Margaretta Meikle "Etta" Auld

1883 - 1965  (81 years)

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• Name	Margaretta Meikle "Etta" Auld
  Nickname	Etta
  Birth	18 Sep 1883	,,South Africa.,
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Aug 1965	East London,Cape,South Africa.,
  Burial	East London,Cape,South Africa.,
  Person ID	I16365	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2025 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Rev. James Macdonald Auld,   b. 2 Apr 1848, Glasgow,Lanarkshire,Scotland., d. 5 Dec 1932, ,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Margaret Meikle,   b. 20 Sep 1850, Glasgow,Lanarkshire,Scotland., d. 4 Jul 1945, East London,Cape,South Africa., (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1875	Glasgow,Lanarkshire,Scotland.,   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F302713478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the Old East Bank Cemetery in East London lying at the foot of a Celtic Cross in memory of her father, James M Auld, lies a graves stone which reads: His daughter Mararetta M Auld Born 18 Sep 1883 Died 27 Aug 1965 "«i»In God is our refuge and strength"«b»«/i» U«/b»nmarried. Teacher. Taught at Blythswood after which she devoted her time to looking after various members of her family, and latterly her aged mother in East London. «u» Notes on the Lundie & Auld Families«/u» compiled in 1989 by Jack Wakefield from Mary Crowther's records on the family in Scotland and information from Norah Stone, Frances Smith, Carol Pemberton, Anne Wakefield and David Lundie. Lived in Vincent, East London. Letter by Etta Auld shows she went to live with the Hardman family at Greenbank Rd, in Rondebosch after an illness [date?] On her death Etta Auld's mother left a trust for Etta Auld, to support her, and the remaining monies from this trust was to be divided among her other children on the death of Etta. source: "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C913-CLYJ?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9G3%3A1598042321 : 24 January 2018), 007734615 > image 1004 of 1650; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.

  
  

• Sources

  [S966] Scotland. Statutory Marriages., GORBALS GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/12 0205 (Reliability: 3). [S31] Scotland. Statutory Marriages., GORBALS GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/12 0205 (Reliability: 3).