Web Cards April 2016 - Person Sheet
NameWilliam LAIDLAW 
Birth28 Nov 1779, Blackhouse,SCT
Death1845
Burial1845, Contin Churchyard Near Dingwell
OccupationLand Steward At Abbotsford
EducationPeebles Grammar School
FatherJames LAIDLAW (1753-)
MotherKatherine BALLANTYNE (1752-)
Spouses
Marriage8 Apr 1810, Yarrow
Notes for Janet (Spouse 1)
Appears on 1851Census at Contin as an annuitant. Living with brother-in-law George and her children. 1861Census she is head of family and farming 200acres emplotyng 7 labourers and 4 servants. Shown as Blind.