Samuel Roberts Chamberlain is the son of
William Chamberlain born in Lowestoft, Shire Suffolk, England, son of Joseph Chamberlain, and Mary Roberts, born in England,
and Mary J Shaffel, born in Castlebar, Mayo County, Ireland

1860 United States Census
Milwaukee City, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
William Chamberlain 30 Sailor England
Mary Chamberlain 30 Ireland
Mary Chamberlain 6 New York
Samuel Chamberlain 4 Wisconsin
Anna Chamberlain 2 Wisconsin
William Chamberlain 4 months Wisconsin

1870 United States Census
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
William Chamberlain 40 England
Mary Chamberlain 40 Ireland
Mary Chamberlain 16 New York
Samuel Chamberlain 14 Wisconsin
Anna Chamberlain 12 Wisconsin
William Chamberlain 8 Wisconsin

Illinois, Cook County Marriages
Samuel Chamberlain, aged 22, of Chicago, and Katie Mcrae, aged 21, of Chicago, married 11 December 1877, Chicago

1880 United States Census
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
William Chamberlain 48 Captain on Lakes England England England
Mary Chamberlain 48 Wife Ireland Ireland Ireland
Mary Chamberlain 25 Daughter New York England Ireland
Anna Chamberlain 20 Daughter Wisconsin England Ireland
William Chamberlain 18 Son Wisconsin England Ireland
Adaline Chamberlain 16 Daughter Wisconsin England Ireland
Emma Chamberlain 12 Daughter Illinois England Ireland

1900 United States Census
Chicago, Hyde Park Twp, Cook County, Illinois
William Chamberlain Head Mar 1832 68 Married 50 yrs England England England Immigrated 1840 Lake Captain Owns House pd in full
Annie Chamberlain Daughter Mar 1855 45 S Wisconsin Father England Mother Ireland
Lina Chamberlain Daughter Apr 1863 37 S Wisconsin England Ireland Bookkeeper
Emma L Chamberlain Daughter Apr 1871 29 S Wisconsin England Ireland Bookkeeper
Samuel Chamberlain Brother Mar 1856 44 Married 22 years Wisconsin England England Insurance Agent
William F Chamberlain Nephew Aug 1878 21 S Illinois Wisconsin Canada English Lake Captain
John D Chamberlain Nephew Sept 1880 19 S Illinois Wisconsin Canada Eng at School
Sybell C Chamberlain Niece Dec 1882 17 S Illinois Wisconsin Canada Eng at School

“The sledge hammer weather blast struck on the night of November 30 when blizzard conditions and 50 mph winds lambasted the area west of Whitefish Point, leaving an all-time mystery of Lake Superior. The new 468-foot, 5,531-ton steel steamer D.M. Clemson of Provident Steamship Company simply vanished with her 24-man crew… Her officers, Captain Samuel R. Chamberlain, First Mate W.E. McLeod and Chief Engineer J.J. McCoy, were all Duluth men as were several of her crew…. On her last run, she left Lorain, Ohio, with a cargo of coal for Superior and winter layup, locking through the Soo at 9:30 a.m., November 30. She proceeded up the St. Marys River and through Whitefish Bay in company with the recently launched 432-fott, 5,069 steel steamer J.J.H. Brown under Captain F. D. Chamberlain. At Whitefish Point they separated, the Brown taking a northerly course under cover of the Canadian shoreline and the Clemson the more direct route to Manitou Island. Crewmen of the Brown were the last to see the Clemson. Not long after they parted, the Brown’s master reported encountering the most vicious snowstorm he had ever seen in his long career…. That death toll of 24 was the most serious since 1901. There was a truly ironic note in this tragedy. Captain Sam Chamberlain was about to retire. He had promised his wife that this would be his last trip….” (Wolff, Julius F., Jr. Lake Superior Shipwrecks. 1990, pp. 128-129.)

Samuel's father died in 1910
Illinois, Cook County Deaths
William Chamberlain
Birth 22 March 1832 England
Death 18 February 1910 Chicago
Burial 21 February 1910
Funeral Home J K Platner
Cemetery Rose Hill
Age 77
Widowed
Lake Captain
Address 1027 Harrison St Chicago
Father Joseph Chamberlain
Mother Mary Roberts
Informant Wm Chamberlain
Brothers and Sisters
1910 United States Census
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Anna Chamberlain Head 55 S Wisconsin England Ireland
Emma L Chamberlain Sister 35 Illinois England Ireland
Frederick Sholes Lodger 45 Wisconsin Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Adeline Sholes Lodger [Sister] 40 Wisconsin England Ireland

Illinois, Cook County Deaths
Wm Chamberlain
Age 54y 1m, Sailor
Birth 8 February 1862 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death 21 March 1916 Evanston, Illinois
Burial 24 March 1916 Calvary Cemetery
Father Wm Chamberlain born England
Mother Mary J Shuffull born Ireland

Illinois, Cook County Deaths
Annie Chamberlain
828 E 47th Place, Chicago
Birth 1 May 1856 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death 25 October 1925 Chicago
Aged 69
Burial Rose Hill
Father William Chamberlain
Mother Mary Shaffell
Informant Emma Chamberlain

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths
Adeline C Sholes
Birth 10 April 1860 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death 7 April 1947 Brookfield, Cook, Illinois
Burial 9 April 1947 Rosehill Cemetery Chicago
Father William Chamberlain born Lovesloff, England
Mother Mary Shuffel born Castle Bar, Ireland
Spouse Fred Sholes