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William Chalmers 1913 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1913

Birth Location: Waiwera, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 10 Nov 1986

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Peter Chalmers

Mother: Euphemia Chitty

Spouse(s): May Wallace, Cynthia Pickles

Children(s): Doreen Chalmers, Pamela Chalmers

William Chalmers was born in 1913 in Waiwera, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Peter Thomas Chalmers and Euphemia Harriet Chitty. William Chalmers married May Violet Wallace, Cynthia Pickles, and had children including Doreen May Chalmers, Pamela Dawn Chalmers. William Chalmers passed away in 1986 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Chalmers was born in 1913 in Waiwera, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Peter Thomas Chalmers and Euphemia Harriet Chitty.
  • William Chalmers married May Violet Wallace, Cynthia Pickles, and had children including Doreen May Chalmers, Pamela Dawn Chalmers.
  • William Chalmers passed away in 1986 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Chalmers
1880 – 1943
Birth Location: Camps, Otago, New Zealand
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Euphemia Chitty
1886 – 1956
Birth Location: Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

May Wallace
– 1959
Birth Location: Irwall, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
MW
Cynthia Pickles
1922 – 1995
Birth Location: Otley, Yorkshire, England
CP

Children(s)

Doreen Chalmers
1938 –
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
DC
Pamela Chalmers
1944 –
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
PC

William Chalmers's Ancestors

Self
William Chalmers
1913 – 1986
Birth Place: Waiwera, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Peter Thomas Chalmers
1880 – 1943
Camps, Otago, New Zealand
Euphemia (Harriet) Chitty
1886 – 1956
Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1836 – 1913
Nth Urquhart, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet Fyfe
1837 – 1917
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
George Chitty
1850 – 1923
Lurgashall, Sussex, England
Euphemia (Heron) Hutton
1865 – 1954
Puerua, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1814 – 1876
Euphemia Heron
1815 – 1886
John Fyfe
Marion Hynd
1802 – 1853
Leonard Chitty
1820 – 1890
Harriet Randell
1820 – 1901
Peter Hutton
1835 – 1898
Elspeth Chalmers
1842 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Chalmers
1767 – 1859
Jane Bremner
1790 –
David Heron
Elspeth Leitch
John Hynd
1772 –
Marian Williamson
1777 –
Richard Chitty
1773 –
Mary BENNETT
John Randell
Maria Courtnage
Peter Hutton
Janet Stewart
Robert Chalmers
1814 – 1876
Euphemia Heron
1815 – 1886

William Chalmers's Descendants

1.
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William Chalmers (10 Jul 1913 – 10 Nov 1986) m. May (Violet) Wallace ( – 31 Jul 1959) m. Cynthia Pickles (Abt. 1922 – 31 Mar 1995)
  1. 1. Doreen (May) Chalmers (27 Mar 1938 – ) m. Ashley (George) Stamper ( – Abt. 11 Mar 1988)
    1. 1. Dean Stamper (04 Jul 1961 – ) m. Linda Watson (12 Mar 1963 – )
      1. 1. Rebecca Stamper (03 Jan 1983 – )
      2. 2. Ashleigh (Jade) Stamper (27 Oct 1987 – )
    2. 2. Jennifer (Ann) Stamper (09 Oct 1962 – ) m. Philip Thomas
      1. 1. Joshua (Arther George) Thomas (02 May 1995 – )
      2. 2. Lora (May) Thomas (10 Apr 1998 – )
    3. 3. Tracy (Joy) Stamper (24 Aug 1967 – ) m. John (Barry) Rolleston
      1. 1. David (John) Rolleston (08 Nov 1988 – )
      2. 2. Nathen (Dean) Rolleston (01 May 1991 – )
  2. 2. Pamela (Dawn) Chalmers (23 Apr 1944 – ) m. Vernon (Kevin) Frater (24 Nov 1942 – )
    1. 1. Karen (Ann) Frater (18 Feb 1964 – ) m. Arthur Spragg (10 Jul 1956 – ) m. Stephen (David) Johnstone (07 Sep 1964 – )
      1. 1. Kevin (William) Spragg (28 Nov 1985 – )
      2. 2. Gareth (Douglas) Spragg (11 Mar 1988 – )
      3. 3. Samantha (Ann) Spragg (01 Mar 1990 – )
      4. 4. Bethany (Rose-lee) Johnstone (18 Jun 1998 – )
      5. 5. Abby (Marie) Johnstone (18 Nov 2000 – )
    2. 2. Leoni (Dawn) Frater (15 Oct 1965 – ) m. John (Stanley) Robinson
      1. 1. James (Kenneth) Robinson (01 Oct 1989 – )
      2. 2. Jasmine (May) Robinson (31 Jul 1992 – )
    3. 3. Stephanie (May) Frater (06 Jun 1967 – ) m. Shane (Rex) Townsend
      1. 1. Kyntia (Louise May) Townsend (20 Nov 1989 – )
      2. 2. Karina (Pamela Anne) Townsend (18 Mar 1992 – )
    4. 4. Ian (Dennis) Frater (23 Aug 1969 – )

William Chalmers's Timeline

3 Records

1913
10 Jul 1913
Birth of William Chalmers in Waiwera, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand
Waiwera, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand
1986
10 Nov 1986
Age 73
Death of William Chalmers in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1986
13 Nov 1986
Age 73
Burial of William Chalmers in Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1913
    Event Place: Waiwera, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Record of the Birth of William Chalmers

    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: 10 Nov 1986
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Record of the Death of William Chalmers, #78234

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1986
    Event Place: Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW
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