Hi Thomas,

Sorry to say that I can't offer much help with your Laidlay search. If your Laidlays
tie in with mine I am yet to find the
connection.

I do know that John Laidlay Bashford was at
Trinity College, Cambridge, entering in 1870,
so it is possible that he knew two of my
Laidlay ancestors who were at Cambridge around the same time - Robert Watson Laidlay
and William James Laidlay. These two Laidlays were sons of John Watson Laidlay.
John Watson Laidlay was the son of John
Laidlay and Elizabeth Watson. Can you tie
your George Laidlay and/or John Laidlay Bashford into any of this? Do you know the
father's name of your Georg Laidlay?

My Laidlay family so far appears to have covered down the years
Lancashire England/ Glasgow, Scotland/ Calcutta India/ East Lothian Scotland /Australia and UKK. connections.
I have not found a German connection but you
never know maybe you are a long lost cousin!!

If you recogize a connection e-mail me back
and we can swap notes. In the meantime if
in my own Laidlay search I come across anything relevant to your search I will let
you know.

Pat - Australia