William Chalmers

1837 - 1923  (85 years)

• Name	William Chalmers
  Born	3 Jul 1837	Ceres, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1841	Woodside, Largo, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	1851	Backbraes, Ceres, Fife, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	1860	Greenside, Ceres   [3]
  	Ploughman
  Occupation	1861  [4]
  	Ploughman
  Residence	1861	Carlhurlie, Largo, Fife, Scotland   [4]
  Residence	15 Mar 1867	Ceres, Fife, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	1871  [6]
  	Agricultural Labourer
  Residence	1871	Balchrestie Cottar, Newburn, Fife, Scotland   [6]
  Occupation	6 Dec 1879  [7]
  	ploughman
  Occupation	16 Dec 1880  [5]
  	ploughman
  Occupation	1881  [8]
  	Farm Servant
  Residence	1881	Sunny Braes, Largo, Fife, Scotland   [8]
  Occupation	3 Nov 1883  [9]
  	ploughman
  Residence	3 Nov 1883	Sunnybraes Farm, Largo, Fife, Scotland   [9]
  Occupation	4 Jun 1886  [9]
  	farm servant
  Occupation	30 May 1890  [9]
  	ploughman
  Occupation	1891  [10]
  	farm servant
  Residence	1891	Burnbank Farm Cottage, Kettle, Fife, Scotland
  Occupation	2 Jan 1891  [7]
  	farm servant
  Occupation	22 Dec 1893  [9]
  	farm servant
  Occupation	14 Jun 1901  [9]
  	ploughman
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [11]
  	farm labourer
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Kettle Hills, Kettle, Fife, Scotland   [11]
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [12]
  	ploughman, retired
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Coaltown, Kettle, Fife, Scotland   [12]
  Occupation	15 Feb 1923  [5]
  	ploughman (retired)
  Died	15 Feb 1923	Kettlehill, Kettle, Fife, Scotland   [5]
  	Cause: senile decay
  Occupation	7 Jul 1926
  	ploughman (deceased)
  Occupation	11 May 1927
  	ploughman (deceased)
  Occupation	6 Jun 1932  [5]
  	ploughman (deceased)
  _UID	0C66C92050FB470DAF46EA45C889C66FA409
  Person ID	I90	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	John Chalmers,   b. Abt 1805,   d. 15 Mar 1867, Hilty, Ceres, Fife, Scotland  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Helen Gourlay,   b. 29 May 1808, Cameron, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 21 Jan 1869, Hilty, Greenside, Ceres, Fife, Scotland  (Age 60 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1831	Ceres, Fife, Scotland   [13]
  	Name: John Chambers Gender: Male Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1831 Marriage Place: Ceres,Fife,Scotland Spouse: Hellen Gourlay FHL Film Number: 1040155 Name: Hellen Gourlay Gender: Female Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1831 Marriage Place: Ceres,Fife,Scotland Spouse: John Chambers FHL Film Number: 1040155 Witnesses at the wedding ewre William Gourlay and Helen Chalmers
  Family ID	F411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Watt,   b. 7 Apr 1836, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 16 Dec 1880, Sunnybraes, Largo, Fife, Scotland  (Age 44 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1860	Ceres, Fife, Scotland   [13]
  	Marriage cert downloaded from Scotlands People Witnesses at marriage William Gourlay & Helen Chalmers
  Children	1. John Chalmers,   b. 23 Oct 1860, Ceres, Fife, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alexander Chalmers,   b. 16 Sep 1862, Logie, Fife, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rachel Chalmers,   b. 15 Aug 1864, Largo, Fife, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Chalmers,   b. 4 Apr 1868, Ceres, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 26 Feb 1948, Adamson Hospital, Cupar, Fife, Scotland  (Age 79 years)   5. Thomas Chalmers,   b. 23 Nov 1869, Crail, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 6 Nov 1932, 5 Canon Street, Alloa, Clackmananshire, Scotland  (Age 62 years)   6. Jahan Chalmers,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Helen Chalmers,   b. 7 Jun 1871, Largo, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 7 Jul 1926, Thomson Place, Corbiehall, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 55 years)   8. James Chalmers,   b. 1875, Newburn, Fife, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Andrew Chalmers,   b. 20 Jan 1878, Largo, Fife, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2010
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Ramsay,   b. 1848, Largo, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 11 May 1927, 36 Marketgate, Crail, Fife, Scotland  (Age 79 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1883	Largo, Fife, Scotland   [9]
  	Wiltnesses at the wedding of William Chalmers and Margaret ramsay were James Gourlay and Janet Laing
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2011
  Family ID	F6555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William was the informant of his fathers death in 1867 William was the informant of his mothers death in 1869 Informant on the death of Elizabeth Watt in 1880 was her husband William Chalmers William was the informant on the death of his nephew, John Pringle in 1905 Informant on the detah of William was his nephew, William M Pringle ------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 Sep 2009. ----------------------------------------------- ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 26 Feb 2011. ----------------------------------------------- ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 31 Jul 2011. ----------------------------------------------- ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 31 Jul 2011. ----------------------------------------------- ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 6 Jun 2015. -----------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3). [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3). Downloaded from Scotlands People [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3). [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3). [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert, GROS Lookup (Reliability: 3). [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3). [S199] 1891 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3). [S232] 1911 Census Scotland, Scotland., (n.d.) (Reliability: 3). [S430] 1921 Scotland Census, Scotland., (n.d.) (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert.