Skip to main content

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

 Person

Staff Only

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 164 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from James Lorimer Junior to "Dearest Alice", 14 April 1879

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2482)
Scope and Contents Letter in English from James Jr to Alice. The van was meant to take furniture to Kellie but since it has snowed, they're holding off a few days. Grant will be "in a state of great distress at the arrival of his family being put off". Change of plans with "our friends" since the "8 Mary Place Frasers are going to leave Lorrie and go to Upper Valleyfield". Mother went to Valleyfield with three others and it was trying for her, but were very kind and managed to pull through. FC Miss Alice and...
Dates: 14 April 1879
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers, 31 May 1887

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

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers on the subject of the book Maid of Sker that accompanied the letter dated 31 May 1887.

Dates: 31 May 1887
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 31 January 1879

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

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of the new year dated 31 January 1879.

Dates: 31 January 1879
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 14 May 1882

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

Letter in English from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of news of friends and family and a local wedding, dated 14 May 1882.

Dates: 14 May 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 18 October 1885

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

Letter in English from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of his legal work, dated 18 October 1885.

Dates: 18 October 1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 3 September 1882

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

Letter in English from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of the wedding of a friend, Robert Wyld, dated 3 September 1882.

Dates: 3 September 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 10 September 1882

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

Letter in English from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of visiting friends, dated 10 September 1882.

Dates: 10 September 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 8 July 1885

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

Letter in English from James Lorimer to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of a party and Shakespeare reading at the Government House, dated 8 July 1885.

Dates: 8 July 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 Caroline Louise Lorimer, 3 April 1880

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

Letter from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimar) to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subjects of family updates, the weather and recent parties dated 3 April 1880.

Dates: 3 April 1880
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 Caroline Louise Lorimer, 19 January 1878

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

Letter from Janet Alice Chalmers (Née Lorimer) to Caroline Louise Lorimer on the subject of all Janet Alice Chalmers has seen and experienced on this islands of Martinique, Dominica, and St Thomas dated 19 January 1878.

Dates: 19 January 1878
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters