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Record #5785
Name :
: Thomas LAIDLAW (1873 - 1936)


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Feb 1873

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Jul 1936
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Leith

36 Bangor Rd
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Carleton, Ottawa
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesThomas Laidlaw entered the Bridge of Weir Home (Quarriers) in Scotland on 4 June 1885.He was sent to Canada on 30 March 1887. He left Glasgow aboard the SS Siberian and arrived in Halifax, Canada, on 4 April 1887. He was placed on the George Cuthbertson farm near Perth, ON.

Thomas married Ellen Jane Boyce in Pakenham, Ontario, on 1 December 1897.They went on to have four children: George Thomas, William Harold (my grandfather), Laura Myrtle Josephine, and Ernest Albert Boyce Laidlaw.

Thomas served in World War 1 with the 73rd Royal Highlanders, enlisting in 1915. He suffered from trench fever and was gassed during the war. He had 13 surgeries between 1918 and 1936.

Thomas died in Ottawa on 14 July 1936. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-26 13:20:34 / From original database

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26219 LAIDLAW, L1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
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5785 LAIDLAW, Thomas1873SCT,    , Leith  Apr 1887 : Siberian CAN Quarriers