About this tartan
Chalmers is listed among the septs of Clan Cameron, the Highland clan of Lochaber whose chief's seat is Achnacarry Castle. The surname itself is occupational in origin, deriving from the Older Scots/French term for a 'chamberlain' -- someone responsible for managing a household chamber -- and it also appears independently in Lowland records outside any clan structure. As a sept name, Chalmer/Chalmers does not carry its own chief; families claiming clan kinship through this name have traditionally looked to the Chief of Clan Cameron.
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