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Charles Chalmers 1868 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1868

Birth Location: Warepa, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 04 Jun 1955

Death Location: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Chalmers

Mother: Sophia Careless

Spouse(s): Annie Gunn

Children(s): Thomas Chalmers, Charles Chalmers, Sophia Chalmers, George Chalmers, James Chalmers, William Chalmers, Jessie Chalmers

The story of Charles Chalmers began in 1868 in Warepa, Otago, New Zealand. Charles Chalmers married Annie Jane Gunn, and had children including Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers, Charles Ivan Francis Chalmers, Sophia Hannah Patience Chalmers, George Alexander Chalmers, James William John Harvey Chalmers, William Albert Brown Chalmers, Jessie Caroline Jane Chalmers. Charles Chalmers passed away in 1955 in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Chalmers began in 1868 in Warepa, Otago, New Zealand.
  • Charles Chalmers married Annie Jane Gunn, and had children including Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers, Charles Ivan Francis Chalmers, Sophia Hannah Patience Chalmers, George Alexander Chalmers, James William John Harvey Chalmers, William Albert Brown Chalmers, Jessie Caroline Jane Chalmers.
  • Charles Chalmers passed away in 1955 in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Chalmers
1841 – 1906
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Sophia Careless
1845 – 1906
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

Annie Gunn
1862 – 1950
Birth Location: Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Thomas Chalmers
1893 – 1977
Birth Location: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
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Charles Chalmers
1895 – 1980
Birth Location: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
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Sophia Chalmers
1897 – 1926
Birth Location: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
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George Chalmers
1899 – 1972
Birth Location: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
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James Chalmers
1900 – 1993
Birth Location: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
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William Chalmers
1902 – 1983
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
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Jessie Chalmers
1907 – 1992
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
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Charles Chalmers's Ancestors

Self
Charles Chalmers
1868 – 1955
Birth Place: Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Chalmers
1841 – 1906
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Sophia (Hannah) Careless
1845 – 1906
London, England
Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1814 – 1876
Berrylaw, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Euphemia (Aitken) Heron
1815 – 1886
Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
John Careless
– 1888
Patience (Elizabeth) Weete
Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1767 – 1859
Jane Bremner
1790 –
David Heron
Elspeth Leitch
Thomas Careless
1734 – 1839
Thomas Weeks
1768 – 1860
Hannah Lavington
1766 – 1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chalmers
1714 –
Alison Currie
1730 – 1783
James Brimer
1760 –
Helen Ready
1760 –
James Heron
1762 – 1858
Euphemia Aitken
1753 – 1858

Charles Chalmers's Descendants

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Charles Chalmers (15 Sep 1868 – 04 Jun 1955) m. Annie (Jane) Gunn (16 Nov 1862 – 1950)
  1. 1. Thomas (Marcus Donald) Chalmers (21 Jul 1893 – 15 May 1977) m. Nellie Knight (1898 – 19 Sep 1996)
    1. 1. Brian (Henderson) Chalmers (1924 – 20 Aug 2001) m. Dulcenia (May) Stanger (Abt. 1926 – )
      1. 1. Helen (Margaret) Chalmers (09 Oct 1947 – ) m. Gordon Anderson ( – Bef. Aug 2001)
        1. 1. Stephanie Anderson (23 Oct 1971 – )
        2. 2. Sandra Anderson (15 Apr 1974 – )
      2. 2. Chalmers (31 May 1950 – )
      3. 3. Graeme (Brian) Chalmers (11 May 1951 – ) m. Selena (Gay) Bungard
        1. 1. Daryn (Mark) Chalmers (06 Jan 1975 – )
        2. 2. Delvin (James) Chalmers (28 May 1977 – )
        3. 3. Nigel (Graeme) Chalmers (18 Aug 1980 – )
        4. 4. Angela (Gay) Chalmers (27 Jun 1981 – )
    2. 2. Nevelle (James) Chalmers (18 Nov 1931 – ) m. Ngaire (Isabella) Paul (Abt. 1936 – 13 Apr 2000)
      1. 1. Brian (Paul) Chalmers (10 Oct 1958 – ) m. Tui (Prince) Kerehoma
        1. 1. Ngaire (Nina Ann Maire) Chalmers (12 Jul 1983 – )
        2. 2. Jaime-Lyn Chalmers (10 Apr 1985 – )
        3. 3. Mere (Karaka) Chalmers (12 Apr 1986 – )
        4. 4. Thomas (Paul Wetini) Chalmers (1989 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Lewis) Chalmers (24 Oct 1960 – )
      3. 3. Gregory (James) Chalmers (1963 – )
      4. 4. Paul (James) Chalmers (06 Oct 1967 – ) m. Kate Goodwin
      5. 5. Mark Chalmers m. Christine
    3. 3. Valere (Ann) Chalmers (24 Sep 1934 – ) m. Alan Woolford
      1. 1. Leanne Woolford m. Baxter
        1. 1. Holly (Jane) Baxter
        2. 2. Ashley (John) Baxter
      2. 2. Jane Woolford
      3. 3. Grant Woolford
      4. 4. Richard Woolford
    4. 4. Donald Chalmers (01 Jun 1939 – ) m. Avis (Carole) Bigham
      1. 1. Gary (Leonard) Chalmers (1964 – )
      2. 2. Sandra-Lee Chalmers
    5. 5. Leone (Isabel) Chalmers (21 Oct 1940 – ) m. Richard Smith m. Geoffrey Bishop
      1. 1. Mandy Smith m. Hugh Cameron
        1. 1. Joseph Cameron (01 Feb 1985 – )
        2. 2. Olivia Cameron (09 Nov 1986 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Bishop m. Mark Anderson
        1. 1. Aimes Anderson (07 Aug 1986 – )
        2. 2. Jessica Anderson (1987 – )
        3. 3. Logan Anderson (1993 – )
      3. 3. Katrina Bishop
      4. 4. David Bishop m. Sally Atkinson
        1. 1. Erica Bishop (1993 – )
      5. 5. Benjamin Bishop
  2. 2. Charles (Ivan Francis) Chalmers (23 Feb 1895 – 20 Oct 1980) m. Norma (Estella) Rusden (29 Oct 1893 – 18 Dec 1969) m. Ivy (Violet Lucy) Prattley (Abt. 1899 – 22 Sep 1995)
    1. 1. Kenneth (Ivan) Chalmers (18 Mar 1920 – 05 Nov 1993) m. Shirley Payne
      1. 1. Barry (Stewart) Chalmers (19 Jan 1947 – ) m. Rhoda (May) Simpson (16 Feb 1950 – )
        1. 1. James (Stewart) Chalmers (24 Jun 1977 – )
        2. 2. Rosalee (Joan) Chalmers (12 Dec 1979 – )
      2. 2. Neville (Wayne) Chalmers (28 Sep 1948 – ) m. Lesley (Jane) Barker (25 Feb 1950 – )
        1. 1. Hayden (Neville) Chalmers (09 Dec 1980 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (Jayne) Chalmers (07 Jun 1983 – )
      3. 3. Pamela (Joan) Chalmers m. Kenneth (Alexander) Smales (18 Mar 1950 – )
        1. 1. Craig (Ivan) Smales (06 Apr 1977 – )
        2. 2. Philippa (Joan) Smales (24 Jul 1980 – )
    2. 2. Ronald (Roycroft) Chalmers (1923 – 17 Sep 2000) m. Zoe Hayes
      1. 1. Ian (Douglas) Chalmers (07 Feb 1949 – ) m. Rosemary (Ann) Pudney
        1. 1. Rochelle (Ann) Chalmers (28 Sep 1976 – )
      2. 2. Alan (John) Chalmers (19 Oct 1950 – ) m. Janet (Elizabeth) YATES (04 Dec 1955 – )
        1. 1. Nicola (Ruth) Chalmers (20 Jun 1981 – )
        2. 2. Kirsten (Stephanie) Chalmers (20 Mar 1986 – )
        3. 3. Matthew (Lachlan) Chalmers (11 Jul 1988 – )
    3. 3. Beverley (Norma) Chalmers (28 Apr 1934 – ) m. Malcolm (Alexander) McCaw (21 Jan 1934 – )
      1. 1. Janet (Anna) McCaw (23 Jan 1957 – ) m. Ian (Malcolm McKenzie) Wallace (22 Oct 1952 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wallace (19 Jun 1978 – )
        2. 2. Anna (Susan) Wallace (15 May 1980 – )
        3. 3. James (Ian Malcolm) Wallace (19 Mar 1983 – )
      2. 2. Robin McCaw (27 Sep 1958 – ) m. Donald Jessup
        1. 1. Thomas (Donald) Jessup (29 Nov 1979 – )
      3. 3. Lynley (Norma) McCaw (12 Nov 1961 – ) m. Neil Campbell
        1. 1. Hamish (Robert) Campbell (23 Nov 1986 – )
        2. 2. Jane (Kate) Campbell (03 Nov 1988 – )
        3. 3. Jessica (Claire) Campbell (Apr 1992 – )
      4. 4. Gavin (Malcolm) McCaw (31 May 1965 – ) m. Kaye Jenkins
        1. 1. Hayley (Corran) McCaw (09 May 1991 – )
        2. 2. Abbey (Kate) McCaw (04 Oct 1992 – )
        3. 3. McCaw (Abt. 1994 – )
        4. 4. McCaw (Abt. 1996 – )
  3. 3. Sophia (Hannah Patience) Chalmers (21 Feb 1897 – 23 Nov 1926) m. Andrew (Lilburne) Hood (Abt. 1888 – )
    1. 1. Charles (Chalmers) Hood (28 Jan 1921 – ) m. Margery Girvan
      1. 1. Neil Hood
      2. 2. Janice Hood
      3. 3. Linda Hood
      4. 4. Gary Hood
    2. 2. Zita Hood (17 Aug 1923 – 23 Apr 2012) m. Ronald (Graeme) Aitcheson (6 December 1924 – 10 June 1998) m. Peter Eyraud m. Joe Cunningham
      1. 1. Carole (Francis) AITCHESON (7 Dec 1945 – 26 Nov 2006)
      2. 2. Trevor (Graeme) Aitcheson (20 Feb 1947 – ) m. Heather m. Marion
        1. 1. Lynley Aitcheson
        2. 2. Toni (Ann) Aitcheson
      3. 3. Carol (Frances) Aitcheson
  4. 4. George (Alexander) Chalmers (07 Apr 1899 – 1972) m. Ann Aitken ( – 1968)
  5. 5. James (William John Harvey) Chalmers (07 Sep 1900 – 28 Sep 1993) m. Gertrude (Olivine) Goodall
    1. 1. Raymond (James) Chalmers (1931 – ) m. Noeline (R) Thompson
      1. 1. Linda (Maree) Chalmers (1959 – )
      2. 2. Kathryn (Anne) Chalmers (12 Dec 1960 – 1984)
      3. 3. Sandra (Dawn) Chalmers (1962 – ) m. Philip (George) Terry
      4. 4. Glenys (Margaret) Chalmers (1965 – )
    2. 2. Elaine (Vera) Chalmers (1932 – ) m. Ronald (Charles) Wattereus ( – 02 Oct 1997)
      1. 1. Eleanore Wattereus
        1. 1. Christopher Joel
      2. 2. Dianne Wattereus
        1. 1. Natasha
      3. 3. Bruce Wattereus
        1. 1. Wattereus
      4. 4. Gary Wattereus
      5. 5. Pamela Wattereus m. Stewart Bates
        1. 1. Mikhail Bates
        2. 2. Bethany Bates
        3. 3. Angela Bates
        4. 4. Lee Bates
        5. 5. Terri Bates
  6. 6. William (Albert Brown) Chalmers (18 Feb 1902 – 07 Jun 1983) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Lowden (Abt. 1903 – 08 Mar 1994)
    1. 1. James (Albert) Chalmers (18 Dec 1935 – ) m. Eunice (Maude or May) Day ( – 12 Oct 1971)
      1. 1. Christopher (James Timothy) Chalmers (02 Oct 1961 – 20 Feb 1986)
  7. 7. Jessie (Caroline Jane) Chalmers (24 Dec 1907 – 01 Nov 1992) m. Thomas (Jennings) Ditfort (08 Jul 1899 – 13 Nov 1960)
    1. 1. William (Stanley) Ditfort (28 Dec 1927 – ) m. Dawn Harvey
      1. 1. John (William) Ditfort (11 May 1956 – )
      2. 2. Judith (Anne) Ditfort (08 Nov 1960 – ) m. Peter Burgess
        1. 1. Stacey Burgess
    2. 2. Maureen (Dawn) Ditfort (09 Jul 1934 – ) m. Harry (Douglas) Lee
      1. 1. Gillian (Barbara) Lee (29 Oct 1955 – ) m. Michael (Edward) McTigue
        1. 1. Michelle (Annette) McTigue (31 Aug 1973 – )
        2. 2. Jenny (Marie) McTigue (30 Nov 1977 – )
      2. 2. Alison (Heather) Lee (20 Apr 1958 – ) m. Roy (John) Bell
      3. 3. Stephen (Russell) Lee (06 Mar 1961 – ) m. Judith (Anne) Pascoe
        1. 1. Ryan (Douglas) Lee (16 Sep 1988 – )
        2. 2. Kathryn Lee
    3. 3. Richard (Jennings) Ditfort (31 Mar 1936 – 09 Apr 1936)
    4. 4. Patricia (Helene) Ditfort (09 Oct 1937 – ) m. Alan (Andrew) Mason
      1. 1. Michael (Andrew) Mason (21 Oct 1959 – ) m. Kirstin Kemp
        1. 1. Campbell (Thomas) Mason (13 Dec 1990 – )
        2. 2. Michaela (Beverley) Mason (01 Jun 1993 – )
      2. 2. Karen (Patricia) Mason (27 Sep 1961 – ) m. Raymond Pascoe
        1. 1. Keiran (Douglas) Pascoe (05 Sep 1985 – )
        2. 2. Christopher (Andrew) Pascoe (08 Dec 1987 – )
      3. 3. Adrienne (Jane) Mason (29 Oct 1963 – ) m. Peter McCone
        1. 1. Steven (James) McCone (16 Dec 1990 – )
        2. 2. Jakki (Ann) McCone (20 Jan 1993 – )
      4. 4. Peter (James) Mason (23 Feb 1966 – ) m. Amanda Compton
        1. 1. Jessica (Letitia) Mason (19 Oct 1996 – )
    5. 5. Murray (Jennings) Ditfort (02 Aug 1940 – ) m. Alethea (Mary) Wesley
      1. 1. Douglas (Ivan) Ditfort (17 Nov 1963 – )
      2. 2. Melvyn (Jennings) Ditfort (13 May 1965 – ) m. Gay Stinger
        1. 1. Damian (Jennings) Ditfort (08 Dec 1987 – )
        2. 2. Thomas (James) Ditfort (09 Oct 1993 – )
      3. 3. David (Vernon) Ditfort (13 May 1965 – )

Charles Chalmers's Timeline

3 Records

1868
15 Sep 1868
Birth of Charles Chalmers in Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
1955
04 Jun 1955
Age 87
Death of Charles Chalmers in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
1955
06 Jun 1955
Age 87
Burial of Charles Chalmers in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1955
    Event Place: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Certificate of Death for Charles Chalmers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1955
    Event Place: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW
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