John There is a one-name study for Belchamber, Bellchamber, Belchambers and other variants. I recommend you email: bellchambers@one-name.org. Regards Adrian ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Belchamber" <johnbelchamber@hotmail.co.uk> To: "Hants List" <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 10:09 AM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] PHILPS/BELCHAMBER Portsea Island and Aldershot, > > Hello Listers > My name is John and I am researching the Belchamber surname.I am putting > this on the list hoping it will ring some bells. > My great Aunt Emma Belchamber born 1871 in Plaistow,Sussex married William > Edward Philps on the 11th 0f Sept.1897 in the parish church,Portsea > Island. > William Edward Philps the son of William George and Elizabeth Philps nee > King,was born at 47 Maitland St.Portsea Island on the 28th of > April,1869.William Edward and Emma Philps had two children Annie Florence > Beatrice born in Portsea in the June qtr of 1898 and Frederick Samuel > James born in Plaistow,Sussex in the Dec qtr of 1900.In the 1901 census > the family were living in Newcastle upon tyne(As Philips) where William > Edward was a Bombardier and Emma a Bombardier's wife.After that I lost > track of them,until the 1911 census came out this week.In this census I > have found them in Aldershot living in Stanhope Lines,the family are in > the military census,but William Edward is now a Canteen Manager in the > camp,working for Brooks Dickson and co.Ltd. > On there marriage certificate William Edward is a Driller the same as his > father,so maybe they worked in the dockyard.Witness,s were Emily Hill and > Arthur Lush.Family legend says the William and Emma remained in > Aldershot,where some of the older family members visited them. > Is there anyone out can add to this,any descendants out there. > > John > _________________________________________________________________ > Cut through the jargon: find a PC for your needs. > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/130777504/direct/01/ > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1898 - Release Date: 16/01/2009 15:09