94. Joseph⁵ CHALMERS (Joseph⁴, William³, James², William¹) (#449) was born Alvah parish, Banffshire, Scotland 1 March 1823. Joseph died 26 May 1895 in Victoria, Australia, at 72 years of age. His body was interred 27 May 1895 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

He married Ann SHEPHERD in London, Middlesex, England, 15 May 1847. (Ann SHEPHERD is #909.) Ann was born in Kinellar parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4 February 1824. Ann was the daughter of Alexander SHEPHERD and Margaret STEPHEN. Ann died 31 May 1902 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, at 78 years of age. Her body was interred 1 June 1902 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

Joseph's occupation: baker/miner. He was baptized Alvah parish, Banffshire, Scotland, 6 March 1823. Religion: Church of Scotland. Joseph participated in the emigration event 5 November 1852 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.⁽¹⁶²⁾ He resided in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia about 1858.

Joseph CHALMERS and Ann SHEPHERD had the following children:

158 i. Joseph⁶ CHALMERS (#912) was born Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 5 July 1848. Joseph died before 1851.

+ 159 ii. Robert Alexander CHALMERS was born 9 February 1850.

+ 160 iii. William Mcdonald CHALMERS was born 9 November 1851.

+ 161 iv. John CHALMERS was born 29 December 1856.

+ 162 v. Charles Milne CHALMERS was born 5 August 1858.

163 vi. Jane Ann CHALMERS (#916) was born in Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia 30 December 1860. Jane died 27 January 1862 in Victoria, Australia, at 1 year of age. Her body was interred 28 January 1862 in Victoria, Australia.

164 vii. Agnes CHALMERS (#914) was born in Victoria, Australia 6 September 1863. Agnes died 6 August 1928 in Victoria, Australia, at 64 years of age. She married William DAVEY in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia, 14 September 1887. (William DAVEY is #962.) (See William DAVEY for the continuation of this line.)

+ 165 viii. Thomas CHALMERS was born 22 April 1866.

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