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Andrew Watt Chalmers 1878 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Otaio, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 23 Oct 1920

Death Location: Public Hospital, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Father: Robert Chalmers

Mother: Elizabeth Watt

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Andrew Watt Chalmers was born in 1878 in Otaio, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Robert Chalmers and Elizabeth Watt. Andrew Watt Chalmers passed away in 1920 in Public Hospital, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Andrew Watt Chalmers was born in 1878 in Otaio, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Robert Chalmers and Elizabeth Watt.
  • Andrew Watt Chalmers passed away in 1920 in Public Hospital, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Andrew Chalmers's Ancestors

Self
Andrew Chalmers
1878 – 1920
Birth Place: Otaio, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Robert Chalmers
1848 – 1880
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Watt
1858 – 1957
Upper Drumin, Glenlivet, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Chalmers
1823 – 1892
North Urquhart, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Morris
1819 – 1869
Scotland
George Watt
1808 – 1867
Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Grant
1816 – 1901
Glenbeg, Crondale, Inverness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1767 – 1859
Jane Bremner
1790 –
Robert Morris
Isabel Philip
Alexander Grant
Isabel Cameron
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chalmers
1714 –
Alison Currie
1730 – 1783
James Brimer
1760 –
Helen Ready
1760 –

Andrew Chalmers's Timeline

4 Records

1878
09 Mar 1878
Birth of Andrew Watt Chalmers in Otaio, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Otaio, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
1878
25 Jul 1878
Andrew Watt Chalmers was christened in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
1920
23 Oct 1920
Age 42
Death of Andrew Watt Chalmers in Public Hospital, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Public Hospital, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
1920
Oct 1920
Age 42
Burial of Andrew Watt Chalmers in Taihape, New Zealand
Taihape, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Otaio, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Record of Birth for Andrew Watt Chalmers, Waimate Register, folio 703/1879, Ref no. 19, entry 24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1878
    Event Place: Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Feb 2000
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1920
    Event Place: Public Hospital, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Record of Probate for Andrew Watt Chalmers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1920
    Event Place: Taihape, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

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