Eileen was born on 20 Nov, 1898 at The Barracks in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales^a1, the second daughter of George Henry Chambers (1867–1923)★, a Bombardier in the Royal Artillery, and Louisa Hemmings (1876–1913)★, a general servant. She is Ian's great aunt.

Eileen was recorded in the 1901 census at Cambridge Cottages in Mill Lane, Woolwich, Kent, England^b1 with her father George Henry, mother Louisa and sister Rebecca.

By the time of the 1911 census she was living at 8 Joseph Street in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England^c1 with her father George Henry, now a caretaker of laboratory, mother Louisa and six siblings William Joseph★, Rebecca, Hilda, George Henry, Louisa Alexandra and Helen Mary.

In the 1921 census she was living at 26 Cato Street in Gateshead, County Durham, England^d1 with her father George Henry, now an unemployed caretaker and six siblings William Joseph, a pawnbroker's porter, Hilda, a grocer's assistant, George Henry, a wagon man, Louisa Alexandra, Helen Mary and Francis Patrick.

She married Joseph Burke (1896–1950), an engine fitter, on 16 Nov, 1923 at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Gateshead, County Durham, England^a2,e1 . They had three children:–

• Diana Mary born on 18 Jun, 1934 in the registration district of Newcastle upon Tyne in Northumberland, England^f1. Married (person lived 1930s to 2000s) in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1955 in the registration district of Northumberland South in Northumberland, England. Died by own hand on 12 Oct, 1983 in Newcastle upon Tyne at the age of forty-nine.
• two other children living or recently died

Eileen died accidentally at the age of fifty on 7 Nov, 1949 at St. Catherine's Nursing Home in Jesmond Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. Her death was attributed to "general peritonitis".

She was survived by her husband Joseph Burke, now an engineer fitter.

Timeline

1898

20 Nov

Born at The Barracks, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. The informant was her father George Henry Chambers (1867–1923)★.^a1

1901

31 Mar

Recorded in the 1901 census at Cambridge Cottages, Mill Lane, Woolwich, Kent, England.^b1

1911

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1911 census living at 8 Joseph Street, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.^c1

1921

19 Jun

Recorded in the 1921 census residing at 26 Cato Street, Gateshead, County Durham, England.^d1

1923

16 Nov

Married Joseph Burke at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Gateshead, County Durham, England.^a2,e1
Recorded as living at 26 Cato Street, Gateshead.^a2

9 Dec

Her father, George, died at 26 Cato Street, Gateshead. She was the informant.^a3

10 Dec

Recorded as living in 82 Saint Lawrence Square, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.^a3

1934

18 Jun

Daughter, Diana Mary Burke (1934–1983), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.^f1

1949

7 Nov

Died at the age of fifty at St. Catherine's Nursing Home, Jesmond Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. The informant was her son (person born in the 1920s).
Recorded as residing at 40 Stanley Grove, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

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