Norman Palmer Poyntz Chamarette

1904 - 2008  (103 years)

• Name	Norman Palmer Poyntz Chamarette
  Born	8 Aug 1904  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1921	England
  	He says in his letter to Pamela Falcus that he left India aged 17 for England to complete his medical education and never had the opportunity to return.
  Died	14 Jun 2008	Garstang, Lancashire, England
  Person ID	I110	Family
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Arthur John Andrew Chamarette,   b. 7 Aug 1861, Hyderabad, India ,   d. 7 Nov 1920, Bangalore, India  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Caroline Louise Fallon,   b. Aft 1860
  Married	17 Jan 1894	Bangalore, India   [2]
  Notes	Guesses for the people in the Family Photograph: Arthur standing, and Mary Fallon (Birdie) sitting on the right. The oldest girl on the left my grandmother Beryl, and the other girl her sister Winifred (Flossie). Both from Arthur's previous marriage. The oldest boy boy at the back Arthur, and the other boy John. Then the babe in arms would be the second Winifred (Winnie).
  Photos		Arthur Chamarette and Family
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Caroline P Hopkins,   b. 2 Oct 1909,   d. 13 Nov 1987, Garstang, Lancashire, England  (Age 78 years)
  Married	Bef 1936
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	30 Nov 1999
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  My mother's mother's half brother Norman Chamarette

  
  

  Documents

  Article about Norman Chamarette In the Garstang Courier 12 August 2004, on the occasion of his 100th birthday - they got several facts wrong!

  
  

  Histories		Norman Chamarette - Excerpts from his Letters Norman was born in 1904, and is now over 100 years old. He has an excellent memory, and has given details of his early life in India to Yvonne Thomas, granddaughter of his half sister Beryl. The drawing he refers to is also here in the Histories section under Norman Chamarette Drawing.
  		Norman Chamarette - Drawing from his Letters This is the drawing he refers to in the Excerpts given in these Histories.

  
  

  Letters		Letter from Dr Norman Chamarette To Chris Van de Byl, 30th August 2004, when he was 100 years old.
  		Letter from Norman Chamarette to Pamela Falcus He wrote this letter when he was over 100 years old, and living in Garstang England.

  
  

• Notes

  Norman remembers that when he was a child - maybe 5 or 6 - his half sister Beryl was like a second mother to him. She made sure he got to school ( on his pony) and supervised his Ayah 'to do all the things children are in need of; such as, how to tie shoe(boot) laces. I wore Eton collars to school and Sunday school. I presume you know what these broad high collars are like and we as children disliked them, often hid them on the very top shelf of the wardrobe.' He says we (eight of them ) never thought of Beryl as a HALF sister. 'We were a very loving quarrel-free family, with every comfort imaginable, in that day of the 'British Raj' alas now gone for ever. Our garden grew mangoes, pomegranites, custard apples, mulberries, citrus fruits, almond tree, berries of exotic kind and guavas. Needless to say I climbed treea and ate the fruit in the branches! We had pets; dogs, cats, ponies, donkeys, doves, pigeons and more! Even had a rail-track at the back used when 'The Nest' (our home) was in building. My Mum (nee Mary Louise Fallon)was always known as 'Birdie" hence 'The Nest"! We had various carriages and large horses. (No cars) - No telephone - No electric (or gas) lights.' He goes on to say that despite these lacks it was 'as Shangri La'.

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Other Researchers - Chris Van de Byl. [S9] Other Researchers - Arthur Mitchell.