George
Chambers
Born in County Cork, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Martha Smart
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Chambers, Charles Nelson Chambers, George Chambers, Francis Chambers, Eliza Jane (Chambers) Aldridge, Thomas Chambers, William John Chambers, David Chambers, Joseph Richard Chambers, Mary Chambers, Susan Annie (Chambers) Boag, Barnard Ralph Chambers and Isabel Victoria Alexandra Chambers
Died
at age 82
in Methven, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
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Biography
George Chambers lived in Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand.
George was born 5 March 1844 in County Cork, Ireland. [1]
He came to New Zealand in 1871 aboard the Coronilla. [1]
In 1875 in New Zealand, he married Martha Smart. [2]
He began farming the Lyndhurst district (near Methven) in 1878 where he resided ever since. [1]
He passed away 17 September 1926, leaving a widow, 10 children, and 36 grandchildren. The children were: [1]
- Mr. C. Chambers (West Melton)
- Mr. George Chambers (Methven)
- Mr. Frank Chambers (Lakeside)
- Mr. Willie Chambers (Methven)
- Mr. David Chambers (Highbank)
- Mr. Ralph Chambers (Lyndhurst)
- Mrs. J. J. Andrew (Masterton)
- Mrs. W. Boag (Ashburton)
- Mrs. L. Anderson (Lyndhurst)
- Miss E. Chambers (Lyndhurst)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
1926 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10734, 22 September 1926, Page 4
"Obituary" (accessed 14 April 2024) - ↑ Marriage Index (New Zealand Government, Historical Marriage Index : accessed 14 April 2024), Index entry for Martha Smash and George Chalmers; Registration Number: 1875/1305
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~6.25%
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Matt McNabb
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Hi. I have added County Cork as the birth location since that is stated in the newspaper obituary -- if you have a source to support County Down please comment / attach
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