Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 17 May 1558.
Place of Burial: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Brother: Philip Chambers alias Ireland.
William named his brother Philip in his will. Philip left a 1562 will.
Spouse: Margaret.
The Rowley Regis register records the burial of Margrett wife of William Chambers 26 October 1544.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Mary Chambers alias Ireland married Simon Astley 21 November 1546 in Rowley Regis.
Margaret Chambers alias Ireland (living in 1597) married Henry Wainwright 28 October 1548 in Rowley Regis.
Agnes Chambers alias Ireland married Richard Whiston 9 Feburary 1550/1 in Rowley Regis.
Avice Chambers alias Ireland (living in 1596) married William Davies.
John Chambers alias Ireland (the elder) (buried 19 January 1598/9 in Halesowen) married [1] Amy Darby 11 July 1563 in Halesowen; married [2] Joyce Kirkome, the widow of Richard Underhill 28 September 1592 in Halesowen.
William Chambers alias Ireland (buried 12 June 1566 in Rowley Regis).
John Chambers alias Ireland (the younger) (died in about 1598) married Alice Darby.
Agnes (Ann) Chambers alias Ireland unmarried in 1598.
Christian[?] Chambers alias Ireland.
Ellen Chambers alias Ireland probably married Thomas Willets between 1558 and 1556.
Evidence
A deed poll assignment (Dudley Archives catalogue DSCAM/2/2/1/1)
Deed poll assignment (14 May 1550) by William Chambers alias Ireland of Langley and Walloxall in the parish of Halesowen, Salop, yeoman, to John Chambers alias Ireland, of the same, his son, of all his interest in the within recited lease of 8 June 1527 by William, Abbot of the monastery of Our Lady and St John the Evangelist of Halesowen, of lands at Rowley called Frebodies. Endorsed (10 Oct. 1597) assignment by John Chambers alias Ireland the elder of Rowley, Staffs., yeoman, of the lease to his son, William Chambers.
A Chancery pleading (National Archives catalogue C 1/1413/4)
Plaintiff: William Chambers alias Irelande.
Defendants: Thomas Hurste and Humphrey his son.
Subject: Refusal to make a lease, as awarded by arbitration, of lands in Longley, Wellaxall, and Warley, held of the manor of Halesowen. Shropshire, Worcestershire.
1556-1558.
William’s will:
[At the top of the will, the edges are missing]
[In the] name of god amen in the yeare of oure lorde god a. m. d. l. viij the xth daye of maye In the yeare and [... … …] and marye by the grace of god kynge a queene of England Spayne France bothe cycells Jerusalem and Ireland [... … … aythe] arche duks of austryge duks of burgondye myllyon and brabuant countes of haspurge Flanders [... … …the] & fyfte I Wyllyam Chamber other wyse called Ierlande of the paryshe of halys owen in the dyoces [... … …] bodye but wholl in mynde and of a perfecte remembrance make my last wyll and testamente on thys man[... ] Fyrste I be quethe my soule unto almyghty god and to oure lady sente mary and to all the blessed companye [... …] bodye to be beryde withe in the churche yarde of the paryshe churche of Rowley where the bodys of my father & [... … ] Item I be quethe unto the hyghe auter in the churche of halys owen . iiij d Item I be quethe unto the hygh aut[... … … ..urche] of Rowley . iiij d Item I be quethe to John my eldest sonne my takynge of frebodyes & all my parte of the [... … …] balysse at Wouldbere Smythyes Item I be quethe to John my eldyste sone and to John my youngste son my ten[...] [...] with all thyngs belongynge to them Item I be quethe to Wyllyam my sonne all the towls which the balysse [... …] nayle smythe & my takynge of a pasture called the prysts more paynge ij s yearly to John my eldest son & [t... …lords] rente Item I be quethe to John my younger sonne all the twlyse wythe the balyse in the strynge smyth and my […] of a pasture called harrys more payenge xx d yearelye to John my eldeste sonne Item I be quethe to John my [young…] sonne my takynge of a pasture called fremans all my terme Item I be quethe to my iij dowghters angnes c[(rystyan?)] [...] elyne . to uery one of them : x. li a pece to be payde them wyth in xij monethes after my decese by my exec[...] [Item] I be quethe to my iij dowghters afore named to euery one of them one cowe & the xl s wyche my brother ph[...] [...duethe] me to be de vyded in deffurntlye amongste them Item I wyll that all howsehowld stosfe wythe in my how[...] be dewyded a mongeste my iij sonns and my iij dowghters that are ynmaryed in deffrentlye Item I be quethe to Symon astley iiij kynes grase in frebodyes for the space of iij yeares immedyatlye after my desseces Item I be quethe to [...] iiij dowghters that be maryed to euery one of them j blowme of Juen a pece the rest of all my goods & [takyng...] unbe quethyd my detts payde my wyll performed my bodye honestlye browght to the earthe I gyve and be quethe to my iij sonnes. John Wyllyam & John to be dewyded a moungeste them in defrently I orden & mak my sonnes afore named to be my executors of thys my laste wyll and testamente . and I desyre my brother Phelyp & symon asteley to be my ouersears these wytnes adam Jeven wyvar of clente & rowley John raynoulds harry wayne ryghte thomas a whylle wyllyam carteryghte of owldebere withe other
detts owynge to Wyllyam Irela[...]
In primis Rafe Warley iij li
Item Yezabell Warley xl s
Item Wyllyam Derbye de Portewaye xxxv s
Item Rychard Deley xxs
Item Wyllyam hoggett iij s viij d
Item Roger Paston vj s viij d
Item Wyllyam a whyle iij s iiij d
[Item] John mowcklowe ij s
[Item] Thomas Asteley xx d
Item larence whyte iij s iiij d
Item Randyll Ryder xxvjs viij d
Item thomas a whyle xij s
Item John rayndolds viijs iiij d
Item John parkys of rowley viij s ix d
Item raynowdes Rychards xxvj s viij d
Item Peter Smythe viij s
Item roger a whyle xij d
Item Wyllyam Hadley [...]
Item John p’lkys of longley
Item margaret [...]
Item Rychard [...]
Item Rychard wh[...]
Item [...] [...]
Item [...]...]
Item wyl[...[ [...]
[The top part of the inventory is torn off.]
…
Item v swyne the price …[...]
Item ij [g]ese v henns [...] j kocke the price iii s
Item [...][...] tymber the price xx li
Item In yarow ston and cottes the price [...]
Item In smethy gere the price iij li
Item j fether bed j flocke bed iiij bowesters xx s
Item j kowerlet j saxe ij blankets the price viij s
Item vj canwases xij peyse of shell[?] the price xvj s
Item iiij bord clohes ij towells the price vs
Item iiij potts & v panns the price xxx s
Item j skellet j fyre panne j skemmer th price xij d
Item vj peatters ij sawsers ij candylstiks the price vj s viij d
Item iij cawterns j chawyns dyshe the price iij s iiij d
Item for treue Vessell the price vj s viij d
Item ij axes ij bylls j mactocke ij nagors the price ij s iiij d
Item j broche a payre of cabberts & j brandarte the price xij d
Item j payre of pott hangles j fyre shovle a payre of tongs the pric xij d
Item for corne of the growude & corne in the barne the price xxxs
Item ij wayns viij yokes j plowagg j payre of harrowes the price xli s xiij s iiij d
Sm’ lx. li. & x. li xiij s x d
detts owynge unto Wyllyam Irlande
In primis rafe Warley gent iij li
Item yssabell Warley xx s
Item Wyllyam darby xxx iij s
Item Rychard Doley xx vij s
Item Wyllyam Hoggets iij s viij d
Item roger paston vjs viij d
Item Wyllyam a Weyle iij s iiij d
Item John mowecklow ij s
Item thomas asley xxd
Item larens Whyte iij s iiij d
Item rondyll ryder xxvj s viij d
Item John raynoveds viij s iiij d
Item John p[ar]kes of rowley viij s ix d
Item raynoveds rychards xxvj s viij d
Item peter smythe viij s
Item roger a Whyle xv d
Item Wyllyam hadley son of rychard hadley ij s
Item John p[ar]kes of longley vj s viij d
Item margaret grove xiij s iiij d
Item rychard corteler viij s
Item rychard whyte of rowley x s
Item elsabethe ryston xj s
Sm’ of all the Wholl ys lxxx.li: iij :li: xvij s xiiij d
[Proved 26 September 1558]
The will 1562 of William’s brother Philip Chambers alias Ireland:
In the name of god a men the yere of lorde god 1562 and the vij daye of Januarye in the thyard yere of the Raygne of more soueragne ladie Elyzabethe by the grace of god quene of Eyngland Fraunce & Ireland Deffender of the faythe &c I phelyp chamber other wyse called Ireland of the paryshe of Rowley secke in bodye but thanckes be gyuen unto god of a good perfecte. Remembrance make my testement & last will in maner and forme folowyng fyrste I be quethe my soulle unto almyghtie god trustynge to be sauyd by the merrrytes of crystes passyon & my bodie to be buryed in the churche yearde of Rowley// Item I gyue and bequethe to harry chamber my eldest sonne a potte that came from swynforde and a coffer. Item I gyue to Rychard Whetson one cower Item I gyue to Steuen Whetsone a hefer of ij yere a owlde Item I gyue to Jone my dowghter ij kyne and a heafer Item I gyue to crystyan my dowghter ij kine Item I gyue unto margeret my dowghter ij kyne and a heafer Item I gyue to margeret potengar one heafer Item I gyue and assure unto thomas chamber my sonne all my wholle ferme leace and yeres yet to come lyenge in the paryshe of halis owen and Rowley wyche I late toke of the Desolued howse of halis owen by comen seale as by the in denture more at large it dothe apere and also viij kyne and all the Rest and Residue of my howseowlde goods I gyue them to be dystrybutid a mongste my iij dwaghters that is to sey Jone crystyan & margaret at the ouer syghte of thomas my sonne also I order and make thomas my sone my wholle executor to se this my laste will performed and symon astley John Ireland and Wyllyam Ireland of Rowley my ouer sears all the Rest of my goods unbe quethed my detts payed and I browghte whom I gyue them to thomas my sonne my executor These beyng wytnes Sir Rychard Fenymer priste John Russell Wyllyam Ireland Wyllyam Hypkys with others moo.
The probate inventory was taken 6 October 1562 by John Russell, Phelype Dethryche, John Carterighte, Willm Carteryght, Willm Ireland and John Ireland. The will was proved 10 October 1562.
References
Rowley Regis Parish Register. (Staffordshire Parish Registers Society, 1912).
Will of John Chambers alias Ireland. Proved 1598 in the Consistory Court of Worcester.
Will of John Chambers alias Ireland. Proved 1599 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of Philip Chambers alias Ireland. Proved 1562 in the Consistory Court of Worcester.
Will of William Chambers otherwise called Ireland of Halesowen. Proved 1558 in the Consistory Court of Worcester.
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