Jay, LAIDLAWs are 'thick on the ground' around Selkirk, Hawick, Ettrick. Ann Leith Melbourne, Oz. >From: "wogger" <wogger@ntlworld.com> >Subject: Joseph LAIDLAW (LAIDLER) >Hello everyone, > This is my first posting and I am trying to locate my GGGGrandfather >Joseph LAIDLAW. I know very little about him so it is like looking for the proverbial needle >in a haystack, but I have to start somewhere and this is it. > >What I know (from 1881 & 1891Census) is that he was born in Scotland around 1835. From >his Marraige Certificate I know that his father was James LAIDLAW who was a Joiner. That >is all I have to go on. > >Could someone be so kind as to tell me where in Scotland a LAIDLAW was most likely >to originate from? Am I subscribed to the correct List? > >I have tried the IGI which revealed no matches for a Joseph LAIDLAW. It did however come up >with several possibilities for a James LAIDLAW mostly around Selkirk and Hawick. Hence my >subscription to this list. > >I know it's a long shot but hoping someone can help. >Thanks >Jay W >North Yorks > _______________ Ann Leith aleith@wire.net.au