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Thank you for the above Unexpected Bonus..!!

I knew from Margaret's Birth that he was in the 21st Hussars but the info.above has given me something to work with in Ireland...his eldest daughter Ellen G (Gertrude) married my g.g.mother's brother Thomas Deary in Watford 1914

British Army Service Records 1760-1915 Transcription

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First name(s) Bernard
Last name Chambers
Birth year 1840
Birth parish Kilbiell
Birth town Tullamore
Birth county Kings (Offaly)
Birth country Ireland
Service number 553
Regiment -
Year 1860
Attestation date 10 Feb 1860
Attestation age years 20
Attestation service number 553
Attestation corps Li Cavalry
Document type Attestation
Series WO 97 - Chelsea Pensioners British Army service records 1760-1913
Archive The National Archives
Archive reference WO 97
Box 1727
Box record number 154
Record set British Army Service Records
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Regimental & service records
Collections from Great Britain

his army records he is married to ellen sarah martin

Thank you all so much for the info. That is the family and everything matches....!!

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
8, North Side Church Lane, Gate Fulford, York, Yorkshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Bernard Chambers Head Married Male 38 1843 Peml Serg Major Yorks Hussars Ireland
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Elen Chambers Wife Married Female 26 1855 - Derbyshire, England
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Ellen Chambers Daughter Single Female 2 1879 - Kent, England
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May Chambers Daughter Single Female 1 1880 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Chambers Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Scotland
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Anne Sayburn Servant Single Female 14 1867 Dom Gen Serv York, Yorkshire, England

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Name: Bernard Edward Chambers
Death Date: 5 Aug 1904
Death Place: Hertfordshire, England
Probate Date: 21 Nov 1904
Registry: London, England

1901

Name: Bernard Chambers
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Ellen Chambers
Birth Place: Ireland
Civil Parish: Watford
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Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation: Paper Makers Stock Keeper
Registration district: Watford
Sub-registration district: Watford
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
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Piece: 1317
Folio: 132
Page Number: 33
Household schedule number: 239
Household Members:
Name Age
Bernard Chambers 57
Ellen Chambers 46
Ellen Chambers 22
Margaret Chambers 20
Bernard Chambers 18
Charles Chambers 17
John Chambers 14
Robert Chambers 13
Ernest Chambers 10
Sidney Chambers 7


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Just adding 1891 as it hasn't been posted:-

Name: Ellen S Chambers
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Mayfield, Derbyshire, England
Civil Parish: Rickmansworth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Rickmansworth
County/Island: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Street address: Tobacconist Shop, High Street
Occupation: Tobacconist
Condition as to marriage:
Registration district: Watford
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1121
Folio: 28
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Ellen S Chambers 35
Ellen G Chambers 13
Margaret Chambers 10
Bernard Chambers 8 born: York, Yorkshire, England
Charles Chambers 7 born: Islington, London, England
John Chambers 4 born: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Robert Chambers 3 born: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
30, Gladstone Road, Watford Urban, Watford, Hertfordshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Bernard Chambers Head Married Male 57 1844 Paper Makers Stock Keeper Ireland
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Ellen Chambers Wife Married Female 46 1855 - Mayfield, Derbyshire, England
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Ellen Chambers Daughter Single Female 22 1879 Clerk To Paper Makers Sandgate, Kent, England
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Margaret Chambers Daughter Single Female 20 1881 Dressmaker Scotland
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Bernard Chambers Son Single Male 18 1883 Engineers Fitter Fulford, Yorkshire, England
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Charles Chambers Son Single Male 17 1884 Clerk To Paper Manufactory London, Middlesex, England
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John Chambers Son Single Male 14 1887 - Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Robert Chambers Son - Male 13 1888 - Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Ernest Chambers Son - Male 10 1891 - Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Sidney Chambers Son - Male 7 1894 - Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

Then this would be her with her family in 1911

Name: Ellen Sarah Chambers
Age in 1911: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Relation to Head: Mother
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Mayfield, Derbyshire, England
Civil Parish: Watford
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County/Island: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Street address: 58 Chester Road, Watford, Herts
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: None
Registration district: Watford
Registration District Number: 140
Sub-registration district: Watford
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Household schedule number: 34
Piece: 7714
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred Wilson 34
Lizzie Wilson 35
Leonard Wilson 7
Ellen Sarah Chambers 56
Ellen Gertrude Chambers 32 born 1879 Birth Place: Sandgate, Kent, England )
xxxx Margaret Chambers 30 (born 1881 Birth Place: Edinboro ) Occupation: Paper Makers Packer xxxx
Charles William Chambers 27
John Martin Chambers 24
Robert Chambers 23
Ernest Alfred Chambers 19
Sidney Harold Chambers 17
Alfred Robert Martin 32
May Martin 31
Eileen Martin 4
Arthur John Martin 3
Nicholas Donohoe 31

Possible christening for Ellen Sarah Martin:-

Name: Ellen Sarah Martin
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 16 Jun 1854
Christening Place: Mayfield, Staffordshire, England
Father: Edward Martin
Mother: Ellen

Would this fit with her year of birth?

Looks to be correct as Bernard's occupation on certificate is Military

Name: Bernard Edward Chambers (of the Parish of Heston)
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Age: 35
Spouse: Ellen Sarah Martin (of the Parish of Old Strech ?)
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Apr 1877
Parish: St Luke, Finsbury
Borough: Islington
Father Name: Bernard Chambers (Farmer)
Spouse Father: Edward Martin (Schoolmaster)
Register Type: Parish Register

Witnesses:- Edward John Arthur Martin and Gertrude Beatrice Alexandra Martin

Marriages Jun 1877 (>99%)
Chambers Bernard Edward Holborn 1b 998
Elsley Anna Holborn 1b 998
MANSFIELD Thomas Holborn 1b 998
Martin Ellen Sarah Holborn 1b 998

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Name: Bernard Edward Chambers
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1856
Event Date: 25 Apr 1877
Parish: Heston
County: Middlesex
Spouse's Name: Ellen Sarah Martin
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Parish: St Luke Old Street
Event Type: Allegation
Reference Number: Ms 10091/254 Part 1

I am trying to find the marriage of the above with a Helen Sarah Martin 1876 in London.
A daughter Margaret was born in Edinburgh 1880 when Bernard was based in the Army Barracks in South Leith date of marriage to Helen Sarah Martin is given as 29th April 1876 London. ...the only one I have found so far for a HSM is one Registered Portsea Hants.Dec.Quarter but not to a Bernard E Chambers.