Hi!
I am interested in locating descendants (and the ancestry) of
Edward Chambers (aka Chalmers) who was born ca. 1767 - 71 in Orkney
and died in Kirkwall & St. Ola in 1848
.
He married Rebecca "Baikie" Sinclair and their first known child,
Edward, was bpt. in Stronsay in 1797. Son Robert James was bpt. in
Shapinsay in 1799 and subsequent children, Margaret (1802); Jean
(1805); Thomas (1807 - 1817?); and Peter (1810 - 1850) were all
baptised in Kirkwall and St. Ola.
Edward Jr. worked for the Hudson's Bay Company, then married Jane
Vincent. Robert James probably had children by Catharine Skea and
Mary Ireland. Peter had children by Jean Petrie.
Edward Chambers Jr. and his family came back to Ontario in the early
1840's and he died here in 1892.
Edward Sr. may be the son of John and Beatrice (Shearer) Chambers /
Chalmers, but I cannot prove it because of a gap in the Parish
records. (Has anyone worked on the testaments, MI's etc. for that
area?)
If these names sound familiar to anyone researching in the
same area, I would love to hear from you.
Thanks,
Stephen