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[helen blythe]

hi i am a novice, looking for anyone matching names laidlaw, origins ettrick, scotland, and langholm. also savage name origin ireland,and carlisle cumberland[now cumbria] and bolton name origin woolwich. can anyone help? helen blythe

[Trish]

hi i am a novice, looking for anyone matching names laidlaw, origins ettrick, scotland, and langholm. also savage name origin ireland,and carlisle cumberland[now cumbria] and bolton name origin woolwich. can anyone help? helen blytheHelen, can you give a little more information? Maybe some given names and timeframes -- birth, marriage, death dates -- occupations, if you have them, and so on.

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Trish

[helen blythe]

hi trish,you say you need more information re my search,laidlaw name.my grandfather was william laidlaw born langholm 1887,his father was thomas laidlaw[coachman]mother ms reid.my grgrandfather thomas laidlaw was born jan 2 1864 townfoot langholm.his father was james laidlaw?born 1842,mother margaret laidlaw[nee latimer]james and margaret were married nov 8 1861 in cannonbie.i am looking for my grgrgrandfather james father and mother.my grgrandfather thomas at one time worked as a coachman for the duke of buccleugh,before moving to carlisle.his father james was a labourer in a brewery.i am told my laidlaw side are descended from william o'phaup laidlaw b 1690/1and his wife bessie scott,[said to be related to sir walter scott.can you please help me in my search.thankyou regards helen blythe