Thomas Chambers 1832–1884

Thomas ChambersAge: 521832–1884

Name: Thomas Chambers

Given names: Thomas

Surname: Chambers

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Families
Census summary

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Birth

about 1832 25 24

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

History

1832

Note: First Reform Bill: adds 10 pound/year householders to the voting rolls and reapportions Parliamentary representation much more fairly, doing away with most rotten and pocket boroughs. Adds 217,000 voters to an electorate of 435,000.

History

1833 (Age 12 months)

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire. Factory Act.

Birth of a sister

about 1834 (Age 2)

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

younger sister - Caroline Chambers

Birth of a sister

3 June 1834 (Age 2)

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

younger sister - Rebecca Ann Chambers

History

1834 (Age 2)

Note: New Poor Law. Houses of Parliament burn down.

Birth of a brother

30 January 1837 (Age 5)

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

younger brother - Charles Chambers

History

1837 (Age 5)

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.

History

1838 (Age 6)

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.

History

1839 (Age 7)

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.

History

1840 (Age 8)

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort. Penny post started. S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph. Grammar Schools Act.

Census

6 June 1841 (Age 9)

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Address:

17 Baker Street

Shared note: 1841 England - Census transcript - Thomas Chambers - Bethnal Green

History

1842 (Age 10)

Note: Chartist Riots. Copyright Act. Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.

Baptism of a sister

22 November 1843 (Age 11)

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

younger sister - Rebecca Ann Chambers

Baptism of a brother

22 November 1843 (Age 11)

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

younger brother - Charles Chambers

History

1849 (Age 17)

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.

History

1850 (Age 18)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.

Census

30 March 1851 (Age 19)

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Address:

17 Baker Street

Shared note: 1851 England - Census transcript - Thomas Chambers - Bethnal Green

History

1851 (Age 19)

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).

Marriage

Mary Sharpe - View family
13 September 1852 (Age 20)

Bethnal Green, London, England

Address:

Saint Matthew

Birth of a son
#1

between July 1853 and September 1853 (Age 21)

Bethnal Green, London, England

son - Thomas Edward Chambers

History

1853 (Age 21)

Note: Crimean War.

Birth of a daughter
#2

between April 1855 and June 1855 (Age 23)

Bethnal Green, London, England

daughter - Mary Ann Chambers

History

1855 (Age 23)

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.

Birth of a daughter
#3

between April 1857 and June 1857 (Age 25)

Bethnal Green, London, England

daughter - Rebecca Chambers

History

1857 (Age 25)

Note: The Mutiny (India).

History

1858 (Age 26)

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.

Birth of a son
#4

between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 27)

Bethnal Green, London, England

son - Arthur Chambers

Death of a son

between July 1860 and September 1860 (Age 28)

Southwark, London, England

son - Arthur Chambers

Birth of a son
#5

between April 1861 and June 1861 (Age 29)

Bethnal Green, London, England

son - Arthur Chambers

Census

7 April 1861 (Age 29)

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Address:

13 Green Street

Shared note: 1861 England - Census transcript - Thomas Chambers - Bethnal Green

History

1861 (Age 29)

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning. American Civil War.

History

1862 (Age 30)

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.

History

1864 (Age 32)

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.

Birth of a son
#6

between July 1865 and September 1865 (Age 33)

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

son - Charles Chambers

History

1867 (Age 35)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic. Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation)

Birth of a daughter
#7

between April 1868 and June 1868 (Age 36)

Poplar, London, England

daughter - Elizabeth Chambers

Birth of a son
#8

between April 1868 and June 1868 (Age 36)

Poplar, London, England

son - John Chambers

Death of a daughter

between July 1868 and September 1868 (Age 36)

Poplar, London, England

daughter - Elizabeth Chambers

History

1869 (Age 37)

Note: Suez Canal opened.

History

1869 (Age 37)

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.

History

1870 (Age 38)

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards. Franco-Prussian War.

Birth of a daughter
#9

between January 1871 and March 1871 (Age 39)

Poplar, London, England

daughter - Ann Chambers

Census

2 April 1871 (Age 39)

St Mary Stratford le Bow, London, England

Address:

35 Appian Road

Shared note: 1871 England - Census transcript - Thomas Chambers - Tower Hamlets

History

1871 (Age 39)

Note: Trade unions legalised. Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day. Germany unified.

Birth of a son
#10

between January 1873 and March 1873 (Age 41)

Bethnal Green, London, England

son - George Chambers

History

1876 (Age 44)

Note: Victoria named Empress of India. Edison invents the phonograph. Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.

History

1877 (Age 45)

Note: Transvaal annexed.

Marriage of a daughter

Rebecca Chambers - View family
18 September 1879 (Age 47)

Bethnal Green, London, England

son-in-law - William Field

daughter - Rebecca Chambers

History

1879 (Age 47)

Note: Zulu war.

History

1880 (Age 48)

Note: War with Transvaal.

Census

3 April 1881 (Age 49)

West Ham, Essex, England

Address:

1 Ashburton Terrace

Shared note: 1881 England - Census transcript - Thomas Chambers - West Ham

History

1882 (Age 50)

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.

History

1883 (Age 51)

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.

History

1884 (Age 52)

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.

Death

between October 1884 and December 1884 (Age 52) Age: 53

Hackney R D, London, England

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Family with parents - View family

father	Thomas Chambers Birth about 1807 Newington, Surrey, England Burial 26 July 1877 (Age 70) Tower Hamlets, London, England Loading...
10 months mother	Eliza Wenman Birth before 25 October 1807 32 25 Wadhurst, Sussex, England Death between January 1888 and March 1888 Age: 80 Poplar, London, England Loading...
	Marriage: 18 August 1828 — Camberwell, London, England
16 months #1 elder sister	Elizabeth Chambers Birth about 1830 23 22 St Georges, Surrey, England Death between July 1884 and September 1884 (Age 54) Age: 55 Mile End Old Town, London, England Loading...
2 years #2 himself	Thomas Chambers Birth about 1832 25 24 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Death between October 1884 and December 1884 (Age 52) Age: 53 Hackney R D, London, England Loading...
2 years #3 younger sister	Caroline Chambers Birth about 1834 27 26 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Death Yes Loading...
5 months #4 younger sister	Rebecca Ann Chambers Birth 3 June 1834 27 26 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #5 younger brother	Charles Chambers Birth 30 January 1837 30 29 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Death Yes Loading...

Family with Mary Sharpe - View family

himself	Thomas Chambers Birth about 1832 25 24 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Death between October 1884 and December 1884 (Age 52) Age: 53 Hackney R D, London, England Loading...
-3 years wife	Mary Sharpe Birth about 1829 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Death between January 1887 and March 1887 (Age 58) Age: 59 Hackney R D, London, England Loading...
	Marriage: 13 September 1852 — Bethnal Green, London, England
10 months #1 son	Thomas Edward Chambers Birth between July 1853 and September 1853 21 24 Bethnal Green, London, England Death Yes Loading...
21 months #2 daughter	Mary Ann Chambers Birth between April 1855 and June 1855 23 26 Bethnal Green, London, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years #3 daughter	Rebecca Chambers Birth between April 1857 and June 1857 25 28 Bethnal Green, London, England Death between July 1940 and September 1940 Age: 83 Wirral R D, Cheshire, England Loading...
2 years #4 son	Arthur Chambers Birth between April 1859 and June 1859 27 30 Bethnal Green, London, England Death between July 1860 and September 1860 (Age 15 months) Age: 1 Southwark, London, England Loading...
2 years #5 son	Arthur Chambers Birth between April 1861 and June 1861 29 32 Bethnal Green, London, England Death Yes Loading...
4 years #6 son	Charles Chambers Birth between July 1865 and September 1865 33 36 St Luke's, Middlesex, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #7 daughter	Elizabeth Chambers Birth between April 1868 and June 1868 36 39 Poplar, London, England Death between July 1868 and September 1868 (Age 3 months) Age: 0 Poplar, London, England Loading...
#8 son	John Chambers Birth between April 1868 and June 1868 36 39 Poplar, London, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #9 daughter	Ann Chambers Birth between January 1871 and March 1871 39 42 Poplar, London, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years #10 son	George Chambers Birth between January 1873 and March 1873 41 44 Bethnal Green, London, England Death Yes Loading...