Alexander Laird

1864 - 1906  (41 years)

• Name	Alexander Laird
  Birth	11 Oct 1864	Carswells Land, Ballieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  	LAIRD Alexander At 1.30AM Parents: William Laird, Coal Miner & Mary Laird MS Gardner married: 31 Dec 1860, Manse Old Monkland William Laird, X his mark, Father registered the birth.
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Youngs Terrace, Thorniewood, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4]
  	LAIRD Alexander, Head, 26, Check Weigh Man, Braehead, Lanark LAIRD Elizabeth, Wife, 27, Ballieston Lanark LAIRD Elizabeth, Dau, 7, Scholar, Uddingston LAIRD William, Son, 5, Scholar, Uddingston LAIRD Jeannie, Dau, 1, Uddingston LAIRD Mary, Dau, 3, Uddingston
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Youngs Land, Thorniewood, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [5]
  	LAIRD Alexander, Head, 36, Checkweighman, Baillieston Lanark LAIRD Elizabeth, Wife, 37, Balliston LAIRD Elizabeth W, Dau, 17, Dressmaker, Bothwell LAIRD William, Son, 15, Plumber, Bothwell LAIRD Jeanie, Dau, 11, Scholar, Bothwell LAIRD Thomas, Son, 8, Scholar, Bothwell LAIRD Alexander, Son, 6, Scholar, Bothwell
  Death	17 Jan 1906	Youngs Land, Thorniewood, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2, 6]
  	Alexander Laird, Checkweigher Married to Elizabeth Wotherspoon Hotchkis At 1.45AM aged 41yrs Parents: William Laird, Coal Miner (dec) & Mary Laird MS Gardiner Pater Laird, Brother, Lees Land, Thornwood was the informant.
  Person ID	I416	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	William Laird,   b. Abt 1840, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 20 Oct 1905, Lees Land, Thornwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Gardiner,   b. 14 May 1841, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 5 Mar 1931, 135 Old Edinburgh Road, Thornwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Rae Hotchkis,   b. 29 Jan 1864, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 14 Nov 1942, 16 Westmuir Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1883	Gardiners Land, Thornwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2, 7]
  	After Publication according to the Forms of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland Alexander Laird, Coal Miner, Bachelor, aged 20 Usual Res: Gardiners Land, Thornwood Parents: William Laird, Coal Miner & Mary Gardiner Elizabeth Hotchkis, Fathers Housekeeper, Spinster, aged 20 Usual Res: Gardiners Land, Thornwood Parents: Thomas Hotchkis, Over? Coal Pit & Elizabeth Wotherspoon (dec) Witnesses: Mary or Henry Hotchkis & Jane Laird
  Number of Children	7 Children
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Wotherspoon Laird,   b. 1883, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 7 Mar 1960, Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex, England (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]   2. William Laird,   b. 1885, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   3. Mary Gardiner Laird,   b. 5 May 1887, Gardiners Land, Thornwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   4. Jeanie Hotchkis Laird,   b. 25 Jan 1890, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 27 Dec 1984, Bexley Hospital, Old Bexley Lane, Bexley, Kent, England (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Thomas Hotchkis Laird,   b. 1892, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 22 Feb 1919, Belvidere Hospital, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural] + 6. Alexander Gardner Laird,   b. 17 Sep 1894, Youngs Land, Thorniewood, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 31 Jul 1978, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Janet Wotherspoon Laird,   b. 1905, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 2002, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Family Search, Subject: Birth Marriage and Burial Entries, (Name: From 2000;), C116521. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1864 Old Monkland Lanark, 652/01 0307. [S15] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1891 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 5 April 1891;), 1891 Bothwell Lanark, 625/01 ED 8A Page 20 via Ancestry.co.uk. [S49] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1901 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 31 March 1901;), 1901 Bothwell Lanark, 625/01, ED 8, Page 1, via Ancestry.co.uk. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1906 Bothwell Lanark, 625/01 0011. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1883 Bothwell Lanark, 625/01 0045.