Laura Edith Irene Wardlaw

Female25 February 1891–7 July 1981

Brief Life History of Laura Edith Irene

When Laura Edith Irene Wardlaw was born on 25 February 1891, in Thornhill, York, Ontario, Canada, her father, Peter George Wardlaw, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Parsons, was 39. She married William James THOMSON on 20 March 1916, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She lived in York, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 7 July 1981, at the age of 90, and was buried in Kleinburg, York, Canada West, British Colonial America.

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William James THOMSON
1888–1973
Laura Edith Irene Wardlaw
1891–1981
Marriage: 20 March 1916

Sources (7)

  • Laura Wardlaw in household of Robert I Wardlaw, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Laura Ebith Irene Warblaw, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Laura Edith Irene Wardlaw, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 March 1916Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (5)

    1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

    Age 15

    Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

    1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

    Age 43

    Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

    1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

    Age 52

    George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: probably a habitational name from Wardlaw, in Kirkhill, Inverness, which is recorded as Wardelaue in 1202, or perhaps Wardlaw in Ayrs. However, the possibility that the Scottish family is related to the Wardlow family of Wardlow (Derbys) cannot be ruled out. The placenames derive from Old English weard ‘watch’ + hlāw ‘mound, hill’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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