William (Willie) Chisholm (1853–1941)
Dr. William Chisholm, of Edgecliff Road, Edgecliff, for many years' senior surgeon at Sydney Hospital, died at St. Vincent's private hospital last night. He was aged 89.
Dr. Chisholm, who was born at Mummell, near Goulburn, practised in Macquarie Street for more than 30 years. He served abroad in the last war with the Australian Army Medical Corps as major.
He was a foundation member of the Royal Sydney Golf Club and a former vice-president of the Australian Club and of the Union Club.
Dr. Chisholm was educated at The King's School, Parramatta, and he took his B.A. degree at Sydney University. He was awarded gold medals for physics, mathematics, and agricultural chemistry.
In 1891 Dr. Chisholm married Emma Isabel, daughter of Mr. Thomas Mitchell, of Bringenbrong, Upper Murray. He is survived by a son and a daughter, lieutenant-Colonel C. J. Chisholm and Mrs. C. F. Bouvet, of Woollahra.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- World War I service record, B2455, item Chisholm W (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Chisholm, Emma Isabel (wife)
- Chisholm, William Malcolm (son)
- Chisholm, Rebecca (mother)
- Chisholm, John William (father)
- Chisholm, Harold (brother)
- Mitchell, John Francis Huon (brother-in-law)
- Mitchell, Walter Edward (brother-in-law)
- Stanger Leathes, Maria (aunt)
- Mitchell, Charlotte (aunt)
- Chisholm, James (uncle)
- Chisholm, Frederick (uncle)
- Chisholm, Edwin (uncle)
- Hume, Emma (aunt by marriage)
- Chisholm, Mary (grandmother)
- Stuckey, Ann (grandmother)
- Chisholm, James (grandfather)
- Stuckey, Peter (grandfather)
- Chisholm, Margaret Sheila (niece)
- Chisholm, Roy Mackellar (nephew)
- Mitchell, Winifred Hatton (niece by marriage)
- Mitchell, Thomas Walter (nephew by marriage)
- Stanger Leathes, Arthur (cousin)
- Chisholm, James Kinghorne (cousin)
- Chisholm, William Alexander (cousin)
- Chisholm, Andrew Seton (cousin)
- Chisholm, Charles Kerr (cousin)
Citation details
'Chisholm, William (Willie) (1853–1941)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/chisholm-william-willie-18077/text29652, accessed 13 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
6 August,
1853
Breadalbane,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
13 November,
1941
(aged 88)
Darlinghurst, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
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Education
- Macquarie Fields school (Sydney)
- King's School (Parramatta, Sydney)
- St Paul's College (University of Sydney)
- University of Sydney
Occupation
Military Service
Clubs
Legacies
Key Organisations
- Royal College of Surgeons (NSW)
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (NSW)
- St Paul's College (University of Sydney)