Len Some updates on my research regarding the Chambers family in Newtownstewart.
First, I have documented information that John Chambers and Martha McClear (McCleir) were the parents of Mary Ann Chambers (Wildey, McGowan). This is from her Disinterment Document. At the bottom of this document it lists the Occupation of her Father as “Linen Merchant”. Mary Ann and Thomas Chambers are both buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in NYC. I received information from the cemetery that is consistent with all of this. I am trying really hard to find the obituary for Thomas Chambers, but to date, no success. By the way, I found records of John and Martha buried at Ardstraw from the Kabristan.org Archives. I went back to look at the passenger list for the John Stuart 1852 and determined that the Thomas Chambers is probably not my relative since it shows a family of Chambers with wife and two children. So back to the drawing board to find how and when he got to the USA. At this point it looks like we will visit Newtownstewart around June 14-15. In the meantime, I’ll keep plugging away. Thanks for your help. Tom From: Tom Chambers Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 8:35 PM To: Len Swindley; CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com Subject: RE: [CoTyroneMailingList] New to CTI, looking for informationonChambers family Len Thanks for your interest in helping with my ancestry. I am working on a few different paths to confirm who Thomas’s parents were for sure. 1) I have ordered his Vital Information from the Cemetery where he was buried. (I tried, but did not find that through New York City. 2) I found his marriage records and children’s baptismal through the Dutch Reform Church of NYC. Shortly before Thomas died, they transferred to a Presbyterian in NYC. I am trying to find records there also. 3) My 3rd cousin is trying to locate the records his father had gathered. His file showed the town Newtownstewart as his birthplace and John and Martha as parents, but we have yet to find where he got that. So, hold tight for a little while and I will get back once I have made some headway. Thanks Tom From: Len Swindley Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 8:03 PM To: Tom Chambers; CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com Subject: RE: [CoTyroneMailingList] New to CTI, looking for information onChambers family Hello Tom, Am not sure if we can assist you with your enquiry re. your Chambers Tyrone-born forebears with the data you have provided. Referring to Griffiths Valuation c1860 http://www.cotyroneireland.com/burial/ardstraw.html there are 46 Chambers households recorded in Co. Tyrone. What firm evidence do your relations have to claim descent from John and Martha Chambers of Newtownstewart? Newtownstewart lies within Ardstraw parish; there are no pre1837 surviving church records: Ardstraw Church of Ireland registers were destroyed in Dublin in 1922; 1st Ardstraw Presb. registers commence 1837; 1st Newtownstewart Presb. registers comm. 1890 & 2nd Newtownstewart Presb. commence 1846. Church records are not useful to your search. Perhaps your cousins found the records of John’s and Martha’s deaths from my file of Ardstraw deaths 1860-69 on the cotyroneireland website? http://www.cotyroneireland.com/burial/ardstraw.html Have looked at their death certs/ newspaper announcements and the only additional information gleaned is that their deaths took place in Main Street, Newtownstewart. Do the names John and Martha appear in the family of Thomas, the druggist? Considering that there were 46 Chambers households in Co. Tyrone c1860, the options seem many. Any further information would be most welcome; enjoy your forthcoming holiday in Ireland, Regards, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Tom Chambers Sent: Wednesday, 10 January 2018 4:16 AM To: CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] New to CTI, looking for information on Chambers family Hello, my name is Tom Chambers and I am looking for information on the Chambers family. I am new to the Co Tyrone site so I am looking for a little help. Based on information I have from relatives in the USA, it appears my great great grandfather came from Newtownstewart. We are traveling to Ireland in June, so I want to find where the family came from and maybe find some living relatives. If I have the correct location for my relatives in Ireland, I can provide information on my Chambers relatives in the USA. Dr Thomas Chambers (1823-1876) supposedly came from Newtownstewart. He sailed the ship John Stuart from Liverpool to New York in 1852 at age 29. He lived the rest of his life in New York City and worked as a Pharmacist (Druggist). In my cousin’s records, he thinks Thomas’s parents were John Chambers (1796-1867) and Martha (1794-1866). My lineage is: Dr Thomas Chambers (1823-1876) George Keller Chambers Sr George Keller Chambers Jr Dalton George Chambers Thomas Keller Chambers (1950) that’s me. Thanks for any help you can give me. I am using Ancestry.com and have had my DNA tested with them. By the way, I found a baptismal record for a Thomas Chambers 1823 in Clones, Monaghan, Ireland. Not sure if that is a match or not. Tom
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