David Chalmers

1823 - 1901  (78 years)

• Name	David Chalmers
  Born	15 Feb 1823	, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Elected Office	1854	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	councillor - Woolwich Township
  Elected Office	1855	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Deputy Reeve - Woolwich Township
  Occupation	1856	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	merchant
  Elected Office	1857	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	councillor - Woolwich Township
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27880
  Died	29 Mar 1901	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 7]
  Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario   [4]
  Person ID	I27880	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Aurilia Bemis,   b. 9 Dec 1821, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1899, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. David C. Chalmers,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alexander Chalmers,   b. 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 1875, Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia  (Age 30 years)   3. Anna Chalmers,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Benjamin B. Chalmers,   b. 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1926, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 76 years)   5. Annie Chalmbers,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John G. Chalmers,   b. 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. James Chalmers,   b. 1856, of, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1856, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. William Chalmers,   b. 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1887  (Age 31 years)   9. Mary C. Chalmers,   b. 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F7258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 95. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 77. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 13. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144051273/david-chalmers. [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), March 14, 1856. On the 14th inst, James, infant son of David Chalmers, Esq. Merchant, St Jacob's [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 63.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Feb 1823 - , Scotland Occupation - farmer - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Woolwich Township - 1854 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Deputy Reeve - Woolwich Township - 1855 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1856 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Woolwich Township - 1857 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Mar 1901 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth