Dr William "Bill" "Willie" Girdwood[1, 2, 3]
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Name William "Bill" "Willie" Girdwood Prefix Dr Nickname Bill Birth 1876 ,,South Africa.,
Gender Male Death 23 Jan 1954 Johannesburg,Transvaal,South Africa.,
Person ID I9061 My Genealogy Last Modified 18 Apr 2026 | Edit
Father William Girdwood, b. Abt 1838, Auchendinny,,Scotland.,
d. 5 Feb 1907, Tutura,Transkei,South Africa.,
(Age 69 years) Mother Helen Forsyth d. 2 May 1912, Melville,Johannesburg,Transvaal,South Africa.,
Marriage Oct 1872 ,,South Africa.,
[4, 5] Family ID F302713843 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret Jane "Maggie" Thompson, b. 24 Apr 1881, Alloa,Clackmannanshire,Scotland.,
d. 10 Oct 1970, ,,South Africa.,
(Age 89 years) Marriage 1 Jul 1905 East London,Cape,South Africa.,
- _HTITL: Husband
- _WTITL: Wife
Children 1. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Helen Alice May Girdwood, b. 16 May 1906, ,,South Africa.,
d. Abt May 1981, South Africa
(Age 74 years)2. Margaret 'Margy' Mather Girdwood, b. 21 April 1911, ,,South Africa., 
3. Dr William "Billy" Girdwood, b. 25 May 1912, ,,South Africa.,
d. 11 Aug 1993 (Age 81 years)Family ID F302712934 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Feb 2021 | Edit
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- 1905: East london Marriage
1909: mary Lundie's diary: In Edinburgh " Tea witht the Girdwoods. Bessie a dear wee thing"
1915, Sept: UK and Ireland, Incoming passenger lists. 1915 "mr William girdwood, surgeon age 39 ( no one else with him) arrives on Walmer Castle in London from Natal
Willie practiced in Kensington suburb.
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Sources - [S599] Girdwood, David. E-mail of 2008_03_29 (Reliability: 3).
- [S86] Ian Thompson, Correspondence with Ian Thompson.
- [S1183] Girdwood, David. E-mail of 2008_03_29 (Reliability: 3).
- [S155] Amathole Museum.King William's Town, South Africa. Missionary Files., E-mail of 18 Oct 2007 from Stephanie Victor, Archivist. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1020] Amathole Museum.King William's Town, South Africa. Missionary Files., E-mail of 18 Oct 2007 from Stephanie Victor, Archivist. (Reliability: 3).
- [S599] Girdwood, David. E-mail of 2008_03_29 (Reliability: 3).


