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Thomas Edward Chambers1853–?

Name
Thomas Edward Chambers
Given names
Thomas Edward
Surname
Chambers
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Birth between July 1853 and September 1853 21 24
 Bethnal Green, London, England

History 1853
 

Note: Crimean War.
Birth of a sister between April 1855 and June 1855 (Age 21 months)
 Bethnal Green, London, England

younger sister - Mary Ann Chambers
History 1855 (Age 18 months)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
Birth of a sister between April 1857 and June 1857 (Age 3)
 Bethnal Green, London, England

younger sister - Rebecca Chambers
History 1857 (Age 3)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 4)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Birth of a brother between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 5)
 Bethnal Green, London, England

younger brother - Arthur Chambers
Birth of a brother between April 1861 and June 1861 (Age 7)
 Bethnal Green, London, England

younger brother - Arthur Chambers
Census 7 April 1861 (Age 7)
 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas ChambersHeadMar29Horse hair dresserBethnal Green, Middlesex
Mary ChamberswifeMar33Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Thomas E Chambersson7ScholarBethnal Green, London
Mary Chambersdaughter5ScholarBethnal Green, London
Rebecca Chambersdaughter3ScholarBethnal Green, London

History 1861 (Age 7)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 8)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 10)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
Birth of a brother between July 1865 and September 1865 (Age 12)
 St Luke's, Middlesex, England

younger brother - Charles Chambers
History 1867 (Age 13)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.<br />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 sister between April 1868 and June 1868 (Age 14)
 Poplar, London, England

younger sister - Elizabeth Chambers
Birth of a brother between April 1868 and June 1868 (Age 14)
 Poplar, London, England

younger brother - John Chambers
History 1869 (Age 15)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 15)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 16)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
Birth of a sister between January 1871 and March 1871 (Age 17)
 Poplar, London, England

younger sister - Ann Chambers
Census 2 April 1871 (Age 17)
 St Mary Stratford le Bow, London, England

Address:
35 Appian Road
Shared note:  1871 England - Census transcript - Thomas Chambers - Tower Hamlets

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas ChambersHeadMar39C. Fibre dresserNot Known
Mary ChamberswifeMar42Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Thomas Edward ChamberssonUnm17Fibre dresserBethnal Green, Middlesex
Rebecca Chambersdaughter14Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Arthur Chambersson9ScholarBethnal Green, Middlesex
Charles Chambersson5ScholarOld Street, London, Middlesex
John Chambersson2ScholarOld Ford, Middlesex
Ann Chambersdaughter5mOld Ford, Middlesex

History 1871 (Age 17)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
Birth of a brother between January 1873 and March 1873 (Age 19)
 Bethnal Green, London, England

younger brother - George Chambers
History 1876 (Age 22)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 23)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 25)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 26)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 28)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 29)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 30)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
Death of a father between October 1884 and December 1884 (Age 31)
 Hackney R D, London, England

father - Thomas Chambers
History 1885 (Age 31)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 32)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
Death of a mother between January 1887 and March 1887 (Age 33)
 Hackney R D, London, England

mother - Mary Sharpe
History 1887 (Age 33)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 35)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 43)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 44)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 45)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 47)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 49)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 50)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 51)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 60)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 62)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 63)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 64)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 68)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 74)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
History 1936 (Age 82)
 

Note: Spanish Civil War.
History 7 July 1937 (Age 84)
 

Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War).
History 1938 (Age 84)
 

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.
History 1 September 1939 (Age 86)
 

Note: The German invasion of Poland.
History 3 September 1939 (Age 86)
 

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .
History 10 June 1940 (Age 86)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.
History 22 June 1941 (Age 87)
 

Note: German attack on the USSR.
History 7 December 1941 (Age 88)
 

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).
History 8 December 1941 (Age 88)
 

Note: America declares war on Japan.
History 11 December 1941 (Age 88)
 

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.
History 8 September 1943 (Age 90)
 

Note: Italy surrenders.
History 13 October 1943 (Age 90)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Germany.
History 19 April 1945 (Age 91)
 

Note: German forces in Italy surrender.
History 8 May 1945 (Age 91)
 

Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).
History 2 September 1945 (Age 92)
 

Note: Japan surrenders (VJ Day, Victory over Japan Day).
DeathYes
 

Family with parents - View family
father
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

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mother
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

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Marriage: 13 September 1852 — Bethnal Green, London, England
10 months
#1 himself
Thomas Edward Chambers

Birth between July 1853 and September 1853 21 24  Bethnal Green, London, England

Death Yes  

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21 months
#2 younger sister
Mary Ann Chambers

Birth between April 1855 and June 1855 23 26  Bethnal Green, London, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#3 younger sister
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

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2 years
#4 younger brother
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

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2 years
#5 younger brother
Arthur Chambers

Birth between April 1861 and June 1861 29 32  Bethnal Green, London, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#6 younger brother
Charles Chambers

Birth between July 1865 and September 1865 33 36  St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#7 younger sister
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

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#8 younger brother
John Chambers

Birth between April 1868 and June 1868 36 39  Poplar, London, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#9 younger sister
Ann Chambers

Birth between January 1871 and March 1871 39 42  Poplar, London, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#10 younger brother
George Chambers

Birth between January 1873 and March 1873 41 44  Bethnal Green, London, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
7 April 1861 (Age 7)  Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England 13 Green Street
Shared note:  1861 England - Census transcript - Thomas Chambers - Bethnal Green

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas ChambersHeadMar29Horse hair dresserBethnal Green, Middlesex
Mary ChamberswifeMar33Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Thomas E Chambersson7ScholarBethnal Green, London
Mary Chambersdaughter5ScholarBethnal Green, London
Rebecca Chambersdaughter3ScholarBethnal Green, London

2 April 1871 (Age 17)  St Mary Stratford le Bow, London, England 35 Appian Road
Shared note:  1871 England - Census transcript - Thomas Chambers - Tower Hamlets

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas ChambersHeadMar39C. Fibre dresserNot Known
Mary ChamberswifeMar42Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Thomas Edward ChamberssonUnm17Fibre dresserBethnal Green, Middlesex
Rebecca Chambersdaughter14Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Arthur Chambersson9ScholarBethnal Green, Middlesex
Charles Chambersson5ScholarOld Street, London, Middlesex
John Chambersson2ScholarOld Ford, Middlesex
Ann Chambersdaughter5mOld Ford, Middlesex

 

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