updated November 2022
Samuel was born in 1890 at Cruchie farm in the parish of Parton, Kikcudbrightshire. His parents were Alexander Chisholm and Jane Martin, he was the youngest of their five children.
After he left school, Samuel worked as a gardener at St. Mary's Isle estate, Kirkcudbright.
Mary was born at Newlands farm in the parish of Garvald in the Conty of Haddington. her parents were William Hall and Euphemia Baille, she was the second of their four children.
Mary's father died when she was 14 years old and by the time she was 20 she was a domestic servant, at St. Mary's Isle, Kirckudbright
Samuel and Mary married in 1914 in Edinburgh. They had three children and lived in Queen Street, Castle Douglas from at least 1915 until the death of Mary in 1972.
Samuel served in the Army during the 1914-1918 war, he was wounded in the hand in France at Passchendale (Ypres) in 1917. He received a British Silver War Badge when he was discharged from the Army due to being wounded.
The record of the Silver War Badge gives the information that Samuel enlisted in the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders on 14 April 1916 and was discharged on 19 Feb 1918.
Report from the Dumfries and Galloway Standard 1 September 1917:
Private Samuel Chisholm, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, husband of Mrs Chisholm, 119 Queen Street, Castle Douglas, received a gunshot wound in France on 22nd August.
Joining the army sixteen months ago, he has been on the Western front over a month. In Civilian life he was employed as vanman with Mr Stevenson, grocer, Castle Douglas.
Samuel's occupations were: Gardener at St. Mary's Isle, Van driver in Castle Douglas for Stevenson's the Grocer and taxi driver in Castle Douglas for James Haugh, Crown Garage. James Haugh's wife, Agnes Davidson was related to Samuel through his mother (Jane Martin).
Both Samuel and Mary were cremated at Ayr Crematorium.