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James Brimer or Brimner Chalmers 1879 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1879

Birth Location: Puerua, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 06 Oct 1951

Death Location: Hilderthorpe, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Chalmers

Mother: Sophia Careless

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The story of James Brimer or Brimner Chalmers began in 1879 in Puerua, Otago, New Zealand. James Brimer or Brimner Chalmers passed away in 1951 in Hilderthorpe, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Brimer or Brimner Chalmers began in 1879 in Puerua, Otago, New Zealand.
  • James Brimer or Brimner Chalmers passed away in 1951 in Hilderthorpe, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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James Chalmers's Ancestors

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James Chalmers
1879 – 1951
Birth Place: Puerua, 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

James Chalmers's Timeline

3 Records

1879
20 Apr 1879
Birth of James Brimer or Brimner Chalmers in Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
1951
06 Oct 1951
Age 72
Death of James Brimer or Brimner Chalmers in Hilderthorpe, Canterbury, New Zealand
Hilderthorpe, Canterbury, New Zealand
1951
08 Oct 1951
Age 72
Burial of James Brimer or Brimner Chalmers in Oamaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Oamaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1951
    Event Place: Hilderthorpe, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Probate Record for James Bremner Chalmers, Probate Number 0905/51

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1951
    Event Place: Oamaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

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