Papers of the Gauldie Family

• Reference:GB 254 MS 148
• Dates of Creation:1834 - 1991
• Name of Creator:
  The Gauldie Family
• Physical Description:
  2 boxes

• Scope and Content

  Personal diaries of William Gauldie, schoolteacher, 1845-1922; financial accounts, 1834 - 1960; business records, 1901 - 1991; correspondence, 1914 - 1987.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  William Gauldie was a miller and lived from 1809 until 1852. His son, William Gauldie (1845-1922), was a schoolteacher and lived at Kinnell in Angus. His son, also William Gauldie (1876 - 1945), was an architect in Dundee. Kenneth Gauldie served in the First World War before working as an engineer in Glasgow for the Onaway Engineering Co. and later in Edgbaston. In late 1929 - early 1930, Kenneth moved to Canada where he lived and worked as an engineer until his death on 16th February 1973.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  Unknown

• Note

  William Gauldie was a miller and lived from 1809 until 1852. His son, William Gauldie (1845-1922), was a schoolteacher and lived at Kinnell in Angus. His son, also William Gauldie (1876 - 1945), was an architect in Dundee. Kenneth Gauldie served in the First World War before working as an engineer in Glasgow for the Onaway Engineering Co. and later in Edgbaston. In late 1929 - early 1930, Kenneth moved to Canada where he lived and worked as an engineer until his death on 16th February 1973.

  The diaries, financial accounts and the majority of the business accounts relate to these three William Gauldies. The remaining business accounts and the correspondence all relate to the youngest William Gauldie's (1876 - 1945) two sons, letters from Kenneth to William.

• Other Finding Aids

  Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper (letters and notebooks) and one photograph.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Jennifer Johnstone, May 2005. Entered by Gemma Lee, Dec 2006

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Custodial History

  Unknown

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 148