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James CHALMERS

Male 1886 - 1971  (84 years)    Has no ancestors but 33 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name James CHALMERS 
    Birth 19 Sep 1886  Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service From 29 May 1915 to 28 Mar 1918  [5] 
    Lance Corporal, NZ Machine Gun Corps, NZEF 
    Occupation 1935  [6] 
    Shepherd, Arlington Station, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay 
    Occupation 1963  [6] 
    Shepherd, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay 
    Death 23 Mar 1971  Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8] 
    Burial 25 Mar 1971  Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Probate 26 Apr 1971  Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I12779  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2023 

    Family 1 Alice Maude Annie PITT,   b. 1883   d. 01 May 1923, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 01 Nov 1922  Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Alice Maud Annie CHALMERS [Stella],   b. 30 Apr 1923, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 2012, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F8041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

    Family 2 Irene Emma WALLACE [Emmie],   b. 18 Jan 1907, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1982, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jan 1929  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Daphne Sybil CHALMERS [Sybil],   b. 17 Apr 1930   d. 25 Mar 2016, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +3. Muriel CHALMERS,   b. 23 Nov 1931   d. 04 Aug 2016, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +4. William John CHALMERS,   b. 28 May 1933, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 2017, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +5. Leslie George CHALMERS,   b. 28 Feb 1938   d. 16 Nov 2021, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +6. Valerie May CHALMERS,   b. 1944   d. 27 Aug 2019, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F4113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Sep 1886 - Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 01 Nov 1922 - Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Jan 1929 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Mar 1971 - Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 25 Mar 1971 - Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 26 Apr 1971 - Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Headstone - James and Irene CHALMERS    		Headstone - James and Irene CHALMERS
    In memory of James Chalmers, L/Cpl 1st NZEF 23/706, died 23rd March 1971 aged 85 years. A beloved husband, father & grand-father. Also his beloved wife Irene Emmie, died 25th Oct 1982 aged 75 years. A beloved mother, grandmother, ....
    Plot: Block ML1, Plot 88

  • Sources 
    1. [S194] Central Hawke's Bay District Council Public Cemetery Enquiry.

    2. [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes.

    3. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    4. [S2001] Archives New Zealand Online - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), none.
      Birth given as 29/8/1887 at Whakatane. The birth date does not match the NZ Birth Register.

    5. [S2001] Archives New Zealand Online - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), none.
      Service in Egypt (1916) and Europe (1916-1917). Wounded in action 7 June 1917 with gunshot to right elbow causing ulnar paralysis. After treatment in hospital in England he was judged to be permanently unfit for war service and returned to NZ for further treatment.

    6. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    7. [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz).

    8. [S2001] Archives New Zealand Online - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), none.

    9. [S194] Central Hawke's Bay District Council Public Cemetery Enquiry.
      Family name CHALMERS; Given names JAMES; Address MOUNT HERBERT ROAD, WAIPUKURAU; Occupation: SHEEP FARMER (RET); Age 85 years; Date deceased 23/03/1971; Interment date 25/03/1971; Cemetery Waipukurau; Plot 88; Block ML1; Grave/Ashes Grave; Clergyman REV WR MOORE; Denomination Presbyterian; Funeral Director Wharmby & Williams. Headstone: In memory of JAMES CHALMERS L/CPL 1st N.Z.E.F. 23/706 died 23 march 1971 aged 85 years a beloved husband, father & grand-father. Also his beloved wife IRENE EMMIE died 25 Oct 1982 aged 75 years.

    10. [S11] email.
      From Jill Chalmers-Webley [email removed for privacy] on 29 Jun 2023

    11. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006).


 

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