Descendants of Alexander and Elizabeth CHAMBERS
 Fifth Generation 
30. Charles Henry CHAMBERS (Charles William4, Thomas John3, Thomas2, Alexander1) was born on Jun 21, 1865 in Woolwich, , Kent, England2 and died on Jan 14, 1935 in Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada2 aged 69.
Events
• He worked as a clerk and lived at 96 Park Road in 1891 in Hampton Hill, , Greater London, England.
• Charles resided at 1891 Beach in Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada in 1911.
• He resided at 4410-7st Ave in Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1921.
Charles married Alice Ada CLARKE, daughter of Arthur CLARKE and Harriet (__?__), on Jan 3, 1895 in Hackney, , Middlesex, England.2 Alice was born in Jun 1871 in West Bromwich, , Staffordshire, England2 and died on Oct 29, 1948 in Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada2 aged 77.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 46 M i. Leslie Charles CHAMBERS was born on Nov 8, 1895 in London, , Greater London, England2 and died on Aug 19, 1979 in New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada2 aged 83.
47 M ii. Eric CHAMBERS was born in Aug 1903 in , , , England.2
Events
• Eric resided at 1891 Beach in Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada in 1911.
• He worked as a salesman and lived at 4410-7st Ave in 1921 in Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
31. George Alexander CHAMBERS (Charles William4, Thomas John3, Thomas2, Alexander1) was born on Jan 26, 1868 in Plumstead, Greenwich, Kent, England,2 was christened on Jan 28, 1872 in St. Sepulchre, London, Greater London, England, and died on Nov 16, 1937 in Chromepet, Madras, Tamil Nådu, India9 aged 69.
Events
• George resided in St. Sepulchre, London, Greater London, England in 1871 .
• He worked as a clerk and lived at 96 Park Road in 1891 in Hampton Hill, , Greater London, England.
• He owned Chrome Leather Company. In Chromepet, Madras, Tamil Nådu, India on Nov 17, 1917.
• He travelled on board the Morea departing from Sydney, Australia with Ethal M. And Kelland, arriving on Feb 22, 1921 in London, , Greater London, England.
• He travelled on board the 'Arlanza' from Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Ida and Roy, arriving on Aug 29, 1933 in Southampton, , Hampshire, England.
George Alexander CHAMBERS: 1868-1937
George Alexander (G.A.) apparently had a successful business, the Chrome Leather Company in Chromepet, near Madras India. G.A. listed his home as Madras. He married three times, having four children by his first wife, one child, Roy by his second. Roy was about twenty years younger than his elder siblings. G.A. had no children by his third wife.
According to court documents,G.A. created a Limited Liability Company and 'gifted' a large portion of the company to his youngest son Roy and his third wife Ida.This arrangmement apparently saved G.A. a large amount in taxes.
When G.A. passed away in 1937, Roy and his stepmother Ida effectively became owners of the company and sole heirs of a large portion of the estate. This of course has caused a lasting dessention among the siblings and descendants of the siblings., (The last court case I found on record was 2011, 74 years after G.A.'s. death CJV)
The Chrome Leather Company
In the middle of the 19th century, it was discovered that treating animal skins with chromium sulphate makes for leather that is not only softer and stretchier than vegetable tanned leather but is also much more durable. By 1884, this process had been refined enough for it to be the method of choice for tanning leather. As a lad of 16, G.A. Chambers cut his teeth on the chrome tanning process in London; coming to Madras ten years later, in 1894, he spent the better part of the next decade of his life in the leather export trade, first as assistant and then as manager. During this time, he tried to get the local industry to adopt the chromium tanning process, but neither business nor government was interested in that approach. So, in 1903, he rented a small factory just south of Pallavaram and adopted the process he had tried to popularize. By a combination of circumstances, he became involved at both ends - production and export - of the leather trade, the latter in partnership with others, under the name of Chambers & Co., while the former was solely his; and the name he chose for that business was The Chrome Leather Company.
That Chambers was successful enough for the area around his factory to become known as Chromepet is easily guessable. But not so easy to figure out is what happened to The Chrome Leather Company, which was run by his wife, Ida, well into the 1960s. My guess is that, after Ida, the company was taken over by someone who has been keen on the business, but not so savvy about the heritage of the organization that was taken over. Found in Chennai Daily Photo written by R. Shantaram July 11, 2009.
George married Ethel Mary HUTCHENCE, daughter of William HUTCHENCE and Louisa Emily WOODWARD, about 1896 in , , , India. Ethel was born in 1875 in Wandsworth, , Surrey, England2 and died on Mar 23, 1924 in Colombo, , Western Province, Sri Lanka2,9 aged 49.
Events
• She travelled From London, England to Madras, India on board the Margha with her son Kelland Huxford and dau. Sheila departing on Oct 28, 1921.
• She travelled by ship from the south of France to India with her husband, unfortunately she died underway at Colombo, Ceylon. On Mar 23, 1924 in Colombo, , Ceylon.
Children from this marriage were:
48 F i. Phyllis Dora CHAMBERS was born on Sep 6, 1897 in Madras, , Tamil Nådu, India,10 was christened on Mar 23, 1900 in Madras, , Tamil Nådu, India, and died in 1973 in , , Sussex, England aged 76.
Phyllis married Randore John Vausall MITCHELL, son of Eardley Wilmot MITCHELL and Fanny Elizabeth SAMPSON, on Jun 2, 1917 in Coonoor, , Tamil Nådu, India.11 Randore was born on Jun 24, 1880 in Chilham, , Kent, England and died in Jan 1959 in Chichester, , Sussex, England aged 78.
+ 49 M ii. Kelland Huxford "Jack" CHAMBERS was born on Jul 21, 1902 in Madras, , Tamil Nådu, India2 and died on Jun 4, 1981 in High Wycombe, , Buckinghamshire, England2 aged 78.
50 F iii. Sheila Florence CHAMBERS was born on Jul 14, 1906 in , , Norfolk, England2 and died in Mar 1996 in Hove, , Sussex, England2 aged 89.
George next married Margaret Agnes McGUIGAN, daughter of Thomas Arwin McGUIGAN and Sarah McNEILLY, on Jun 28, 1924 in Madras, , Tamil Nådu, India.9 Margaret was born on Mar 28, 1899 in Ahoghill, Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland2 and died on Feb 2, 1927 in Pallavaram, Madras, Tamil Nådu, India9 aged 27.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 51 M i. Roy Edwin Metcalf CHAMBERS was born on Jul 15, 1926 in Madras, , Tamil Nådu, India2,12 and died on Sep 9, 1993 in Perth, , Western Australia, Australia2,12 aged 67.
George next married Ida Louise BINGGELI, daughter of Federico BINGGELI and Louisa KUITIN, on Dec 18, 1930 in Madras, , Tamil Nådu, India.9.,11 Ida was born on Mar 11, 1890 in Montevideo, , Montevideo, Uruguay2 and died on Aug 13, 1968 in Madras, , Tamil Nådu, India9 aged 78. They had no children.
Ida Louise BINGGELLI: 1890-1968
Ida Louise was born March 11, 1890 in Montevideo, Uruguay and family lore suggests she was a nanny for someone in the Von HAPSBURG Family there. Sometime in 1927 or shortly thereafter she was hired bt G.A. CHAMBERS to become a nanny for his son Roy and ultimately his third wife.
Ida was obviously instrumental in her stepson Roy's marriage to Elsa L'AMBRICHE and possibly knew the circumstances of Elsa's birth and subsequent upbringing in the convent in Uruguay through her connection to the Von HAPSBURG Family..
Ida Louise CHAMBERS lost her life in a car accident on Aug 13, 1968 in Madras, Tamil Nådu, India at age 78.
Events
• She travelled on board the 'Arlanza' from Buenos Aires, Argentina, with G. A. CHAMBERS and Roy, arriving on Aug 29, 1933 in Southampton, , Hampshire, England.
• She travelled from Bombay to New York, USA via TWA alone, prepared to stay 6 months, had $5,000, address in New York 100 Gold Street, apparent contact in NY Anthony Cosmann, arriving on Apr 29, 1947.
• She travelled on Pan American Airways, with Roy CHAMBERS, from Miami, Florida on Sep 19, 1947 in San Juan, , San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• She travelled on Pan American Airways with Roy CAMBERS and Elsa CHAMBERS from Rio de Janairo on Nov 12, 1947 in San Juan, , San Juan, Puerto Rico.
32. Arthur William CHAMBERS (Charles William4, Thomas John3, Thomas2, Alexander1) was born on Feb 20, 1870 in St. Sepulchre, London, Greater London, England2 and died in Dec 1942 in Barnet, , Hertfordshire, England2 aged 72.
Events
• He worked as a grocer and lived at 96 Park Road in 1891 in Hampton Hill, , Greater London, England.
Arthur married Rose Marie ROLLINGS, daughter of Joseph Henry ROLLINGS and Rosina BENNETT, on Nov 19, 1899 in Islington, London, Middlesex, England.2 Rose was born on Mar 17, 1880 in Peckham, , Surrey, England2 and died in Mar 196 in Willesden, , Middlesex, England2 aged -1684.
Children from this marriage were:
52 M i. Lawrence Rollings CHAMBERS was born in Dec 1900 in Leytonstone, , Essex, England2 and died on Jan 29, 1964 in , , Berkshire, England2 aged 63.
Lawrence married Clara Primrose CAVE, daughter of Edward Lbert CAVE and Clara Emma CORBETT, in Jun 1927 in Willesden, , Middlesex, England.2 Clara was born on May 17, 1903 in Westminster, London, , England2 and died in Mar 19722 aged 68.
53 M ii. Harold Joseph CHAMBERS was born in Jan 1904 in Hendon, , Middlesex, England2 and died in Jan 1995 in Downham, , Cambridgeshire, England2 aged 91.
54 M iii. Reginald CHAMBERS was born about 1910 in , , Middlesex, England.
34. Emma Elizabeth CHAMBERS (Charles William4, Thomas John3, Thomas2, Alexander1) was born on May 22, 1874 in St. Sepulchre, London, Greater London, England2 and died 16 FEB 1967 • in , , Oxford, England2 aged 92.
Events
• Emma resided at 96 Park Road in Hampton Hill, , Greater London, England in 1891.
Emma married Benjamin Joseph BOLTON, son of Richard BOLTON and Sarah BOUCH, on Oct 5, 1898 in London, , Greater London, England.2 Benjamin was born on Jan 8, 1874 in Hackney, , Middlesex, England2 and died on Oct 3, 1943 in Uxbridge, , Middlesex, England2 aged 69.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 55 F i. Doris BOLTON was born on Aug 8, 1907 in Essex, , Greater London, England2 and died on Dec 22, 1985 in Perth, , Western Australia, Australia2 aged 78.
56 F ii. Joan BOLTON was born in Jun 1913 in London, , Greater London, England2 and died in Jun 1958 in Oxford, , Oxfordshire, England2 aged 45.
57 F iii. Molly BOLTON was born in Jun 1913 in London, , Greater London, England2 and died on Jan 23, 1959 in , , Middlesex, England2 aged 45.
35. Helena Alice CHAMBERS (Charles William4, Thomas John3, Thomas2, Alexander1) was born on Jan 5, 1877 in London, , Greater London, England2 and died in Sep 1943 in Eton, , Buckinghamshire, England2 aged 66.
Events
• Helena resided at 96 Park Road in Hampton Hill, , Greater London, England in 1891.
• She resided at 7 Kingscote Gardens, Lower Addiscombe Rd in Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey, England in 1911.
Helena married Thomas Charles WORCESTER, son of Thomas WORCESTER and Emily Jane CHAMBERS, on Oct 16, 1899 in St Mark Dalston, Hackney, Middlesex, England.2 Thomas was born on Mar 7, 1878 in Bow, , Middlesex, England2 and died in Jun 1959 in Eton, , Buckinghamshire, England2 aged 81.
As per National probate Calendar 18-61-1941 Margaret Agnes Chambers (GA's second wife) bequeathed to Thomas Charles Worcester, commercial travelle, 1403 pounds 11 shillings 8 D.
Events
• Thomas resided at 175 Malmesbury Road in Poplar, Bow Parish, Middlesex, England in 1881.
• He worked as a Commercial traveller and lived at 7 Kingscote Gardens, Lower Addiscombe Rd in 1911 in Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey, England.
The child from this marriage was:
58 F i. Winifred Alice WORCESTER was born on Oct 13, 1905 in Essex, , Greater London, England2 and died in Oct 1987 in , , Surrey, England2 aged 82.
Winifred married Douglas Blake HORNZEE, son of Arthur Edmund HORNZEE, in Jun 1929 in Eton, , Buckinghamshire, England.2 Douglas was born on Dec 28, 1904 in East Ham, , Essex, England2 and died on Dec 19, 1982 in Sutton, , Suffolk, England2 aged 77.
36. Archibald George WORCESTER (Emily Jane CHAMBERS4, Elizabeth Ann CHAMBERS3, Thomas2, Alexander1) was born in 1875 in Bow Parish, London, Middlesex, England3 and died in 1951 in Sutton, , Surrey, England3 aged 76.
Archibald married Alice Maud GREENAWAY, daughter of Henry GREENAWAY and Elizabeth WOODROW, on Jun 24, 1899 in Poplar, Bow Parish, Middlesex, England. Alice was born in 1875 in Holborn, London, Middlesex, England3 and died in 1956 in Sutton, , Surrey, England aged 81.
The child from this marriage was:
59 U i. Nine Children WORCESTER .3
38. Thomas Charles WORCESTER (Emily Jane CHAMBERS4, Elizabeth Ann CHAMBERS3, Thomas2, Alexander1) was born on Mar 7, 1878 in Bow, , Middlesex, England2 and died in Jun 1959 in Eton, , Buckinghamshire, England2 aged 81.
As per National probate Calendar 18-61-1941 Margaret Agnes Chambers (GA's second wife) bequeathed to Thomas Charles Worcester, commercial travelle, 1403 pounds 11 shillings 8 D.
Events
• Thomas resided at 175 Malmesbury Road in Poplar, Bow Parish, Middlesex, England in 1881.
• He worked as a Commercial traveller and lived at 7 Kingscote Gardens, Lower Addiscombe Rd in 1911 in Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey, England.
Thomas married Helena Alice CHAMBERS, daughter of Charles William CHAMBERS and Emma HUXFORD, on Oct 16, 1899 in St Mark Dalston, Hackney, Middlesex, England.2 Helena was born on Jan 5, 1877 in London, , Greater London, England2 and died in Sep 1943 in Eton, , Buckinghamshire, England2 aged 66.
Events
• Helena resided at 96 Park Road in Hampton Hill, , Greater London, England in 1891.
• She resided at 7 Kingscote Gardens, Lower Addiscombe Rd in Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey, England in 1911.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 35)
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