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Herbert Bartlett ("Berty") HAMBLING

Herbert Bartlett ("Berty") HAMBLING

Male 1877 - 1960  (82 years)    Has 79 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Herbert Bartlett ("Berty") HAMBLING 
    Nickname Berty 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born 12 Dec 1877  East Dereham, Norfolk, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Date (month and day) and place from index for Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services (document available from TNA, documents online).
      The above gives his year of birth as 1879, but as his birth was registered early in 1878 it is probable that it was on 12 Dec but in 1877.
      GRO ref: HAMLIN, Herbert Bartlett q1 1878 Mitford RD 4b 278; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Wise
    Gender Male 
    Education 1891  Ashford, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Scholar 
    Occupation Bef 12 Dec 1897  (probably), Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Errand boy 
    • Noted as his occupation when he joined the navy.
    Military Service From 12 Dec 1897 to 11 Dec 1909  [1] 
    Royal Navy 
    • Herbert joined the navy at Chatham at the age of 18. He signed up for 12 years and so left the navy in December 1909, but joined the Royal Navy Reserves in Chatham on 9 April 1910.
      (Have a copy of his RN papers from TNA, details to be added here)
    Military Service From 2 Aug 1914 to 31 Jan 1917  [1] 
    Royal Navy 
    • Re-joined in WW1
      (Have a copy of his RN papers from TNA, details to be added here)
    Electoral Roll 1949  28, Leonard Street, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Herbert is shown as a mechanic
    Died 1960  Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 3 brothers and 7 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John HAMBLING,   b. Est 1654,   d. Nov 1732, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather) 
    Mary Ann WISE,   b. Abt 1837, Newhaven, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1891, Ashford, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I2872  All
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2023 

    Father Reuben HAMBLING,   b. 1833, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1892, Black Boy Pub, Burgate Street, Westgate, Canterbury, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Other Partners: Annie Sarah Pleone COCKSEDGE  m. 14 Nov 1891  
    Mother Mary Ann WISE,   b. Abt 1837, Newhaven, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1891, Ashford, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1858  St. Nicholas’ Church, Brighton, Sussex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Hambling, Reuben to Wise, Mary Ann q4 1858 Brighton RD 2b 348
      Details from PR entry (image on FamilySearch, viewed 25 Feb 2022; the image courtesy of
      the East Sussex Record Office)
    Family ID F172  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Muriel MEREDITH,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1937 
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2023 
    Family ID F3515  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S119] TNA - Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, UK., (The National Archives. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C1897  .), ADM 188/308/183639; accessed 23 Mar 2013 (Reliability: 3).
      I viewed and photographed the image at Kew