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John,
Did you obtain the 1911 census for the Chalmers family in Calderhead, Shotts?

I wonder if there was another child born 20 Dec 1909 named Thomas Forrest Chalmers?

I have found 1955 travel for above who lived in India.
This one gave an address in Wishaw ( 19 Ladysmith St)

EDIT:
By playing with the 1911 census search on SP, it looks like above Thomas is a child in the Chalmers family.
Put with other names :Alexander, Christina, and Lawrence. all provide one match

Thomas does seem to be entered as age1 and I can confirm that a child named Thomas Chalmers was registered in Calderhead 1909

Cheers for that Glasgowlass

In that case....
Lawrence, wife Elizabeth and son Alexander were returning to the US on this one:
UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Lawrence Chalmers
Name: Lawrence Chalmers
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1901
Departure Date: 9 Feb 1929 ***
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Caledonia
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Caledonia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Anchor Line
Official Number: 148878
Master: A Collie
Contact Address": Greenbank Cottage, Shotts Lanarkshire
__________________________________________________________--

1930 United States Federal Census about Lawrence Chalmers
Name: Lawrence Chalmers
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1900
Birthplace: Scotland
Race: White
Home in 1930: Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois
Map of Home: View map
Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1923
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Chalmers
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland

Name Age
Lawrence Chalmers 30 B Scotland
Elizabeth Chalmers 27B Scotland
Alexander Chalmers 5 B Illinois
John B Chalmers 03/12] B Illinois

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Lawrence Forrest Chalmers
Name: Lawrence Forrest Chalmers
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1900 ***
Date of Registration: Sep 1982
Age at Death: 82
Registration District: Corby
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume: 7
Page: 1887

And this must be a relative. Son or nephew?
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Lawrence Forrest Chalmers
Name: Lawrence Forrest Chalmers
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1935
Date of Registration: Jan 1990
Age at Death: 54
Registration District: Corby
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume: 7
Page: 2352

I'm only just starting to find out about the Chalmers side so that little piece of info is helpful Glasgowlass

John,
Although it doesn't help with your search, have you found the info on his younger brother, Lawrence Forrest Chalmers bc 1900?

He travelled to Canada in 1923, but his death is recorded in Corby, Northamptonshire in 1982


EDIT:
I can see Lawrence in Illinois at 1930 and the family returning to Scotland in 1932.
On all travel docs that I found, Lawrence provides contact details only for his father, Alexander in Shotts ( same address as 1901 census)

ive searched scotlands people and used ancestry last night, because he doesnt have a middle name, that makes it a tad harder

Where have you looked?

Possible deaths in Scotland (per ScotlandsPeople) 1922-1987 (assuming he didn't die before Mary):

1 1950 CHALMERS ALEXANDER M 54 GEORGE SQUARE EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685/05 0774

2 1960 CHALMERS ALEXANDER M 62 GOVAN GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/10 0579

3 1970 CHALMERS ALEXANDER M 72 FALKIRK /STIRLING 479/00 0526

4 1971 CHALMERS ALEXANDER M 74 ARBROATH /ANGUS 272/00 0206

5 1972 CHALMERS ALEXANDER M 74 TRANENT /EAST LOTHIAN 723/00 0056

6 1978 CHALMERS ALEXANDER M 81 GREENOCK /RENFREW 640/00 0058

7 1985 CHALMERS ALEXANDER M 89 MOTHERWELL AND WISHAW /NORTH LANARKSHIRE 570/00 0539

8 1971 CHALMERS ALEXANDER J M 74 PETERHEAD /ABERDEEN 232/00 0123

9 1938 CHALMERS JAMES ALEXANDER M 40 GEORGE SQUARE EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685/05 1664
10 1944 CHALMERS JOHN ALEXANDER M 47 GEORGE SQUARE EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685/05 0423
11 1964 CHALMERS PETER ALEXANDER M 67 KIRKCALDY /FIFE 442/00 0512

Mary's death cert would say if Alexander was still alive then or not, which would help to narrow it down.

Death cert for Mary would be handy to see who was the informant on it

Could he have gone back to Scotland

Can anyone find some more information in relation to this person

So far I have Alexander Chalmers was born 27/10/1897 in Calderhead, Lanarkshire to Alexander Chalmers and Christina Forrest.

He married Mary McNeil Thomson on 28/12/1922 in Calderhead.

I found her death on the BMD index and she died September 1971 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, but haven't found anything for him yet.

Any help appreciated