John Chambers

1828 - 1904  (76 years)

• Name	John Chambers  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	1828	Newark   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  	father [Mark?] John Chambers, bricklayer/builder, b Newark abt 1786, d bef 1861; mother Louisa, b Hoveringham abt 1788, d Southwell 1Q1882. [Cambridge University Alumni; 1841, 1851, 1861 census; death reg index]
  Baptism	25 May 1828	Newark   [10]
  	place not established; elder brother Samuel Chambers bapt Balderton Gate Wesleyan Chapel, Newark, 28 Jul 1826.
  Education	abt 1841 - 1848	Newark Grammar School   [10]
  Residence	Jun 1841	Lovers Lane, Newark   [1]
  	with John Chambers, abt 50 b Notts, builder; Louisa -do-, 50 b Notts; Samuel -do-, 14 b Notts.
  Education	1848 - 1852	St John's College, Cambridge   [10]
  	Prizeman; Scholar 1851.
  Residence	Mar 1851	St John's College, Cambridge   [2]
  Degree/Qualif.	1852	Cambridge University ; BA  [10]
  	10th Wrangler (mathematics) + 2nd class honours, Classical Tripos.
  Degree/Qualif.	1855	Cambridge University ; MA  [5, 10, 11]
  Occupation	1859 - 1860	Durham School ; Assistant Master  [10]
  Occupation	1861 - 1870	King's School, Ely ; Head Master  [10]
  Occupation	Apr 1861	Master of Arts  [3]
  Residence	Apr 1861	Wexham St, Beaumaris ; lodger  [3]
  Ordination	1862	Ely ; Priest, Church of England  [10]
  Marriage	31 Dec 1864	St Mary the Less, Durham
  	Georgiana Lambton Marsden,   b. 29 Jun 1839, Shincliffe d. 26 May 1891, Manchester
  Occupation	1870 - 1871	Sandbach Grammar School ; Head Master  [10]
  Occupation	1871 - 1877	Manchester Grammar School ; Assistant Master  [10]
  Occupation	Apr 1871	Clergyman without Cure of Souls. Master of Grammar School. MA of Cambridge & Durham  [4]
  Residence	Apr 1871	Union Street, Sandbach   [4]
  Occupation	1877 - 1904	St James, Woodhead ; Perpetual Curate  [10]
  Occupation	Apr 1881	Vicar of Woodhead, MA, Mathematical Tutor  [5, 9]
  Residence	Apr 1881	Vicarage, Crowden   [5, 9]
  Occupation	Apr 1891	Vicar of Woodhead  [6]
  Residence	Apr 1891	Vicarage, Crowden   [6]
  Occupation	Mar 1901	Clergyman, C of E  [7]
  Residence	Mar 1901	New Row, Crowden   [7]
  Death	02 Jul 1904	Vicarage, Woodhead   [8, 11, 12]
  	On the 2nd July, Rev. John Chambers, M.A. (late Scho. of S. John's Coll., Camb., formerly Head Master of King's Sch., Ely, Senior Math. Master Manchester Gr. Sch., 1871-1890), for 27 years Vicar of Woodhead, Hadfield, near Manchester, aged 76 years. [The Times]
  Probate	08 Aug 1904	Chester ; £16,872 1s. 10d.  [12]
  	Chambers the reverend John of the vicarage Woodhead near Hadfield Cheshire clerk died 2 July 1904 Administration Chester 8 August to John Henry Chambers surgeon and the reverend Arthur John Chambers clerk Effects £16872 1s. 10d. [NPC]
  Notes	Chambers, John: Adm. sizar at St John's, July 7, 1848. S. of Mark John, bricklayer, of Newark, Notts. B. at Newark. Bapt. May 25, 1828. School, Newark Grammar (Rev. Joseph Cooke). Matric. Michs. 1848; Prizeman; Scholar, 1851; B.A. (10th Wrangler) 1852; M.A. 1855. Ord. deacon, 1861; priest (Ely) 1862. Assistant Master at Durham School, 1859-60. Head Master of the King's School, Ely, Cambs., 1861-70; of Sandbach Grammar School, Cheshire, 1870-1. Assistant Master at Manchester Grammar School, 1871-7. P.C. of Woodhead, Cheshire, 1877-1904. Died July 4, 1904, aged 76. (E. Earwaker, Sandbach; The Times, July 6, 1904; R. F. Scott.) [Cambridge University Alumni] Chambers, John; Woodfield Vicarage, Hadfield, Manchester -- Late Scho. of St. John's Coll. Cam; Members' Latin Essay Prizes 1851-53-54, B.A. (10th Wrang and 2nd cl. Classical Tripos) 1852, M.A. 1855, ad eund. M.A. Durham 1859. D. 1861 Ban., P. 1862 Ely. V. of Woodhead, Dio. Ches. 1877. Formerly Sen. Math. Master Durham Sch. 1859-60; Head Master K. Sch. Ely 1861-69; Sen. Math. Master Manchester. Gr. School 1871-90. [Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1898]
  Person ID	I4471	Tatham | Christopher branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	06 Mar 2013

  
  

  Family	Georgiana Lambton Marsden,   b. 29 Jun 1839, Shincliffe d. 26 May 1891, Manchester (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1864	St Mary the Less, Durham   [13, 14]
  Notes	Apr 1871 3 serv (school headmaster) Apr 1881 1 serv (country vicar)
  Children	+ 1. John Henry Chambers,   b. 11 Mar 1866, Ely d. 20 Jun 1936, The Rock, Castletown (Age 70 years)   2. Arthur John Chambers,   b. abt May 1867, Ely d. 11 Mar 1923, Swerford (Age ~ 55 years)   3. Annie Etheldreda Chambers,   b. abt 1869, Ely d. 22 Jul 1938, Cottage Hospital, Clevedon (Age ~ 69 years)   4. Samuel Hawkesley Chambers,   b. abt 1870, Sandbach d. 17 Mar 1933, Brookfield, Derbyhaven (Age ~ 63 years)   5. Sophia Louisa Chambers,   b. abt Nov 1870, Sandbach d. 02 Feb 1944, 6 Old Hall, Ashbourne (Age ~ 73 years) + 6. Flora Sexburga Chambers,   b. abt 1874, Durham d. 10 Oct 1951, Olrig Bank Nursing Home, Kendal (Age ~ 77 years) + 7. Agnes Mabel Marsden Chambers,   b. abt 1877, Crowden d. 09 Jan 1948, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby (Age ~ 71 years)
  Family ID	F1356	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	09 Mar 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S01] Census, 1841, UK. age 13 b Notts [S01] Census, 1851, UK. age 22 b Newark [S01] Census, 1861, UK. age 32 b Newark [S01] Census, 1871, UK. age 42 b Newark [S01] Census, 1881, UK. age 52 b Newark [S01] Census, 1891, UK. age 62 b Newark [S01] Census, 1901, UK. age 72 b Newark [S02] BMD Index, 3Q1904, death reg Ashton-under-Lyne. age 76 [S14] Probate Register, 1881. Dorothy Marsden née Christopher [S15] Cambridge University Alumni. [S62] The Family of Christopher and some others. [S14] Probate Register. [S02] BMD Index, 4Q1864, marriage reg Durham. [S03] Family Members, LN.