John CHAMBERS

John married Mary WINTER on 16 Jun 1805 in St Martin in the Fields, London, Middlesex, England. Mary (daughter of Joseph WINTER and Martha BOX) was born on 11 May 1776 in St Martin-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England; was christened on 23 Jun 1776 in St Martin-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1841, Beresford St, Woolwich, Kent, England

John married Eliza ROBINS on 27 Dec 1831 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Eliza (daughter of William ROBINS and Dinah ?) was born on 6 Oct 1807 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England; was christened on 8 Nov 1807 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England; died on 6 Mar 1859 in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; was buried on 8 Mar 1859 in West Terrace cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Alice CHEFFINS on 20 Jun 1860 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, and was divorced in N. Alice was born on 28 Apr 1829 in Tetford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 19 Feb 1919 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1841, Beresford St, Woolwich, Kent, England

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1841, Beresford St, Woolwich, Kent, England

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Died:
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

Alfred married Sarah Hannah STODART on 14 Feb 1863 in Wesleyan Parsonage, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. Sarah (daughter of John STODART and Sarah Ann Edwina ASHBY) was born in 1843 in Bathwick, Somerset, England; was christened on 30 Aug 1843 in Bathwick, Somerset, England; died on 28 Aug 1898 in Hanson St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; was buried on 30 Aug 1898 in West Terrace cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leonard married A. BELLAMY [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married Adeline Janetta WHITFIELD on 5 Dec 1905 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Adeline was born on 15 Apr 1863 in Vermont, Tasmania, Australia; died on 29 Dec 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Obituary:
Miss Lizzie Chambers, who died at a private hospital recently, at the age of 70. was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ocean Chambers. Her father was a well-known manufacturer in Flinders street, Adelaide, for many years. Miss Chambers was born at Castlemaine, Victoria, and came to Adelaide with her parents when an infant. For the past 20 years she had resided at Unley. She was a member of the Flinders street Baptist Church until her death.
Transcribed from the Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895-1954) 24 May 1934 page 26. Accessed 18 August 2020.

Alfred married Ellen HAWKINS on 16 Apr 1892 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , and was divorced in N. Ellen (daughter of Henry HAWKINS and Mary Ann BAKER) was born on 3 Jun 1867 in Unley, South Australia, Australia; died on 24 Mar 1923 in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Annie May PRINCE on 26 Apr 1898 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia . Annie (daughter of James Duly PRINCE and Mary Ann PLAYFORD) was born on 10 Jun 1870 in Mitcham, South Australia, Australia; died on 23 Apr 1942 in Henley Beach, South Australia, Australia; was buried on 24 Apr 1942 in Cemetery, Mitcham, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clement married Ada May ROBERTS on 25 Dec 1893. Ada was born on 6 May 1872 in Nelson Pl, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia; died on 22 Jun 1962 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Beatrice Alice BORCHERS on 26 Dec 1895 in Stepney, South Australia, Australia. Beatrice (daughter of George Charles August BORCHERS and Elizabeth BOWEY) was born on 10 Apr 1874 in Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia; died on 16 Nov 1941 in Eton St, Malvern, South Australia, Australia; was buried on 18 Nov 1941 in Cemetery, Mitcham, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fanny married Frank Cecil Stirling ECKERSLEY on 17 Jul 1912 in Unley, South Australia, Australia. Frank (son of William Henry ECKERSLEY and Elizabeth Ann WHEATON) was born on 17 Dec 1889 in Stirling East, South Australia, Australia; died on 11 Aug 1957 in St Peters, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Clara May ANDERSON on 19 Oct 1910 in Methodist Church, East Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, and was divorced in N. Clara was born on 19 Oct 1887 in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia; died on 22 May 1980 in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 26 May 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amy married Herbert Clair KEIGHTLEY on 27 Sep 1916 in Angelo Street, South Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Herbert (son of Herbert KEIGHTLEY and Helen Band THOMSON) was born on 20 Nov 1882 in Quorn, South Australia, Australia; died on 16 Nov 1960 in OG Road, Felixstow, South Australia, Australia; was buried on 17 Nov 1960 in Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Minnie married Rev Gordon Angelo BURGESS on 18 Mar 1910 in Montague St, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, and was divorced in N. Gordon (son of Arthur Meredith Jaques BURGESS and Sarah Hannah LLOYD) was born on 4 Jun 1883 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; died on 30 Mar 1919 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 31 Mar 1919 in Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]