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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 164 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 14 April 1882

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of news of friends and family, dated 14 April 1882.

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

Letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 26 April 1882

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of news of friends and family, dated 26 April 1882.

Dates: 26 April 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

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

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (neé Lorimer) on the subject of Hannah Cassels Lorimer's teaching of drawing classes, 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 Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 15 May 1882

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (neé Lorimer) on the subject of family news, dated 15 May 1882.

Dates: 15 May 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 28 May 1882

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of family news, dated 28 May 1882.

Dates: 28 May 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (neé Lorimer), 1 July 1882

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of family news, dated 1 July 1882.

Dates: 1 July 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 9 July 1882

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of news of family and friends, dated 9 July 1882.

Dates: 9 July 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 11 June 1882

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of displaying artworks in Kellie Castle, including paintings and drawings by Hannah Cassels Lorimer and John Henry Lorimer, dated 11 June 1882.

Dates: 11 June 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 27 August 1882

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of family news, dated 27 August 1882.

Dates: 27 August 1882
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer), 20 September 1885

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

Letter in English from Hannah Stodart to Janet Alice Chalmers (née Lorimer) on the subject of news of relatives, dated 20 September 1885.

Dates: 20 September 1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters