James Laidlaw (abt. 1827 - 1853)

Born about 13 Apr 1827 in Glenshiel, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Currie) Laidlaw — married 1850 in Canada West

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1853 at about age 25 in Morris township, Huron County, Canada West

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Biography

James Laidlaw migrated from Scotland to Canada.

James was born in 1827. Baptised in the Scottish Highlands on April 13. ^[1] He was the son of William Laidlaw and Mary Scott. James was killed by misadventure in 1853. ^{[2] [3]}

1851 Census of Canada West, Morris Township of Huron County: It is likely that this is the James Laidlaw who was farming with George and William Laidlaw, both a few years older, and who was enumerated as age 22; all were born in Scotland and adherents of the "Free Kirk" of Scotland.^[4]

James was married to Rebecca Currie and had one daughter, Mary Jane, before he was killed helping to raise a cabin for James Waldie in Morris Township of Huron County. According to the family history, his body was later moved into a Laidlaw family plot, but there is no gravestone in evidence.

His daughter, Mary Jane, married Joseph Frarey and died at the tender age of 21 years. She is buried in Blyth Union Cemetery, Blyth, Ontario, Canada. Her gravestone stands beside that of her grandmother Mary (Scott) Laidlaw and her Aunt Jane (Laidlaw) Armour.^{[3] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 067; Ref: 20/29
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 9 June 2023)
   Surname: LAIDLAY; Forename: JAMES; Parents/Other details: WILLIAM LAIDLAY/MARY SCOTT FR 124 (FR124); Gender: M; Birth Date: 13/04/1827; Parish: Glenshiel.
2. ↑ Scheiding, J. Elizabeth. Langford, Westman and Related Families: Their History and Genealogy, Pro Familia Publishing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Publ. 1999 Chart No. 21
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Laidlaw family tree and records, collected by Howard S. Anderson (Ontario Genealogical Society # 7031) 21 April 1993.
4. ↑ 1851/52 Census of Canada West. Morris Township of Huron County. LAIDLAW: (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1851&op=pdf&id=e002354083)
5. ↑ Find a Grave memorial page for Mary Jane Laidlaw Frarey (1852–1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #204069403, citing Blyth Union Cemetery, Blyth, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.