Chalmers, William

Education

Student United College 1791-1792 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1792-1793 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log. (Ternar).

Birth/childhood

Baptised 6.9.1778 son of John Chalmers, shipowner and merchant, Anstruther Easter and Elizabeth Hall.

Career

Apprentice to Mr Young, W.S.

Death

Ran away to sea. Died in the ‘Queen’ off Rio de Janeiro when she blew up in 1800.

Sources

  • C.B.B. Watson, Alexander Cowan of Moray House and Valleyfield (Perth, 1915-17) p51