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Margaret Acheson Chalmers 1883 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 May 1883

Birth Location: Milton, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 28 Jul 1974

Death Location: Prospect House, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: David Chalmers

Mother: Rebecca Black

Spouse(s): Charles Overton

Children(s): Terence Overton

Margaret Acheson Chalmers was born in 1883 in Milton, Otago, New Zealand, the child of David Heron Chalmers and Rebecca Black. Margaret Acheson Chalmers married Charles Hezekiah Overton, and had children including Terence George Overton. Margaret Acheson Chalmers passed away in 1974 in Prospect House, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Margaret Acheson Chalmers was born in 1883 in Milton, Otago, New Zealand, the child of David Heron Chalmers and Rebecca Black.
  • Margaret Acheson Chalmers married Charles Hezekiah Overton, and had children including Terence George Overton.
  • Margaret Acheson Chalmers passed away in 1974 in Prospect House, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Chalmers's Ancestors

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Margaret Chalmers
1883 – 1974
Birth Place: Milton, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
David Heron Chalmers
1838 – 1925
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Rebecca Black
1843 – 1901
Fermanagh, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1814 – 1876
Berrylaw, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Euphemia (Aitken) Heron
1815 – 1886
Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Acheson Black
Fermanagh, Ireland
Jane Kelso
Fermanagh, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1767 – 1859
Jane Bremner
1790 –
David Heron
Elspeth Leitch
Jame Black
1756 –
Margaret
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 Black

Margaret Chalmers's Descendants

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Margaret (Acheson) Chalmers (07 May 1883 – 28 Jul 1974) m. Charles (Hezekiah) Overton (10 May 1880 – 29 Aug 1967)
  1. 1. Terence (George) Overton (1908 – 28 Jun 1988) m. Meredith Dunn
    1. 1. Jill (Davina) Overton (25 Mar 1937 – ) m. Ross (Philip) Hoffman
      1. 1. Joanna (Margaret) Hoffman (10 Mar 1967 – )
      2. 2. Victoria (Jane) Hoffman (08 Jan 1970 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Louise) Hoffman (01 Jun 1972 – )
      4. 4. Nicholas (Philip) Hoffman (15 Mar 1974 – )
    2. 2. Michael (Geoffrey) Overton (19 Dec 1939 – ) m. Lynette Ennis
      1. 1. Timothy Overton (21 Oct 1970 – )
      2. 2. Christopher Overton (16 Feb 1974 – )

Margaret Chalmers's Timeline

3 Records

1883
07 May 1883
Birth of Margaret Acheson Chalmers in Milton, Otago, New Zealand
Milton, Otago, New Zealand
1974
28 Jul 1974
Age 91
Death of Margaret Acheson Chalmers in Prospect House, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Prospect House, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1974
30 Jul 1974
Age 91
Burial of Margaret Acheson Chalmers in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 May 1883
    Event Place: Milton, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1974
    Event Place: Prospect House, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Index entry for the Death of Margaret A Chalmers, Death Registration Index number 4 14954
    [3] Notice of Death for Margaret Acheson Chalmers, 'Otago Daily Times', page 3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1974
    Event Place: Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Record of Burial for Margaret A Chalmers

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