
Probate was granted to his sons
Thomas Washington and Edward Percy.
Esther died 18th November 1922.
They & other members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was
a partner in Thomas Chambers [1883] /
a partner in James Chambers Executors [1883] /
a timber merchant [1878, 1883]
On 23rd January 1867, he married Sarah Hannah Walshaw
[1846-1931] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 4 Pratt Street, Halifax [1881].
William died 24th November 1885.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £2,882 9/4d.
The will was proved by
his widow Sarah Hannah,
James Edward Booth of Park View, Halifax (commercial clerk),
and
William Sutton of 84 Lister Lane, Halifax (commercial clerk)
submerged to the tops of the looms
Edith was the daughter of Albert Hitchin
Sarah Ann was the daughter of Richard Culpan
He took command when the company commander was wounded and carried on
with great dash under heavy shell, rifle and machine-gun fire.
He consolidated the ground won with great determination, and repelled
many bomb attacks
Hannah was born in Rochdale
Winifred Kate was born in Gloucestershire
Sarah Ellen, of Skircoat, was born in Halifax, the daughter
of Thomas Midgley, salesman
commissioned for taking acknowledgements of deeds executed by married
women
Eliza was born in Lightcliffe [18th November 1829]
Esther was born in Lightcliffe [13th September 1840]
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