Collateral Lairds

Associated with Ralston/Cunningham of Paisley, Scotland

Thanks to Graeme Laird in Bangkok and Jim Laird in Glasgow for the following information linking the Laird family with my Ralstons. This page and connecting pages providing greater detail will follow as compiled.

Updated 1/20/2001

1. James LAIRD of Houston & Killellan, Renfrewshire
sp: Ann BARR (b.1738;m.1761)

• 2. Alexander LAIRD of Paisley (b.1762)
  sp: Elisabeth TURNER (m.1786)
  2. Hugh LAIRD (b.1764)
  2. Manie LAIRD (b.1766) Nanie in marriage record.
  sp: Andrew CAMPBELL (m.1788)
  2. James LAIRD of Paisley (b.1768)
  sp: Marion ANDERSON (m.1789)
  • 3. John LAIRD of Paisley (b.1790)
    sp: Margaret RALSTON (m.1813)
    • 4. Margaret LAIRD (b.1814)
      4. Elizabeth LAIRD (b.1815)
      4. John LAIRD of Glasgow (b.1820)
      sp: Mary Ann RAE (m.1844)
      • 5. John LAIRD (b.1845)
        5. Peter Henderson LAIRD (b.1847)
        5. Alexander LAIRD (b.1850)
        5. Agnes LAIRD (b.1852)
        5. Margaret Ralston LAIRD (b.1854)
        5. Robert LAIRD (b.1855)
        5. Mary Ann LAIRD (b.1858)
        5. David Miller LAIRD (b.1863) > Issue: >
        Jim Laird of Glasgow, Informant, Thanks!
    • 4. James LAIRD (b.1822)
      4. Alexander LAIRD (b.1824)
  • 3. Mary LAIRD (b.1792)
    3. Janet LAIRD (b.1793)
    3. Elizabeth LAIRD (b.1795)
    3. Jean LAIRD (b. 1799)

  ERROR ALERT!! If you have downloaded or copied this page previously, my speculation about Elizabeth Laird and Robert Craig has been disproved. The Robert Craig who met the Ralstons in Madison, Indiana was married to a Witherspoon. [Witherspoon page pending.] Rev. 1/2001

• 2. John LAIRD of Paisley>Glasgow (b.1771)
  sp: Margaret RALSTON (m.1796)
  • 3. John LAIRD (b.1798)
    3. William LAIRD (b.1799) Family moves to Glasgow.
    3. James LAIRD (b.1801)
    3. James LAIRD (b.1805)
    3. Alexander LAIRD (b.1808)
    This Alexander Laird was employed in the Government Printing office in Kingston, Jamaica per a letter from William Ralston to his sister, Ann Ralston/Cunningham in 1842.
    3. Thomas LAIRD (b.1811) Family moves to Gorbals, Lanarkshire.
    3. David LAIRD (b.1813)
• 2. Thomas LAIRD (b.1773)
  2. Robert LAIRD of Houston & Killellan, Renfrewshire (b.1776)
  sp: Janet BARBOUR (m.1801)
  • 3. Alexander LAIRD (b.1804)
    3. John LAIRD (b.1804;d.1810) Alex & John were twins.
    3. John LAIRD (b.1810)
    sp: UNKNOWN (m.1838)
    • 4. Robert LAIRD (b.1840)
  • 3. Margaret LAIRD (b.1802)
    3. Robert LAIRD of Glasgow, shawl manufacturer (b.1808)
    sp: Margaret FOWLER (m.1838)
    • 4. Joseph LAIRD (b.1840)
  • 3. Janet LAIRD (b.1812)
• 2. Ann LAIRD (b.1778)
  sp: James DAILY (m.1797 in Houston & Killellan)
  2. Matthew LAIRD (b.1780)
  sp: Anne PARK (m.1802 in Paisley)

1. John LAIRD of High Dykes farm, 2 m. south of Johnstone> Paisley> Kilbarchan
sp: Mary Barr Cf James/Ann Barr above John is James brother; it is likely that Mary is Ann's sister or cousin)

• John LAIRD (b. 1769)
• Mary LAIRD (b. 1771)
• William LAIRD (b. 1775)
  

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