Georgina (Ina) Stout

Georgina is born in 1905 she is the youngest child of William Stout and Alice Eunson. She is 11 when her mother dies in 1916. She marries Alexander Smith in Leith on 11 December 1925.

Georgina and Alexander’s daughter Elisabeth Maureen Smith is born in 1933.

Georgina appears on an outward passenger list on 4th Jun 1938. Ship name “Dumana”. The ship is owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN). Destination Calcutta, India.

A story often told by Rita Deans about her brother William Stout and their Aunt Ina. William (Bill) was stationed in Burma during the Second World War. He will be part of what will come to be known as ‘The Forgotten Army’.

William would travel 800 miles from modern-day Myanmar to Dum Dum India where Ina and Alexander lived. Alexander was a Tea Plantation Manager. Ina helped her nephew William recover from his injuries and illnesses including Malaria before he would return home to Leith Edinburgh.

Georgina shows up in the various shipping records travelling between the UK and India. Her correspondence address for the UK is 3 Windmill Street Edinburgh. This is the address of her husband Alexander’s parents and is also listed on their marriage certificate.

Georgina and Alexander will also travel live in Nyasaland now called Malawi in Africa and Cape Town South Africa. In 1947 they will list their UK correspondence address to a bungalow in Monkton Ayrshire.

No death certificate could be found for Georgina. It could be that she died abroad.