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 1841 - 1903 (62 years)
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| Name |
Alfred Ocean CHAMBERS |
| Born |
31 Aug 1841 |
At Sea,,Algoa Bay,South Africa  |
| Christened |
14 May 1843 |
Campbelltown, Tasmania, Australia |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
9 Dec 1903 |
Teresa St, Norwood, South Australia, Australia [1] |
- OBITUARY.
The late Mr. Alfred Ocean Chambers, who died at his residence, Teresa street, Norwood, last week, was well known in Adelaide. He was an old colonist, who had experienced the vicissitudes of life on the goldfields and in the bush in Victoria before he settled in this state, nearly 40 years ago.
The deceased gentleman was born, as his second baptismal name suggests, at sea, in 1841. His father, the late Mr. John Chambers, was a schoolmaster, and was on his way to Hobart when his fourth son was born. He settled in Tasmania with his family. He was one of the pioneer temperance advocates in Australia, having signed the pledge in 1832. The late Mr. A. O. Chambers left Tasmania in 1852, and went to Victoria. He at once proceeded to the goldfields, and remained there for about eight years in the capacity of storekeeper's assistant.
In 1865 he came to South Australia, and was employed by Messrs. Harris, Scarfe, & Co. for two years, but was thrown out of work by the commercial depression occasioned by the drought in 1866 and 1867. While he was waiting for an opportunity to secure another situation he conceived the idea of constructing a "commonsense washing machine." He had not had any previous experience as a carpenter, but he succeeded in turning out useful machines, which immediately became popular. He began business as a manufacturer on his own account, and carried on the enterprise for 20 years with success. During that time he perfected several useful mechanical inventions. In 1887 he joined the public service as relieving officer for the city in connection with the Destitute Asylum. He was prominent in literary society work, a foremost member of the baptist Church, and was a lay preacher for a number of years. He was a persistent advocate of total abstinence, and it is said that he was instrumental in securing more than 1,000 pledges. He took an active interest in all kinds of philanthropic work, and the last letter which he wrote to The Register, published on October 12, 1903, was in connection with an appeal he had previously made for monetary assistance for an unfortunate man whom he had befriended.
Mr. Chambers's family consisted of five sons and six daughters.
Transcribed from the Adelaide Observer (SA:1843-1904), 19 December 1903, page 44. Accessed 18 August 2020
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| Buried |
11 Dec 1903 |
West Terrace cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Person ID |
I10 |
Squire Family History |
| Last Modified |
29 Nov 2020 |
| Father |
John CHAMBERS, b. 8 Dec 1809, Clapham, Surrey, England , d. 23 Apr 1877, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia (Age 67 years) |
| Mother |
Eliza ROBINS, b. 6 Oct 1807, Abingdon, Berkshire, England , d. 6 Mar 1859, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 51 years) |
| Married |
27 Dec 1831 |
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England [2] |
| Family ID |
F161 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Sarah Hannah STODART, b. 1843, Bathwick, Somerset, England , d. 28 Aug 1898, Hanson St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 55 years) |
| Married |
14 Feb 1863 |
Wesleyan Parsonage, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia |
| Children |
| | 1. Eliza Annie CHAMBERS, b. 29 Aug 1863, Lyttleton St, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia , d. 14 May 1934, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 70 years) |
| | 2. Charles CHAMBERS, b. 1865, Richmond, Victoria, Australia , d. 6 Mar 1867, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 2 years) |
| + | 3. Alfred John CHAMBERS, b. 1 Jun 1867, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 22 Apr 1931, Monaro Rd, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia (Age 63 years) |
| + | 4. Walter Edward CHAMBERS, b. 14 May 1869, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 2 Jul 1929, Alpha Road, Prospect, South Australia, Australia (Age 60 years) |
| + | 5. Clement Stodart CHAMBERS, b. 3 Jul 1871, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 14 Apr 1934, Monaro Rd, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia (Age 62 years) |
| | 6. Frederick Lionel CHAMBERS, b. 20 Nov 1872, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 13 Sep 1873, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 0 years) |
| + | 7. George Templar CHAMBERS, b. 5 Jul 1874, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 21 Mar 1930, Eton St, Malvern, South Australia, Australia (Age 55 years) |
| | 8. Grace Florence May CHAMBERS, b. 10 May 1876, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 25 Jun 1938, Unley Park, South Australia, Australia (Age 62 years) |
| | 9. Edith Margaret CHAMBERS, b. 4 Jun 1878, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 30 Oct 1922, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 44 years) |
| + | 10. Fanny Dora CHAMBERS, b. 15 Dec 1881, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 22 May 1951, St Peters, South Australia, Australia (Age 69 years) |
| + | 11. Henry Septimus CHAMBERS, b. 14 May 1883, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 6 Nov 1948, St Ives, Victoria, Australia (Age 65 years) |
| + | 12. Amy Isabel CHAMBERS, b. 17 Mar 1885, Liston St, Parkside, South Australia, Australia , d. 21 Jul 1959, Magill Wards, Magill, South Australia, Australia (Age 74 years) |
| + | 13. Minnie CHAMBERS, b. 31 Dec 1886, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 8 Apr 1951, Rampage St, Unley, South Australia, Australia (Age 64 years) |
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| Last Modified |
23 Jan 2020 |
| Family ID |
F6 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 31 Aug 1841 - At Sea,,Algoa Bay,South Africa |
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 | Christened - 14 May 1843 - Campbelltown, Tasmania, Australia |
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 | Married - 14 Feb 1863 - Wesleyan Parsonage, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia |
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 | Died - 9 Dec 1903 - Teresa St, Norwood, South Australia, Australia |
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 | Buried - 11 Dec 1903 - West Terrace cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Sources |
- [S12] Deaths South Australian Civil, 10 Jun 2012.
Registered 1904, District of Norwood.
Alfred Ocean CHAMBERS, male, 62 years, civil servant, died 9 December 1903, usual residence Teresa Street, Norwood.
Cause of death Morbus Cordis; Anassien.
Died at Teresa Street, Norwood.
Informant F J Siebert, Gouger Street, undertaker's brother.
Registered 5 January 1904, at Norwood.
- [S31] UK Parish Mariages, 24 Aug 2020.
On 27 December 1831, at Oxford, Oxfordshire.
Groom John CHAMBERS.
Bride Eliza ROBBINS.
Transcribed from a parish marriage index (Findmypast on-line record).
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