'Chambre3'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: de la Chambre of Radmill, Chambre of Spratton

                               
Sir Roger Chambre (or de la Chamber) of Spraton, Sheriff of Northamptonshire (d c1400, MP)
m1. ?? mentioned by HoP ("Roger de la Chamber") but not by Baker
1. son mentioned by HoP
m2. Elizabeth Swynford (d before 1404, dau/heir of Sir John Swynford of Spratton by Joan Ardern
2. Thomas Chambre of Spratton, Sheriff of Northamptonshire mentioned by HoP
HoP shows that Sir Roger has "at least one son" by Elizabeth and that her heir was Thomas. It seems likely that either he dsp and was succeeded by his brother John or that he was in fact John's father.
3. John Chambre of Spratton shown by Baker as probably of this generation, of this marriage
  A. Sir William Chambre of Spratton
  i. Sir Thomas Chambre of Spratton, Sheriff of Northamptonshire (a 1431, MP)
  The following is partly supported by MGH (NS5 vol 4 (1922), p108).
  m. (before 1421) Eleanor Drakelow (dau/heir of Sir Thomas Drakelow of Wilby (Wileby), widow of Sir William Vaux of Harrowden)
  a. William Chambre of Spratton (d 19.02.1494)
  m. Mary Mauntel (dau of Walter Mauntel of Heyford (Hayford))
  (1) John Chambre (d 26.12.1505, rector of Holdenby)
  m. Anne
  (2) William Chambre (dsp 1490-1)
  m. Elizabeth Dutton (d 10.06.1490, widow of William Aldwinckle of Aldwinckle)
  (3) Ellen Chambre (d by 1531)
  m. Henry Maxe
  (A) Henry Maxe (a 1512)
  m. _ Graunt of Calais
  (i) Edmond Maxe
  m. _ Stapylton (dau of John Stapylton)
  (B) Laurence Maxe
  m. Alice Roche (dau of William Roche)
  (i) Anne Maxe
  m. Nicholas Blondeston of Suffolk
  (C) John Maxe
  (4) Elizabeth Chambre (b c1481, a 1531)
  m. Richard Inguersby
  (A) Thomas Inguersby (a 1519, cleric of Holdenby)
  (B) Richard Inguersby of Spratton (d 10.09.1530)
  (C) George Inguersby (b c1522)
  (i) Thomas Inguersby, last of Spratton (a 1581)

 

 

Berry identifies the arms of the following family as "Ar. a chev. sa. surmounted of another ermine. betw. three chamber-pieces, placed transverse, of the second, fired ppr.".
Richard de la Chambre of Chamber's Court, Littlington, Sussex
1. John de la Chambre of Radmill, Sussex
  m. Ann Courthop of Kent
  A. Mary de la Chambre
  m. John Thorpe of Surrey
  B. Jane de la Chambre
  m. Thomas Michell of Kingston
  C. Ann de la Chambre
  m. John Alchorn
  D. Elizabeth de la Chambre
  m. J. Scras
2. Richard de la Chambre, later of Radmill
  m. Margery Booth (aunt of Sir George Booth of Denham (sb Dunham?))
  A. Sir Laurence de la Chambre of Radmill
  m. Jane Farnfold (sister of Sir Thomas Farnfold of Gatwick)
  i. John de la Chambre (b by 1623)
  m. Frances Short (dau of William Short of St. Giles in the Fields)
  a. William de la Chambre of Radmill
  m. Elizabeth
  (1) John de la Chambre (a 1690)
  (2) Ann de la Chambre
  Berry (p274) suggests that Ann d unm but on p17 shows that she married ...
  m. John Hughes of London
  (3) Jane de la Chambre
  m. William Batchelor of Lindfeild
  (4) Mary de la Chambre
  m. Allen Brett of Chailey
  (5) Hannah de la Chambre
m. Robert Cooper of London
  b. Frances de la Chambre (d 1694)
  m. Thomas Alchorne (d 1703)
  (1) Mary Alchorne (b 1683, d 13.02.1744, youngest dau)
  m. Thomas Worge of Eastbourne (b 1683, d 20.07.1756)
  (2)+ other issue (d unm) - Frances (d 1735), others (d infant - Jane, Ann, Judith)
  c. Elizabeth de la Chambre
  m. _ Russel
  d.+ other issue - Laurence, John, Richard, Anne
  ii.+ other issue - Jane, Elizabeth

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 18.10.19) : 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (George Baker, vol 1, 1830, 'Arden, Chambre, Maxe and Inguersby', p67)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 29.07.26) : CountGen (Sussex, Berry, p17 & p274)
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