WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN married ANN MEADOWS at Thorny, Cambridgeshire. Dear Listers, I am looking for connections to the family of WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN, born at Thorny, Cambridgeshire, son of WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN & ANN MEADOWS married on 22.10.1807 at Thorny, Cambridgeshire. In the 1851 Census he is stated to have been born at Thorny, Cambs. but the only William Chamberlain I can find on IGI is born on 11.6.1808 at Gedney Hill, Lincoln and married at Waplode Drove, Lincs. to ANN NOG on 29.11.1830 at Whaplode Drove, Lincs. He continued to live at Whaplode Drove, but says he was born at Thorny, Cambridgeshire, aged 44 in 1851 Census Pleased to hear from anyone with any connections to this family for mutual interest. Kindest regards. Derek in Tasmania, Australia.

Hi Derek, The 1861 Census entry for the only William Chamberlain at Whaplode Drove is as follows. 5 Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Linc. CHAMBERLAIN William 53 Head Ag. Lab. Holbeach, Linc. CHAMBERLIAN Alice M 57 Wife Swineshead, Linc. FURNAGE John B 24 Son/law Ag. Lab. Whaplode Drove, Linc CHAMBERLAIN John 20 Son Ag. Lab. Whaplode Drove, Linc CHAMBERLAIN Martin 11 Son Scholar Whaplode Drove, Linc. CHAMBERLAIN Alice 7 Daur Scholar Whaplode Drove, Linc. 14 Whaplode Bank, Whaplode Drove, Linc. Household of William Eason CHAMBERLAIN Robert 18 Serv. Carter Whaplode Drove, Linc. There was no baptism listing on the Cambridgeshire Baptism Index for a William Chamberlain. The following baptisms found on the BVRI cd and recorded at Whaplode, Linc. looks like they belong to William. CHAMBERLAIN William bpt. 29 May 1836 son of William & Ann CHAMBERLAIN Henry Chamberlain Meadows bpt. 17 June 1838 son of William & Anne CHAMBERLAIN Elizabeth bpt. 19 April 1840 daughter of William & Ann CHAMBERLAIN John bpt. 19 May 1841 son of William Meadows Chamberlain & Ann CHAMBERLAIN Robert bpt. 15 Sep 1842 son of William & Ann CHAMBERLAIN Martin bpt. 25 June 1846 son of William & Ann CHAMBERLAYNE Martin bpt. 1849 (no date) son of William & Alice Marriages: CHAMBERLAIN William Meadows & Ann HOG 29 November 1830 at Whaplode, Linc. CHAMBERLAYN William Middows, son of William Chamberlayn & Alice FURMAGE, daughter of John Barber; married 25th April 1848 at Whaplode, Linc. There are further baptisms & marriages if you are interested, and you can contact me off list if you like. Burials taken from the National Burial Index: 30 Nov 1852 Martin CHAMBALAYNE 36 Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist 18 Feb 1890 Alice CHAMBERLAIN 79 Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist 20 Dec 1889 John George CHAMBERLAIN 3m Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist 19 Oct 1846 Martin CHAMBERLAIN inf Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist 15 Dec 1853 Mary Anne CHAMBERLAIN inf Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist 20 Dec 1889 William CHAMBERLAIN 82 Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist 26 Mar 1852 Elizabeth CHAMBERLAYNE 12 Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist 3 Sep 1848 Martin CHAMBERLAYNE inf Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist Best wishes, Jennie from Brisbane

Hello Jennie, Many thanks for your very helpful email, which has really filled me in on a few details. I had the 1851 Census and the 1881 Census details of Whaplode Drove for CHAMBERLAIN but not the dates of births and deaths. My own great grandfather was HENRY MEADOWS CHAMBERLAIN, born 17.6.1838 at Whaplode Drove to William & Ann Chamberlain nee HOG ( the IGI had it as NOG - could you confirm the correct one if possible please) I have the marriage of William C. to Ann Hog on 29.11.1830 and am gathering that she died before 1848 when he married Alice Furnage, nee Barber who appears to have been a widow. You wouldn't have access to the Death of ANN CHAMBERLAIN would you? I have from IGI a record of a baptism of WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN on 11.6.1808 at Gedney Hill, Lincoln son of William - could you confim this? In the 1851 Census William Chamberlain states he was born at Thorney, Cambridgeshire and IGI gives a WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN married to ANN MEADOWS on 22.10.1807, at Thorney but no birth record there. It seems as though this at Gedney Hill, Lincoln could be them, as it is about eight months after the marriage. Maybe they were on the move, as I can't see the birth of that WILLIAM at Thorney either, only there is one at Meldreth, Cambs. on 11.5.1783 son of JOHN CHAMBERLAIN and ELIZABETH DRAYCOTT married on 29.7.1782 at Oakham, Rutland. The JOHN CHAMBERLAIN was son of a WILLIAM & ANN possibly GATES married 8.11.1862 at Meldreth, Cambs. but I can't see a baptism for JOHN. There are a few missing dates on IGI but the CHAMBERLAIN's go back to a WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN married to ELIZABETH JURDEN at Oakham, Rutland on 29.10.1719.Thankd for all this interesting new data, I do appreciate your kindness, are you connected to the Chamberlain family yourself? Bye for now, Kindest regards, Derek in Tasmania, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennie Hudson" <whitewav@powerup.com.au> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN m ANN MEADOWS at Thorny, Cambridgeshire. c.1807 Any connections? > Hi Derek, > > The 1861 Census entry for the only William Chamberlain at Whaplode Drove is as follows. > > 5 Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Linc. > CHAMBERLAIN William 53 Head Ag. Lab. Holbeach, Linc. > CHAMBERLIAN Alice M 57 Wife Swineshead, Linc. > FURNAGE John B 24 Son/law Ag. Lab. Whaplode Drove, Linc > CHAMBERLAIN John 20 Son Ag. Lab. Whaplode Drove, Linc > CHAMBERLAIN Martin 11 Son Scholar Whaplode Drove, Linc. > CHAMBERLAIN Alice 7 Daur Scholar Whaplode Drove, Linc. > > 14 Whaplode Bank, Whaplode Drove, Linc. > Household of William Eason > CHAMBERLAIN Robert 18 Serv. Carter Whaplode Drove, Linc. > > There was no baptism listing on the Cambridgeshire Baptism Index for a William Chamberlain. > > The following baptisms found on the BVRI cd and recorded at Whaplode, Linc. looks like they belong to William. > > CHAMBERLAIN William bpt. 29 May 1836 son of William & Ann > CHAMBERLAIN Henry Chamberlain Meadows bpt. 17 June 1838 son of William & Anne > CHAMBERLAIN Elizabeth bpt. 19 April 1840 daughter of William & Ann > CHAMBERLAIN John bpt. 19 May 1841 son of William Meadows Chamberlain & Ann > CHAMBERLAIN Robert bpt. 15 Sep 1842 son of William & Ann > CHAMBERLAIN Martin bpt. 25 June 1846 son of William & Ann > CHAMBERLAYNE Martin bpt. 1849 (no date) son of William & Alice > > Marriages: > CHAMBERLAIN William Meadows & Ann HOG 29 November 1830 at Whaplode, Linc. > > CHAMBERLAYN William Middows, son of William Chamberlayn & Alice FURMAGE, daughter of John Barber; married 25th April 1848 at Whaplode, Linc. > > There are further baptisms & marriages if you are interested, and you can contact me off list if you like. > > Burials taken from the National Burial Index: > > 30 Nov 1852 Martin CHAMBALAYNE 36 Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist > 18 Feb 1890 Alice CHAMBERLAIN 79 Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist > 20 Dec 1889 John George CHAMBERLAIN 3m Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist > 19 Oct 1846 Martin CHAMBERLAIN inf Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist > 15 Dec 1853 Mary Anne CHAMBERLAIN inf Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist > 20 Dec 1889 William CHAMBERLAIN 82 Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist > 26 Mar 1852 Elizabeth CHAMBERLAYNE 12 Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist > 3 Sep 1848 Martin CHAMBERLAYNE inf Lincs Whaplode Drove, St John the Baptist > > > Best wishes, > Jennie from Brisbane > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > >