William Gauld

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William Gauld/Source:《Tamsui Wiki》

Type Brief Introduction
Name William Gauld
Gender Male
Born 25 Feburary 1861 at London City, Ontario, Canada
Passed away 13 June 1923
Identity and Titles Like Dr.Mackay, he was a missionary born in Ontario, Canada, husband of Margaret Mellis

  When William Gauld was young, Dr.George Leslie Mackay went back to Canada to report to the Presbyterian Church Committee. Because of this, he was inspired by him and decided to become a missionary. Upon graduated from Christian College and Theology seminary, he was also sent to Taiwan by Canada Presbyterian Church to further help the missionary work. On 23 July 1892, William Gauld and his wife Margaret Mellis arrived at Tamsui, which officially opened his new life chapter in Taiwan.

  Without question, William Gauld was a brilliant young missionary. He organized the churches in Northern Taiwan and quickly solved many challenges. All these works made Dr.Mackay trusted him with the main missionary job, and became more important after his death.
William Gauld had professional architecture knowledge, where he used this to design many buildings in Taiwan. The most famous of all, is the Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital. In addition, he also witnessed the weddings of Mackay’s daughters. With all being said, even though he was not blood-related to Mackay, he was still an important and impactful person in his life. Now, he is buried in the Mackay Cemetary, the only person who was not Mackay’s family in it.


Chronology of events

Years Brief Introduction
1861 Born
1880 Aspired to become a missionary like Dr.George Leslie Mackay
1892 Married Margaret Mellis/Arrived at Tamsui port
1912 Designed and built the Mackay Memorial Hospital
1923 Passed away