Born before in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of James William Laidlaw
and Helen (Scott) Laidlaw
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
after age 55
in Halton County, Canada West
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jun 2020
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Mary (Laidlaw) Murray migrated from Scotland to Canada.
Biography
Mary Laidlaw, daughter of James Laidlaw and Helen Scott, was born or baptised on 7 September 1791 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland.[1]
Mary came to Canada with her husband Robert Murray by 1820. She is buried, as are many of the early Laidlaws, in the Boston Presbyterian Cemetery in Halton Region (County) and her years of birth and death are on the grave headstone. [2]
Sources
- ↑
Birth or Baptism:
"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 774; Ref: 10/165; Frame: 117
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 8 April 2024)
Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: MARY; Parents/Other details: JAMES LAIDLAW/HELEN SCOTT FR117 (FR117); Gender: F; Birth Date: 07/09/1791; Parish: Ettrick. - ↑ Note: birth year being corrected. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 October 2020), memorial page for Mary Scott Laidlaw Murray (6 Sep 1791–27 Jul 1847), Find a Grave Memorial no. 120874694, citing Boston Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Patricia Jackson (contributor 47297496) .
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Judith Robinson
Judith Robinson
Mentioned in descendant Alice Munro's book, 'The View from Castle Rock', as being unmarried on voyage over from Scotland.
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Rejected matches › Mary (Ludlow) Ware (1793-)
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