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John Chalmers 1865 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Mar 1865

Birth Location: Warepa, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: Abt. 1945

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: Thomas Chalmers

Mother: Sophia Careless

Spouse(s): Mirium Emanuel

Children(s): George Nelson, Sophia Nelson, Victoria Nelson?

The story of John Chalmers began in 1865 in Warepa, Otago, New Zealand. John Chalmers married Mirium Emanuel, and had children including George Waikere Chalmers Nelson, Sophia Nelson, Victoria Nelson?. John Chalmers passed away in 1945 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of John Chalmers began in 1865 in Warepa, Otago, New Zealand.
  • John Chalmers married Mirium Emanuel, and had children including George Waikere Chalmers Nelson, Sophia Nelson, Victoria Nelson?.
  • John Chalmers passed away in 1945 in 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
SC

Spouses(s)

Mirium Emanuel
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

George Nelson
1901 – 1930
Birth Location: Waipu, East Coast, New Zealand
GN
Sophia Nelson
Birth Location: –
SN
Victoria Nelson?
Birth Location: –
VN

John Chalmers's Ancestors

Self
John Chalmers
1865 – 1945
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

John Chalmers's Descendants

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John Chalmers (04 Mar 1865 – Abt. 1945) m. Mirium Emanuel
  1. 1. George (Waikere Chalmers) Nelson (14 Jan 1901 – 20 Jan 1930) m. Elizabeth (Wattie) Goldsmith
    1. 1. Frank Sinclair (29 Jun 1927 – 30 Jun 1927)
    2. 2. Mirrium Sinclair
    3. 3. John (Edward) Sinclair
    4. 4. Olive Sinclair
    5. 5. Edward (Thomas) Sinclair
    6. 6. George Sinclair
    7. 7. Charlotte Sinclair
  2. 2. Sophia Nelson m. Rowley Jackson
    1. 1. Frederick Jackson m. Cilla
    2. 2. Jack Jackson
    3. 3. Maude Jackson
    4. 4. May Jackson
    5. 5. Mary Jackson
    6. 6. Georgina Jackson
  3. 3. Victoria Nelson?

John Chalmers's Timeline

2 Records

1865
04 Mar 1865
Birth of John Chalmers in Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
1945
Abt. 1945
Age 80
Death of John Chalmers in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Aug 2000
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1945
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW
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