Robert Laird

10 April 1790–
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life of Robert

When Robert Laird was born on 10 April 1790, in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, David Laird, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Hynd, was 24. He married Catherine Mitchell on 21 July 1811, in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841.

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Family Time Line

Robert Laird
1790–
Catherine Mitchell
1791–1832
Marriage: 21 July 1811
David Laird
1811–
Janet Laird
1814–1887
Robert Laird
1819–1871

Spouse and Children

    Robert Laird

    Male1790–Male

    Catherine Mitchell

    Female1791–1832Female

MARRIAGE
21 July 1811
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
children

(3)

    David Laird

    Male1811–Male

    Janet Laird

    Female1814–1887Female

    Robert Laird

    Male1819–1871Male

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

Age 12

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815

Age 25

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1822 · Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.

Age 32

The Visit of King George IV was organized by Sir Walter Scott two years after the Radical War ended. For the celebration of the visit, the creation of the Tartan Kilts came about and were worn by all men attending the celebration. These types of kilts have become part of Scotland's national identity.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: status name for a landlord, from northern Middle English laverd ‘lord’.

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Robert Laird, "Scotland Census, 1841"
  • Robert Laird in entry for Robert Laird, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Robert Laird in entry for David Laird, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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