Len, Thanks for the information on this John Chambers. My 3rd great grandfather John Chambers was born in 1796, so it is possible. I have tried to guess at some John Chambers that lived in the Newtownstewart area so see if they were relatives. There was one that died in Lifford 11 May 1824. But I have had no information to make him a relative. The other guess that I am still playing with is a birth and baptism record for a John Chambers born to John Chambers (1772-1831) and Lydia Brockbridge (1773-). Birth for this John Chambers of 20 Apr 1796 with baptism 17 Jul 1796 at Spitalfields Christ Church,Stepney,London,England. This wild guess is based on the following, plus the birth year matches. My 2nd great grandfather Thomas Chambers (first son of John and Martha Chambers) named their first daughter Lydia Anna Martha Chambers. Martha would have been her grandmother. Anna was her mother. Then if my guess is right, Lydia would have been her great grandmother. To my knowledge, the name Lydia does not appear anywhere else. It is just a guess waiting for another piece of information to confirm it. Thanks again for keeping me in mind. Tom From: Len Swindley Tom, As usual I spent Saturday at the Family History Centre (purely in the pursuit of articles of interest to CTI subscribers) and located a record that seems related to your research: LDS FHL Film 258516 Tyrone Volunteers (these were local militias) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Volunteers_(18th_century) ARDSTRAW CAVALRY John Chambers, Captain, enlisted October 31, 1796 Perhaps this another generation to add to your family tree? Regards, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Tom Chambers via CoTyroneList I would eventually like to write a “Born ____ ,died in Tyrone” for my 3rd great grandfather John Chambers (1796-1867). I already have some good information about him. He was a Linen Merchant, lived on Upper Street (now Main Street) in Newtownstewart and for a time owned and ran the corn mill in Milltown, just outside of Newtownstewart (thanks, Len) Also he married Martha Maclear, sister of Sir Thomas Maclear who was just commemorated for his work in astronomy. I have found lots of information on their three children: Thomas, Mary Ann, and George some of which I have posted on this site.
Any help finding these two things would be appreciated. By the way I have never found anything that says what church the Rev James T. Maclear was at. Maybe at that time it was just a meeting house? Thanks for your help. Tom Chambers |
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