Adam Laidlaw
ID # 2762, (1832-1912)
| Birth | Adam Laidlaw was born on 3 December 1832 at Ayr, Scotland. |
| Marriage | He married Jessie Spence. |
| Marriage | He married Ann Eliza Able, daughter of David Able and Mary Dineen, on 9 October 1861 at Beverly Township. MS248 reel 5, Vol. 1, page 72 Brant Co By Robt. Hume, Presbyterian Minister Adam Laidlaw, 28, born Scotland, residing Beverly. Parents Adam and Marg't. Laidlaw. Ann E. Able, 24, born and residing Beverly. Parents David and Mary Able. Witnesses Sarah Martin of Milton, and Thaddeus Cornell of Beverly. On Oct. 9, 1861. |
| Marriage | He married Phelinda Wooley on 31 March 1881 at Beverly Township. Mrge reg. 012308-81 Beverly Township, Wentworth Co. Adam Laidlaw, 48, widower, farmer, Presbyterian. Born Scotland, residing Beverly. Father Adam Laidlaw. Mother's name not given. Filinda Jackson, 44, widow, Baptist. Born Paris, Ontario, residing Beverly. Parents James and Ellen Wooley. Witnesses John and Harriet Gamble of Beverly. On March 31, 1881, at Troy in Beverly by Rev. James Webb, by license. Adam's second wife, Ann Eliza Able was the sister of Harriet Able Gamble, so his marriage to Phelinda had the blessings of the Gambles, at the very least. |
| Death | He died on 27 May 1912 at Beverly Township at age 79. |
| Note | Hamilton branch of the OGS has in its transcription of Troy Cemetery a grave for Margaret Laidlaw, wife of Adam, who died December 24, 1846. It is believed that Adam and Margaret Laidlaw were the parents of Adam who was born in 1832. The transcription indicates that there are worn and illegible gravestones around Margaret's. Probably, Adam, father of Adam, is buried here as well. According to the 1861 census, Adam Laidlaw Sr. was still living. Death reg. 033644-12 Beverly Township, Wentworth Co. Adam Laidlaw died May 27, 1912. Born Decr. 3rd, 1832, at Ayr, Scotland. Age 80 yrs., 5 mos., 24 days. Place of death lot 7, con. 3, Beverly. Retired farmer. Married. Father Adam Laidlaw, born Scotland. Mother's name unknown. The informant in Adam's death was his doctor, Dr. A.M. Warner of Lynden. Available transcriptions (Harley Misener's and that of the Hamilton Branch of the OGS) do not show a clear burial for Adam Laidlaw in Troy Cemetery, though two of his wives are shown as being there and the third, Phelinda, has it on her death registration that she is buried in Troy. |
Child of Adam Laidlaw and Jessie Spence |
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Children of Adam Laidlaw and Ann Eliza Able |
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| Last Edited | 28 May 2018 |