Our Family History

Walter Duncan McBryde

Male 1864 - 1930  (65 years)


Personal Information    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Walter Duncan McBryde 
    Born 2 Jan 1864  Wahiawa, Kauai, Hawaii, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1930  Hawaii, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Kukuiolono Golf Course, Kauai, Hawaii, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Walter Duncan McBryde was a successful businessman in lumber, real estate, and banking. He served as a representative in the Legislature of the provisional government from Kauai in 1895, and for 16 years on the Kauai County Board of Supervisors. He cofounded the McBryde Sugar Company and managed the Kauai Pineapple Company.
      Walter McBryde acquired 346 acres of Kukuiolono land sometime after 1907, leasing have of it to provide perpetual income for maintenance of the other half, a park for the locals. The golf course was added to the park in 1928 for the enjoyment of the mill workers, many of whom were Scots like McBryde. It was only the second golf course built on the island of Kauai (Wailua Municipal Golf Course was first in 1920) and, at the time of its opening, the eighth oldest course in the entire Hawaiian Territory.
      Walter McBryde died in 1930 and was buried in the park near the 8th hole's tee. As part of his will, he bequeathed the 178-acre Kukuiolono Park to all of the people of Kalaheo and surrounding communities. Many of the people living around Kalaheo to this day still work for the McBryde Sugar Company. In addition to the rental fees set up in the irrevocable trust, McBryde also left all of his life savings for maintenance of the park and golf course.

    Siblings 5 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Thomas McBride   (Great Grandfather) 
    Sarah Vaughan,   b. Abt 1801,   d. 26 Nov 1841, Trevethan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • 1910 census USA
      name: Walter D Mcbryde
      birthplace: Hawaii
      relationship to head of household: Self
      residence: Wahiawa, Kauai, Hawaii
      marital status: Single
      race : Other-Caucasian
      gender: Male
      immigration year:
      father's birthplace: Scotland
      mother's birthplace: England

      1920 census USA
      name: Walter D Mcbride
      residence: Kauai, Hawaii
      estimated birth year: 1863
      age: 57
      birthplace: Hawaii
      relationship to head of household: Self
      gender: Male
      race: OC
      marital status: Single
      father's birthplace: Scotland
      mother's birthplace: England

      1930 census USA
      name: Walter D Mcbride
      event: Census
      event date: 1930
      event place: Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii
      gender: Male
      age: 66
      marital status: Single
      race: OC
      birthplace: Hawaii
      estimated birth year: 1864
      immigration year:
      relationship to head of household: Head
      father's birthplace: Scotland
      mother's birthplace: England


      Source http://www.hawaiianencyclopedia.com/southern-kauai.asp
    Person ID I17282  Clark
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2012 

    Father Duncan McBryde,   b. 10 Nov 1822, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1878, Hawaii, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Amelia Moxley,   b. 1839,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F4879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart