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James Laird 1823–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1823

Birth Location: Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1891

Death Location: 95 Springfield Road, Bridgeton,Glasgow

Father: James Laird

Mother: Isobell Byrrill

Spouse(s): Mary Bell, Isabella Young

Children(s): Elizabeth Laird, Mary Laird, Jessie Laird, Margaret Laird, Christina Laird, John Laird, James Laird, William Laird, Helen Day, Alan Laird, David Laird, Isabella Laird, Jane Laird

James Laird was born in 1823 in Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Laird And Isobell Byrrell Burrell Byrrill. In 1823, James Laird resided in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. James Laird married Isabella Young, Mary Bell, and had children including Alan I Laird, Christina Laird, David Laird, Elizabeth Laird, Helen Granger Nellie Laird Day, Isabella Laird, James Laird, Jane Laird, Jessie Laird, John Bell Laird, Margaret Laird, Mary Laird, William Laird. James Laird passed away in 1891 in 95 Springfield Road, Bridgeton,Glasgow.

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Biography

  • James Laird was born in 1823 in Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Laird And Isobell Byrrell Burrell Byrrill.
  • In 1823, James Laird resided in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • James Laird married Isabella Young, Mary Bell, and had children including Alan I Laird, Christina Laird, David Laird, Elizabeth Laird, Helen Granger Nellie Laird Day, Isabella Laird, James Laird, Jane Laird, Jessie Laird, John Bell Laird, Margaret Laird, Mary Laird, William Laird.
  • James Laird passed away in 1891 in 95 Springfield Road, Bridgeton,Glasgow.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Laird
1781–
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Isobell Byrrill
1781–
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
IB

Spouses(s)

Mary Bell
1831–1894
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MB
Isabella Young
1826–
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
IY

Children(s)

Elizabeth Laird
1858–1932
Birth Location: High Church, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EL
Mary Laird
1856–1922
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanark
ML
Jessie Laird
1863–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanark
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Margaret Laird
1865–1958
Birth Location: High Church,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
ML
Christina Laird
1867–
Birth Location: High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
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John Laird
1869–
Birth Location: High Church, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,Scotland
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James Laird
1855–
Birth Location: Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Laird
1860–1931
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
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Helen Day
1857–1929
Birth Location: Bathgate, West Lothian or Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HD
Alan Laird
1862–
Birth Location: Windygates Durham England
AL
David Laird
1869–1929
Birth Location: Gateshead Durham England
DL
Isabella Laird
1846–
Birth Location: Shettleston, Lanark
IL
Jane Laird
1848–
Birth Location: Barrachnie, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Laird's Ancestors

Self
James Laird
1823–1891
Birth Place: Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Laird
1781–
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isobell (Byrrell \ Burrell \) Byrrill
1781–
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Laird's Descendants

1.
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James Laird (1 Aug 1823–22 Dec 1891) m. Mary Bell (8 Nov 1831–May 1st 1894) m. Isabella Young (abt 1826–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Laird 1858–1932 m. Robert Campbell 1858–1925
    1. 1. Robert Campbell 1894–1955
    2. 2. Sarah (Williamson) Campbell 1902–1970
    3. 3. John Campbell 1898–1899
    4. 4. James (Laird) Campbell 1884–1970 m. Agnes Boyd 1886–1964 m. Mary (Geddes) Paterson 1887–1933
      1. 1. Robert (Laird) Campbell 1912–1985 m. Janet (Grenfell) McIntyre 1916–1978
      2. 2. James (Paterson) Campbell 1918–1999
      3. 3. John (Paterson) Campbell 1922–2011
      4. 4. Elizabeth Campbell 1920–1973 m. Wilfred (Clark Devine) Wilmott 1912–1977
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Campbell) Ritchie 1883–1935
    6. 6. Alexander Campbell 1886–1945 m. Lillias (Todd) Campbell 1892–1946
      1. 1. Lilias ((Lily) Todd) Campbell 1918–2001 m. Andrew Smith 1922–1995 m. John (Bow White) MacDonald 1918–1943
        1. 1. David McDonald 1942–2008
    7. 7. Mary Campbell 1888–1966
    8. 8. Ellen Campbell 1889–1974
    9. 9. Janet Campbell 1892–1978
  2. 2. Mary Laird 1856–1922
  3. 3. Jessie Laird 1863–
  4. 4. Margaret Laird 1865–1958 m. Alexander (Letham) Mcpherson 1860–1914
    1. 1. Barbara (Letham) McPherson 1894–
    2. 2. Mary (Laird) McPherson 1896– m. James Ritchie 1905– m. Stephen Henderson 1892–1958
      1. 1. Margaret (Laird) Henderson 1919–1972 m. Charles (Herbert) Bater 1920–1993
    3. 3. Alexander (Leatham) Mcpherson 1898–
    4. 4. William (Watson) Mcpherson 1888–1966
  5. 5. Christina Laird 1867–
  6. 6. John (Bell) Laird 1869–
  7. 7. James Laird 1855–
  8. 8. William Laird 1860–1931 m. Jane Campbell 1858–1914
    1. 1. Robert Laird 1897–1973 m. Elizabeth (Cunningham) Duncan 1897–1967
      1. 1. James Laird 1923–2000
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Mary (Betty)) Laird 1930–2011 m. Edgar (Royal) COX 1929–1992
      3. 3. William ((Bill)) Laird 1925–2017 m. Elven (Joan) Harris 1927–2020
      4. 4. Robert Laird 1932–2002
    2. 2. Mary Laird 1887–1931
    3. 3. James Laird 1889–1980 m. Jessie (McCartney) Morton 1902–1983 m. Rebecca (Jane) Moody 1895–1926
      1. 1. Neil (Donald) Laird 1939–2020
      2. 2. James (Campbell) Laird 1921–1958 m. Aileen (Winifred) Eckton 1924–2010
      3. 3. Lewis (Henry 'Harry' Thornton) Laird 1923–1944
      4. 4. William (Walton) Laird 1920–2012
    4. 4. William Laird 1892–1917
    5. 5. John Laird 1895–1960
  9. 9. Helen (Granger (Nellie) Laird) Day 1857–1929
  10. 10. Alan (I) Laird 1862–
  11. 11. David Laird 1869–1929
  12. 12. Isabella Laird 1846–
  13. 13. Jane Laird 1848–

James Laird's Timeline

7 Records

1823
1 Aug 1823
Birth of James Laird in Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1823
31 Aug 1823
James Laird was baptized in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1823
1823
James Laird resided here in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 18
James Laird resided here in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 28
James Laird resided here in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 48
James Laird resided here in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1891
22 Dec 1891
Age 68
Death of James Laird in 95 Springfield Road, Bridgeton,Glasgow
95 Springfield Road, Bridgeton,Glasgow

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1823
    Event Place: Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Monkland; ED: 7B; Page: 18; Line: 1560; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Shettleston; ED: 10; Page: 10; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_148; Year: 1851
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 90; Page: 15; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_127
    [4] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1823
    Event Place: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Monkland; ED: 7B; Page: 18; Line: 1560; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Shettleston; ED: 10; Page: 10; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_148; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 90; Page: 15; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_127

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1891
    Event Place: 95 Springfield Road, Bridgeton,Glasgow
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