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Walter Laidlaw (bef. 1765 - 1854)

Walter Laidlaw
Born before in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 16 Jun 1797 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Died after age 89 in Gemscleuch, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotlandmap
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Biography

Walter was born in Ettrick in 1765. Baptism in Ettrick, date given above[1]. Married in Ettrick[2].

The 1841 and 1851 Censuses has him living at Gemmelscleuch in Ettrick with his daughter Margaret

LAIDLAW Walter Head W M 86 Retired Shepherd SEL Ettrick
LAIDLAW Margaret Dau U F 39 Housekeeper SEL Ettrick[3][4].

He died in Ettrick in 1854. He is buried in Ettrick Churchyard, Ettrick, Scottish Borders, Scotland [5]

Biography

Note that the OPRs for the marriage and all the births of the children consistently refer to an Isabel BRYDEN not BRYDON.


Inscription

In memory of Walter LAIDLAW who died at Gemscleuch on the 24th September 1854 aged 89yrs
Isabella BRYDON his spouse who died at Scabcleuch May the 30th 1814 aged 44yrs.
Walter LAIDLAW their son who died April the 21st 1819 aged 12yrs
Jannet LAIDLAW their daughter who died December 10th 1840 aged 35yrs
Margaret LAIDLAW their daughter who died in Langholm 23rd August 1894 aged 83yrs.

Sources

  1. [Scotlandspeople Ettrick Parish Records]
  2. [Scotlandspeople Ettrick Parish Records]
  3. 1841 Census
  4. 1851 Census
  5. Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 30 April 2018), memorial page for Walter Laidlaw (1765–24 Sep 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #148731876, citing Ettrick Churchyard, Ettrick, Scottish Borders, Scotland ; Maintained by aussiejeff (contributor 48776330) . no gravestone picture
  • Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
    National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 774; Ref: 10/251; Frame: 194
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 24 May 2023)
    Walter Laidlaw marriage to Isabel Bryden on or after 16 Jun 1797 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland.




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All the OPRs (marriage and children) refer to Isabel BRYDEN, not BRYDON.
posted by Patrick Chadwick
edited by Patrick Chadwick

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