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Elinor McKay Chalmers 1877–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1877

Birth Location: Waitapeka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 Aug 1938

Death Location: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Chalmers

Mother: Sophia Careless

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Clara Fletcher, Eva Fletcher

In 1877, Elinor McKay Chalmers entered the world in Waitapeka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand, born to Thomas Chalmers And Sophia Hannah Careless. Elinor McKay Chalmers married Charles Fletcher, and had children including Clara Sophia Fletcher, Eva May Fletcher. Elinor McKay Chalmers passed away in 1938 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Elinor McKay Chalmers entered the world in Waitapeka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand, born to Thomas Chalmers And Sophia Hannah Careless.
  • Elinor McKay Chalmers married Charles Fletcher, and had children including Clara Sophia Fletcher, Eva May Fletcher.
  • Elinor McKay Chalmers passed away in 1938 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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Elinor Chalmers's Ancestors

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Elinor Chalmers
1877–1938
Birth Place: Waitapeka, Clutha, 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
Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1767–1859
Jane Bremner
1790–
Thomas Careless
1734–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chalmers
1714–1797
Alison Currie
1730–1783
James Brimer
1760–
Helen Ready
1760–

Elinor Chalmers's Descendants

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Elinor (McKay) Chalmers (27 May 1877–30 Aug 1938)
  1. 1. Clara (Sophia) Fletcher 1903–1993
  2. 2. Eva (May) Fletcher 1905–1990
    1. 1. Francis (Charles Vernon) Tait 1926–
    2. 2. Colleen (Georgia) Tait 1922–1951
    3. 3. Desmond (John Peter) Tait 1931–1977

Elinor Chalmers's Timeline

3 Records

1877
27 May 1877
Birth of Elinor McKay Chalmers in Waitapeka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Waitapeka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
1938
28 Aug 1938
Age 61
Death of Elinor McKay Chalmers in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1938
30 Aug 1938
Age 61
Burial of Elinor McKay Chalmers in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1877
    Event Place: Waitapeka, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1938
    Event Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Certificate of Death for Elinor McKay Chalmers (Fletcher), Ashburton Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1938
    Event Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

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