Thomson Laidlaw (1885 - 1961)

Born 1885 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Fletcher (Darroch) Laidlaw — married 1907 in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1961 at about age 76 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomson Laidlaw's birth was registered in 1885 in the Stobhill district of Midlothian. Mother's name Rone.^[1]

Thomson Laidlaw's marriage to Lizzie Darroch was registered on 27 December 1907 in the Camlachie district of Glasgow. Thomson was 22, a baker, and Lizzie was 19, both living in Glasgow. Thomson's parents were Robert Laidlaw, coal miner, and Annie Rhone.

Lizzie's parents were Robert Darroch, a tram car cleaner (deceased) and Margaret Brodie (deceased). Witnesses to the marriage were Thomas Darroch and Kate Darroch. ^[2]

In the 1911 census Thomson Laidlaw (age 26) was in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland.^[3]

LAIDLAW THOMSON 1911 M 26 410/1 8/ 5 COWDENBEATH FIFE

LAIDLAW ELIZABETH 1911 F 23 410/1 8/ 5 COWDENBEATH FIFE

LAIDLAW MAGGIE 1911 F 1 410/1 8/ 5 COWDENBEATH FIFE

In the 1921 census Thomas Laidlaw (age 36) was in Lumphinnans, Fife, Scotland.^[4]

LAIDLAW THOMAS 1921 M 36 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

LAIDLAW ELIZABETH 1921 F 33 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

LAIDLAW JAMES 1921 M 28 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

LAIDLAW MARGARET 1921 F 25 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

LAIDLAW MAGGIE 1921 F 11 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

LAIDLAW ROBERT 1921 M 5 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

LAIDLAW ROBERT 1921 M 1 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

LAIDLAW MARGARET 1921 F 0 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

LAIDLAW THOMAS 1921 M 0 LUMPHINNANS FIFE

Thomson Laidlaw's death (age 75) was registered in 1961 in the Dunfermline district. Mother's name not recorded.^[5]

Research

Census 1921 So who were James (28) and Margaret (25)? A brother of Thomson's? And did they have children living in the house? There's a Maggie (11) and a Margaret (0), and two Roberts (5 and 1).

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 698/B/124
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 5 March 2024)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: THOMSON; Mothers Maiden Name: RONE; Gender: M; Year: 1885; RD Name: Stobhill.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "Statutory Register of Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 644/2/363
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 5 March 2024)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: THOMSON; Spouse Surname: DARROCH; Spouse Forename: LIZZIE; Year: 1907; RD Name: Camlachie.
3. ↑ 1911 Census: "Scotland Census, 1911"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 410/1 8/ 5
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 5 March 2024)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: THOMSON; Year: 1911; Gender: M; Age at Census: 26; RD Name: Cowdenbeath; County / City: Fife.
4. ↑ 1921 Census: "Scotland Census, 1921"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 408/2 2/ 25
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 5 March 2024)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: THOMAS; Year: 1921; Gender: M; Age at Census: 36; RD Name: Lumphinnans; County / City: Fife.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 424/340
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 5 March 2024)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: THOMSON; Age at death: 75; Gender: M; Year: 1961; RD Name: Dunfermline.