I am a descendant of William LAIRD, who married Ellen HAIGE, 8 December 1844, in Old Monkland Parish, Airdire, Lanark, Scotland. Ellen was born, 31 October 1826, in Edinburgh, Scotland and died, 19 October 1890, in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. William was born, about 1823, in Scotland and died, 2 January 1863, in Belle Isle Confederate Prison Camp, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia. They emigrated from Scotland in 1854. There children are: 1. Helen LAIRD born, 7 May 1844, in Greengairs, Lanark, Scotland. 2. James William LAIRD born, 14 February 1846, in Greengairs, Lanark, Scotland and died, 9 December 1895, in Duryea, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth, about 1869, in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. 3. George LAIRD born, 22 July 1849, in Lanark, Scotland and died, 13 December 1860, in Pittston, PA. 4. David LAIRD born, 6 November 1851, in Lanark, Scotland and died, 22 December 1879, in Pittston, PA. He married Sarah, about 1878, in Pittston, Luzerne Co, PA 5. Margaret LAIRD born, 4 July 1856, in Pittston Twp, PA and died, 5 September 1936, in Avoca, Luzerne County, PA. She married Robert James WATSON, in 1874, in Pittston, PA. He was the son of Thomas WATSON and Jean DALZIEL. 6. Jennitte LAIRD born, November 1857, in Pittston Twp, PA. She married Aaron MITCHELL, in 1879, in Pittston, PA. 7. William Haige LAIRD born, 1 November 1859, in Pittston Twp, PA and died, 27 October 1932, in Pittston, PA. He married Henrietta CAMPBELL, about 1892, in Pittston, PA. 8. Helen Haige LAIRD born, November 1862, in Pittston, PA. She married Stanford L. GEDDIS, about 1890, in Pittston, PA. He was the son of Jesse GEDDIS. I would like to correspond with anyone else researching this family. Howard Edward LANE 300 7th Street, Apt. 306 Moosic, PA, 18507-1830 Howard E. Lane 300 7th St, Apt 306 Moosic, PA 18507-1830 e-mail: lanehowa@ptd.net (570)-457-1178 To get to My Web Pages for BRADBURY, DALZIELL, DOMMERMUTH, GRAHAM, LAIRD, LANE, WATSON, WEIR, WIDDALL, WILLIAMS and Von BERGEN. Go to http://www.ultimatefamilytree.com Under Family Web Page, click on View Pages. Click on the first letter of the family name that you want to view.