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Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers 1893 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1893

Birth Location: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 15 May 1977

Death Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Charles Chalmers

Mother: Annie Gunn

Spouse(s): Nellie Knight

Children(s): Brian Chalmers, Nevelle Chalmers, Valere Chalmers, Donald Chalmers, Leone Chalmers

Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers was born in 1893 in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Charles Chalmers and Annie Jane Gunn. Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers married Nellie Knight, and had children including Brian Henderson Chalmers, Nevelle James Chalmers, Valere Ann Chalmers, Donald Chalmers, Leone Isabel Chalmers. Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers passed away in 1977 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers was born in 1893 in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Charles Chalmers and Annie Jane Gunn.
  • Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers married Nellie Knight, and had children including Brian Henderson Chalmers, Nevelle James Chalmers, Valere Ann Chalmers, Donald Chalmers, Leone Isabel Chalmers.
  • Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers passed away in 1977 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Chalmers
1868 – 1955
Birth Location: Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
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Annie Gunn
1862 – 1950
Birth Location: Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
AG

Spouses(s)

Nellie Knight
1898 – 1996
Birth Location: New Zealand
NK

Children(s)

Brian Chalmers
1924 – 2001
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
BC
Nevelle Chalmers
1931 –
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
NC
Valere Chalmers
1934 –
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
VC
Donald Chalmers
1939 –
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
DC
Leone Chalmers
1940 –
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
LC

Thomas Chalmers's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Chalmers
1893 – 1977
Birth Place: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Charles Chalmers
1868 – 1955
Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
Annie (Jane) Gunn
1862 – 1950
Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
Thomas Chalmers
1841 – 1906
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Sophia (Hannah) Careless
1845 – 1906
London, England
Hugh Gunn
Jessie Urquhart
Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1814 – 1876
Euphemia Heron
1815 – 1886
John Careless
– 1888
Patience Weete
2nd-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

Thomas Chalmers's Descendants

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Thomas (Marcus Donald) Chalmers (21 Jul 1893 – 15 May 1977) m. Nellie Knight (1898 – 19 Sep 1996)
  1. 1. Brian (Henderson) Chalmers (1924 – 20 Aug 2001) m. Dulcenia (May) Stanger (Abt. 1926 – )
    1. 1. Helen (Margaret) Chalmers (09 Oct 1947 – ) m. Gordon Anderson ( – Bef. Aug 2001)
      1. 1. Stephanie Anderson (23 Oct 1971 – )
      2. 2. Sandra Anderson (15 Apr 1974 – )
    2. 2. Chalmers (31 May 1950 – )
    3. 3. Graeme (Brian) Chalmers (11 May 1951 – ) m. Selena (Gay) Bungard
      1. 1. Daryn (Mark) Chalmers (06 Jan 1975 – )
      2. 2. Delvin (James) Chalmers (28 May 1977 – )
      3. 3. Nigel (Graeme) Chalmers (18 Aug 1980 – )
      4. 4. Angela (Gay) Chalmers (27 Jun 1981 – )
  2. 2. Nevelle (James) Chalmers (18 Nov 1931 – ) m. Ngaire (Isabella) Paul (Abt. 1936 – 13 Apr 2000)
    1. 1. Brian (Paul) Chalmers (10 Oct 1958 – ) m. Tui (Prince) Kerehoma
      1. 1. Ngaire (Nina Ann Maire) Chalmers (12 Jul 1983 – )
      2. 2. Jaime-Lyn Chalmers (10 Apr 1985 – )
      3. 3. Mere (Karaka) Chalmers (12 Apr 1986 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (Paul Wetini) Chalmers (1989 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Lewis) Chalmers (24 Oct 1960 – )
    3. 3. Gregory (James) Chalmers (1963 – )
    4. 4. Paul (James) Chalmers (06 Oct 1967 – ) m. Kate Goodwin
    5. 5. Mark Chalmers m. Christine
  3. 3. Valere (Ann) Chalmers (24 Sep 1934 – ) m. Alan Woolford
    1. 1. Leanne Woolford m. Baxter
      1. 1. Holly (Jane) Baxter
      2. 2. Ashley (John) Baxter
    2. 2. Jane Woolford
    3. 3. Grant Woolford
    4. 4. Richard Woolford
  4. 4. Donald Chalmers (01 Jun 1939 – ) m. Avis (Carole) Bigham
    1. 1. Gary (Leonard) Chalmers (1964 – )
    2. 2. Sandra-Lee Chalmers
  5. 5. Leone (Isabel) Chalmers (21 Oct 1940 – ) m. Richard Smith m. Geoffrey Bishop
    1. 1. Mandy Smith m. Hugh Cameron
      1. 1. Joseph Cameron (01 Feb 1985 – )
      2. 2. Olivia Cameron (09 Nov 1986 – )
    2. 2. Sarah Bishop m. Mark Anderson
      1. 1. Aimes Anderson (07 Aug 1986 – )
      2. 2. Jessica Anderson (1987 – )
      3. 3. Logan Anderson (1993 – )
    3. 3. Katrina Bishop
    4. 4. David Bishop m. Sally Atkinson
      1. 1. Erica Bishop (1993 – )
    5. 5. Benjamin Bishop

Thomas Chalmers's Timeline

4 Records

1893
21 Jul 1893
Birth of Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
1894
09 May 1894
Age 1
Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers was christened in Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
1977
15 May 1977
Age 84
Death of Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
1977
18 May 1977
Age 84
Burial of Thomas Marcus Donald Chalmers in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 09 May 1894
    Event Place: Puerua, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1998
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1977
    Event Place: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 May 1977
    Event Place: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW
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