Grace Jane Girdwood

Grace Jane Girdwood

Female Abt 1878 -


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  • Name Grace Jane Girdwood 
    Birth Abt 1878  ,,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death ,,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17438  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2025 | Edit 

    Father William Girdwood,   b. Abt 1838, Auchendinny,,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1907, Tutura,Transkei,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Helen Forsyth   d. 2 May 1912, Melville,Johannesburg,Transvaal,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Oct 1872  ,,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F302713843  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Johannesburg in 1916, Source; Diary of GBT 1916
      Names from the death certificate of her mother in Girwood file.

      Death record states she was a Masseuse, single, born in the Transkei and 65 yrs of age. She died on 16 October 1942in the Mental Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, It gives her usual place of residence at the Menal Hospital, Pmg but she was to be buried in Johannesburg. She had a [...]thrombosis and Hypertension for many years.


      "South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V38J-TF8Q?cc=3511741 : 8 July 2022), > image 1 of 1; KwaZulu Natal Archives, South Africa."South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Vital Records, 1868-1976," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V38J-TF8Q?cc=3511741 : 8 July 2022), > image 1 of 1; KwaZulu Natal Archives, South Africa.

  • Sources 
    1. [S155] Amathole Museum.King William's Town, South Africa. Missionary Files., E-mail of 18 Oct 2007 from Stephanie Victor, Archivist. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1020] Amathole Museum.King William's Town, South Africa. Missionary Files., E-mail of 18 Oct 2007 from Stephanie Victor, Archivist. (Reliability: 3).