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Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

sulaidlaw — 2013-01-27 19:31:56Z

Hi Helen,

I've got another line of the Laidlaw's and am desperately trying to find the connection to Daniel - we first learnt about him nearly 25 years ago when my sister's history teacher showed her a photo of Daniel - and he looks just like my father, in a kilt, but with a slightly more coiffed moustache!

There is no doubt in my mind that there is a direct connection, and I think it could go back as far as 1770 to a David Laidlaw (Laidley) my great x4 grandfather who was a cattle drover, and turned up in Sanquhar . My theory is that he drove cattle from Chirnside, at the opposite end of the southern upland way, which ties in with Little Swinton - the birthplace of Daniel. It would be great if you could get in contact.

Suzanne Laidlaw.

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

dlent169 — 2012-11-11 22:31:23Z

Hi,

My great great grandad (my grandfathers grandfather) was Piper Daniel Laidlaw. Just began tracing some of the family tree back.

Kerry Laidlaw

Laidlaw who helped organize the "Wyandotte Colony"

jeanneflowers — 2012-10-16 20:36:22Z

I'm trying to identify a man named Laidlaw who, with Jacob Flowers, in 1872, helped to organize a group of settlers from Wyandotte, KS, for a move to Greeley, CO, purportedly to join the "Union Colony" and settle there.

Re: Laidlaws of Edinburgh - Glasgow - Dunoon, SCT

john_laidlaw11 — 2012-09-19 03:23:55Z

Hi, juli anderson changed your e-mail address in 2000 and I just came across this old print out.
My father had three garages in the clydebank area and seems we might be related, do you know how to get in touch with Juli ?

Re: Laidlaw - Clydebank area

john_laidlaw11 — 2012-09-19 02:58:55Z

Hi, you changed your e-mail address and I just came across this old print out.
My father had three garages and seems we are related, can you get in touch ?

Re: Laidlaws from Hawick

PegSorensen32 — 2012-09-13 05:41:25Z

Hello Paula,
I don't know if you will get this since your post was in 2000 My grandfather was David Victor Laidlaw he appears in the 1910 US Census as living with your Grandfather, in California. He listed as a cousin age 21 at the time. I may have information that can help you and would love to hear more from you.
Best Regards
Peg

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

wlmickel54 — 2012-09-04 02:34:40Z

I had seen that change in my research but cannot find that any of my Laidlaws changed their name. From my research my Laidlaws came from Berwick-Upon- Tweed (near the Tweed river) just across from England. I have been told that at one time their was a castle by the name of Laidlawstiel from which the "Laidlaw" name was derived.
The Laidlaws that came from Scotland in my branch stopped in Nova Scotia for a while and then some (my grandfather) went to Candada born in Blenheim Ontario, Canada. I started researching back as a middle schoool project and have been doing it on and off since then.

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

emclayton — 2012-08-24 03:42:34Z

I have no idea how many copies were made. The one I have belonged to Mary, daughter of James Rowand and Helen Lunn.
Center of tree just to the right.
Her name was Mary Elizabeth Ada Rowand and she never married. Her brother Clarence, was my grandfather.
I know there's more in the Walkerton, Ontario area. Her parents were James Rowand & Margaret Ellen Lund (corrected version)

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

lindastory111 — 2012-08-23 09:18:02Z

Hi
I did not know that there were others with this tree. I thought ours was a unique one off. As it happens I have just had ours scanned to a pdf. My great grandmother was Annie Aitken in the middle of the top right had quarter. I have updated our small part, but it is more of a small bush than a tree.

The tree is a work of art and I might have my copy framed.
Do you know how many original copied were made?
Linda

Re: James and Hannah Laidlaw

JudiSutherland63 — 2012-07-16 20:12:39Z

???

The Laidlaws I am talking about are all in Dumfriesshire and Roxburghshire, in Scotland, not the USA.

Re: James and Hannah Laidlaw

SRSpangler80 — 2012-07-16 18:30:48Z

James Laidlaw - born USA? Hannah was his wife? Ancestry has the Census. What you do you think your James Laidlaw was born? US Census before 1850 wasn't too clear as how to post the person and his family. After 1850, they list the wife and children with approximate ages at the time of the census. Not until 1900 did they list the year and only that census. There is no 1890 census as that census was destroyed after being flooded.
1804 would have listed, Laidlaw, James and then listed ages of children and adults first makes and then females James age would be sort of listed in a 5 or 10 year bracket. If his father were somehow listed his age bracket would be to the right of James. Then the females start but no names. The ages would be listed as the men's ages were. If James was married, only the age bracket would indicate that he was. His living mother would have been in an older bracket, like his living father would have been.

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

SRSpangler80 — 2012-07-16 18:18:23Z

About your ggguncle Daniel Logan Laidlaw Battle of Loos WWI

If he was a piper at the time he was from Scotland. The Laidlaw name was originally a Border Scot West March name. Does the VC after his name mean he won the Victoria Cross? That is a very high honor. There are two memorials to men who died in various wars. One is in Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.

My Laidlaw was from Ayeshire and immigrated to Philadelphia and was a carriage maker there. When he went to what is now Charleston, WV, it was before the American Civil War when Charleston, VA separated itself from Virginia in 1863. He was probably a Presbyterian.
My Laidlaw, changed his name to Laidley probably before he left Pennsylvania. Look up the history of Charleston, WV and its cemetery. "Spriong Hill Cemetery Records"

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

emclayton — 2012-07-16 04:26:37Z

Hi,
Not on my Laidlaw Family Tree. Sorry.
Happy hunting.

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

1f829 — 2012-07-15 21:21:02Z

Hi, my great, great, great grandfather was Daniel Laidlaw Piper of Loos.

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

emclayton — 2012-02-05 17:24:42Z

Sorry, I can't find him in my records.

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

d_cohen95034 — 2012-01-29 08:07:37Z

I'm looking for more info on my great great uncle Piper Daniel logan laidlaw VC. He fought at the battle of loos in france in ww1.

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

emclayton — 2012-01-16 05:34:49Z

Hi Robert,
What do you know about your background. Give me a few names & I will see if the Laidlaw tree can help you.
Marilyn

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

rob_law65 — 2012-01-16 03:28:32Z

hi im Robert Gordon Laidlaw from Smithers BC just making a tree and need help lol

James and Hannah Laidlaw

JudiSutherland63 — 2012-01-08 00:39:19Z

Researchers beware as there are several James Laidlaws in the records, born around 1801. One was born in Dumfries-shire and seems to have been a vicar, married to Hannah Gilmartin??? and the other was born in Roxburghshire and married Hannah Aloes from Cheshire in Sunderland in 1819. He seems to have been a carpenter. There are public trees which mix these people up, and some which have the wrong James (I believe) going to Canada.

Does anybody have the birth, marriage and death certs which would match these people up accurately please? I'm about to look for birth certs and will post the non-vicar one to my tree when I find it.

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

SRSpangler80 — 2011-10-20 18:35:37Z

Thank you for your reply. Sally

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

emclayton — 2011-10-20 01:11:17Z

The tree I have is the Scotish Laidlaws from Roxburghshire.
William Laidlaw born 1768 and Helen Douglas born 1775. Their daughter, Chritain was my ancestor and lived in Canada with her husband, William Gowanlock.
I have seen the name spelled as Laidley but none on my Family tree are spelled that way.
Sorry,
Happy Hunting
Marilyn

Re: Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

SRSpangler80 — 2011-10-18 01:00:59Z

Hello - Sometime or another, shortly? after the first of the Laidlaws left Scotland for America, some of them, my family included, changed their name from Laidlaw to Laidley. Have you any in your tree that made that change? I had no idea of that until I began putting together my whole genealogy. There are some 5 main families in the mix and a whole mass of other surnames, of which I have noted who married who, but not much more. The first surname is of Protestant Swiss background, finally settled as Ruffner Peter Ruffner arrived about 1732, lived for a while in Pennsylvania, married a Steinman (Stoneman) and moved to what is now Page County, VA. Most of the sons married women of the same type. One of Peter's grandsons married a Hugeunot, last name Marye. Another married a Daughter of Jost Hite. By then people were allowed to move westward. Peter's eldest son, Joseph moved to what is now Charleston, WV and in a few generations married a Laidley of what is now Wheeling, WV.
I would like very much to hear from you if you have any Laidlaws who changed their name to Laidley, just for curiosity sake. There must have been a reason for name respelling. Regards, Sally in Virginia

Re: Laidlaws of Edinburgh - Glasgow - Dunoon, SCT

marwennaj — 2011-09-25 18:21:38Z

HI, I AM A LAIDLAW AND WOULD LOVE TO SHARE ANY INFO I HAVE ON THE FAMILY TREE, MOST OF THE POSTS ON HERE ARE FROM MY COUSINS. JANET JESSIE BROWN IS MY GT. GT. GT. GT. GRANDMOTHER, THANXZ, MARWENNA JONES- NEE LAIDLAW

Re: Laidlaws of Edinburgh - Glasgow - Dunoon, SCT

marwennaj — 2011-09-25 18:09:26Z

HI PENELOPE, YOU MIGHT NOT STILL BE ON HERE, BUT I AM RELATED TO JULI, SHES MY CUZ AND I HAVE THE FAMILY TREE.
I AM A LAIDLAW, BEST WISHES, MARWENNA JONES- NEE LAIDLAW

LAIDLAW William C - Vietnam Wall section 2E

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-09-19 12:19:22Z

LAIDLAW William C - Vietnam Wall section 2E

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 222,447 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Laidlaw married Ferguson

laidlaws — 2011-09-16 10:28:57Z

I am descended from William Laidlaw born abt 1846 in Hawick (family tradition) or Dumfries (on his marriage cert.) who married Agnes Ferguson at Melbourne Australia on 20 Oct 1870. His parents were William Laidlaw and Jane Newall. He seems to be different from the ones on many family trees born in 1846.

Any connections please, however remote?

Re: Bits & Pieces about Ettrick Laidlaws

she23 — 2011-08-24 08:51:12Z

Thanks for sharing this info with us, Bruce.
Laidlaws/Fairgrieves/Turnbulls are all part of my family tree.
Regards, Sheila.

Marion Laidlaw/Purdie. USA,NZ,SCOT. Monument Pic From Melrose

clddbd — 2011-08-09 06:32:19Z

In July 2011 I was at Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Scotland and took this picture. Hope someone finds it meaningful to their family. Husband William Purdie. Son John died in America 1899.Charles Purdie Died in America. Alexander Purdie died in New Zealand.
Cheryl

Photo of Peter A. Laidlaw of Keansburg, New Jersey

Go2doug9 — 2011-07-05 14:10:55Z

From the Red Bank Register, June 24, 1954.

Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

lyn47c — 2011-06-19 20:27:49Z

I'm wondering how many Laidlaw researchers have this tree? I have been trying to up date it. BIG IDEA! I updated my little corner in 1982 and it was as large a tree as the main tree. Who else has added to their line?
Marilyn

McCall, Neil

vston — 2011-05-01 15:57:30Z

I continue to search for family information on my great-grandfather Neil McCall, b. 1860, who immigrated from Scotland with John McCallum. I believe his mother's name was Elizabeth and that she re-married after Neil's father died. Neil and John were engineering(?) contractors and they built a number of the civic sandstone buildings in cities like Calgary, AB and Vancouver, BC. Neil died in 1894 in an industrial accident in Vancouver. He lived for a time in the state of Washington.
Any information or suggestions most appreciated. vf

Laidlaw, John

vston — 2011-05-01 15:48:09Z

I am researching the Laidlaw family's Scottish roots. My interest is primarily in Alexander Robert Laidlaw, b. 1875 in Upper Canada. It appears that his mother, Charlotte J S Aird Laidlaw immigrated from Scotland in 1868. It also appears that his father, John Laidlaw, b. appt 1840? was married previously. Children of issue were John 1859, and Susan 1863. Charlotte also appears to have married someone surname ROSS, and the children of issue there were Daniel, Agnes and Maggie, no dob. The children of the Laidlaw union were Jessie, Charlotte, Alexander and William D.
Any information or suggestions would be most appreciated. vf

Re: Thomas and William Laidlaw and family, Cumbria England

rdic7551 — 2010-06-14 08:56:14Z

Hi. Thanks for that info. It helped fill in a few more gaps.
FYI - Eliza's sister Margaret was my great great grandmother.
If you're interested in her, let me know.

Re: Thomas and William Laidlaw and family, Cumbria England

strackhesket — 2010-06-06 14:08:32Z

Hi there my great grandmother was Eliza Laidlaw she married John Veitch in Melbourne Australia they had 7 children my grandfather was the eldest William Alexander he married Martha Shields they had 4 children my father was the youngest Bertram Alexander he married Ailsa Florence they had 2 chidren my self Sandra Ailsa and Donald Alexander

Laidlaw family in Liverpool

barrypeacock1308 — 2010-06-06 11:48:24Z

Researching Laidlaw family from Liverpool (descendants of Duncan Ross Laidlaw and Edna Yoxall), and originally from Jedburgh.

Willing to share info with anyone with similar interest

Re: Mary Laidlaw born about 1831 Northumberland

CATHC53 — 2010-03-31 06:27:11Z

Hello Andrea

Thanks for your reply - I would love to correspond with you too and am quite happy to share information. My direct e-mail address is katy_carney@yahoo.co.uk. My link is through May Laidlaw, William's daughter and Margaretta Lizzie's sister.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

With best wishes

Catherine

Re: Mary Laidlaw born about 1831 Northumberland

andiu — 2010-03-30 23:13:36Z

Hello, I have also posted a message on Rootsweb. Mary Laidlaw was my 3x gt grandmother. My link is to Margaretta Lizzie Laidlaw daughter of William Laidlaw. I would love to hear from you.
Andrea

Re: LAIDLAW/HOGG

blytho — 2010-03-12 13:42:39Z

hi jamie,i come from a long line of laidlaws,origins ettrick scotland.if you let me know what information you need,names, dates re laidlaws and hoggs i will be glad to share what i have with you.

Re: LAIDLAW/HOGG

Esquesing — 2010-03-11 23:02:21Z

Please tell me more
Jamie Laidlaw

Re: LAIDLAW/HOGG

Esquesing — 2010-03-11 23:01:06Z

I am interested in what you have on the Laidlaws.

I am Jamie Laidlaw

jamielaidlaw@gmail.com

Lets talk

Re: LAIDLAW/HOGG

Esquesing — 2010-03-11 22:57:19Z

Yes please go to my site at myheritage.com

James Grant Laidlaw

jamielaidlaw@gmail.com

Eliza Laidlaw

Heideste — 2010-03-11 18:36:45Z

Hi there;
I am doing my family tree and was wondering if anyone out there can help. I am related to Eliza Laidlaw who married John Dickson from Scotland in 1841, Feb. 12.
They came to Canada from England with five children, and settled in the Grey Bruce area of Ontario.
Eliza's parents were James and Elizabeth.
John and Eliza had my grandfather Robert.

Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
Brenda

Laidlaw/McGregor

StevenKellam — 2010-03-05 00:36:22Z

any info please? Alexander Laidlaw married Margaret McGregor. Margaret lived in Rothsay, Isle of Bute 1841 census with my GG Grandfather her son Alexander William Laidlaw b. 1832

James LAIDLAW - Kansas City, KS - July 1880

JohnWOBrien — 2010-01-21 22:55:07Z

"The Kansas City Daily Times" (Missouri) Monday, July 5, 1880

FELL DOWN A CELLAR.

Quite a serious accident befell the young child of
James LAIDLAW of the Kansas Pacific shops,
Armstrong, on Saturday evening. She was playing
with some other children in front of the family
residence, and not noticing the cellar door being
open plunged headlong down the opening into the
basement, a distance of some eight feet.

The way she fell caused many who saw the accident
to think the child had met with instant death, and
although brought out of the cellar in an insensible
condition, it was found on examination that no bones
were broken, but she was terribly bruised up. Her
escape from almost instant death seems marvelous.

======================================================
(I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate
knowing if you found this posting helpful.)
johnobrien@kc.rr.com
======================================================

neirbo10

Euphemia Bell Laidlaw, b 1863 in Scotland, m James Irvine

lai1219 — 2009-09-01 20:48:28Z

Looking for any details related to James Irvine, born 1860, died 5 May 1930. Married to Euphemia Bell Laidlaw, born 25 September 1863, died 1938. Both were born in Scotland.

Re: Agnes Laidlaw born about 1831 - Scotland

blytho — 2009-07-31 13:06:38Z

thankyou for your quick reply,i have been to ettrick kirk yard and taken photo's.i intend to go back to clean up the head stones.all my laidlaw kin stem from will,and bessie.have found relation's in america, canada, australia, and newzealand.have been trying to find will's father and mother,but have hit a brick wall.maybe his birth was never recorded,yet have found laidlaw's before his birth.my grgrgrandfather was james laidlaw b 1842 yarrow,he lived and worked in langholm where my grgrandfather thomas was born 1864.my grandfather was born 1887 langholm,butmoved to carlisle cumberland with his father thomas.will look on www.bordersfhs.org.uk thankyou for that.if you find any information could you please let me know,i would be most greatful. thankyou again blytho

Re: Delaware Co. Laidlaws

aglaidlaw1 — 2009-07-30 23:06:26Z

I just came across your post. I am doing research for my husband's Laidlaw family and am trying to put all the threads together. He is decended from Thomas Laidlaw b. 1829 in Delaware County New York, son of William and Isabella (Liddle) Laidlaw, son of Thomas Laidlaw and Margaret (Stewart) Laidlaw. Before I head to Scotland to trace the line down I was trying to see where all the children of William and Isabella went. Where did Stewart go after the 1880 census? I haven't been able to trace him from that time. Thanks for any help, Barbara Laidlaw
PS Were you able to get any ancestors from your query?

Re: Agnes Laidlaw born about 1831 - Scotland

alan14578 — 2009-07-30 14:19:25Z

blytho Will o"Phaup is well recorded.Have you been to see his grave next to the Ettrick Shepherd his grandson(Wills daughters Margarets son)I upgraded the MIs in Ettrick Kirkyard last year with digital photos and all the extra headstones from 1855 -2008 and now on Cd from www.bordersfhs.org.uk We also finished Kirkhope which has never been done before and i am finishing Yarrow at the moment and all have Laidlaws. St Marys kirkyard also has a lot of 17 and 1800 laidlaws therein.Is there a particular lot you are looking at.My interest is simply recording Mis. The gravestone says he was born at the Craig ad1691 and died in the 84th year of his age.

Re: Agnes Laidlaw born about 1831 - Scotland

blytho — 2009-07-30 12:23:11Z

thankyou so much for your reply.you say you have lot's of laidlaw information,i would really like to share info with you if possible. my 6th grgrand parents were william laidlaw[will o'phaup[ prounced [fop] and bessie scott.will was b 1690gair ettrick bessie b 1692 ettrick.have you heard of them? look forward to hearing from you best wishes blytho

Re: Agnes Laidlaw born about 1831 - Scotland

alan14578 — 2009-07-29 20:02:31Z

bampr In yarrow kirkyard there is an Agnes Laidlaw who died Nether Dalgleish Hope 26-9-1907 aged 82yrs wife of James Anderson who died 9-12-1904 aged 80yrs.That would make her born 1825 not 35 .No trace Robert and Elizabeth but loads of Laidlaws.