Joseph James Chambers & Hannah (Annie) Fletcher ...
Joseph James Chambers, the last born child of Giles and Mary, was born 4 September 1854 at the family home, No 2 Golden Lion Passage, Bristol. After he left school, he became a labourer and is listed as such on the 1871 Census. Click here to view Chambers and Fletcher census records.
Birth Certificate of Joseph James Chambers
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Hannah (Annie) Fletcher was born 13 May 1856 at her family's home in Cricklade Street in Cirencester, Gloucestershire to Henry Fletcher and his wife, Hannah Hawker.
Birth Certificate of Hannah (Annie) Fletcher
Joseph and Annie married at the Register Office in Bristol on 14th August 1876. By the time the 1881 Census came around, they had made the move to Annie's birthplace, Cirencester, with Joseph's occupation at the time being listed as a grocer's porter, and Annie's as a tailoress. They had also had their first 3 children, Annie F., Frederick James and Joseph Henry, and were living at No 11 Queens Hill Cottages in Cirencester. Annie's sister, Agnes, t​hen 11 years old, was also living with them. However, on the night of the 1881 Census, young Joseph Henry was actually in Bristol, staying with his paternal grandparents, Giles and Mary Chambers and his aunt, Jane Neale, at 5 Marks Court, Bristol Temple.
Marriage Certificate of Joseph James Chambers and Annie Fletcher
By 1891, Joseph and Annie had produced a further 3 children, Emma, Reginald, and Elsie, and the family was back in Bristol living at 5 Tower Street (where Giles had died in 1882). Joseph's occupation is listed on the 1891 census as a dock labourer, and Annie's as a tailoress. Joseph Henry, now 12, along with his sister Emma, 9, were living at that stage with their maternal grandparents, Henry and Hannah Fletcher at 32 Cricklade Street in Cirencester. Looking at this, it appears that Joseph Henry at least spent a large amount of time throughout his younger years with his paternal grandparents, Giles and Mary, as well as the Fletcher family. In 1901, the family had moved to Southville Place in Bedminster and the only remaining children at home were Reginald and Elsie.
Annie Chambers (nee Fletcher) died 30 December 1906 at home, 3 Southville Place, Bedminster, Bristol. The cause of death was morbus cordis and asthemia, and the informant on the certificate was her husband, Joseph James. Her burial details are not known.
32 Cricklade Street, Cirencester (now operating as a Blue Cross store). The photo on the right is a street view, with No. 32 the white building centre left.
Death Certificate of Annie Chambers (nee Fletcher)
On 26 December 1909 Joseph married again, to a widow, Rose Berks (nee Shapstone), with the marriage taking place at at St Luke's Church in Bedminster. At the time of this marriage, Joseph’s residence was listed as 22 Melville Terrace, North Street and Rose’s was listed as 21 Victoria Place. Joseph and Rose appear at the Victoria Place address on the 1911 census, along with what appear to be members of Rose’s Berks family.
Marriage Certificate of Joseph James Chambers and Rose Berks
Joseph James Chambers & Rose Berks (nee Shapstone)
Joseph James Chambers died in Bristol on 4th September 1854 and was buried at St Mary's in Redcliffe on 11th September 1854.
