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Margaret Chalmers 1881 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 Oct 1943

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Robert Chalmers

Mother: Janet Fyfe

Spouse(s): Alan Keen

Children(s): Alan Keen, Frederick Keen, Lydia Keen, Arthur Keen

Margaret Chalmers was born in 1881 in Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Robert Chalmers and Janet Fyfe. Margaret Chalmers married Alan John Keen, and had children including Alan John Keen, Frederick Charlie Keen, Lydia Pearl Keen, Arthur Miller Keen. Margaret Chalmers passed away in 1943 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Margaret Chalmers was born in 1881 in Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Robert Chalmers and Janet Fyfe.
  • Margaret Chalmers married Alan John Keen, and had children including Alan John Keen, Frederick Charlie Keen, Lydia Pearl Keen, Arthur Miller Keen.
  • Margaret Chalmers passed away in 1943 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Chalmers
1836 – 1913
Birth Location: Nth Urquhart, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Fyfe
1837 – 1917
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alan Keen
1882 – 1949
Birth Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Alan Keen
1914 – 1931
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
AK
Frederick Keen
1916 – 2001
Birth Location: Waipara, Canterbury, New Zealand
FK
Lydia Keen
1919 – 2010
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
LK
Arthur Keen
1924 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Chalmers's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Chalmers
1881 – 1943
Birth Place: Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Robert Chalmers
1836 – 1913
Nth Urquhart, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet Fyfe
1837 – 1917
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1814 – 1876
Berrylaw, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Euphemia (Aitken) Heron
1815 – 1886
Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
John Fyfe
Slamannin, Scotland
Marion Hynd
1802 – 1853
Blackburn, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1767 – 1859
Jane Bremner
1790 –
David Heron
Elspeth Leitch
John Hynd
1772 –
Marian Williamson
1777 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chalmers
1714 –
Alison Currie
1730 – 1783
James Brimer
1760 –
Helen Ready
1760 –
James Heron
1762 – 1858
Euphemia Aitken
1753 – 1858
William Hynd
1750 –
Helen Paterson
1753 – 1797
William Williamson
Marion Adamson

Margaret Chalmers's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Chalmers (20 Oct 1881 – 24 Oct 1943) m. Alan (John) Keen (Jan 1882 – 5 May 1949)
  1. 1. Alan (John) Keen (20 Jan 1914 – 09 Apr 1931)
  2. 2. Frederick (Charlie) Keen (25 Jun 1916 – 22 May 2001) m. Martha ( – Bef. 1965) m. Lily Ferguson (04 Nov 1914 – 02 Jul 1986)
    1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Keen (31 May 1940 – 2013) m. Richard (Noel (Dick)) Milford* (10 October 1933 – 1 July 2006)
      1. 1. Milford*
      2. 2. Milford*
      3. 3. Milford* m. Lewis
      4. 4. Belle Milford* m. Spencer
      5. 5. Susan (Rose) Milford*
      6. 6. Jeffrey (Noel) Milford*
    2. 2. William (Stewart) Keen m. Annie Charlotte
      1. 1. Samuel (John) Keen (18 Jan 1962 – 24 Nov 2017)
      2. 2. Jenny (?Roslyn) Keen (Abt. 1963 – ) m. Gordon (Stephen) Vetters (14 May 1962 – 3 Jan 2021)
        1. 1. Sarah Keen m. macgibbon
        2. 2. Brent Keen
        3. 3. Charlotte Keen m. kubala m. Richard Crawley
      3. 3. Susan (Vera) Keen (Abt. 1965 – ) m. Glenn (Michael) Brinsdon m. Gordon (Stephen) Vetters (14 May 1962 – 3 Jan 2021)
        1. 1. Shane Brinsdon
        2. 2. Tracey Brinsdon
        3. 3. Annie Vetters (28 jun 1991 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Keen m. Kedzlie
      1. 1. Lance Kedzlie
      2. 2. Wayne Kedzlie
      3. 3. Jason Kedzlie
      4. 4. Linda Kedzlie
  3. 3. Lydia (Pearl) Keen (13 Sep 1919 – 29 Jul 2010) m. Franciscus Zoutenbier
    1. 1. Alan (John) Zoutenbier (1959 – )
    2. 2. Margaret (Frances) Zoutenbier (14 Apr 1962 – ) m. Anthony (Craig) Stephens (27 Sep 1958 – ) m. Dale (Robert) Hunt (13 Jun 1966 – )
      1. 1. Daniel (Shane) Stephens (26 Sep 1978 – )
  4. 4. Arthur (Miller) Keen (02 Feb 1924 – )

Margaret Chalmers's Timeline

5 Records

1881
20 Oct 1881
Birth of Margaret Chalmers in Camps, Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
Camps, Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
1881
20 Oct 1881
Birth of Margaret Chalmers in Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
1882
11 Sep 1882
Age 1
Margaret Chalmers was christened in Warepa, Kaihiku, Otago, New Zealand
Warepa, Kaihiku, Otago, New Zealand
1943
24 Oct 1943
Age 62
Death of Margaret Chalmers in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1943
26 Oct 1943
Age 62
Burial of Margaret Chalmers in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Camps, Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [3] Record of the Birth of Margaret Chalmers, Folio 5151/1882. Reference #28.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Milton, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Warepa, Kaihiku, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1943
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [3] Record of the death of Margaret Chalmers, 1018/4716

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1943
    Event Place: Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW
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