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Alexander Martin Laird

Alexander Martin Laird

Male 1925 - 1997  (71 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Alexander Martin Laird was born on 28 Jan 1925 (son of Robert Martin Laird and Margaret Main Boag); died on 17 Jan 1997 in St John's Hospital, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 30E2FB830DD246279A8701489E70ECD919C4
    • Residence: 18 Nov 1926, Hoish Farm, Balfron Station, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 27 Sep 1952; agricultural fencer
    • Residence: 27 Sep 1952, 9 Heleneslie Cottage, Mid Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 17 Jan 1997; die assembler iron works (retired)
    • Residence: 17 Jan 1997, 92 Beech Road, Bathagte, West Lothian, Scotland

    Notes:

    A M Laird was the informant on the death of his grandmother Julia Meikle in 1957, and, his mother Margaret Boag in 1976

    Informant on the death of Alexander was his sosn, A Laird


    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 20 Feb 2016.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 20 Feb 2016.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 20 Feb 2016.
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    Residence:
    Arrived Southampton onboard the "Largs Bay" from Melbourne

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Martin Laird was born on 2 Aug 1885 in 1 Hope Street, Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of Alexander Laird and Margaret Martin); and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: D5A21A6887B2497CB1E483280CBB260C3009
    • Occupation: 21 Mar 1923; farmer
    • Residence: 21 Mar 1923, Waterside Farm, Kirkintillovh, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 27 Sep 1952; manager stud farm (deceased)
    • Occupation: 17 Jan 1997; mamager stud farm (deceased)

    Notes:

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 20 Feb 2016.
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    Robert married Margaret Main Boag on 21 Mar 1923 in 23 James Nisbet Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Boag and Julia Meikle) was born on 21 Dec 1898 in Dechmont Mill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 30 Apr 1976 in 53 West Main Street, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Main Boag was born on 21 Dec 1898 in Dechmont Mill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of Thomas Boag and Julia Meikle); died on 30 Apr 1976 in 53 West Main Street, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 0140600BF85447498C006F930EAECED070B9
    • Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Sawmill Cottage, Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 21 Mar 1923, Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    • Residence: 18 Nov 1926, Hoish Farm, Balfron Station, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    • Residence: 3 Jun 1931, Hoish Farm, Balfron Station, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Notes:

    Informant on the death of Margaret Boag was her son A. M. Laird

    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 23 Jan 2015.
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    Residence:
    Arrived Southampton onboard the "Largs Bay" from Melbourne

    Children:
    1. 1. Alexander Martin Laird was born on 28 Jan 1925; died on 17 Jan 1997 in St John's Hospital, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Alexander Laird and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: E0F548E695EC45AF8FDFAB70CD77BF0004CC
    • Occupation: 2 Aug 1885; engine driver
    • Occupation: 21 Mar 1923; farmer (deceased)

    Alexander married Margaret Martin. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret Martin and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 56834953D6DD422CB2FA1F67B8CE79B279FA

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Martin Laird was born on 2 Aug 1885 in 1 Hope Street, Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.

  3. 6.  Thomas Boag was born on 12 Dec 1866 in Dechmont Road, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland (son of Thomas Boag and Catherine Steel Henderson); died in pre 1923.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 5269234CDC2D4DF8B453830E15C3160D0B19
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, Dechmont Village, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 3 Apr 1881; servant
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 5 Apr 1891; joiner
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1891, Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 20 Nov 1895; master joiner
    • Occupation: 11 Feb 1896; joiner
    • Occupation: 21 Dec 1898; joiner
    • Occupation: 14 Dec 1899; joiner
    • Occupation: 31 Mar 1901; joiner & cartwright
    • Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Sawmill Cottage, Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 26 Mar 1903; joiner
    • Occupation: 21 Mar 1923; joiner (deceased)
    • Occupation: 3 Jun 1931; master joiner, deceased
    • Occupation: 30 Mar 1957; joiner (deceased)

    Notes:

    Thomas was the informant on the death of his son Thomas in 1899

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 May 2015.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 May 2015.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 9 Feb 2016.
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    Thomas married Julia Meikle on 20 Nov 1895 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. Julia (daughter of James Meikle and Margaret Main) was born on 29 Dec 1872 in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 30 Mar 1957 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Julia Meikle was born on 29 Dec 1872 in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of James Meikle and Margaret Main); died on 30 Mar 1957 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 084B07BF6BF64B1E9F82F25E1817FE4BCC80
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Caputhall, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 5 Apr 1891; byremaid
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1891, Caputhall, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 20 Nov 1895; dairy maid
    • Residence: 31 Mar 1901, Sawmill Cottage, Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland

    Notes:

    Name: Julia Meikle
    Gender: Female
    Birth Date: 29 Dec 1872
    Birth Place: Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    Father: James Meikle
    Mother: Margaret Main
    FHL Film Number: 6035516


    Following her marriage to Thomas Boag Julia married James HOLMES

    Informant ont eh death of Julia was her grandson, A Laird

    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 May 2015.
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    Children:
    1. Thomas Boag was born on 11 Feb 1896 in Dechmont Saw Mill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 14 Dec 1899 in Dechmont Saw Mill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.
    2. 3. Margaret Main Boag was born on 21 Dec 1898 in Dechmont Mill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 30 Apr 1976 in 53 West Main Street, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.
    3. James Meikle Boag was born on 26 Mar 1903 in Dechmont Saw Mill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 26 Mar 1903 in Dechmont Saw Mill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Thomas Boag was born on 13 Dec 1829 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland (son of William Boag and Elizabeth Russell); died in 1916.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 1AD4657FAEB542C2BCE1D5CCED54C9E96A86
    • Residence: 6 Jun 1841, North Mains, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 30 Mar 1851; joiner
    • Residence: 30 Mar 1851, North Mains Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 14 Dec 1855; wright
    • Residence: 14 Dec 1855, Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 23 Feb 1857; joiner
    • Occupation: 6 Sep 1859; wright
    • Occupation: 7 Apr 1861; joiner
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, Dechmont Road, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 26 Dec 1861; joiner
    • Occupation: 18 Feb 1863; joiner
    • Occupation: 12 Dec 1866; master joiner
    • Occupation: 2 Apr 1871; joiner
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, Dechmont Village, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 3 Apr 1881; joiner
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 13 Apr 1884, Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 5 Apr 1891; stone ???
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1891, Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 21 Oct 1895; joiner
    • Occupation: 20 Nov 1895; joiner
    • Occupation: 31 Mar 1901; stone breaker
    • Residence: 31 Mar 1901, The Place, Livingstone, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 5 Nov 1941; carpenter (deceased)
    • Occupation: 1 Feb 1945; master joiner (deceased)

    Notes:

    Name: Thomas Boag
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 13 Dec 1829
    Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Father: William Boag
    Mother: ELizabeth Russell
    FHL Film Number: 1066635

    Thomas was the informant on the death of his son James in 1863

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 23 Jan 2015.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 May 2015.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 May 2015.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 May 2015.
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    Thomas married Catherine Steel Henderson on 14 Dec 1855 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. Catherine (daughter of George Henderson and Margaret Weir) was born in 1830 in West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 14 May 1871 in Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Catherine Steel Henderson was born in 1830 in West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of George Henderson and Margaret Weir); died on 14 May 1871 in Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 8AF161CF695C4C5A810B00B5DE84C13EB834
    • Residence: 6 Jun 1841, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 14 Dec 1855; domestic servant
    • Residence: 14 Dec 1855, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, Dechmont Road, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, Dechmont Village, West Lothian, Scotland

    Notes:

    Informant on the death of Catherine was her husband, Thomas Boag

    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 24 Dec 2015.
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    Children:
    1. William Boag was born on 23 Feb 1857 in Decmont Road, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died after 1922.
    2. George Henderson Boag was born on 6 Sep 1859 in Dechmont Road, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 1 Feb 1945 in Newton Cottages, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.
    3. James Boag was born on 26 Dec 1861 in Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 18 Feb 1863 in Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.
    4. John Boag was born on 17 Jan 1864 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 5 Nov 1941 in West Lodge, Dochfour, Inverness, Scotland.
    5. 6. Thomas Boag was born on 12 Dec 1866 in Dechmont Road, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died in pre 1923.

  3. 14.  James Meikle and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: EDF36A6FF1EA4CEA9BFB31EF29750FDA0789
    • Occupation: 3 Apr 1881; dairyman
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Caputhall, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 5 Apr 1891; dairyman
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1891, Caputhall, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 20 Nov 1895; farmer
    • Occupation: 30 Mar 1957; labourer (deceased)

    Notes:

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 May 2015.
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    James married Margaret Main. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Margaret Main and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: DC7663DD766243EBADE1514063BC561B4728
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Caputhall, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

    Children:
    1. 7. Julia Meikle was born on 29 Dec 1872 in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 30 Mar 1957 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.