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Selected Drysdale obituaries written by Edward Thomas Mulhall for "The Standard" of Buenos Aires , Photos courtesy Francisco Dean

      Photos courtesy Francisco Dean

                                   written by Edward Thomas Mulhall

                          

obituary The Standard

22 August 1891 Drysdale, (Mrs) Thomas 185 arrived Argentina c.1850 from Scotland; m. c.1853; her sons John and Thomas now head head the firm; daughters( 1) m. Rev. M. Mackenzie (in England); (2) Carolina m. Mr Howard of Howard & Co (in Great Britain); (3) Inez unmar. (at home); died at Moseley Hill, Liverpool;

obituary The Standard

14 May 1898 Drysdale, John D 87 born born in Haddington, Scotland in 1833; arrived In Argentina 1849/50; nephew of Thomas Drysdale; head of J and J Drysdale; brother of Margaret Drysdale (1830-96), who married William Gibson; in July 1873 at the annual meeting of subscribers to the British Hospital he was elected the honorary president; mourner at the funeral of James Lawrie in Jan 1884; died aged 60

obituary The Standard

23 Mar 1893 Drysdale, Thomas 59 he was one of James Dodds' (1823-98) companions on the voyage of emigration out to Buenos Aires in 1844 on the 'Prince of Wales'; the others were James Allan of Chascomús and John Brown of Altamirano; Thomas Drysdale & Co., calle Moreno 66 (Iron Yard) and calle Defensa 255 (Wood Yard); mourner at the funeral of James Lawrie in Jan 1884; died aged 76 on 30 May 1890, aged 77, at Southampton

obituary The Standard

1 Jun 1890; his wife died May 1898 in Moseley Hill, Liverpool Drysdale, Thomas James 176 son of Joseph Drysdale, who founded with his cousin, John Drysdale, the firm of J. & J. Drysdale; died of typhoid fever on his estancia

obituary The Standard

26 Jun 1892 Gibson, Andrew John 143 (1859-1893) married Miss J Drysdale, daughter of the late John Drysdale; died 27 Mar 1893 of diabetes; aged 34

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obituary in The Standard 

 20/3/1887 Dodds, James 186 born Cockburnspath 22/2/1823; among his companions on the voyage of emigration out to Buenos Aires in 1844 on the 'Prince of Wales' were James Allan of Chascomús, John Brown of Altamirano and Thomas Drysdale of Buenos Aires; arr. in Argentina to manage George Bell's estancia at Magdalena; married on 8/9/1848 Isabella, oldest daughter of Henry and Helen Bell; they had 14 children; he later managed the Viamonte estate; settled in Chascomús and purchased the Estancia Adela; built the chapel at Chascomús in 1872; moved to Bs.As. in 1877; present at funeral of James Lawrie, 25 Jan 1884; author of 'Records of the Scottish Settlers' publ. 1897

Records of the Scottish Settlers , by James Dodd , link below for further Drysdale information .

https://ia600407.us.archive.org/16/items/recordsofscottis00dodd/rec...

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