On the night of the 1851 Census (March 30) he was living at West Port, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, aged 74, Late Joiner and born in Selkirk, Selkirkshire. Also in the same household were:
LAIDLAW David Head W M 74 Late Joiner SEL Selkirk
LAIDLAW Helen Dau U F 30 School Mistress SEL Selkirk
There's a death record for a Grizzel (Grace) Laidlaw in Selkirk, aged 2, on 2 July 1835, father David Laidlaw[5]. There is no baptism record for this child. Grace, David's youngest daughter, was baptised in 1828. Is this her death, and is the age recorded incorrectly as 2 instead of 7 or 8?
↑ ["Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a1561a8f4040b9d6e773197 : viewed 12 Dec 2021), David LAIDLAW in household of David LAIDLAW, South Side Of Inner Ring, Selkirkshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/778, Folio 2, Page 25, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.]
↑ ["Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5e3eb41bf4040b1550a572bc : viewed 12 Dec 2021), David LAIDLAW, West Port, Selkirkshire, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /778, Folio 0, Page 21, Schedule 96, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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