Researching John Chalmers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7129 people with the Chalmers surname? In that year Chalmers was ranked number 571 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Chalmers on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Chalmers and the Chalmers Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chalmers Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Chalmers family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7430 people with the Chalmers surname in the UK? Chalmers is now ranked number 795 for popularity in the UK. |
Chalmers Genealogy Databases
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Chalmers Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Chalmers surname in the USA? Chalmers is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chalmers Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Chalmers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Chalmers
John Chalmers (coach)
John George Chalmers (August 17, 1874 – June 8, 1962) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College (1902), the University of Iowa (1903–1905), Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College, (1907–1914), and the University of Dubuque (1914–1924), compiling a career college football record of 100–47–8. Chalmers was also the head men's basketball coach at Iowa for one season (1904–1905), tallying a mark of 6–8, and the baseball coach at Iowa for two seasons (1904–1905) and at Columbia College from 1915 to 1921.
Source: John Chalmers (coach), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Chalmers
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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