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Record #3974
Name :
: Nellie Jane CHAMBERS (1897 - )


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Date of Birth
: Nov 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Wandsworth

24 Iron Mill Place
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesA birth registration was found for Nellie Jane Chambers: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 737.

In 1907, Nellie Chambers, 9 (along with her sister, Rose Chambers, 11), arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 17 children from Waifs & Strays Association, London, England.

In 1911, Nellie Chambers, 14, inmate, in Miss Rye Home, Niagara, Lincoln, Ontario

Parents: Emma Chambers (nee See) and George Bennett.

Emma Chambers (the girls' mother) had previously been married to Alfred Chambers. Together they had seven children between 1875 and 1892 - Emma Elizabeth, Alfred, William George, Charles Henry, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Robert and John. All the children were born in Wandsworth. Sometime after October 1891 Alfred disappeared from the picture and Emma met George Bennett. Together they had three children: Rose Margaret Chambers, Nellie Jane Chambers and Frederick George Bennett.

George was a Porter for the London & South Western Railway Company. George was killed in an accident at the Nine Elms Goods Yard on May 20 1905. It appears that Emma kept Frederick George with her.Emma hung onto the two girls until November 9, 1905 at which time they were turned over to the Church of England Children's Society. They attended the Garrett Lane London County Council School.

No evidence can be found of the demise of Emma. In the voting registers she was shown as Emma Bennett at 24 Iron Mill Place in 1906. After that she simply disappeared. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-04 08:49:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-07-12 04:48:11 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
9736 CHAMBERS, Anthony Roger1942ENG, HRT, Hemel Hempstead Jan 1952 : Rangitoto NZ_ Unknown  
17301 CHAMBERS, Bertie1887ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
18799 CHAMBERS, E. H.1891ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
12765 CHAMBERS, Ernest1899ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8483 CHAMBERS, Harold 1912ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1927 : Samaria CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
19187 CHAMBERS, James1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
8197 CHAMBERS, James W1914ENG, LDN, London Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
14982 CHAMBERS, John1886ENG,     Aug 1899 : Laurentian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
24006 CHAMBERS, John1913ENG,     Jun 1916 : Scandinavian CAN Middlemore  
3392 CHAMBERS, Kate1902ENG,     May 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17471 CHAMBERS, Nellie 1896ENG,     May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
3974 CHAMBERS, Nellie Jane1897ENG, SRY, Wandsworth May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
3975 CHAMBERS, Rose Margaret1895ENG, SRY, Wandsworth May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
11905 CHAMBERS, Therese1898ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14154 CHAMBERS, Thomas1885ENG,     Aug 1899 : Laurentian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
6457 CHAMBERS, Walter1890ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos