Elizabeth Laird

12 March 1855–11 December 1932 (Age 77)
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Laird was born on 12 March 1855, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Laird, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Rennie, was 28. She married Richard Winmill on 3 April 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Madison, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1930. She died on 11 December 1932, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Winmill
1840–1926
Elizabeth Laird
1855–1932
Marriage: 3 April 1871
Mary Jane Winmill
1871–1871
Elizabeth Ann Winmill
1872–1896
Richard William Winmill
1874–1956
James Laird Winmill
1875–1930
Esther Smylinda Winmill
1878–1908
Edward Alexander Winmill
1879–1951
John Winmill
1881–1912
Almina Sophia Winmill
1881–1950
Joseph Smith Winmill
1883–1967
Harriet Emily Winmill
1885–1887
Valeria Sarah Winmill
1888–1967
Wilford Franklin Winmill
1891–1905
Tacy Luella Winmill
1893–1958
Lillie May Winmill
1895–1979
Viola Maud Winmill
1900–1983

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 April 1871Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (15)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
    Age 4
    The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
    1863
    Age 8
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
    Age 21
    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    Name Meaning

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

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

    Possible Related Names

    Lard
    Leard

    Story Highlight

    The Lives of James Laird, Mary Rennie, Michael Rennie and Elizabeth Croelman

    The Lives of James Laird, Mary Rennie, Michael Rennie and Elizabeth Croelman As told by Sarah Valeria Winmill FORWARD Hugh Rennie, my grand father, the son of Michael Rennie and Sarah Dobbs was bo …

    Sources (86)

    • Elizabeth Winmill in household of Richard Winmill, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Elizabeth Lord in entry for Howard Pincock and Lillie Winmill, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • Elizabeth Laird in entry for Elizabeth A Windmill, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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