Arthur Grandisson Chamberlain

1884 - 1937  (53 years)

• Relationship	with Arthur Thomas Chamberlain
  Born	18 Jun 1884	Cornwood, Devon, England, UK   [1, 5]
  	Address: Blatchford Gardens
  Christened	16 Jul 1884	Cornwood, Devon, England, UK   [6]
  According to the Parish Register, Arthur was christened on "the very day on which the 14th Century Bishop Grandisson consecrated Cornwood Church" and named after the bishop. However, other records show that the date of this re-consecration was 19 June 1336.
  Occupation	Between 1910 and 1915	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  	Head Gardener
  	Address: Roath Park.
  	Arthur was also Head Gardener at Craig-y-Parc, Pentyrch.
  Military Service	From 11 Dec 1915 to 25 Nov 1919
  Welsh Regiment Feb 1917- Feb 1919: Macedonia Feb 1919 - Nov 1919: Turkey
  	Arthur Grandisson Chamberlain Army Discharge Document
  Died	14 Aug 1937	Pentyrch, Glamorgan, Wales, UK   [7]
  Cause: Heart Failure & Pleural Effusion
  Address: 3 Penuel Road
  Buried	18 Aug 1937	Pentyrch, Glamorgan, Wales, UK   [8]
  Address: St Catwg's Church
  Officiating: W.E. Lewis [Vicar] and E. Meredith Thomas [Curate]
  	Chamberlains Pentyrch
  Siblings	4 siblings
  + 1. Arthur Grandisson Chamberlain           b. 18 Jun 1884, Cornwood, Devon, England, UK           d. 14 Aug 1937, Pentyrch, Glamorgan, Wales, UK  (Age 53 years) + 2. Kate Amelia Chamberlain           b. Nov 1885, Cornwood, Devon, England, UK           d. 1 Jun 1962, Cumbria, England, UK  (Age ~ 76 years) + 3. Emma Matilda Chamberlain           b. Nov 1885, Cornwood, Devon, England, UK           d. 7 Mar 1947, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK  (Age ~ 61 years) + 4. Gwendoline Annie Chamberlain           b. 1 Jan 1890, Cornwood, Devon, England, UK           d. 11 Feb 1948, Cornwood, Devon, England, UK  (Age 58 years)   5. Constance Marion Chamberlain           b. 1903, Cornwood, Devon, England, UK           d. 30 Jun 1911, Cornwood, Devon, England, UK  (Age 8 years)
  Notes	Arthur was a member of the Royal Antedeluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB): he joined 8/4/1931; raised to 2nd degree 6/6/1933 (his medal is inscribed "Presented to Bro. Arthur G. Chamberlain C.P. by the Green Meadow Lodge, No.6990, Certified on 6 June 1933); Green Meadow Lodge met at Lewis Arms, Pentyrch, and ceased to function March 1941. [9]
  Branches	Chamberlain, George (I-28)

  
  

  Father	George Thomas Chamberlain           b. 10 Jun 1854, Mells, Somerset, England, UK           d. 8 Sep 1920, Cornwood, Devon, England, UK  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Amelia Jane Evers           b. 25 Oct 1860, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK           d. 29 Jul 1937, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK  (Age 76 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1883	Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK   [10, 11, 12]
  	Address: Parish Church
  	witnessed by Amelia's father Henry and sisters Mary Anne and Susan Evers,
  Family Census	5 Apr 1891	Cornwood, Devon, England, UK
  Address: Blatchford Gardens
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 5 2 George Chamberlain Head 1856 Wells Somerset England 35 Male 6 2 Amelia Chamberlain Wife 1861 Meath Glamorgan Wales 30 Female 7 2 Arthur Chamberlain Son 1882 Cornwood Devon England 9 Male 8 2 Kate Chamberlain Daughter 1886 Cornwood Devon England 5 Female 9 2 Emma Chamberlain Daughter 1886 Cornwood Devon England 5 Female 10 2 Gwendoline Chamberlain Daughter 1890 Cornwood Devon England 1 Female   Transcript ID is  dbid=6598&iid=DEVRG12_1723_1725-0435
  Family Census	31 Mar 1901	Cornwood, Devon, England, UK
  Address: Blatchford Gardens
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 2 21 Georg S Chamberlain Head 1856 Mells Somerset England 45 Male 3 21 Amelia J Chamberlain Wife 1861 Neath Glamorgan Wales 40 Female 4 21 Arthur G Chamberlain Son 1885 Cornwood Devon England 16 Male 5 21 Kate A Chamberlain Daughter 1886 Cornwood Devon England 15 Female 6 21 Gwendoline Chamberlain Daughter 1890 Cornwood Devon England 11 Female   Transcript ID is  dbid=7814&iid=DEVRG13_2087_2090-0514
  Family Census	2 Apr 1911	Cornwood, Devon, England, UK
  Address: Blatchford Gardens
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 154 George Thomas Chamberlain Head 1857 Mells, Somerset 54 Male Married Gardener 2 154 Amelia Jane Chamberlain Wife 1861 Neath, Wales 50 Female Married 27 5 5 3 154 Gwendoline Annie Chamberlain Daughter 1890 Cornwood, Devon 21 Female Married NOT Married 4 154 Constance Marion Chamberlain Daughter 1904 Cornwood, Devon 7 Female   Transcript ID is  dbid=2352&iid=rg14_12934_0005_03
  Photos		Family Chamberlain-Evers Standing - Arthur and Kate, Seated (l-r) - Emma, Amelia, Gwen and George c.1903
  Family ID	F8	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Ethel May (Ma) Wilce           b. 29 Jul 1887, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England, UK           d. 5 Aug 1966, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK  (Age 79 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1907	Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England, UK   [11, 13]
  	Address: Parish Church
  	Banns. Both sign. GROOM: 23; Bachelor; Gardener; Father - George Thomas (Gardener). BRIDE: 21; Spinster; Father - Luke (Collier). Witnesses: Luke (Ethel's father) and Lettie Annie Poole
  Family Census	2 Apr 1911	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  Address: 154 Treharris Street
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 154 Arthur Chamberlain Head 1884 Cornwood Devon England 27 Male Married Gardener 2 154 Ethel Chamberlain Wife 1887 Lydbrook Gloucestershire England 24 Female Married 3 2 2 3 154 Alfred George Chamberlain Son 1908 Cardiff Glamorgan Wales 3 Male 4 154 Arthur Thomas Chamberlain Son 1910 Cardiff Glamorgan Wales 8/12 Male   Transcript ID is  dbid=2353&iid=rg14_32075_0761_06
  Notes	Arthur & Ethel lived at [1] Donald Street, Cardiff; [2] 37 Brithdir Street, Cardiff; [3] 154 Treharris Street, Cardiff; [4] ?? Fairoak Road, Cardiff?; [5] 'Arosfa', Heol-y-Pentre, Pentyrch; [6] 'Tre-Gwent'?, Penuel Road, Pentyrch; [7] 3 Penuel Road, Pentyrch. After Arthur's death Ethel lived at: [8] 'Brynhyfryd', Mountain Road, Pentyrch; [9] ?Cottage, Garth Hill, Pentyrch; [10] 13 Bronllwyn, Pentyrch.
  Children	3 children
  1. Alfred George Chamberlain           b. 1 Apr 1908, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK           d. 9 Sep 1924, Pentyrch, Glamorgan, Wales, UK  (Age 16 years) + 2. Arthur Thomas (Acko) Chamberlain           b. 9 Aug 1910, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK           d. 27 Jun 1991, Church Village, Glamorgan, Wales, UK  (Age 80 years) 3. Marjorie Constance Chamberlain           b. 8 Jun 1915, Pentyrch, Glamorgan, Wales, UK           d. 5 Mar 1991, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2013 10:09:53
  Family ID	F4	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - Address: Blatchford Gardens - 18 Jun 1884 - Cornwood, Devon, England, UK Christened - 16 Jul 1884 - Cornwood, Devon, England, UK Married - Address: Parish Church - 9 Sep 1907 - Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England, UK Occupation - Head Gardener - Between 1910 and 1915 - Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK Family Census - Address: 154 Treharris Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK Died - Cause: Heart Failure & Pleural Effusion - 14 Aug 1937 - Pentyrch, Glamorgan, Wales, UK Buried - Address: St Catwg's Church - 18 Aug 1937 - Pentyrch, Glamorgan, Wales, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Arthur Grandisson Chamberlain Graham's Grandfather, c.1903
  		Family Chamberlain-Evers Standing - Arthur and Kate, Seated (l-r) - Emma, Amelia, Gwen and George c.1903

  
  

  Graham's Photos

  Arthur Grandisson Chamberlain Graham's Grandfather in Pentyrch, c.1935

  
  

  Albums

  Graham's Album (4) Chamberlains

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Birth Certificate, (Copy on file). [S4] England and Wales Census - 1891, General Records Office, (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), Cornwood, Devon; p1, entry 2; Blachford Cottage. [S3] England and Wales Census - 1901, General Records Office, (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), RG13/2089/p4;. Blachford Gardens, Cornwood; entry 21 [S294] England and Wales Census - 1911, General Records Office, (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), 154 Treharris Street, Cardiff. [S10] Transcriptions of the GRO Index Pages, FreeBMD, (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com), reg. Plympton; Sep Qtr 1884, v5b, p229. [S1] Descendants of William Chamberlain (b.1711), Susan Kerswill (née Willcocks), (2004-2008), Cornwood Parish Register. "the very day on which the 14th Century Bishop Grandisson consecrated Cornwood Church" [S17] Death Certificate, (Copy on file). [S284] Parish Burial Register. Information supplied by Rev, J.W. Binny, Vicar of Pentyrch, 2009 [S21] Chamberlain and Grant Families, Graham Chamberlain, (Anecdotal). [Letter dated 25.3.2008 from Grand Secretary of RAOB/GLE.] [S1] Descendants of William Chamberlain (b.1711), Susan Kerswill (née Willcocks), (2004-2008). [S16] Marriage Certificate, (Copy on file). [S10] Transcriptions of the GRO Index Pages, FreeBMD, (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com), reg. Neath; Sep Qtr 1883 [11a;853]. [S19] Parish Registers of Forest of Dean and Adjacent Districts, Forest of Dean Family History, (http://www.forest-of-dean.net).