James Forrester Chisholm (1837 - 1893)

Born 1837 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Forsyth) Chisholm — married 9 Jan 1861 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died Jan 1893 at about age 56 in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

James Chisholm was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

James Forrester Chisholm was born in 1837 in Sydney. He was the son of William Walter Chisholm and Christina Forrester. He was christened at St Andrew's Church, Sydney on 28 January 1838.^[1]

On 9 January 1861 at St Andrew's Scotch Church, Penrith, he married Mary Ann Forsyth.^[2][3]

James and Mary had the following children:

1. Alfred George Chisholm m Emily Devine
2. Christina May Chisholm m Edwin Hamilton Little
3. Arthur James Chisholm m Rachel Earp
4. Clara Jane Chisholm m Henry Price
5. Maria Chisholm
6. Walter Ernest Chisholm m Anna Maria Bannon
7. Maud Izaline Chisholm
8. William Albert Chisholm died young
9. Albert Charles Chisholm died young
10. Sydney Archibald Chisholm died young

He passed away in 1893 in Penrith, Sydney.^[4]

Research Notes

Need to locate records for daughter Maria.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 993971; Record number: 5;
   FamilySearch (accessed 26 January 2022)
   James Chisholm baptism on 28 Jan 1838 in New South Wales, Australia.
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 26 Jan 2022), Index entry for JAMES F CHISHOLM and MARY ANNE FORSYTH; District: SYDNEY; Registration Number: 899/1860 
3. ↑ Family Notices (1861, January 9). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13051037
4. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 26 Jan 2022), Index entry for CHISHOLM JAMES; Parents: WILLIAM & CHRISTINA; District: PENRITH; Registration Number: 12176/1893