John Edward Blake Laidlaw (1873 - 1939)

Born 29 Jan 1873 in Morris township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 10 Oct 1939 at age 66 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

John, also known as Jack, was born in 1873 in Morris township of Huron County, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of John Laidlaw and Agnes Waldie. ^[1]

Note that John also had a cousin John Laidlaw who was a little younger (b. circa 1875), son of Robert Laidlaw, also of Morris township.
In 1881, John, age 8, was living in Morris township of Huron County, Ontario with his parents, John and Agnes (sp. Agnus) and siblings. ^[2]

On 2 October 1901, John Edward Blake Laidlaw was married to Helen Dora Webb, daughter of Joseph William Webb and Frances Jane Tabb, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ^[3][4]

John's death was recorded in Coquitlam, British Columbia in October of 1939. ^[5]

John Edward Blake Laidlaw is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, together with his wife Helen Dora Webb. ^[6]

Research Notes

According to the Scottish naming custom, John, as the third son, was named after his father John Scott Laidlaw. John Scott, being a very politically minded sort, also gave his son the name of Edward Blake who had been elected to the Ontario Legislature and the House of Commons in 1867. Edward Blake was Prime Minister (now called Premier) of Ontario in 1871-72 and Minister of Justice for Canada in 1875-77 as a representative of the Reform (Liberal) Party in Canada. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3C-945 : 10 February 2018), John Laidlaw, 29 Jan 1873; citing Birth, Huron, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,844,892.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNS-HJN : 20 May 2019), John Laidlaw in household of John Laidlaw, Morris, Huron, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John Laidlaw, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZX-74V : 6 April 2020), John Edward Laidlaw and Helen Dora Webb, 02 Oct 1901; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11372, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,529.
4. ↑ Image of the marriage certificate, Royal B.C. Museum (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/8d3841ab-ebd3-4c3d-975a-165cae939ecc)
5. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLV5-S9F : 8 November 2017), John Edward Blake Laidlaw, 1939.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35289564/john-edward_blake-laidlaw : accessed 07 April 2022), memorial page for John Edward Blake Laidlaw (29 Jan 1873–10 Oct 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35289564, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Joanna Gariepy (contributor 50072498), formerly clack48.
7. ↑ Laidlaw family tree and records, collected by Howard S. Anderson (Ontario Genealogical Society # 7031) 21 April 1993.