Chamberlain / Davis family (General)

by shepway , Saturday, April 11, 2020, 16:38 (1473 days ago) @ probinson

The following entry in the 1939 Register looks promising:

97 Chapter Road, Willesden M.B., Middlesex, England
Gamble household
(7 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Annie Gamble 23 Mar 1901 Female Unpaid Domestic Dut Widowed 73 1
The record for this person is officially closed
Sidney B Chamberlain 21 Nov 1917 Male Upholsterer Engineer (Heavy Worker) Single 73 3
Kenneth H Chamberlain 05 Sep 1924 Male Work - Shop - Errand Boy Single 73 4
Frank Wilson 31 Aug 1919 Male Plumbers Mate (Heavy Worker) Single 73 5
The record for this person is officially closed.
Christine Crisell (Whelan) 20 Dec 1911 Female Works - Canteen Server Single 7

Sidney Bruce was born in the Forest of Dean to a Single Mother:

Child Surname Child Forename Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
CHAMBERLAIN Sidney Bruce 1917 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, East Dean 24 462

The Birth Certificate is needed to be able to confirm.

Sidney married in 1940

Marriages Dec 1940
Chamberlain Sidney B Searle Hendon 3a 1613
Searle Florence L Chamberlain Hendon 3a 1613

This is Florence in 1939 Register:
27A Charlton Road, Harrow U.D., Middlesex, England
Fathers (Searle) household
(4 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Florence Fathers (Searle) 27 Dec 1900 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 79 1
Florence L Chamberlains (Searle) 20 Nov 1920 Female Paper Bag Manufacture Single 79 2
The record for this person is officially closed.
Frederick Searle 02 Feb 1929 Male At School Single 79 4

This is his death registration:
Name: Sidney Bruce Chamberlain
Death Age: 80
Birth Date: 21 Nov 1917
Registration Date: Sep 1998
Registration district: Colchester
Inferred County: Essex
Register Number: C73C
District and Subdistrict: 4691C
Entry Number: 101

Kenneth H was also born to a Single Mother
Births Dec 1924
Chamberlain Kenneth H Chamberlain Hampstead 1a 784

and this is his death:

Name: Kenneth Harold Chamberlain
Death Age: 77
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1924
Registration Date: Jul 2002
Registration district: Huntingdon
Inferred County: Huntingdonshire
Register Number: G4C
District and Subdistrict: 3331C
Entry Number: 61

He can be found in a Family Tree on Ancestry:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/50633525/person/210041806432/facts

It would appear that some of Annie's siblings and her mother moved to Willesden.
The following entries found on FreeBMD:
Deaths Dec 1929
Chamberlain Oliver 18 Willesden 3a 284

Deaths Sep 1953
CHAMBERLAIN Jane 83 Willesden 5f 147

Marriages Mar 1930
Chamberlain Sydney E Foy Willesden 3a 391
Foy Kathleen R Chamberlain Willesden 3a 391

1939 Register:
75 Lindsay Drive, Wembley M.B., Middlesex, England
Chamberlain household
(6 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Sidney (Elms) Chamberlain 28 Sep 1895 Male ??? Married 43 1
Kathleen (R) Chamberlain 15 Jun 1907 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 43 2
The record for this person is officially closed.
James Foy 11 Aug 1880 Male Blind Maker Married 43 4
Maxwell (J) Chamberlain 03 Sep 1935 Male Under School Age Single 43 5
Fanny Foy 14 Aug 1864 Female Unpaid Domesitc Dut Married 43 6

Deaths Mar 1974
CHAMBERLAIN SYDNEY ELMS 28SE1896 HILLINGDON 5C 1115

I have not found any evidence of a marriage between Annie and Mr Gamble and if Kenneth Harold Chamberlain is Annie's son then her marriage to William Davis did not last very long.

Mike