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I located this Irish immigrant family listed in Boston in census data between 1860 and
1900, as shown below, which provides you with some names of descendants in the next
generation of some cousins, and the birth years of the three sons you mentioned:
In the 1860 Census listing below, it appears that sons John and Stephen were listed
twice.
1860 Census, Boston Ward 8, Suffolk Co., MA:
- John Chamberlain, p. 611, #763/1493, 4 Aug 1860, age 51, carriage maker, b. IRE; Mary,
age 52, b. IRE, illiterate; John, age 32, carriage maker, b. IRE; Stephen, age 28,
carriage maker, -/$200, b. IRE; a multi-family dwelling of some kind, perhaps an apartment
house [note that sons John & Stephen evidently also listed p. 648]
- John Chamberlin, p. 611, #857/1827, 8 Aug 1860, age 33, wheelwright, b. IRE; Ellen, age
27, b. IRE; John, age 6, school, b. MA; Jeremiah, age 5, school, b. MA; Stephen, age 1, b.
MA; multi-family dwelling - probably boarding house
- Stephen Chamberlain, p. 611, #857/1826, 8 Aug 1860, age 27, wheelwright, -/$900, b. IRE;
Hannah, age 4, b. IRE; John, age 7 months, b. MA; multi-family dwelling, perhaps apartment
house
1870 Census, Boston 12th Ward, South Boston P. O., Suffolk Co., MA:
- Stephen Chamberlin, p. 414B, #1236/1683, 16 Jun 1870, age 40, wheelwright. IRE; Hannah,
age 30, keeping house, b. MA; John, age 10, attending school, b. MA; Katie, age 7,
attending school, b. MA; Nellie, age 5, attending school, b. MA; Angeline, age 3, at home,
b. MA; Daniel, age 1, at home, b. MA; Ellen, age 7/12, at home, b. Nov, MA; listed @
#1684: Eugene Sullivan, age 28, trade carver, b. IRE; Kate, age 28, keeping house, b. IRE;
John, age 2, at home, b. MA; all persons with parents of foreign birth
1880 Census, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA:
- John Chamberlin, p. 413C, stepson, single, age 26, fireman, MA/IRE/IRE; Stephen,
stepson, single, age 21, printer, MA/IRE/IRE; listed in household of Michael Kedney, head,
age 55, laborer, IRE/IRE/IRE; Ellen, wife, age 46, keeping house, IRE/IRE/IRE; Julia,
dau., age 14, at home, MA/IRE/IRE; Ann, dau., age 11, at school, MA/IRE/IRE; also Estel
O'Neil, niece, age 9, at school, MA/IRE/IRE; Jere Crowley, relationship
"other", single, age 36, laborer, IRE/IRE/IRE
- Stephen Chamberlin, p. 381C, head, age 49, wheelwright, IRE/IRE/IRE; Hannah, wife, age
38, keeping house, IRE/IRE/IRE; John E., son, age 20, blacksmith, MA/IRE/IRE; Kate M.,
dau., age 17, milliner, MA/IRE/IRE; Cornelius, son, age 15, clerk in telegraph office,
MA/IRE/IRE; Angeline, dau., age 12, MA/IRE/IRE; Daniel A., son, age 11, MA/IRE/IRE; Ellen
L., dau., age 9, MA/IRE/IRE; Veronica, dau., age 5, MA/IRE/IRE; Joseph, son, age 3,
MA/IRE/IRE; Stephen, son, age 1, MA/IRE/IRE
1900 Census, South Boston, Ward 16, Suffolk Co., MA:
- Hannah Chamberlin, p. 266A, #73/108, June 1900, 21 Preble St., widow, age 62, b. Apr
1838, 13 children, 10 living, house-keeper, IRE/IRE/IRE; Angeline, daughter, single, age
32, b. Dec 1867, sales-lady (china-ware), MA/IRE/IRE; Daniel J., son, single, age 31, b.
Oct 1868, book-keeper (Tobacco), MA/IRE/IRE; Nellie, daughter, single, age 29, b. Jan
1871, stenographer, MA/IRE/IRE; Feronaca, daughter, single, age 24, b. Jan 1876, servant,
MA/IRE/IRE; Steven, son, single, age 21, b. Mar 1879, drug-clerk, MA/IRE/IRE; Rose,
daughter, single, age 18, b. Jun 1881, at school, MA/IRE/IRE; Lena, daughter, single, age
18, b. Nov 1881, at school, MA/IRE/IRE
Please contact me, James B. Parker, via Email, at: jbparker(a)provide.net, if you wilsh to
discuss this information in greater detail.
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