Descendants of Alexander and Elizabeth CHAMBERS
 Second Generation 
5. William CHAMBERS (Alexander1) was christened on Mar 19, 1786 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England2 and died on Oct 25, 1879 in London, , Greater London, England2 aged 93.
Events
• He worked as a shipwright and lived on Woolwich Road in 1841 in Greenwich, , Kent, England.
• He worked as a ??surer at Dockyards in Deptford and lived at 97 Marlboro Street in 1851 in Greenwich, , Kent, England.
William married Lydia CLARK, daughter of George CLARK and Sarah (__?__). Lydia was born on Jan 11, 1795 and died in Mar 1839 in Greenwich, , Kent, England aged 44.
Children from this marriage were:
8 F i. Mary CHAMBERS was born on Oct 11, 1817 in Greenwich, , Kent, England5 and was christened on Oct 30, 1825 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.5
9 M ii. William Clark CHAMBERS was born on Mar 31, 1820 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.5
10 M iii. George CHAMBERS was born on Dec 4, 1821 in Greenwich, , Kent, England6 and was christened on Oct 30, 1825 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.5
11 F iv. Lydia CHAMBERS was born on Aug 2, 1824 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England5,6 and was christened on Oct 30, 1825 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.5
12 M v. Alexander CHAMBERS was born on Nov 30, 1827 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England5,6 and was christened on Feb 10, 1828 in Maize Hill, Greenwich, Kent, England.5
13 M vi. Thomas CHAMBERS was born on Sep 7, 1832 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England6 and was christened on Nov 11, 1832 in Maize Hill, Greenwich, Kent, England.5
Events
• He worked as a shipwright apprentice in 1851 in Greenwich, , Kent, England.
14 F vii. Emma Whiting CHAMBERS was born on Nov 30, 1834 in Horsham, , Sussex, England.5
William next married Mary LEMANN on Mar 15, 1843. Mary was born in 1796 in Dover, , Kent, England.4
7. Thomas CHAMBERS (Alexander1) was born on Nov 15, 1788 in Woolwich, , Kent, England1,3,4 and died on Jul 25, 1852 in Woolwich, , Kent, England1 aged 63.
Events
• He worked for the Navy and lived on Church Hill in Woolwich Dockyard in 1841 in Charlton Next Woolwich Parish, Kent, England.¹
• He worked as a rigger and lived at Woolwich Dockyard in 1851 in Woolwich, , Kent, England.
Woolwich Dockyards: Cir 1790, Woolwich, , Kent, England
Woolwich Dockyard in 1790 . The surviving Clock House (then newly-built) is seen centre-right, and the Parish Church far left. Left to right along the shoreline: three shipbuilding slips, two dry docks and a further slip. Behind the latter stands the large Sail and Mould Loft of 1740, with the Great Storehouse to its right and the Officers' Terrace (houses with gardens) to the right of that; all these were demolished in the early 20th century. Everything west (right) of the Clock House was newly-acquired land in 1790; the painting shows planned buildings, including a long ropehouse that was never in fact built. by (Nicholas Pocock, 1790, National Maritime Museum
The Franklin Expidition to The Northwest Passage: 1845-1849
Thomas and Jane's son, George William Chambers joined the Sir John Franklin expedition to complete the Northwest Passage. Assigned as a cabin boy to Sir John and Commander James Fitzjames, George is essentially a servant and errand boy, but he takes advantage of any opportunities to learn all he can in training for a possible future as a marine.
The arduous journey of the Erebus and Terror ships, with numerous and necessary stops for water and provisions, sees them through the Orkneys, to Greenland, through Baffin Bay and then into the Arctic archipelago in which their truest hardships arise. Time and time again, ice bars their travels, and the men must endure the cold, darkness, spoiled food and relentless boredom.
Though they wait out their first winter at Beechey Island, there is a second winter trapped in the ice off the north end of King William Island. The cruelty of nature slams them with further losses of life and the ships' integrity, with conflicts arising more often as the men anxiously consider their few options. George recounts the events until September, 1849, including the numerous search parties that set out by sled and the deaths of key figures on the expedition, notably Sir John Franklin, explorer Francis Crozier, marine William Braine, and Commander James Fitzjames.
From: Graves of Ice: The Lost Franklin Expedition, George Chambers, The Northwest Passage, 1845. by John WILSON. This is a fictional story based on the available facts.
The crew list for the last voyage of the Erebus shows; George Chambers, Boy 1st Class, 18, Woolwich Kent.
Thomas married Jane BARNES, daughter of John BARNES and Jane (__?__), on Dec 12, 1819 in Parish Church of Lee, , Kent, England.1 Jane was born on Nov 17, 1797 in Woolwich, , Kent, England1 and died in Jun 1869 in Woolwich, , Kent, England1 aged 71.
Events
• Jane resided at 58 Church Hill in Woolwich, , Kent, England in 1841.
Children from this marriage were:
15 F i. Jane CHAMBERS was born on Jan 11, 1821 in Woolwich, , Kent, England7 and was christened on Aug 29, 1824 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England.7
Events
• She worked as a servant in the home of Wm & Jeanette FOSSETT in 1861 in Lewisham, St Mary's Parish, Kent, England.
+ 16 M ii. Thomas John CHAMBERS was born on Aug 6, 1822 in Woolwich, , Kent, England,7 was christened on Aug 29, 1824 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England,7 and died in Apr 1864 in , , Kent Co, England aged 41.
+ 17 F iii. Elizabeth Ann CHAMBERS was born on Aug 11, 1824 in Woolwich, , Kent, England6,7 and was christened on Aug 29, 1824 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England.7
18 F iv. Caroline CHAMBERS was born on Mar 18, 1826 in Woolwich, , Kent, England7 and was christened on Apr 14, 1826 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England.7
19 M v. George William CHAMBERS was born on Sep 5, 1827 in , Charlton Next Woolwich Parish, Kent, England, was christened on Sep 28, 1827 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England,7 and died in 1846 in Northwest Passage, , Canada aged 19.
20 F vi. Matilda Ann CHAMBERS was born on Oct 11, 1829 in Woolwich, , Kent, England,1 was christened on Oct 30, 1829 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England,7 and died on Sep 8, 1905 in West Ham, . Greater London, England1 aged 75.
Events
• Matilda resided at Woolwich Dockyard in Woolwich, , Kent, England in 1851.
+ 21 F vii. Eleanor CHAMBERS was born on Oct 31, 1831 in Woolwich, , Kent, England,4,7 was christened on Nov 25, 1831 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England, and died in Jun 1883 in Essex, , Greater London, England1 aged 51.
+ 22 M viii. Alexander CHAMBERS was born on Aug 24, 1833 in , Charlton Next Woolwich Parish, Kent, England,7 was christened on Sep 15, 1833 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England,7 and died in Jun 1910 in Medway, , Kent Co, England1 aged 76.
23 M ix. William CHAMBERS was born in 1836 in Woolwich, , Kent, England and died in Dec 1906 in , , Yorkshire, England1 aged 70.
Events
• William resided at Woolwich Dockyard in Woolwich, , Kent, England in 1851.
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