18 Aug 2023
Husband: Alfred Chamberlain
Born: ABT 1881 in Kingston, Cambridgeshire Census: 1901 at 4 Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 1) Occupation: 1901 General Labourer Census: 1911 in Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 2) Occupation: 1911 Groom Gardener Military: 1914 - 1918 1 Census: 1921 at 4 Swanns Yard, Trumpington (see note 3) Occupation: 1921 General Labourer, Mr Saint, Builder & Contractor, Coe Fen Lane, Cambridge Resided: 1922 - 1925 in Nightingale Cottages, Trumpington 2 Occupation: 1926 Gardener 3 Died: 9 Feb 1930 Buried: 13 Feb 1930 in Trumpington (see note 4) Father: John Chamberlain (1855 - 1920) Mother: Sarah Ann Wayman (1854 - 1915) Notes Media link: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/763386 Media desc: Lives of the First World War
Wife: Bessie Wilson Married: 9 Feb 1918 in Essex 4,5 (see note 5)
Born: 2 Mar 1888 in Trumpington 6 Christened: 15 Apr 1888 in Trumpington (see note 6) Census: 1891 in Whitelocks Yard, Trumpington (see note 7) Census: 1901 at 2 Whitelocks Yard, Trumpington (see note 8) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 9) Occupation: 1911 Servant Resided: 1925 - 1930 in Nightingale Cottages, Trumpington 2 Resided: 1934 - 1970 at Vine Cottage, Trumpington Road, Trumpington 2 Died: 1983 in Cambridgeshire 7 (see note 10) Buried: 1983 in Trumpington Father: John Wilson (1858 - 1928) Mother: Sarah Moden (1855 - 1930)
M Child 1: Alfred Jack Chamberlain Born: 12 Nov 1921 Christened: 1 Jan 1922 in Trumpington (see note 11) Died: 3 Feb 1929 in Cambridge Buried: 7 Feb 1929 in Trumpington (see note 12)
F Child 2: Betty Sarah Chamberlain Born: 27 Apr 1926 Christened: 4 Jul 1926 in Trumpington (see note 13) Died: 1935 Buried: 26 Oct 1935 in Trumpington (see note 14)
Sources: (1) Roll of Honour, in Trumpington Village Hall. (2) Electoral Register. (3) Baptism records of children. (4) FreeBMD website. (5) Army service record. (6) 1939 Register. (7) Index on ancestry.co.uk.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 18, born Kingston, with family. General Labourer Note (2) Age 30, born Kingston, with family. Groom Gardener Note (3) Age 39, born Eversden. General Labourer, Mr Saint, Builder & Contractor, Coe Fen Lane, Cambridge, married, with brother Frank, sister Harriet and niece Ruth Chamberlain Note (4) Feb 13 CHAMBERLAIN Alfred otp 48 died Feb 9 Note (5) Mar 1918 Romford 4a 918 Note (6) Apr 15 WILSON Bessie of John & Sarah of Workhouse Yard lab born 2 Mar [1888] Note (7) Age 3, born Trumpington, with family Note (8) Age 13, born Trumpington, with family Note (9) Age 22, born Trumpington, Servant Note (10) Mar 1983 Cambridge 9 0747 born 2 Mar 1888 Note (11) Jan 1 CHAMBERLAIN Alfred Jack of Alfred & Bessie otp lab born 12 Nov 1921 Note (12) Feb 7 CHAMBERLAIN Alfred Jack otp 7 in the Borough of Cambridge, died Feb 3 Note (13) Jul 4 CHAMBERLAIN Betty Sarah of Alfred & Bessie of Vine Cottage, Trumpington gardener born 27 Apr Note (14) Oct 26 CHAMBERLAIN Betty Sarah of View Cottage, Trumpington 9 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index