John Chalmers

1768 -

• Name	John Chalmers
  Birth	Tarves, Aberdeen, Scotland
  	Other public family trees give a birthdate of 1771 for John Chalmers. It can be safely assumed that 1771 is a calculation based on Census data. The 1851 Census however varies and gives John Senior's age as 84 which calculates an estimated birth year of 1767 which I believe is nearer a correct date. This can be substantiated by the Tarves Parish record which contains an entry dated 12 September 1768 "William Chalmers in Tarves had a child baptised named John before the congregation". It would appear that the confusion is with another John Chalmers, christened 3 January 1772; parents Alexander Chalmers, Wright and Margaret Craig his spouse. The fact that none of the public trees has been able to name William as the father of John also substantiates that the Census records have been relied upon to calculate a birth date.
  Christening	12 Sep 1768	Tarves, Aberdeen, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I00942	Vine and Taylor Families, Aotearoa New Zealand
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	William Chalmers,   b. 27 Nov 1744, Tarves, Aberdeen, Scotland d. 13 May 1795, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Barbara Pettrie   d. 1819
  Family ID	F685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Murdoch,   b. Bef 1 Jun 1775, Tarves, Aberdeen, Scotland
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  	Jane Murdoch verified as wife of John Chalmers from 1866 Death Certificate for son James with maiden name recorded as Jane Murdoch.
  Children	1. William Chalmers,   b. 16 Sep 1799, Tarves, Aberdeen, Scotland   2. John Chalmers,   b. 1800, Tarves, Aberdeenshire d. 15 Jul 1871, Village of Tarves, Aberdeen, Scotland (Age 71 years)   3. Alexander Chalmers,   b. 13 Aug 1802, Tarves, Aberdeenshire   4. Jean Chalmers,   b. 07 May 1804, Tarves, Aberdeenshire   5. Barbara Chalmers,   b. 7 May 1804, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   6. George Chalmers,   b. 17 Apr 1806, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   7. James George Chalmers,   b. 5 May 1808, Aberdeen, Scotland d. 1 Jan 1866, 2 Stirling Street, Aberdeen (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F00317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] ScotlandsPeople, OPR Births & Baptisms. [S82] Tarves Parish Register.