Andrew Auld | |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1799 |
Birth Place: | Linlithgow, Scotland |
Death Place: | Oahu, Hawaii |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Spouse: | Kamoku |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Children: | William, Angis, Mary, Alexander, James |
Andrew Auld (September 8, 1799October 26, 1873) was a native of Linlithgow, Scotland. He was the best friend of Captain Alexander Adams, who commanded Kamehameha I's navy. He was a ship's carpenter and wheelwright. He arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in 1816.[1] He was a close friend of Adams for 40 years and is buried next to Adams in Nuʻuanu at the Oʻahu Cemetery. Their joint tombstone contains the following couplet in the Scots dialect: "Twa croanies frae the land of heather / Are sleepin' here in death th'gether."[2]
His son William Auld was an aide to King Kalākaua. He married Mary Adams, the daughter of Captain Alexander Adams, in 1859.[3] He was also a member of the Hui Aloha ʻAina and was one of three delegates who took a large petition protesting Hawaii's annexation to America to Washington D.C. Auld was also a successful businessman in Honolulu and owned several businesses. Auld Lane in Honolulu is named after William Auld.
Another son, James Auld, was a member of the Hawaii Liberal Party.
Another son, Alexander Auld, married Loika.