William Brown Chalmers

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 1 son 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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William Brown Chalmers
1849–1937
Ann Napier
1849–1929
Marriage: 1 February 1884
William Chalmers
1884–1956
Jean Elizabeth Chalmers
1889–1968
Annie Isabella Chalmers
1890–1984

Sources (25)

  • William Chalmers in household of Joseph Chalmers, "Scotland Census, 1881"
  • William Brown Chalmers, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • William Chalmers, "Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1954"

World Events (8)

1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway

Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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