John Laidlaw (abt. 1835 - 1908)

Born about 1835 in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Christina (Fraser) Laidlaw — married 1874 in Fodderty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 29 Dec 1908 at about age 73 in Summerberry, Saskatchewan, Canada

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John Laidlaw migrated from Scotland to Canada.

Biography

John was born about 1835 and that is the year on his grave headstone. He was the son of Robert Laidlaw and Isabella Anderson of Scotland. He married Christina Fraser in 1874 in Fodderty, where he was born. ^[1].

In the 1841 Census of Scotland John was living, perhaps with family, in Contin, north-west of Inverness in the Scottish highlands. His parents were elsewhere. ^[2]

LAIDLAW Andw M 70 Independent OUC (born OUt of the County)

LAIDLAW John M 8 OUC

MCKENZIE Catharine F 30 OUC

In the 1851 Census of Scotland he was living in Achnashen, Contin, County of Ross & Cromarty, with his parents, five servants and two visitors. ^[3]. Fodderty, where he was born, is five miles from Contin.

LAIDLAW Robert Head M M 58 Manager Of A Sheep Farm DFS Moffat

LAIDLAW Isabella Wife M F 56 SEL Yarrow

LAIDLAW John Son U M 17 ROC Fodderty

The 1881 Scottish Census shows John living in Monkcastle House, Lochbroom, with his family and four servants. All the adults spoke Gaelic. ^[4].

John LAIDLAW Head M 44 M Sheep Manager Inverness, Scotland

Christina LAIDLAW Wife M 30 F Fodderty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Robert LAIDLAW Son 5 M Lochbroom, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Donald LAIDLAW Son 4 M Lochbroom, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

John LAIDLAW Son 3 M Lochbroom, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

James LAIDLAW Son 1 M Lochbroom, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

In the 1891 Census of Canada, John and Christina were enumerated in Qu'Appelle, Assiniboia East on 17th April 1891. John, age 54 (Presbyterian), and Christina, age 41, had many sons: Robert (15), Donald (14), John (13), and James (11). ^[5] On page 5, are listed Andrew, who was also born in Scotland, and Walter, Harris and Margaret who were born in the North West Territories. ^[6]

John died in 1908 in Summerberry, Saskatchewan where he had immigrated with wife Christina and his four sons. ^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ (Free Login) Scottish Marriage Registry
2. ↑ ["Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a155a0ef4040b9d6e6de251 : viewed 27 Jun 2021), John LAIDLAW in household of Andw LAIDLAW, Contin, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/60, Folio 0, Page 3, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. 1841 Scottish Census]
3. ↑ 1851 Scottish Census
4. ↑ (Free Link) 1881 Scottish Census
5. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada. Assiniboia East, Northwest Territories. Page 4. (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=pdf&id=30953_148228-00194)
6. ↑ Page 5 of the 1891 census in Assiniboia East.
7. ↑ Pedigree Chart for Robert Laidlaw (b. 31 July 1875, Lochbroom; d. 1952 in Canada), Scottish Roots Ancestral Research Service, Edinburgh EH1 3LH; June 1996. Received from Edna S. Laidlaw, Summerberry, Saskatchewan, by Howard S. Anderson, West Hill, Ontario in 1999.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 October 2020), memorial page for John Laidlaw (1835–29 Dec 1908), Find a Grave Memorial no. 27932442, citing Summerberry Cemetery, Summerberry, Melville Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada ; Maintained by mrbloggins (contributor 47005505) .