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Helen Euphemia Leckie Soutar (1892 - 1968)

Helen Euphemia Leckie Soutar
Born in Cupar, Fife, Scotlandmap
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Wife of — married 26 Sep 1931 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotlandmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 76 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Helen Euphemia Leckie Soutar. [1]

Born 16 JUN 1892. Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Note: at 1am, d/o David Soutar, shoemaker (master) and Margaret m.s. Wight who married in Edinburgh 28th Jun 1876, inf. father, reg. July 8th. [2][3][4]

Died 20 JUL 1968. Edinburgh?, Midlothian, Scotland. Note: cert reads: Helen Euphemia Brown married to Leslie Maurice Brown (university lecturer); LD of David Soutar (shoemaker-master & dec) and Margaret Wight (dec). DIED on 20 July 1968 at 46 (?) Craigmillar Park, age 76 (date of birth - 16 June 1892) ; usual residence - 28 Lygon Road, Edinburgh; cause of death - 1a) cerebral haemorrhage b) hypertension c) general arteriosclerosis; informant - L.M. Brown (widower). [5][6][7]

Occupation: 1924 Dundee, Angus, Scotland. [8] a school teacher. SEP 1931. St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. [9]

Marriage Husband Leslie Maurice Brown. Wife Helen Euphemia Leckie Soutar. Marriage 26 SEP 1931. St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Note: notice in The Scotsman reads: BROWN-SOUTAR .. by the Rev R W Wallace M.A., Leslie Maurice Brown, B.Sc., elder son of the late Rev A Brown and Mrs Brown, Bicester, Oxon., to Helen Euphemia Leckie (Effie), daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Soutar, Chestney Hse, St Andrews. The marr. cert adds that Leslie Maurice is a university teacher, aged 27, usually lived at 1 Bradbury St, Downfield, Dundee, s/o Arthur Medley Brown, Minister of Religion, dec. and Elizabeth Smith and that Helen Euphemia Leckie Soutar was a school teacher, 39, usually living in Chestney Hse, St Andrews. Wit: Agnes Martin Houston of 61 Ainlie Gate, Glasgow and G H Brown, Leigh-in-Mendip, nr Bath. [10][11]

Husband David Soutar. Wife Margaret Wight. Child: Charles William Soutar. Child: David Alexander Soutar. Child: Helen Euphemia Leckie Soutar. Marriage 28 JUN 1876. Cockburn St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Note: David 33, Mgt 24, Wit: Peter WIGHT, Ann SOUTAR. David shoemaker master living sth toll, Coupar, father dec. Margaret living Maxton. [12] Census: 1891 Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Note: SOUTAR: David shoemaker 48 b Arbilot, Forfarshire; wife Margaret 39 b Maxton, ROX; Children: Lizzie Jane, 6 b Maxton; Charles William 3, David Alexr 9mths, both b Cupar, FIF. Servant Helen Robertson 20 b Orwell, Kinrosshire (although I now know that David and Margaret are Lizzie Jane's uncle and aunt instead). [13] Census: 1901 Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Note: SOUTAR: David 58, boot merchant b ?Panhide?, Forfar; wife Margaret 49 b Maxton, ROX; Children: Elizabeth 16 scholar b Maxton; Charles W 13; David A 10; Euphemia S 8; Walter W 6 all scholars b Cupar, FIF; Servant Helen Myles 23 b Cupar (same comment re Elizabeth, she is the niece of David and Margaret. Euphemia is really Helen Euphemia Leckie Soutar, known as Effie). [14]

Sources

  1. Source: #S56 Birth 1892 Helen Euphemia SOUTAR, copy d/loaded Dec 2005
  2. Source: #S905
  3. Source: #S56 1901 Census: SOUTAR Dist 420 ED? 7 Page 19 Schedule #105, copy d/loaded Jul 2005 Note: added place and year
  4. Source: #S56 Birth 1892 Helen Euphemia Leckie SOUTAR, copy d/loaded Dec 2005
  5. Source: #S1918 Obit David SOUTAR found amongst possessions of Amelia HARBOUR nee HENDERSON, dtr of Helen Sinton HENDERSON nee WIGHT, and neice of David and Margaret SOUTAR. Annotated "this is about Uncle David".
  6. Source: #S56 Dths 1901 to 1954 Euphemia SOUTAR, index searched Dec 2005
  7. Source: #S333 Dth 1968 Helen Euphemia BROWN nee SOUTAR, transcr. by Robert McC, rcvd Jan 2006
  8. Source: #S1918 Obit David SOUTAR found amongst possessions of Amelia HARBOUR nee HENDERSON, dtr of Helen Sinton HENDERSON nee WIGHT, and neice of David and Margaret SOUTAR. Annotated "this is about Uncle David".
  9. Source: #S333 Marr. 1931 Helen Euphemia Leckie SOUTAR and Leslie Maurice BROWN, transcr. by Robert McC, rcvd Jan 2006
  10. Source: #S2355 Marr. 1931 Helen Euphemia Leckie SOUTAR and Leslie Maurice BROWN, from page 14 Tue 29th Sep 1931, extracted Dec 2005
  11. Source: #S333 Marr. 1931 Helen Euphemia Leckie SOUTAR and Leslie Maurice BROWN, transcr. by Robert McC, rcvd Jan 2006
  12. Source: #S340
  13. Source: #S56 1891 Census: Dist 420 (ED 7? Folio 2) Pg 6 Sched 28, rechecked Dec 2005 (copy d/loaded)
  14. Source: #S56 1901 Census: SOUTAR Dist 420 ED? 7 Page 19 Schedule #105, copy d/loaded Jul 2005
  • Source: S1918 Newspaper clippings
  • Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts, Compiler Address: GRO, SCT
  • Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
  • Source: S905 PHOTO: SOUTAR, David & WIGHT, Margaret, 1907 Publication: 28 Jun 1907 Note: Found (in 1981) amongst effects of Elizabeth Helen Sinton FLETCHER nee HENDERSON, dtr of William HENDERSON and Helen Sinton WIGHT




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