William Laird Maryport Cumberland

[angi0]

Hello fellow rootschatters

I have in my possesion a number of documents relating to the above person from the early 1900's if anyone has any interest in this man and can tell me a little bit about him I am willing to post on the documents that I have which incidentaly were part of a stamp collection.. there are stamps on the documents but it is a shame to take them off and hope someone recognises this name..


This looks like the 1901 census for this family so if you can link please contact me

1901 Census for this family
RG13 piece 4887 folio 145 page 8
13 Selby Terrace

Laird William  35 Head Grocer Provision Merchant -, Ireland
Laird Sarah M  36 Wife  Maryport, Cumberland 
Laird Ernest  14 Son  Maryport, Cumberland
Laird Margaret H  11 Daughter  Maryport
Laird William  9 Son  Maryport, Cumberland 
Laird Alfred  7 Son  Maryport, Cumberland 
Laird Ethel  5 Daughter  Maryport, Cumberland
Laird James H  2 Son  Maryport, Cumberland     
   


1891 Census for the family
RG12 piece 4310 folio 115 page 12
 No 1 Collins Street, Maryport


Laird William  25 Head Grocer -, Ireland
Laird Sarah M  26 Wife  Maryport, Cumberland
Laird Ernest  4 Son Scholar Maryport
Laird Maragaret N  1 Daughter  Ellesborough, Cumberland
Laird Margaret  31 Sister Visitor -, Ireland

William apperas to have married Sarah Matilda Hodgson

Marriages Sep 1886 
 
HODGSON  Sarah Matilda     Cockermouth  10b 709   
Laird  William     Cockermouth  10b 709   



1881 Census
RG11 Piece 5182 Folio  18 Page 29
Dwelling   Henry St
Harrington, Cumberland, England



Thomas LAIRD   Head   M   Male   42   Ireland   Fireman     
Ellen J. LAIRD   Wife   M   Female   38   Ireland       
Robert LAIRD   Son   U   Male   18   Ireland   Labourer     
William LAIRD   Son   U   Male   15   Ireland   Grocers Assistt     
Ann LAIRD   Daur   U   Female   11   Ireland   Scholar     
Thomas LAIRD   Son   U   Male   7   Harrington, Cumberland, England   Scholar     
John LAIRD   Son   U   Male   5   Harrington, Cumberland, England   Scholar     
Emily LAIRD   Daur   U   Female   2   Harrington, Cumberland, England   


And finally the 1871 census

1871 Census
RG10 Piece 5250 Folio 5 Page 4
Address
Harrington Cumberland
Coppers House


Laird Thomas  31 Head Labourer -, Ireland
  Laird Ellen J  28 Wife Labourer Wife -, Ireland
  Laird Margaret  11 Daur  -, Ireland
  Laird Robert  7 Son  -, Ireland 
  Laird William  4 Son  -, Ireland
  Laird Thomas  11 M Son  -, Ireland 
  Laird Anna  11 M Daur  -, Ireland   

looks like they moved to england after last daughter anna was born in the previous 11 months before the census was taken..


Thomas married Ellen Jane McClurg according to the IGI no date shown
Angie

[wodell]

  the lairds still live in maryport, i was at school with one of the sons, the shop still stands with their name on, but it is empty, i dont know where in town they are living,

[sanditon]

William Laird was my grandmother's brother. She was Emily Laird.  Thomas was my Great grandfather.  I realise that this message was posted last year but if you still have the documents I would be VERY interested in them as I am having difficulty finding information about my grandparents family as most were born in Ireland.  I have been lead to believe that Elllen (Eleanor) was born  on the Isle of Skye- she was Eleanor Macleod.
The shop in Maryport is at present undergoing refurbishment.

[MAR8]

If you still have the documents I would be extremely interested in them.  I have some photos of the people mentioned.
Hopefully you will get back to me

[clivepearce2002]

you posted on rootschat.com a while ago about William Laird and his family from Maryport Cumberland. My Mother was born into the Laird family as Margaret Laird and lived in Harrington, Cumberland as a child.
 
Her grandfather was called Thomas Laird and his brother William, is the William to whom you refer. We know that Margaret, Robert, William and Ann Laird were born in the parish of Camlin(County Antrim), Ireland and moved to Harrington in 1871. Thomas (my mums grandfather) was then born in Harrington in 1874.
 
EllenJane McClurg and Thomas Laird(my mums grandfathers dad with the same name Thomas) were married in the non conformist Presbyterian church in the parish of Camlin(County Antrim) on November 12, 1958 and I have the documentation.
 
However, my mother who is now in her 80's would dearly love to have as much information about her family history as possible, especially pre uk history.
 
If you help us in our research in any way we would be very grateful indeed.
 
best wishes,
 
Clive.

[MAR8]

Hi Clive- or should I say hello distant cousin 

So my mum was cousin to your grandfather?

 My mum was Annie Mark (b1918)- the daughter of Emily Laird (b1878) who was Thomas Laird's sister.  Does your mam remember any of the family from Maryport?

I have very little information on the Laird family, except what I have been able to gather from the various census' online.  I do have a photo of Emily with her husband and children which is attached.  I have also just bought a copy of a photo of Laird's shop in Maryport which I will scan and forward if you are interested.Do you have any photos of Thomas and Ellen Jane Laird or any of their children? I would love to have a copy of the marriage documents if possible. I don't even know when they died.

 I was surprised when you said her name was Ellen Jane McClurg, as we have always been led to believe she was Eleanor Jane MacLeod.

Are you still in this area?  If there is any way you can send me your email address then I can forward more information.

Thanks for getting back to me.

Marilyn

[clivepearce2002]

Hello again Marilyn,

I can send you the Laird family tree if you like and a document with the details of Thomas and Ellen Jane McClurgs marriage in Camlin, Ireland. My mum also has some photos which may interest you.
We went to Maryport recently to take a photo of William Lairds greengrocers shop but it has been refurbished and the sign has gone. She would very much appreciate a copy of the one you have if that's possible, as my mum used to visit her relatives there regularly. Especially when her grandmother went to live with William and Sarah Laird following the death of her husband Thomas.
My personal e-mail address is (*)
If you could send me your e-mail contact address I will send you more information.
Do you any contact details of the other people who posted on roots chat such as angi0 or sanditon?
I couldn't work out how to send a personal reply on rootschat so I have had to post this message which I hope reaches you.

Do you still live in the area of Maryport, as my mum lives in Cleator Moor.

best wishes,

Clive

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[MAR8]

Hi Clive,

Thanks for the message- due to RootsChat policy your email address was removed.  If you log in- at the top of the page you will see that there is a personal message for you, which has my email address. 

Marilyn

[vairey]

Hello Clive. I am Virginia Laird and William Laird was my Great (possibly Great) Grandfather. My father Richard Laird & sister Joan Laird were the children of Joseph Clark Laird born in 1900 who was married to Any Tiffin and lived in Maryport all their lives. Joe was the son of William Laird who was chairman of the council in 1904. I have a large picture of him. I would be very interested in receiving any information, photos you have as I am doing my family tree at the moment and my Aunt is now about 87 years of age and my father has passed away. I also have been told that we were part of the McLeod clan from Scotland. Really looking forward to hearing from you. Kind regards. Virginia