Augusta Elsy Maud Wilkes (1895 - 1980)

Born 31 Mar 1895 in Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Augustus Robert Petley Price — married 2 Dec 1922 in Barrackpore, Bengal, India

Died 31 Jul 1980 at age 85 in Ganges, Salt Spring Island, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Augusta Wilkes was born in Scotland.

Birth

Augusta Elsy Maud Wilkes was born on 31 Mar 1895 at Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland.^[1] She was the daughter of Gilbert Wilkes and Elsy Menzies.

Marriage

Augusta Elsy Maud Wilkes married Augustus Robert Petley Price on 2 Dec 1922 at Barrackpore, Bengal, India.^[2][3] They had two children during their marriage;

• Child: Elsy Price
• Child: Robert Price

Residences

• 1895-1896 ^[4]- 118 Thirlestane Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
• 1901 ^[5]- Llanidan, Anglesey, Wales. Relationship to Head of House: Daughter. Living with parents.

Immigration

On 28 Sep 1906 Augusta Elsy Maud Wilkes, with her parents and nanny K Ashton, departed Liverpool, England, on the s.s. 'Victorian'; destination Quebec; Montreal, Canada.^[6]

Arrival

23 Mar 1950 ^[7]- Liverpool, England. Departure Port: St John, New Brunswick, Canada. Ports of Voyage: St John and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ship Name: s.s. 'Empress of France'. Travelling with two children and sister-in-law, Margaret Price.

Death and Burial

Augusta Elsy Maud Wilkes Price died on 31 Jul 1980 at Ganges, Salt Spring Island, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. She was buried at Saint Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.^[8] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120712166/augusta-elsy_maud-price

Research Note

Gravestone Inscription -

In Loving Memory of A.R.P. Price May 4, 1885 - June 27, 1945 His wife Augusta M. March 21, 1895 - July 31, 1980

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 171741337.
2. ↑ India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948, Birth, Marriage & Death.
3. ↑ Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999.
4. ↑ Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966. Edinburgh City Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Register of Voters for the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith; Reference: SL56/41 Ancestry Record 61486 #193339.
5. ↑ 1901 Wales Census. Class: RG13; Piece: 5275; Folio: 70; Page: 14. Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Ancestry Record 7815 #33930431.
6. ↑ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 1518.
7. ↑ The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1258 Ancestry Record 1518 #31052128.
8. ↑ Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial page for Augusta Elsy Maud Wilkes Price (31 Mar 1895–31 Jul 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120712166, citing Saint Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Ganges, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Just Searching (contributor 48308223). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120712166/augusta_elsy_maud-price.

Acknowledgements

To Andrew Rose - descendant relative for assistance with the Family Tree.

To Bruce Menzies, a retired New Zealand Barrister, who contributed a detailed history of the Menzies of Shian and Glenquaich to the Clan Menzies Magazine (No 16, December 1993).^[9]

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling, and contact with the Menzies family.

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