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Joseph Laird 1859–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 OCT 1859

Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 MAY 1943

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Joseph Laird

Mother: Marion Brewster

Spouse(s): Christina Jack

Children(s): John Laird, Joseph Laird, Helen Laird, Marion Laird, Thomas Laird, Bethia Laird, Robert Laird, James Laird

The story of Joseph Laird began in 1859 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Joseph Laird married Christina Leishman Snedden Jack, and had children including Bethia Laird, Helen Hill Sneddon Laird, James Millan Laird, John Jack Laird, Joseph Laird, Marion Brewster Laird, Robert Jack Laird, Thomas Jack Laird. Joseph Laird passed away in 1943 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Laird began in 1859 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Joseph Laird married Christina Leishman Snedden Jack, and had children including Bethia Laird, Helen Hill Sneddon Laird, James Millan Laird, John Jack Laird, Joseph Laird, Marion Brewster Laird, Robert Jack Laird, Thomas Jack Laird.
  • Joseph Laird passed away in 1943 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Laird
1838–1896
Birth Location: Coatdyke, Lanark, Scotland
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Marion Brewster
1840–1871
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christina Jack
1862–1942
Birth Location: Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Laird
1900–1967
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Joseph Laird
1882–1958
Birth Location: Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Helen Laird
1883–1955
Birth Location: Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Marion Laird
1884–1965
Birth Location: Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Thomas Laird
1887–1941
Birth Location: Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Bethia Laird
1891–1892
Birth Location: Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Laird
1893–1966
Birth Location: Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Laird
1898–
Birth Location: Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Joseph Laird's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Laird
1859–1943
Birth Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Joseph Laird
1838–1896
Coatdyke, Lanark, Scotland
Marion (( Minnie )) Brewster
1840–1871
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Joseph Laird
1812–1875
Janet Laird
1814–1887
Patrick (( Peter )) Brewster
1810–1857
New Monkland Burgh of Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean (( Jane ) Watt ( Jeannie )) Torrance
1810–1878
Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Laird
1786–1857
Jean Watchman
1787–
Robert Laird
1790–1857
Catherine Mitchell
1790–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Laird
1756–
Margaret Drysdale
–1853
George Watchman
1751–
Margaret Brown
1754–
David Laird
1767–1851

Joseph Laird's Descendants

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Joseph Laird (11 OCT 1859–12 MAY 1943) m. Christina (Leishman Snedden) Jack (1862–19 JAN 1942)
  1. 1. John (Jack) Laird 1900–1967 m. Janet (McMurray Melville Frame) Watson 1904–1994
    1. 1. Thomas (Jack) Laird 1933–2015 m. Norma (Ellen) Herron 1933–2019
    2. 2. John (Watson) Laird 1929–2009
    3. 3. Georgina (McMurray Watson) Laird 1934–1979
  2. 2. Joseph Laird 1882–1958
  3. 3. Helen (Hill Sneddon) Laird 1883–1955
  4. 4. Marion (Brewster) Laird 1884–1965
  5. 5. Thomas (Jack) Laird 1887–1941
  6. 6. Bethia Laird 1891–1892
  7. 7. Robert (Jack) Laird 1893–1966
  8. 8. James (Millan) Laird 1898–

Joseph Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1859
11 OCT 1859
Birth of Joseph Laird in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1943
12 MAY 1943
Age 84
Death of Joseph Laird in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1859
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1943
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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