Rev. John Aitkin Chalmers

Born: 21 Jan 1837, Chumie Mission Station, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Marriage (1): Eliza Jane Lindsay on 21 Jul 1861 in , , Scotland
Marriage (2): Margaret Ann Tudhope on 19 Dec 1866 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died: 1 Jun 1888, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa aged 51

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Eliza Jane Lindsay

Margaret Eliza Jane Lindsay Chalmers+

2. Margaret Ann Tudhope

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-XYJ2?i=1167&cc=2517051

And

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-119723411-1-500044/john-aitkin-chalmers-in-myheritage-family-trees

bullet Death Notes:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-Z6HD?i=870&cc=2517051&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQP7Z-HY41

And

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-XYJ2?i=1167&cc=2517051

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95F5-X22?i=163&cc=1779109&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AWMYF-TNW2

And

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-Z6HD?i=870&cc=2517051&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQP7Z-HY41

• Occupation. Missionary.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-Q91L-Y?cc=2821281&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AZQ8Z-Y1T2

John married Eliza Jane Lindsay, daughter of William Lindsay and Margaret, on 19 Dec 1866 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Eliza Jane Lindsay was born on 3 Sep 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died on 18 Apr 1862 in Mgwali Mission, Eastern Cape, South Africa.)

bullet Sources of information or n events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-119723411-1-500044/john-aitkin-chalmers-in-myheritage-family-trees

John next married Margaret Ann Tudhope, daughter of Francis Tudhope and Margaret Nutter, on 19 Dec 1866 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Margaret Ann Tudhope was born calculated 24 Mar 1845, died on 24 Mar 1930 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa and was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.)

bullet Sources of information or n events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-Q91L-Y?cc=2821281&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AZQ8Z-Y1T2

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There will inevitably be errors and omissions and the whole purpose of creating this online record, is to invite feedback and corrections.
The data is specifically for non-commercial use and my clear intention is to build family records. The data may, therefore, not be used in any way for the purposes of financial gain.

Caveat:- Throughout the project UK GRO birth, marriage and death index data appears. The GRO data appears in Quarters. Q1 = January, February and March, Q2 = April, May, June , Q3 = July, August and September and Q4 = October, November and December. Similarly, Mar Q = January, February and March, Jun Q = April, May, June , Sep Q = July, August and September and Dec Q = October, November and December. Where these dates occur, they represent the date of Registration of the event rather than the date of the actual event. Logically, registration occurs AFTER the event. In some cases this may be days or months or even years after the event. The important thing is that the event was recorded and a copy of the document of registration could be obtained if necessary. This also applies to South African NAAIRS records.

Similarly, the UK system is confusing to the uninitiated because registration districts can span several counties. Accordingly GRO locations may not record the true location of the event. They do record where the record is actually kept or recorded.

Caveat #2:- I have used URL's throughout the website as sources. The URLs are often from paid subscription sites so you may not be able to access them without an account. Inevitably there are broken URL's. I have been to every URL recorded here and at the time they were operational. In this regard, the Ancestry24 records are a problem. There are numerous references in the South African data citing Ancestry24 records. Unfortunately Ancestry24 has closed down and these records are no longer available on line.

The early South African records on this site would not have been as good as they are without the work done by Delia Robertson. Where there are website addresses containing http://www.e-family.co.za... I record the citation should read Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. This website can be found at First Fifty Years