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James Keith LAIRD 1831 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 June 1831

Birth Location: Saint Vigeans, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Sep 1902

Death Location: Glasgow Street, Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Alexander Laird

Mother: Jean SMITH

Spouse(s): Emma PERFECT

Children(s): Mary Paton, Alexander LAIRD, Agnes Anderson, James Laird, Charles Laird, Margaret Crichton, Alice Moffatt, Allan Laird, Robert Laird

The story of James Keith LAIRD began in 1831 in Saint Vigeans, Angus, Scotland. James Keith LAIRD married Emma PERFECT, and had children including Mary Ann Paton, Alexander Smith LAIRD, Agnes Jane Anderson, James Perfect Laird, Charles Brown Laird, Margaret Emma Crichton, Alice Sarah Moffatt, Allan John Laird, Robert Laird. James Keith LAIRD passed away in 1902 in Glasgow Street, Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Keith LAIRD began in 1831 in Saint Vigeans, Angus, Scotland.
  • James Keith LAIRD married Emma PERFECT, and had children including Mary Ann Paton, Alexander Smith LAIRD, Agnes Jane Anderson, James Perfect Laird, Charles Brown Laird, Margaret Emma Crichton, Alice Sarah Moffatt, Allan John Laird, Robert Laird.
  • James Keith LAIRD passed away in 1902 in Glasgow Street, Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James LAIRD's Ancestors

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James LAIRD
1831 – 1902
Birth Place: Saint Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Mackenzie Laird
1809 – 1870
Portmore Gardens, Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland
Jean SMITH
1805 – 1845
Denhead, Forfarshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Agnes Walker
1782 – 1814
Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Walker
1756 – 1820
Helen Lister
1760 – 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James LAIRD's Descendants

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James (Keith) LAIRD (27 June 1831 – 3 Sep 1902) m. Emma PERFECT (abt 1833 – 1 Dec 1878)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Paton (1855 – 14 December 1943)
  2. 2. Alexander (Smith) LAIRD (12 Feb 1857 – 13 Sep 1919) m. Jane ("Jeannie") WILSON (13 Mar 1864 – 2 Mar 1949)
    1. 1. James Laird m. Mary (Jane) Old (04 May 1893 – 1976)
      1. 1. Keith (Alexander) Laird (1915 – ) m. Berg
      2. 2. Edna (May) Laird (1916 – ) m. Newell
      3. 3. Elwin (Alma) Laird (1917 – ) m. Bloor m. Hebner
      4. 4. Archibald (Harold) Laird (1918 – ) m. Sturgeon
      5. 5. Jean (Wilson) Laird (1919 – 1989) m. Sharp
      6. 6. Ruth (Alison) Laird (1922 – ) m. Unknown Barklay
      7. 7. Leah (Mary) Laird (1928 – ) m. Sulzburger
  3. 3. Agnes (Jane) Anderson (24 September 1861 – 30 November 1905)
  4. 4. James (Perfect) Laird (21 June 1864 – 13 November 1943)
  5. 5. Charles (Brown) Laird (1868 – 6 October 1947)
  6. 6. Margaret (Emma) Crichton (1870 – 11 January 1952)
  7. 7. Alice (Sarah) Moffatt (31 October 1871 – 11 September 1948)
  8. 8. Allan (John) Laird (1873 – January 1942)
  9. 9. Robert Laird (4 May 1875 – 29 June 1959)

James LAIRD's Timeline

2 Records

1831
27 June 1831
Birth of James Keith LAIRD in Saint Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
Saint Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
1902
3 Sep 1902
Age 71
Death of James Keith LAIRD in Glasgow Street, Wanganui, New Zealand
Glasgow Street, Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 June 1831
    Event Place: Saint Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1902
    Event Place: Glasgow Street, Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wanganui, Rangitikei, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

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