Laidlaw Family Tree, 1738 - 1904, compiled by Helen Douglas Scott

[Lyn47c]

My great aunt, Mary Elizabeth Ada Rowand, had a copy, my Mother, Margaret Alice Rowand Twigg, then had it & now I do.  I'm on ancestry.ca & have found quite a few 3rd - 4th cousins.
On the tree is Christian Laidlaw, Elizabeth Oliver Gowanlock, James Oliver Rowand, Clarence Harold Rowand & his sister, Mary Elizabeth Ada Rowand [Lizzie] & so forth.
Marilyn

[johnlaidlaw]

Not sure if this chat is still active or not, but here it goes.  Am part of the Laidlaw clan in Delaware County, New York.  I have been able to trace the Laidlaw's back as far as 1659, Thomas Laidlaw was married to Marie Bruce per the Scotland's People web site, am not sure of the accuracy of this connection.  Interested in any comments

[Forfarian]

Unlike Ancestry, MyHeritage and 1001 commercial genealogy web sites, Scotland's People has only original records. Nothing else. There are no fanciful or error-laden family trees or fantasy genealogies there.

Therefore if you have found in the index at SP a marriage between Thomas Laidlaw and Marie Bruce, you can immediately view the original document. No need to worry about whether it is or is not accurate.

The drawback is that the further back you go, the more gaps there are in the surviving records. So just because there is only one possible candidate in the records does not automatically mean that it is the right person.

Whether or not this Laidlaw-Bruce marriage connects with your family is an entirely different question. If you have solid evidence for every step in that long trail, well and good. If not, then it's probably pointless to speculate.

[johnlaidlaw]

Thank you for your reply and I am not sure if this is the correct line, but I am still looking.