Declan Chalmers

Male

Ballincollig,Cork county

Ireland

Profile Information:

What surnames are you interested in researching?
Chalmers,Esslemont,Barclay,Tocher, Cheyne,Mundie,Mullaney,Mullaney, O'Neill, Spillane, Murphy, Manning, Babington, Walsh, Beckler, Anton, Whelan, Stephen, Niven, Hay, Willox, Brown, Logan, Adam and others
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
Ireland, Scotland,Germany, Australia, USA,Canada
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Advanced Family History Researcher
If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
not sure what you mean I wouldn't call mysef expert but much experience in researching Ireland and Scotland since 1966. I have 3 A4 volumes of my family printed.
Do you have a genealogy website or blog or belong to a Genealogy Society?
homepage.eircom.net/~decfam

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  • Denise Sclater

    Hello Declan
    I wonder if you might be able to help me find the birth of my ancestors, at least one of whom I believe was born in Macroom. I have sent you a friend request and can let you have further details in a private message if you prefer.
    Hope to hear from you.
    Denise

    Feb 10, 2013

  • Scott Chalmers

    thanks for the invite to look at your site, I have several times, I  can't seem to connect with my branch of family members of the Chalmers of Strichen on your site. I should also mention that there is an expert on the Chalmers family in Dunedin NZ, or close by there. She has been researching the highland Chalmers of Balnacraig an cults an Strichen for 40 years that I know of. When my cousin invite me down there to go over them, she said I better make it along trip because her mum had boxes an boxes of family records an I would be there awhile if I was planning to go through them.. i'll tell ya I sure would of liked to sit down with John Gibson Chalmers before he passed away, god rest his soul, because he sure had quite a collection of Chalmers stuff,. John would never tell me which branch he was from ....may I ask did he ever mention which branch he was connected too, when you two gentlemen were talking once an awhile over the net........cheers from Canada......Scotty 

    Jul 7, 2013

  • Eric Forbes

    Hello Declan,

    Through DNA, I've discovered that my Forbes family from Cork Ireland (George Forbes & Sarah Haggartie married in Kilmeen Parish 1803) have much deeper Scottish roots.  What is interesting is that there were many intermarriages between Forbes and Chalmers in Banffshire and Aberdeen.  I'm presently focused on the marriage of Mary Chalmers 1731-1823 and William Forbes 1731.  Mary appears to have been the grand-daughter of  a Rev Hugh Chalmers from Alvah.  Haven't yet found the connection between my Cork family and these Scots, but I'm intrigued by your family's connection between Banffshire and Cork.  Was this a personal choice or was there a migration event perhaps with several families in the 18th century?  Best wishes, Eric Forbes

    Jun 15, 2022