Andrew Auld (September 8, 1799October 26, 1873) was a native of

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. He was the best friend of Captain Alexander Adams, who commanded

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's navy. He was a ship's carpenter and

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. He arrived in the

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in 1816. He was a close friend of Adams for 40 years and is buried next to Adams in Nuuanu at the Oahu 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." His son William Auld was an aide to

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. He married Mary Adams, the daughter of Captain Alexander Adams, in 1859. He was also a member of the Hui Aloha Aina and was one of three delegates who took a large petition protesting Hawaii's annexation to America to

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Auld was also a successful businessman in

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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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Auld, Andrew People from Linlithgow History of Oahu 1799 births 1873 deaths Burials at Oahu Cemetery British expatriates in the Hawaiian Kingdom