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Alexander Robert Laird 1640–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 09 Oct 1716

Death Location: Meigle, Angus, Scotland

Father: Sir 12th

Mother: Jean Buchanan

Spouse(s): Margaret Ouchterlonie

Children(s): James Laird

Alexander Robert Laird was born in 1640 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John Calduell Laird Of Leckie 12Th And Jean Janet Buchanan. Alexander Robert Laird married Margaret Ouchterlonie, and had children including James Laird. Alexander Robert Laird passed away in 1716 in Meigle, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Robert Laird was born in 1640 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John Calduell Laird Of Leckie 12Th And Jean Janet Buchanan.
  • Alexander Robert Laird married Margaret Ouchterlonie, and had children including James Laird.
  • Alexander Robert Laird passed away in 1716 in Meigle, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir 12th
1632–1671
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
S1
Jean Buchanan
1631–1671
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Ouchterlonie
1640–1717
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MO

Children(s)

James Laird
1665–1750
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
JL

Alexander Laird's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Laird
1640–1716
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Calduell Laird of Leckie - 12th
1632–1671
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Jean ((Janet)) Buchanan
1631–1671
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Laird's Descendants

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Alexander (Robert) Laird (1640–09 Oct 1716) m. Margaret Ouchterlonie (Abt. 1640–2 May 1717)
  1. 1. James Laird 1665–1750 m. Jean Fleming 1660–1687
    1. 1. John (James) Laird 1686–1737 m. Mary (Jane) Munn 1690–
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Laird 1712–1757 m. Joseph Sims 1710–1770
        1. 1. Mary Sims 1739–1810 m. Stephen Senter 1720–1804
        2. 2. John Sims 1744–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Sims 1732–1815
        4. 4. Joseph SIMS 1735–
        5. 5. William SIMS 1738–
      2. 2. Martha Laird 1719–1789
      3. 3. Capt (William) Laird 1727–1820
      4. 4. Sarah Laird 1725–1790
      5. 5. Hugh Laird 1730–1801
      6. 6. David Laird 1720–1803
      7. 7. John Laird 1714–1777
      8. 8. Mary Laird 1715–1785
      9. 9. James Laird 1715–1741
      10. 10. James Laird 1730–1803
      11. 11. Samuel Laird 1732–1806
      12. 12. Alexander Laird 1714–1767

Alexander Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Alexander Robert Laird in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1716
09 Oct 1716
Age 76
Death of Alexander Robert Laird in Meigle, Angus, Scotland
Meigle, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1716
    Event Place: Meigle, Angus, Scotland
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