Arthur Grandisson Chamberlain

1884 - 1937  (53 years)

• Name	Arthur Grandisson Chamberlain  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	18 Jun 1884	Cornwood, Devon, England, UK   [1, 5]
  	Address: Blatchford Gardens
  Christening	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.
  Gender	Male
  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
  Death	14 Aug 1937	Pentyrch, Glamorgan, Wales, UK   [7]
  	Cause: Heart Failure & Pleural Effusion
  	Address: 3 Penuel Road
  Burial	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
  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]
  Person ID	I25	Our Tree | Chamberlain, George (I-28)
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2016

  
  

  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)
  Marriage	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
  Family Census	31 Mar 1901	Cornwood, Devon, England, UK
  Address: Blatchford Gardens
  Family Census	2 Apr 1911	Cornwood, Devon, England, UK
  Address: Blatchford Gardens
  Photos		Family Chamberlain-Evers Standing - Arthur and Kate, Seated (l-r) - Emma, Amelia, Gwen and George c.1903
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel May Wilce,   b. 29 Jul 1887, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England, UK d. 5 Aug 1966, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	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
  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	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 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)
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2013

  
  

• 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] General Records Office, 1891 Census, (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), Cornwood, Devon; p1, entry 2; Blachford Cottage. [S3] General Records Office, 1901 Census, (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), RG13/2089/p4;. Blachford Gardens, Cornwood; entry 21 [S294] General Records Office, 1911 Census, (http://www.ancestry.co.uk), 154 Treharris Street, Cardiff. [S10] FreeBMD, FreeBMD, (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com), reg. Plympton; Sep Qtr 1884, v5b, p229. [S1] Susan Kerswill (n, Chamberlains [Susan], (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] Graham Chamberlain, AGC, (Anecdotal). [Letter dated 25.3.2008 from Grand Secretary of RAOB/GLE.] [S1] Susan Kerswill (n, Chamberlains [Susan], (2004-2008). [S16] Marriage Certificate, (Copy on file). [S10] FreeBMD, FreeBMD, (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com), reg. Neath; Sep Qtr 1883 [11a;853]. [S19] Forest of Dean Family History, FoD BMD, (http://www.forest-of-dean.net).