Mary Laidlaw (bef. 1818 - 1899)

Born before 4 Oct 1818 in Selkirk, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 18 Jan 1899 after age 80 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary Laidlaw, daughter of Adam Laidlaw and Elisabeth Scott, was born or baptised on 4 October 1818 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.^[1]

In the 1841 Census, at Newark Mill

Adam Laidlaw 55 Ag Lab

William Laidlaw 20 Ag Lab

Mary Laidlaw 20

Elizabeth Laidlaw 14

In the 1851 Census, at Newark

Adam Laidlaw 65 Policy Lab

William Laidlaw 34 Ag Lab

Mary Laidlaw 32 Laundrymaid

In the 1861 Census, at Newark Cottages

Adam Laidlaw 75 Head Gardener

William Laidlaw 44 Son Road Labourer

Mary Laidlaw 42 Daughter Housekeeper

In the 1871 Census, at Newark

William Laidlaw 54 Head Road Labourer

Mary Laidlaw 52 Sister Housekeeper

In the 1881 census Mary Laidlaw (age 62) was in Bowhill Estate, Newark Mill, Selkirk, Selkirk, Scotland.^[2]

Mary Laidlaw 62 Head Laundress

In the 1891 Census, at Newark Mill

Mary Laidlaw 72 Head Pensioner Laundress

She never married and is last mentioned in the 1891 Scottish Census as "aged 72, Pensioner, Laundress." She wasn't found in the 1901 Scottish Census of 31 March.

In 1891 Mary left Newark Mill and moved to stay with her sister, Elizabeth, on the Isle of Wight. The Selkirk Kirk Records have an entry:

Laidlaw Mary, Newark Mill, Certificate to Harris. Isle of Wight. 30 May [18]91.

Mary died on 18 January 1899 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, and was buried in St John's Churchyard there^[3]. Her gravestone reads as follows:

IN AFFECTIONATE

REMEMBRANCE

OF

MARY LAIDLAW

THE BELOVED SISTER OF

ELIZABETH CONACHER

OF GLENROY HIGH PARK RYDE

WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JAN 18TH 1899

IN HER 81ST YEAR

AND WAS INTERRED JAN. 20. 1899

Sources

1. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 778; Ref: 30/409; Frame: 895
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 26 July 2023)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: MARY; Parents/Other details: ADAM LAIDLAW/ELISABETH SCOTT FR895 (FR895); Gender: F; Birth Date: 04/10/1818; Parish: Selkirk.
2. ↑ 1881 Census: "Scotland Census, 1881 (LDS)"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 786850
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 26 July 2023)
   Surname: LAIDLAW; Forename: Mary; Year: 1881; Gender: F; Age at census: 62; Address: Dwelling: Bowhill Estate Newark Mill; Census Place: Selkirk, Selkirk, Scotland; Birth Place: Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190042571/mary-laidlaw: accessed 26 July 2023), memorial page for Mary Laidlaw (1818–18 Jan 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190042571, citing St. Johns Churchyard, Ryde, Isle of Wight Unitary Authority, Isle of Wight, England; Maintained by FrankGrant (contributor 48176753).

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