Chalmers, Janet Alice, 1857-1946 (daughter of James Lorimer; married to Sir David Chalmers)
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 "Obedient Servant Sa[...]" to "My Dear Mistress" (probably Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)), 4 January 1889
Letter in English from "Your Obedient servant Sac[...]" (annotated on letter as under-nurse) to "My Dear Mistress" on the subject of missing the Chalmers children, dated 4th January 1889.
Letter from "Pater" (James Lorimer) to "Dearest Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 19 June 1889
Letter in English from "Pater" (John Lorimer) to "Dearest Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of a gale at Kellie Castle, dated 19 June 1889.
Letter from "Pater" to "Dearest Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)), 30 July 1879
Letter in English from "Pater" to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) "Dearest Polly" about information her husband David shared and the "land question", dated 30 July 1879.
Letter from "Ploko" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "Dearest Chicken", 24 November 1879
Letter in English from Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) "Ploko" to "Dearest Chicken" on the subject of her birthday, missing home and what she has been doing, dated 24 November 1879.
Letter from Polly (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "My Dearest Lorry" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), 1878
Letter in English from Polly (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "My Dearest Lorry" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of not visiting Kellie as "Mother" is unwell, refurbishment at Kellie, believed to date from 1878.
Letter from Polly (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "My Dearest Lorry" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)), undated
Letter in English from Polly (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "My Dearest Lorry" (Hannah Cassels im Thurn (née Lorimer)) on the subject of dinner with Auntie and Uncle and sending a newspaper clipping, no date.
Letter from "Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "My dearest Louise" (Caroline Louise Chalmers), undated
Letter in English from "Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "My dearest Louise" (Caroline Louise Chalmers) on the subject of buying a Christmas tree, eating cake and shopping, no date.
Letter from "Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "My dearest Louise" (Caroline Louise Lorimer), 1 December [no year]
Letter in English from "Polly" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "My dearest Louise" (Caroline Louise Lorimer) on the subject of news from school in Germany, dated 1 December, no year.
Letter from "Polo" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "Dearest L[...]", undated
Letter in English from "Polo" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "Dearest L[...]" on the subject of spending a day at Kellie, no date.
Letter from "Polo" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "Dearest L[...]", undated
Letter in English from "Polo" (Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer)) to "Dearest L[...]" on the subject of Kellie, no date.