James Chalmers^[1]

1742 - 1810  (68 years)

• Name	James Chalmers
  Christening	8 Jan 1713	Dyke, Moray
  Birth	9 Apr 1742	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jun 1810	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Burial	St Nicholas's Church
  Person ID	I9024	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	James Chalmers,   c. 1686   d. 1744 (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Jean Chalmers,   b. Abt 1686   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F38145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Margaret (of Tilquhille) Douglas,   b. 8 Apr 1749, Westminster, Middlesex, England d. 1818 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1769	St. James Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Children	1. Catherine Chalmers,   b. 13 Sep 1770, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susannah Chalmers,   b. 12 Sep 1772, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Christiana Chalmers,   b. 6 Mar 1774, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Chalmers,   b. 3 Jun 1775, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret Chalmers,   b. 25 Dec 1776, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   6. David Chalmers,   b. 19 Oct 1778, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jean Chalmers,   b. 5 Sep 1781, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 8 Jan 1859, Union Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 77 years)   8. John Frederick Chalmers,   b. 29 Apr 1783, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   9. Elizabeth Chalmers,   b. 28 Nov 1784, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   10. Dr William Chalmers,   b. 27 Jun 1786, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   11. Alexandria Chalmers,   b. 2 Feb 1788, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   12. Charles Chalmers,   b. 6 Jul 1790, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  James Chalmers (ca. 1713-1764) was a native of Arbroath who moved to Dundee and established himself there as a bookseller, printer and publisher. He was born in Aberdeen and baptized on 8 January 1713 at Dyke, Moray, the eldest surviving son of James Chalmers (bap. 1686, d. 1744), professor of divinity at Marischal College, Aberdeen (1728– 44), and his cousin Jean Chalmers. It is generally cliamed that he invented the adhesive postage stamp. He has an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

  
  

• Sources

  [S252] Ken Stelmaszek.