The Chambers family originate from Orford, Suffolk, England and of the pioneers, George Chambers arrived for the West Coast Gold Rush in the 1860s and there is no record of the arrival, which is just a simple matter of volume. There were too many people arriving at one time and recording their arrival was not done.
There is one possible record, which is a George Chambers leaving Melbourne for New Zealand on-board the ship ‘Greyhound’ in Sept 1862.
The exact date of George’s arrival is uncertain/unknown, but his bride, Catherine Good, arrived in 1872. There is a record of Catherine arriving at Melbourne, Feb 1872 on-board the ‘Hampshire’. I have not been able to find a record of her arriving in New Zealand, sadly.
On the 29 Feb 1872 at All Saints Church, Hokitika, Catherine and George were married.
Catherine was first to pass away aged 70 in 1909 and is buried in the Old Stafford Cemetery. George lived until 1926 and is buried alongside Catherine and a Kinsella grandchild too.
| Child | Born | Married | Children | Died | Notes |
| George Albert Victor | 13 Jun 1873 | 19 Apr 1906 | 4 | 17 Jun 1953 | Wheeler |
| Alfred Edward | 17 Feb 1875 | 21 Dec 1902 | 2 | 26 Dec 1946 | Channings |
| Florence Louisa | 3 Mar 1877 | 18 Apr 1901 | 5 | 24 Jun 1955 | Kinsella |
| Georgina Mary | 27 May 1878 | 5 Apr 1906 | 1 | 15 Sep 1950 | Bruhn |
| Arthur Orford | 22 Dec 1879 | – | – | 05 Oct 1957 | – |