Hi Everyone....In answer to your inquiry about the location of the Laird families in Ireland....I have found in a book called, "The Book of Irish Families, Great and Small, Volume I" [ Second Edition ] by Michael C. O'Laughlin. In this book it shows a Province Map where if adding the info in the book the Lairds lived mostly in the Province of Ulster, the most northeastern province of Ireland. Laird: The name of a Scottish family settling in Ulster not later than the 17th century. The 1890 birth index find the family most numerous in the County of Antrim. Maybe this will help in our search for the Lairds and Boyds which also lived in Ireland. Loie, Patricia Laird's California cousin. -----Original Message----- From: Russell Laird [mailto:rlaird@1starnet.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 3:08 PM To: LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAIRD-L] (Fwd) Laird Irish Origin (Forwarding this message to the list for John Bonner. Anyone have any data?) ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:00:51 -0500 From: John Bonner <jbonner@flash.net> Send reply to: jbonner@flash.net To: rlaird@1starnet.com Subject: Laird Irish Origin My oldest Laird is Samuel Laird and his wife Margaret Gibson who were born ca 1725 and ca 1731. The Lairds came to America on the ship The Earl of Hillaborough with the exception of Samuel who was in the colonies before his family arrived. The Lairds arrived in SC ca 1766 and settled in Abbeville, County SC which was a part of District Ninety six. My question is does anyone know from which County in Northern Ireland the Lairds emigrated from. Also can you identify the Townland, Barony or Parish in Northern Ireland. Any help would be appreciated. John Bonner Dallas, TX ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== List problem or question? e-mail Russell Laird at rlaird@1starnet.com