The Chambers family originated from Suffolk, England, working as agricultural laborers since the early 18th century. The Halls, native to Northumberland, transitioned from agriculture to industries including mining and shipbuilding during the 19th century. Ian's maternal grandparents met in Newcastle and later moved to London in the 1930s. The Guivers are on Ian's paternal side and originated in Essex, engaging in various occupations such as innkeeping, gardening, and postal work throughout the 19th century. The Hvaals, originating from the Hvaal farmstead in Svarstad, Norway, entered the family when Ian's paternal grandfather became stranded in England during World War II and met his grandmother.

There are 168 people in this tree. The principle surnames are Hvaal, Chambers, Hall, Herlanddalen, Guiver, Sweetland, Hemmings, Peak, Henriksdatter, Young (Youngs), Blackborough, Brooks, Ximenes, Dineen, Carr and Hinksman. See all surnames....

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Featured

• James Brighton Brooks (1774–1858)★—farmer, changed his name from Brighting to Brooks
• William Hinksman (?–1820)★—soldier in the 4th Regiment of Foot
• Emil Güstav Lauritsen Hvaal (1908–1943)★—norwegian resistance officer, captured and executed by the Gestapo
• William Snowling (1799–1853)★—convicted of theft, transported to Australia
• Jane Harrison Todd (1814–1891)★—disreputable eating house owner

Currently puzzling over

These people are the focus of current research or are brick walls that we can't currently move past.

• Joseph Chambers★—when and where was Joseph born?
• Jane Hinksman (1809–1840)★—how did Jane end up in Suffolk?
• Joseph Ximenes (1840–1880)★—was Joseph from Mexico?

Other people with research notes: Richard Hinksman★, Margery Mordue★ and Thomas Todd★.

Statistics and Records

The earliest known births are: Grissild Rous (b. 1696)★, Ann Puttifer (b. 1715)★ and Peter Swetland (b. 1717)★.

The people who lived the longest: Mary Nighan (96 years)★, Ethel Sweetland (92 years)★ and Elizabeth Foster (90 years)★.

The people with the largest number of children: Cuthbert Miller (17)★, Joseph Chambers (14)★ and Robert Martin (13)★.

Notes

In this family tree, Ian Davis acts as the primary reference point, with all relationships defined in relation to them. Names suffixed by the ★ symbol indicate direct ancestors. The tree excludes information on people who are possibly alive or who have died within the past twenty years.