Dr William "Bill" "Willie" Girdwood

Dr William "Bill" "Willie" Girdwood[1, 2, 3]

Male 1876 - 1954  (78 years)


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  • Name William "Bill" "Willie" Girdwood 
    Prefix Dr 
    Nickname Bill 
    Birth 1876  ,,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Jan 1954  Johannesburg,Transvaal,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9061  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2026 | 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  [4, 5
    Family ID F302713843  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Jane "Maggie" Thompson,   b. 24 Apr 1881, Alloa,Clackmannanshire,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1970, ,,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1905  East London,Cape,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • _HTITL: Husband
    • _WTITL: Wife
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Helen Alice May Girdwood,   b. 16 May 1906, ,,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt May 1981, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Margaret 'Margy' Mather Girdwood,   b. 21 April 1911, ,,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Dr William "Billy" Girdwood,   b. 25 May 1912, ,,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1993 (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F302712934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2021 | Edit 

  • Notes 
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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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S599] Girdwood, David. E-mail of 2008_03_29 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S86] Ian Thompson, Correspondence with Ian Thompson.

    3. [S1183] Girdwood, David. E-mail of 2008_03_29 (Reliability: 3).

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

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