Bremner, Maude Lilian

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Bremner, Maude Lilian

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        1880-1953

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        Maude Lillian (or Lilian) Bremner de Castilla was born on August 5, 1880, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and died on March 31, 1953, in Cape Town, South Africa. She was the daughter of Prince Edward Island historian Benjamin Bremner (1851-1938) and Mary Jane Webster. Bremner was an educator, she volunteered to travel to South Africa and teach Boer children in refugee camps during and after the Boer War. In 1904, while in South Africa, she married Australian Major John Stephen Ramos de Castilla (1866-1938), who was serving with the West Australian Mounted Infantry. Bremner’s teaching experience is described in the book titled “A Canadian Girl in South Africa: A Teacher’s Experiences in the South African War, 1899-1902,” written by E. Maud Graham and published in 1905.

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        Revised on July 17, 2024, by Leah Louttit-Bunker

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