Brief Life History of William Brown
When William Brown Chalmers was born on 25 August 1849, in Netherley, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Chalmers, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Jamieson, was 23. He married Ann Napier on 1 February 1884, in Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 20 years and Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States for about 30 years. He died on 6 May 1937, in Wainaku, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 87.
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Sources (22)
- William Chalmers in household of Robert Forbes, "United States Census, 1930"
- William Brown Chalmers, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Chalmers, "Hawaii Marriages, 1826-1922"
Spouse and Children
1849–1937 Male
1849–1929 Female
Children (4)
1884–1937 Male
1884–1956 Male
1889–1968 Female
1890–1984 Female
Parents and Siblings
1820–1896 Male
1826–1875 Female
Siblings (10)
1847–1924 Male
1849–1937 Male
1851–1935 Male
1853–1932 Female
1856–1917 Female
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World Events (8)
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Age 5
1863
Age 14
1872 · The First National Park
Age 23
Name Meaning
Scottish: from Older Scots chalmer ‘chamberlain’; compare Chambers . The mb was assimilated to mm; the l was purely graphic, indicating that the preceding a was long.
English: possibly a localized form of Challinor (see Challender ), with dissimilation of ln to lm in Chalner.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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