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Kate CHAMBERS [1215] (1859-1926)

Name: Kate CHAMBERS
Sex: Female
Nickname: Granny Wires
Father: Joseph CHAMBERS (1822-1873)
Mother: Caroline BIRD (1824-1862)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth 3 Nov 1859 Birmingham, Warwickshire1
9 Court Hatchett St., St George
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 1) Birmingham, Warwickshire2
9 Court 2Ho Hatchett Street
Kate CHAMBERS 1 from Birmingham was with parents.
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 11) Birmingham, Warwickshire3
9Ct 4h Blews St.
Kate CHAMBERS 11 from Birmingham was with father and stepmother.
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 21) Birmingham, Warwickshire4
74 Hatchett St
Kate PRATT 21 a Brass Polisher from Birmingham and her husband George a Brass Tube Turner were lodging with Thomas and Sarah HATTON who were also working with brass.
Occupation 1881 (age 21-22) brass polisher
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 32) Birmingham, Warwickshire5
3 Ct Hse 8 Pritchett St.
Kate PRATT 32 was employed as a Brass Polisher. She was born in Birmingham and was living with her husband George and children Lilly, Charles, Kate and John.
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 31) brass polisher
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 41) Aston, Warwickshire6
140 William St., Aston Manor
Kate WYATT 41 a Brass Cabinet Polisher worker from Birmingham was with her second husband Herbert, her children, his stepchildren, Lily E, Charles J, Kate A, Jack and Beatrice and their daughter Amy E.
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 41) brass cabinet polisher
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 50) Aston, Warwickshire7
74 Cuckoo Rd, Nachells, Bham
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 50) silver finisher7
Death 8 Nov 1926 (age 67) Birmingham, Warwickshire8,9
Cause: cerebral haemorrhage brought on or accelerated by a fall downstairs
Address: 77 Dudley Rd., Winston Green <Dudley Road Hospital>
It was recorded as accidental death after a coroners inquest held 10th November 1926.

Marriage (1)

Spouse George Guy PRATT (1860-1893)
Children Lily Emma PRATT (1881-1950)
Charles Joseph PRATT (1885-1961)
Kate Ann PRATT (1887- )
John George PRATT (1890-1971)
Beatrice Maria PRATT (1892-1970)
Marriage 25 Dec 1879 (age 20) Birmingham, Warwickshire10
St Mathias, Lozells

Marriage (2)

Spouse Herbert Henry WYATT (1859-1909)
Children Amy Elizabeth WYATT (1895- )
Marriage 3 Mar 1895 (age 35) Birmingham, Warwickshire9,11
St George

Individual Note

After the death of George Guy PRATT, Kate CHAMBERS married Herbert Henry WYATT. One of John George's children couldn't pronounce WYATT and so she became known as Granny Wires.

Daisy May told of her Grandmother's death. Kate was carrying a tray of food up to Ria who was in bed after the birth of a baby. She put her foot out to push the door open but it didn't and she fell backwards down the stairs and never recovered from the fall. The cause of death on her death certificate confirms the fall downstairs.

Sources

1Birth certificate of Kate CHAMBERS.
2Census 1861 Birmingham, Warwickshire RG9/2161 fo 29 (Hatchett St).
3Census 1871 Birmingham, Warwickshire RG10/3124 fo112 (Blews St.). sch: 152.
4Census 1881 Birmingham, Warwickshire RG11/2995 fo108 (Hatchett St).
5Census 1891 Birmingham, Warwickshire RG12/2390 fo28 (Pritchett St). sch59.
6Census 1901 Aston, Warwickshire, RG13/2883 fo 87 (William St). sch: 238.
7Census 1911 Aston, Warwickshire RG14/18258 (Cuckoo Rd).
8WYATT Kate death cert.
9FreeBMD website for GRO index of Births / Marriages / Deaths.
10Marriage certificate of George PRATT = Kate CHAMBERS.
11WYATT=PRATT m reg entry.
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