Doug Laidlaw
Doug J. Laidlaw
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Son of John Laidlaw
and Irene (Richardson) Laidlaw
Brother of
[private brother (1940s - unknown)] and [private sister (1940s - unknown)]
Father of
[private daughter (1970s - unknown)],
[private daughter (1970s - unknown)] and
[private daughter (1980s - unknown)]
Account confirmed 20 Feb 2018 | Doug's 11844 contributions
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Profile last modified 26 May 2020
| Created 7 Jan 2014 | Last significant change: 25 May 2020
21:50: Doug Laidlaw uploaded Darryl.ged for GEDCompare [Thank Doug for this]
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The Laidlaws are an accepted sept of Clan Scott. The Australian Clan Scott Association went defunct, and the current one is not very active, but I have been accepted for membership.
Biography
Douglas was born in 1943. Douglas is still living, if only just. Was a first baby, and a breech birth resulted in neurological deficiencies. As well, he inherited major depression from his Boykett ancestors, (descended from [Boykett-4].) At 75, he is becoming confused and forgetful. If anything looks wrong, please speak up.
All I ever wanted to be, is an ordinary, unmarried man, like Henry Higgins. But like him, I was told that I had no input into deciding. Either gender is sufficient without the other, as the BBC experiment proved, but women need a man to destroy.
John Bernie (living) is my wife's first cousin.
Research Notes
I seem to have added as many as possible from my own trees. I will clean up my outstanding GEDCOMS, then leave my data here for others to mess up. There are "Golden Rules" of genealogy. There are many sets available by a Web search. I still use the 10 Rules published every month in Australian Family Tree Connections (now defunct.) The fundamental rule is:
"Never accept another genealogist's work implicitly." Any genuine researcher will thank you for alternative info, with evidence to support it. Ancestry.com will give you the results with the largest "copy and paste" brigade, regardless of accuracy. familysearch.org has records, which are reliable, and family trees, which are contributed and not verified. The latter are no more reliable than trees found elsewhere. Euclid told the King of Syracuse that there is no "royal road" to geometry. The same is true of genealogy.
Another Rule is "Never believe everything in a BDM certificate." They are not certified as accurate. Some of the people mentioned were unable to write. Birth and death information is only the best belief of the informant. Even in a court of law, certificates are only "evidence," alongside other evidence.
To believe, either (a) that there is no country in the world besides the USA; or (b) that connections can be established within 100 degrees between all the people in the world, many of whom don't speak English, and many of whom have no or inadequate documentation; or even (c) that the population is not in a constant state of flux
is no more than an American fantasy.
Sources
Personal knowledge.
- Bernie tree
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Doug's formal name
- full middle name (J.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- personal memories about Doug (1)
- images (2)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (3)
- spouse's name and marriage information
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Followed Tags
Doug is a Wiki Genealogy Volunteer following these tags:
Doug is a Wiki Genealogy Volunteer following these tags:
- AUSTRALIA
- Every Australian has a story to tell.
- BERNIE
- My wife's mother's maiden name. The surname Bernie was originally Norman. It exists in Scotland and Ireland. John [Bernie-17] had done much before I arrived here.
- BOYKETT
- Thomas Boykett, Congregationalist and political activist. Came to Adelaide South Australia in 1853 with 3 of his 4 sons and two unmarried sisters. They accompanied Judge Benjamin BOOTHBY, but travelled separately. The name Boykett is (or was) represented in Australia and New Zealand by this family only, but it is a variant of Boycott. My own project is at [1].
- LAIDLAW
- My Laidlaw ancestors lived in Roxburgh, Scotland. They migrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1870.
- SOUTH_AUSTRALIA
- My Boykett ancestors came to Adelaide, and there are other links as well.
DNA Tested
Doug Laidlaw's DNA has been tested for genealogical purposes. It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Doug or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share DNA with Doug:
Doug Laidlaw's DNA has been tested for genealogical purposes. It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Doug or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share DNA with Doug:
- Doug Laidlaw: AncestryDNA , GEDmatch NH6167464 [compare], Ancestry member laidlaws
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Doug is 27 degrees from Donald Howard, 23 degrees from Julia Howe and 22 degrees from Henry VIII of England on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Categories: Clan Scott
Wilson-35952 is not matched up with anyone now
I don't know who suggested it or who set them as a reject match but it wasn't Ancestry.
I have no idea what you mean by
"Whoever matched the two Wilsons? Since one was in the USA and one in Scotland, only Ancestry.com could have suggested it."
Which Wilson in USA is matched to what Wilson in Scotland?
I refer to your recent comment on the Australia Project and Convicts after the Third Fleet. It is my understanding and experience of Wiki Tree and DNA Genealogy is that all and any participation is completely voluntary. Take care, Shoshanah
Plus: an answer is provided here from the Wikitree GtoG forum that I see you have been an active participant of in the past.
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/863193/how-do-i-add-categories-to-a-profile
I hope that this helps
Wikitree suggests that I prove that my parents really are my parents by further testing. That sounds like trying to prove that DNA has a use, even an unnecessary one. One woman did just that, and it backfired: her mother's husband wasn't her biological father!.
I have sent off my DNA sample, not because I believe in it, but because everybody wants me to. DNA can confirm the paper trail, but it can never be a replacement, as some seem to think. According to DNA research, no men existed before the 18th cent. It is a bit like the Mad Hatter's watch: "I told you butter wouldn't suit the works." March Hare: "But it was the _best_butter!" Or more accurately: "If the data doesn't support the hypothesis, discard the data."
On behalf of the Australia Project leadership team, we're carrying out a Project Members Check-in to see if you are still interested in being involved as an active member of the project. In particular, we are ready to launch our new teams for the project. Please could you let me know what team/s you would like to contribute to. A list of teams is on the Australia Project page. Please respond by private message.
We really appreciate your enthusiasm in working on Australian profiles on WikiTree, and thank you for all the work you have been doing. We look forward to hearing back from you and that you will decide to be part of the project as we move forward with the new teams for the project. Regards, Gillian