Old Photograph Westburn Park Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of Westburn Park in Aberdeen, Scotland. William Chalmers, of Westburn was born in 1695 and died in 1770. He married Helen Molieson or Mollison and they had a daughter, Helen Chalmers, who died in 1800. Chalmers was Provost of Aberdeen twice, from 1738 to 1739 and again from 1746 to 1747. The original Estate of Westburn extended to 22 acres and the old house of Westburn, for many years the residence of the David Chalmers Family, was converted into refreshment rooms and the grounds around Westburn House were formed into a public park.



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