Thomas LAIDLAW b. 1832 d. 7 Feb 1876 Alexandrina SA: Christina and Donald McLEAN and their descendants

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Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837

1832 - 1876 (44 years)

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Name	Thomas LAIDLAW [1]
Born	1832
	His gravestone has him dying in 1876 at the age of 43 years - so was born about 1832. Born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire about 1833 (Source: My Heritage, Laidlaw family tree managed by Robert Laidlaw) [2]
Gender	Male
Emigration	In 1855, six Laidlaw children, Elizabeth, Janet Thomas, Robert, Walter and Margaret arrived in Melbourne on the Fulwood, and then embarked on the new steamer, the Havilah, to Adelaide. They came as unassisted passengers so it would seem that Thomas Laidlaw Snr. was a man of means at that time and paid their fares. [3]
Residence	1855	Watergate South Australia [3]
	After arriving in Adelaide in 1855, the six children of Thomas snr lived at Watergate with him for several years and then went their own ways. Watergate is a homestead situated nearby to Flaxley, Green Hills Range, and Macclesfield.
Cause of death	1876	Lake Alexandrina SA [4]
	The BRB p390 has "The general belief in the families was that Thomas was drowned in Lake Alexandrina, however the newspaper notice in the Adelaide 'Observer' reports that he died of pneumonia at Sliding Rock on 23rd Nov 1875" Express and Telegraph (Adelaide), 3rd December 1875, p2 & SA Advertiser, 3rd December 1875, p4 - "DIED - LAIDLAW - On the 23rd November, at Sliding Rock, of bronchitis, Thomas Laidlaw, aged 69 years." CONCLUSION (note by Don Gordon in Nov 2022) This was a mixup between two men named Thomas Laidlaw - father and son. It was the father who died of bronchitis in Sliding Rock in 1875, aged 69 years (the year and age are reported in the newspaper), whereas it was the son who drowned in Lake Alexandra in 1876 aged 43 years (the year and age are on his headstone). Thus the father and son, of the same name, died in consecutive years (1875 & 1876), and the deaths occurred 470 kms apart (Lake Alexandrina is 20 kms south of Strathalbyn and Sliding Rock is 450 kms north of Strathablyn).
Occupation	Belvidere SA [1]
	Blacksmith
Residence	Angas Plains SA [1]
Died	7 Feb 1876	Alexandrina SA [1]
Buried	Strathalbyn SA
Person ID	I-3930	Christina and Donald McLean
Last Modified	10 Nov 2022

Father	Thomas LAIDLAW, b. 1807, Dover UK , d. 1875, Sliding Rock SA (Age 68 years)
Relationship	-3166
Mother	Janet POLLOCK, b. 1808, d. 1854 (Age 46 years)
Relationship	-3166
Family ID	F-3166	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Margaret GOLLAN, b. 14 May 1826, d. 28 Aug 1891, Strathalbyn SA (Age 65 years)

Married 10 Jun 1859 Strathalbyn SA [5]

Children

	1. Janet Elizabeth LAIDLAW, b. 16th Nov 1859, Strathalbyn SA , d. 25 Mar 1865, Strathalbyn SA (Age 5 years) []
	2. Alexander Gollan LAIDLAW, b. 13 May1861, Strathalbyn SA , d. 5 Jun 1942, Toorak SA []
	3. Margaret Ann Gollan LAIDLAW, b. 30 Mar 1863, Belvidere SA , d. 3 Aug 1941, Adelaide SA (Age 78 years) []

Last Modified 12 Apr 2022 09:34:32

Family ID F-1302 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Headstones

HS STRATH LAIDLAW AND MCRAE families

Sources

[S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. .
[S-268] My Heritage, Laidlaw family tree managed by Robert Laidlaw .
[S-277] Patricia Ryan, Email on 5th Nov 2022.
[S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. , page 390.
[S-75] BDM SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au requires log in , 9 Jan 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
THIS EVIDENCE OFFERS Janets mother as Margaret nee SUTHERLAND married FRAZER, assume married LAIDLAW,Thomas. Then gave birth to: LAIDLAW Janet Elizabeth Date of Birth:16-Nov-1859
Gender: F Father:Thomas LAIDLAW Mother: Margaret (fmly) FRAZER (nee) SUTHERLAND Birth Residence:Strathalbyn SA Source:18/8
PLUS on SAGHS "The Biographical Index of South Australians" reads:- Surname:LAIDLAW Given Names: Thomas Parents: Thos.Life Information:Birth c1833.Death 7.2.1877 Lake Alexandrina SA. Burial Strathalbyn SA. Religion:Presb: Occupn:Blacksmith Residence:Strathalbyn
Spouse(s):Mgt SUTHERLAND (10.6.1859 Strathalbyn SA) Children:With Mgt SUTHERLAND: Janet (1860-1865), Alexr. Gollan (1861-1942), Mgt. Ann Gollan McRAE (1863-1941).