Researching Robert Chamberlin
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 996 people with the Chamberlin surname? In that year Chamberlin was ranked number 2596 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Chamberlin on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Chamberlin 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Chamberlin ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Chamberlin and the Chamberlin Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chamberlin 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 Chamberlin family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Robert Chamberlin at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Chamberlin using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Robert Chamberlin records.
Search MyHeritage for Robert Chamberlin information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Robert Chamberlin.
Research the Chamberlin surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Chamberlin Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 496 people with the Chamberlin surname in the UK? Chamberlin is now ranked number 3573 for popularity in the UK. |
Chamberlin Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Robert Chamberlin.
Study MyTrees for information on the Chamberlin family and people looking to contact living Chamberlin relations.
Look at One Great Family for Chamberlin records submitted by people who are already researching the Chamberlin Family Tree.
Find Robert Chamberlin from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Chamberlin Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Chamberlin surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Chamberlin surname in the USA? Chamberlin is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chamberlin Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Chamberlin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Chamberlin
Robert Chamberlin
Robert Mather Chamberlin (June 7, 1920 – September 10, 2013) was an American politician in the state of South Dakota who was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1955 to 1964. Chamberlin was an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin and also attended the University of Southern California for his first two years of college on a baseball scholarship. He was a farmer/cattle rancher in Hecla, South Dakota and served as mayor of Hecla. He was also a former high school teacher in Orlando, Florida. He served in the Navy as a pilot during World War II in the Pacific earning a Silver Star. He also ran as a Democratic candidate for Governor of South Dakota in the 1966 and 1968 elections. He died in 2013, aged 93.
Source: Robert Chamberlin, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Chamberlin
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Camarillo Camerello Camerlain Cannarella Chamberlain Chamberlaine Chamberland Chamberlayne Chamberlen Chamberlyn Chemberlin Cignarale Conarello Conerly Connerly Cumberland Cumberledge Cumberlidge





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