Robert Laidlaw (1797)

Born 30 Jan 1797 in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Betty (Reive) Laidlaw — married 2 May 1828 in Lyne and Megget, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

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Biography

Robert was born in 1797. He was the son of William Laidlaw and Mary Blake.

Robert married Elisabeth Reive on or after 2 May 1828 in Lyne and Megget, Peeblesshire, Scotland.^[1]

In the 1841 Census, living in Siert, Lynne, Peeblesshire^[2]

LAIDLAW Robert M 44 Agricultural Labourer Out of County ?address

LAIDLAW Elisabeth F 36 Peeblesshire

LAIDLAW Elisabeth F 12 Peeblesshire

LAIDLAW William M 10 Peeblesshire

LAIDLAW Andrew M 8 Peeblesshire

LAIDLAW Agnes F 6 Peeblesshire

LAIDLAW Marrion F 4 Peeblesshire

LAIDLAW Mary F 6m Peeblesshire

REIVE Andrew M 75 Independant Out of County

Research Notes

The census that were added to the profile have been removed. They do not have Robert b1797 in them. They have William - the eldest son as head of the household. There was a specific date in the data field but is unsourced and no death is indexed in ScotlandsPeople so moved it to below , Searched the census for a Robert Laidlow in Peebleshire in 1851 and none found. Had Robert died?

Originally entered :- Robert passed away 16 Nov 1892

Laidlaw, child of Robert Laidlaw and Elisabeth Reive, was born or baptised on 21 September 1844 in Lyne and Megget, Peebles-shire, Scotland.^[3] Later named Robert, the youngest child, baptised before named perhaps if mother Elizabeth was ill (she died around two weeks later)

Elizabeth Laidlaw (age 40) died or was buried on 3 October 1844 in Lyne and Megget, Peebles-shire, Scotland.^[4] This is Robert's wife, Elizabeth Reive, who died after giving birth.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 765; Ref: 20/33; Frame: 137
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 18 March 2024)
   Robert Laidlaw marriage to Elisabeth Reive on or after 2 May 1828 in Lyne and Megget, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
2. ↑ Free UK Genealogy "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a154062f4040b9d6e511937 : accessed 2 Mar 2023) [data about Elisabeth LAIDLAW in household of Robert LAIDLAW]; citing Piece: 765 Place: Lyne Enumeration District: 2 Civil Parish: Lyne Ecclesiastical Parish: - Folio: 0 Page: 3 Schedule: Address: Seirt.
3. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 765; Ref: 20/21; Frame: 124
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 March 2023)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: -----; Parents/Other details: ROBERT LAIDLAW/ELISABETH REIVE FR124 (FR124); Gender: U; Birth Date: 21/09/1844; Parish: Lyne and Megget.
4. ↑ Death or Burial: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Deaths and Burials"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 765; Ref: 20/47
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 March 2023)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: ELIZABETH; Parents/Other details: REIVE/ROBERT LAIDLAW; Age: 40; Gender: F; Date: 03/10/1844; Parish: Lyne and Megget.

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