William Johnson Calder (1855 - 1932)

Born 18 Jun 1855 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica

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Died 2 Jan 1932 at age 76 in Scotland

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William Calder was born in Jamaica.

William was born in 1855.^[1] He passed away in Scotland on 2 January 1932.^{[2] [3]} However he has a will that was filed in Cape Province, South Africa on February 29, 1932.^[4]

William married Emily Sinclair 15 August 1888 in Jamaica.^[5]

"William Johnson Calder (fl. 1875-1932), MD, practitioner in Jamaica and South Africa. Class ticket, certificates of attendance and testimonials concerning Calder's medical education at Glasgow and Edinburgh, signed mainly by Lister and Allen Thomson, 1875-78; letters from Lister to Calder, 1886-99; miscellaneous Calder papers, 1899-1927." ^[6]

"So excited to be viewing the letters in the Rare Collections at the Wellcome Library from the late 1800s that Lord Joseph Lister wrote to our great grandfather Dr. William Johnson Calder. Dr. Lister the" father of antiseptic surgery" and surgeon to Queen Victoria was Calder's professor, mentor and dear friend. The letters offer a glimpse into Calder's life from the University of Edinburgh, to Jamaica, to South Africa. Archibald Lister Calder was named after Dr. Lister."^[7]

Dr. William Calder served in the military during WWI:^[8]

"WILLIAM JOHNSON CALDER, born at Stanmore, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, June 18, 1855, M.D., CM. Edinburgh, m. at St. Thomas' Church, Westmoreland, Jamaica, Aug. 15, 1888, to Mary Isabelle, dau. of Daniel and Helen Sinclair, of Westmoreland, Jamaica, and sister of Frederick Archibald Sinclair, M.B., CM. Edinburgh. He went to South Africa, and was a surgeon in the Army in the Boer War^[9], and joined the R.A.M.C of the South African Army in the Great War, and on demobilization practised in Scotland in 1920. Issue of the marriage : 156 William Eardley, 157 Kelvin Sinclair, 158 John Comyn, 159 Gertrude Margaret, 160 Edith Emily, 161 Adeline Victoria, 162 Archibald Lister, 163 Donald Alister Luard."^[10]

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Find A Grave: Memorial #183058512 FamilySearch Person: L5ZL-FH4

1. ↑ "Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68TN-VFNC : 4 February 2022), William Johnson Calder, 1856.
2. ↑ ”Statutory Register of Deaths database; National Records of Scotland; https://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk (searched 02 Jan 2024) William Johnson Calder registered 1932 in Morningside; citing 685 / 7 / 18
3. ↑ Edinburgh, Scotland, Cemetery Registers, 1771-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Edinburgh Burial Records. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh City Archives. Reference: BR0019
4. ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4D-TBZQ : 27 April 2020), William Johnson Calder, 1931-1932.
5. ↑ "Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSG-Y5V4 : 9 March 2021), William Johnson Calder and Emily Isabella Sinclair, 15 Aug 1888, Marriage; citing Jamaica, Registrar General's Department, Spanish Town; FHL microfilm 1,523,268.
6. ↑ https://wellcomecollection.org/works/eqktvyey
7. ↑ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/so-excited-to-be-viewing-the-letters-in-the-rare-collections-at-the-wellcome-library-from-the-late-1800s-that-lord-joseph-lis--453315518725682370/ pinterest account: April Douglas; user ID @aprilevalili
8. ↑ William Johnson Calder in the UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923; [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: World War One Pension Records, The Western Front Association, England; also on Fold3.com
9. ↑ W J Calder in the UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949, [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: War Office: Campaign Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1949 (General Series). The National Archives microfilm publication WO 100. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.
10. ↑ John Vassall and his descendants by Charles Maclear Calder, 1857- ; Publication dateb 1921; Publisher: Hereford, Eng. : S. Austin, page 35