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Chalmers, Janet Alice, 1857-1946 (daughter of James Lorimer; married to Sir David Chalmers)

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 1857 - 1946

Biography

Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) was born to parents Hannah Stodart Lorimer (1835-1916) and James Lorimer (1818-1890) in 1857. Janet Alice was nicknamed 'Alice', 'Polly', 'Ploks' and 'Ploko' by family members. She married British colonial judge Sir David Chalmers (1835-1899) in 1878. The couple lived in British Guiana (now Guyana) and had a maid named Joanna, nicknamed 'Nan' or 'Nana'.

Janet Alice Chalmers and Sir David Chalmers had six children: David Patrick (b.1880), Hannah Helen (b.1882), Alison Bell (b.1884), Thomas Michael (1886-1904), James Lorimer (b.1888), and Esther Barbara (1894-1983).

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) to Hannah Stodart, 22 October c 1885

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter in English from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) to Hannah Stodart on the subject of life in British Guyana and racial differences, dated 22 October c.1885.

Dates: 22 October c 1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) to unknown, 22 October c.1880-1885

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents

Letter in English from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) to unknown on the subject of life in British Guyana, dated 22 October, year unknown.

Dates: 22 October c.1880-1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters