Chamberlain Family History
Chamberlain Name Meaning
English: status name from Old French chambrelain, Norman
French cambrelanc, cambrelen(c) ‘chamberlain’ (of
Germanic origin, from kamer ‘chamber’, ‘room’, Latin
camera (see Chambers) + the diminutive suffix
-(l)ing). This was originally the name of an official in charge
of the private chambers of his master.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Chamberlain
Name Distribution of Chamberlain Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chamberlain families
 724 - 1,445  242 - 723 |
 1 - 241  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chamberlain families
|
18 - 33 7 - 17 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chamberlain census records
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Chamberlain Family Origin
Chamberlain Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Chamberlain Emigration Information (AU)
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to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Chamberlain Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Chamberlain census records
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Military Service by Chamberlain
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