Edward WALDIE

1878 - 1949  (70 years)

• Name	Edward WALDIE
  Birth	13 Nov 1878	Carlisle, Cumberland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  1881 Census	Broomgate Street, Lanark, Lanarkshire   [1]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 2
  1891 Census	Broomgate Mutries Buildings, Lanark, Lanarkshire   [3]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 12, occ "Scholar"
  Reference Number	V584
  Death	2 Jul 1949	Durban, South Africa   [4]
  	aged 60
  Person ID	I584	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James WALDIE,   b. 1846   d. 27 Jul 1879 (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret BROWN,   b. 4 Jul 1847, Libberton, Lanarkshire d. 9 Dec 1914 (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Dec 1872	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [5]
  Family ID	F278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Nov 1878 - Carlisle, Cumberland Death - 2 Jul 1949 - Durban, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Edward's school records from 1891 say that he started at Lanark Grammar School on 09 Sep 1891, having previously been at Burgh School, Lanark. His address was given as Broomgate Street, Lanark, and "Parent's name and cccupation" was Waldie, Mrs. This is consistent with his father'd death in 1879. His military records from the Imperial Yeomanry (signed at Lanark 6/1/1902), says he was a plasterer at that stage, apprenticed from 1895 to 1899 (unclear), and previously served in South Africa, presumably from 1899, and hence is not in the 1901 Census. He was 5' 9.25", 154 lbs, fresh complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He was a presbyterian (not C of E). On 18/2/02, he was appointed to the 31st Btn, Imperial Yeomanry, and was discharged 20/9/1902 at Cape Colony. He stated he was going to remain in South Africa. Hence he appears on his parents gravestone, saying he died in Durban. Note that the transcript says he died in 1949 aged 60. If he died in 1949, he would be 70.

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] 1881 Census :- Broomgate Street, Lanark, Lanarkshire. [S766] Lanark School records :- Edward Waldie (1891). [S764] 1891 Census :- Broomgate Mutries Buildings, Lanark, Lanarkshire. [S1310] Gravestone transcript :- James Waldie (1879) and others. [S937] Marriage transcript :- James Waldie - Margaret Brown (1872).