Chalmers family of Kent

[MGraham]

I am trying to find the baptism and parents of Peter Chalmers born about 1793.
He died 1838 in Aylesford, Strood, Kent aged 50. He married Sarah Ann about 1818 I think and had 5 children between 1819 and 1829 all Strood/Rochester in Kent.

Any help with this family would be appreciated.

Thank you

Mel

[casalguidi]

Hi Mel

Have you looked at the parish registers online on Medway Cityark http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ ?

Do you have a birthplace for Peter's wife Sarah, perhaps from a later census or perhaps an occupation for Peter?

Casalguidi

[Eyesee]

The children are baprised at Rochester Saint Margaret, according to the IGI, with two daughters baptised 1 August 1819. Looking at the PRs there was a son baptised the same day as well, George.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/03a4/

Having three children baptised the same day more than likely means Peter and Sarah Ann were married condiderably earlier than 1818, possibly as far back as 1814. No birthdates indicated to pinpoint this a bit more.

Peter's occupation was a Cooper.

Saint Margaret's registers are fairly well indexed and the indexes are also available on the Medway Cityark site, a bit further on than the refs to the main registers. It might pay to check the burials as well to see if there were others that you do not know about.

Ian C

[MGraham]

Thank you for your help. I wasn't aware of the cityark website and now have the baptisms but not a marriage for Peter yet! Is there a way to search the indexes using a surname or do you have to view each image?
Thanks again
Mel

[casalguidi]

Hi Mel

I'm afraid it's generally a case of opening the images to see what's within

There is an ongoing marriage index to the cityark registers 1837+ http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fleming/cityark.htm and, of course, the IGI http://www.familysearch (incomplete) can be a shortcut.  A few registers do have an index on the front or back covers but this is usually indicated with the notes for each register.

Casalguidi

[TD46]

This conversation is 4 years old but I have a copy of the marriage certificate of one of the daughters and the father's name is stated as William Peter Chalmers - may help!

[MGraham]

Excellent! Is it possible to have a copy and which daughter is it? Are you connected to the Chalmers? My great grandmother was a Chalmers.
Thanks
Mel

[MGraham]

I have a William Peter Chalmers born 1821 who married Emma in 1844 and had one daughter Emma. Is this one and the same?

[TD46]

Bethulia Chalmers was my wife's Gt Gt Grandmother descended via the Adams family. As you posted some time back there appears to have been 5 children and the William Peter who married Emma was one of them.

I would be delighted to send you a copy of the marriage certificate but am struggling to find how to do this.  If you can either explain or send me an email address by the private message system I will send a scanned copy of Bethulia's marriage in Frindsbury in April 1850 to James William Adams.