Chambers Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Chambers

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Chambers Motto Translated
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Where did the Scottish Chambers family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Chambers family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

During that dark period of history known as the Middle Ages, the name of Chambers was first used in France. Many names with Old French Origins arrived in Scotland and England in the 11th century with the Norman Conquest. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Chambers family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Chambers was an occupational name for a servant in the bedroom of a nobleman. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old French word "chambre" which means room, and refers to someone of the title chamberlain, which later came to signify a more administrative office in noble households.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chambers, Chalmers, Chamer, Chalmairs, Challmers and others.

First found in Denbighshire, where they held lands at Llewenne, granted to John de Chambre from the Earl of Lincoln, who was Constable of Chester. John was a "nobelle Normanne who entred Englaunde in ye traine of King Williaume.".

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Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
Known spelling variations
Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
First settlers to North America
Notable contemporary bearers of the name
A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Patrick Chalmers who settled in Virginia in 1716; Stephen Chalmers settled in New Jersey in 1713; James Chambers settled in Virginia in 1620; Robert Chambers settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1635.

Motto Translated: I hope.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Chambers

Sir William Chambers (1726-1796), Scottish architect
Robert Chambers (1802-1871), Scottish writer
William Chambers (1800-1883), Scottish publisher
John Chambers (1780-1852), member of congress from Kentucky and governor of Iowa
Sir Edmund Kerchever Chambers (1866-1954), English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar
Sir Paul Chambers, Chief Executive Officer
Professor William Chambers, Glasgow University
John Ed Chambers, banker in Danville, Arkansas,
Julius Leronne Chambers, Lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charles Mckay Chambers, educational consultant in Alexandria, Virginia
Ephraim Chambers (1680-1740), English encyclopedist
John Graham Chambers (1843-1883), English sportsman
Raymond Wilson Chambers (1874-1942), English scholar
Colonel Justice M Chambers, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Chambers family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Chambers coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Chambers genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Chambers Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Chambers Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.