Researching William 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 William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Chalmers on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Chalmers and the Chalmers Genealogy
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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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Some Famous People called William Chalmers
William Chalmers (merchant)
William Chalmers (, ; 13November 1748 – 3July 1811) was a Swedish merchant and freemason. He was born in Gothenburg in 1748 to the Scottish merchant William Chalmers Sr. and his Swedish wife, Inga Orre. William Chalmers Jr. was eldest amongst his brothers James, George Andreas and Charles Chalmers. He became a director of the Swedish East India Company and in 1783 he was appointed as their resident representative in Canton. He would stay there and in Macau for ten years before returning home. He died in Gothenburg in 1811, leaving half his fortune to the Sahlgrenska hospital, Gothenburg. After some other donations, the remainder was donated to create a crafting school for poor children, which in 1829 became a college that today is named the Chalmers University of Technology.
Source: William Chalmers (merchant), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
William Chalmers (ice hockey)
William Junior Chalmers (born January 24, 1934 - d. December 7, 1994), was a professional ice hockey player who played for the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters, winning the Memorial Cup in 1952 as national junior ice hockey champions of Canada, and the George Richardson Memorial Trophy as eastern Canadian champions the same year.
On November 21, 1953, the 20-year-old Chalmers played one game with the NHL's New York Rangers at Maple Leaf Gardens. This was the only NHL game of his career, earning him a spot on the list of NHL one gamers.
Beginning in 1957–58, Chalmers played the next fourteen seasons for five teams in the International Hockey League. Six of those seasons under general manager Ken Wilson, from 1960 to 1963 with the Omaha Knights and 1963 to 1966 for the Toledo Blades.
In 1982, Chalmers took over coaching duties for the Danville Dashers of the Continental Hockey League. Chick led the Dashers to a Wal-Mart Cup playoff victory in 1984.
Chalmers died on December 7, 1994.
Source: William Chalmers (ice hockey), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Chalmers
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