CHALMER, Alexander Minister of Glass parish, Reverend Mr ^{1 2}

   Another name for Alexander was CHALMERS, Alexander.^{1 3}

   User ID: G945.

  General Notes:

"CHALMER
ALEXANDER
GEORGE CHALMER/
M
25/09/1690
148 10 / 50
BOTRIPHNIE"

from Births and Baptisms




"1751, Sept. 4.-Receipt by Margaret Stuart, relict of Mr. George Chalmers, late minister at Botriphny, to Magdalen Gordon of Birkenburn, relict of Mr. John Stuart, late minister at Drumblade, for 40 merks, being a year's interest of 800 merks due to her by bond by William Gordon, late of Birkenburn, now deceased : signed at Pittivaich, September 4, 1751, before Mr. Alexander Chalmers, minister at Glass [and her son] and John Maver in Pitglassie, kirk officer at Mortlich (ibid.)."

from Birkenburn ^{3 4}

Alexander married Anne SIME, daughter of Reverend Mr Walter SIME Minister of Mortlach and Elizabeth STEWART, on 22 June 1738. (Anne SIME was born about 1720 and died on 27 July 1786.)

  Marriage Notes:

(at Glass and Dalmeath in 1735)

"Alexander Chalmers, born about 1680 (see Note below), son of George C., min. of Botriphnie; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1700); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith; pres. by Henrietta, Duchess of Gordon, before 18th Sept. 1734; ord. 19th March 1735; died (after a long illness) 7th April 1756. He marr. 22nd June 1738, Anne (died 27th July 1786), daugh. of Walter Sime, min. of this parish, and had issue Margaret, born 7th Jan. 1741; Anne, born 26th July 1743 (marr. - - Thomson) ; George, M.A., surgeon -apothecary, London, born 25th Sept. 1744, died March 1769; Walter, born 2nd Dec. 1745."

from Fasti Ecclesiae

Note:

1680 appears to be a typographical error for 1690, though it makes the MA year problematic. The Alexander Chalmers found in the list of graduates seem too young to be this man. ¹