Benjamina Horne (McFarlane) Chalmers (1826 - 1905)

Born 9 May 1826 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Chalmers — married 25 Dec 1850 in Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Oct 1905 at age 79 in South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Benjamina was born in 1826 in Wick, Scotland.

Benjamina Horne McFarlane was 13 years old when she immigrated to the South Australian colony in 1839 on the SUPERB. She travelled with her parents Allan MacFarlane and wife Margaret nee Horne and siblings. [1]

Benjamina Horne McFarlane married Dr. Andrew Chalmers in 1850 at Mount Barker where he was the local medical doctor. [2]

Marriage Date: 25 December 1850

Marriage Place: Glensloy, Mount Barker (her parents residence)

Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia

Page Number: 227

Volume Number: 7

Benjamina and Andrew had 6 children together (1 died as an infant) before Andrew Chalmers died in 1862, leaving Benjamina with 5 children aged between 2 and 10 years.

The two eldest daughters, Margaret (Madge) and Isabella, were brought up by her oldest sister Elizabeth (Aunt Bessie Begg) - because she had money and no children. Their offspring lived in England and some went to Canada.

Benjamina Chalmers passed away in October 1905 in South Australia at the age of 79. Her address was given as "Glensloy" in Childers St, North Adelaide.

Her beloved Andrew had passed away some 40 years before her aged in his 40s. She is buried with him at the Kensington Clayton Congregational (Wesleyan) Church graveyard, at Beulah Park, Adelaide, in South Australia, Australia.

Sources

• Superb 1839 from Diane Cummings’ Bound for South Australia website at: http://www.slsa.ha.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Superb.htm first viewed 6th of October, 2019.

• Passengers for 11/07/1839 - 29/10/1839 from Passengers in History an initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum at: http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/voyage-passengers-all/946389/11/07/1839%20-%2029/10/1839?title=&page=2 first viewed 6th of October, 2019.

• Benjamina Horne McFarlane in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 on ANCESTRY Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. [3] first viewed 6th of October, 2019.

• Genealogy SA (South Australia) Online Database Search result: Marriage Registration no. 1850 - 7/227 – CHALMERS, Andrew & MCFARLANE, Benjamina Horne – Adelaide. first viewed 6th of October 2019 at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• Genealogy SA (South Australia) Online Database Search result: Death Registration no. 1905 - 313/23– CHALMERS, Benjamina Horne – relative: Andrew CHALMERS (DH meaning deceased husband) – District: Adelaide. first viewed 6th of October 2019 at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• Benjamina Horne Chalmers in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. [4] first viewed 6th of October 2019

• Clayton-Wesley Uniting Church Cemetery via the Australian Cemeteries database at: http://www.australiancemeteries.com.au/sa/norwood_payneham_stpeters/claytonwesdata.htm