Is anyone able to check the parish registers of Challock for a burial of Richard Chambers?
Having now identified what I think are Richard Chambers siblings I am now trying to establish [a] where his wife was from, and whether or not his father was the son of John Chambers and Susan Browning which I previously suggested.
Firstly, his wife:
Richard Chambers marred Elizabeth Wreight/Wright in October 1729 in Boughton Aluph. Their first child, James, was born in 1733 and the last, Jane, was born in 1742.
There are two possible candidates for Elizabeth, firstly there is an Elizabeth Wright from Boughton Aluph, and then there is one from Sheldwich who did seem to marry a Mr Chambers. The question is which of these is mine, and who did the Elizabeth from Sheldwich marry?
According to many online trees on familysearch this second Elizabeth Wreight was the daughter of James Wreight and Jane Ellen/Elwyn. These trees also state that her father left a will in which she is described as the wife of Mr Chambers. I've now seen the will and it describes her as "Elizabeth the wife of Mr Chambers of Challock" - with no first name it's hard to know if that's Richard, does anyone know of any other Chambers/Wreight marriages in the challock area?
The only Elizabeth born in Boughton Aluph was chr in 1687 which would make her 55 when the last child was born, whereas the Elizabeth from Sheldwich would be 34. That sounds more reasonable but I can't be certain she's the wife of Richard.
I'll stop here as it's late but I'll add more tomorrow, plus an update regarding Richard Chambers possible grandparents.
Matt