Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Chambers was born on 14 July 1821, in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, her father, Robert Chambers I, was 41 and her mother, Margaret Garratt, was 37. She married Joseph Flitcroft Birch on 27 May 1851, in Manchester Our Lady-St George and St Denys, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Kane, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 13 February 1896, in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Price City Cemetery, Price, Carbon, Utah, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Dorithy Birch in household of Josh Birch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Dorothy Chambers in entry for Isabell Birch Bryner, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Dorothy Chambers in household of Robert Chambers, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
Spouse and Children
1824–1909 Male
1821–1896 Female
Children (4)
1852–1935 Female
1854–1855 Female
1857–1857 Female
1859–1941 Female
Parents and Siblings
1780–1844 Male
1783–1854 Female
Siblings (10)
1811–1887 Female
1812–1831 Female
1814–1884 Female
1815–1840 Male
1816–1890 Female
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
Age 4
1846
Age 25
Name Meaning
English:
from Middle English chaumbre ‘room (in a house); reception room in a palace or official building’ (Old French chambre). It is identical in implied function with the Chamberlain , which denoted an official: to pay in cameram was to pay into the exchequer, of which the camerarius or chamberer was in charge. The surname also applied to clerks employed there. As the office of Chamberlain rose in the social scale, this term remained reserved for more humble servants of the bedchamber or private quarters.
(of Norman origin): habitational name from Les Chambres, Manche (France).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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