Thomas
Laidlaw
Born about in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Reynoldson) Laidlaw
— married
8 Jun 1782 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander Laidlaw and William Ryther Laidlaw
Died
at about age 67
in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Nov 2022
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Biography
Thomas was born about 1749.
He was a merchant in Galashiels.
He married Margaret Reynoldson (or Ronaldson) in Edinburgh [1] He died in 1816.
Monumental Inscription from Galashiels cemetery.[2]
- In Memory of THOMAS LAIDLAW
- Merchant, Galashiels died
- 19th May 1816 aged 67 years
- MARGARET REYNOLDSON his wife
- who died in Edinburgh 6th March 1850
- aged 97 years
- WILLIAM LAIDLAW, their son, who died
- 24th Dec. 1831 aged 45 yrs
- JANET SANDERSON, his wife, who died
- 13th July 1850 aged 51 yrs.
- also their children
- BETSY LAIDLAW who died 10th Dec. 1836
- aged 5 yrs
- also JANET LAIDLAW who died
- 17th Dec. 1845 aged 0 yrs.
Thomas was born in 1759. He passed away in 1843.
Sources
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/registerofmarria53edin/page/406/mode/2up
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B8-GS2C-J
- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms,1564-1950
- Scotland, Extracted Parish Records,`1571-1997 (marriage.)
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Andy L
Laidlaw-2042 and Laidlaw-1953 appear to represent the same person because: Married to the same person
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