Researching Maurice Chambers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 17030 people with the Chambers surname? In that year Chambers was ranked number 219 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Maurice means "Moor, Dark Skinned" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Maurice Chambers on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Maurice Chambers in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maurice Chambers and the Chambers Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chambers Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Chambers family tree.
Search Parish Records for Maurice Chambers at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Maurice Chambers using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Maurice Chambers.
Research the Chambers surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chambers Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 24817 people with the Chambers surname in the UK? Chambers is now ranked number 204 for popularity in the UK. |
Chambers Family History Databases
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Chambers Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 112415 people with the Chambers surname in the USA? Chambers is ranked number 120 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chambers Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Maurice Chambers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maurice Chambers
Maurice Chambers
Maurice Anthony Chambers (born 14 September 1987) is a cricketer who represented Essex and Northamptonshire between 2005 and 2015. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Despite being born at Port Antonio in Jamaica, Chambers qualified as a domestic player in county cricket by residence.
Chambers made his debut first-class appearance for Essex in June 2005 and played 44 first-class matches for the county. During this period he was selected to tour the West Indies with England Lions, and played two matches before he returned home injured.
In 2013 he spent a brief spell on loan to Warwickshire, before signing for Northants. He played 14 first-class matches for Northants, but his contract was not renewed at the end of the 2015 season.
During the 2016 season, Chambers played in the Yorkshire South Premier League for Aston Hall.
In 2021, in the wake of revelations made by Azeem Rafiq and others about their treatment in County Cricket, Chambers revealed he had been subject to repeated racist abuse during his time at Essex.
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