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James Laird

Male 1889 - 1980  (90 years)


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  • Name James Laird 
    Nickname Jas 
    Birth 21 Dec 1889  Farm, Parish of New Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • The attached Birth Registration document was acquired from Scottish People web site. It shows James was born in 21 Dec 1889. This is the most accurate find thus should be the cornerstone document.

      There is a family anomaly which James created. He kept changing his birth date to suit situations as evidenced by the fact:
      His WWI Attestation 21 Dec 1892
      His WWII Attestation 21 Dec 1893
      His headstone reads 1890 - 1980 (Okay so not his fault!)
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Dec 1980  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cremated 8 Jun 1981  Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I509  Acheson | Laird family from Scotland to Manitoba
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2021 

    Family Rebecca Jane Moody,   b. 5 May 1895, Lackagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1926, Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Walton Laird,   b. 13 Mar 1920   d. 1 Apr 2012, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     2. James Campbell Laird,   b. 1 May 1921, Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1958, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
     3. Lewis Henry Thornton Laird,   b. 4 Dec 1924, near Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1944, Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
    Family ID F151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Dec 1889 - Farm, Parish of New Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Dec 1980 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremated - 8 Jun 1981 - Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. @BIRTH REGISTRATION@, 9 Jan 1890 (Reliability: 3).

    2. @DEATH REGISTRATION@, To Be Determined.
      According to Obituary died in the Deer Lodge Hospital Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.

    3. [BURIAL] From the website: https://winnipeg.ca/ppd/cemeteries/cemetery_brookside_alpha.stm (Reliability: 3).
      Burial Order # 76480
      Section-Lot-Grave: Ash Blk 1-1047-0
      Date of Death: 19 Dec 1980 1
      Date of Burial: 08 Jun 1981


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