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Origins Available: English, Scottish

Where did the English Laidlaw family come from? What is the English Laidlaw family crest and coat of arms? When did the Laidlaw family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Laidlaw family history?

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The name Laidlaw, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Laidlaw, Laidlay, Laidler, Laidley, Ladlyle and others.

First found in Selkirk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laidlaw research. Another 188 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1590, and 1603 are included under the topic Early Laidlaw History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Laidlaw Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Laidlaw family, or who bore a variation of the surname Laidlaw were

Laidlaw Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • David Laidlaw, an "emigrant in bondage," who arrived in America in 1750

Laidlaw Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Thomas Laidlaw, who landed in America in 1820
  • John Laidlaw, who arrived in New York in 1820
  • Alexander Laidlaw settled in Philadelphia in 1849

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  • Ethan Laidlaw (1899-1963), American film actor
  • Robert Scott Laidlaw (b. 1953), former American NFL running back who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants
  • Alice Anne Laidlaw (b. 1931), Canadian Author whose maiden name was Alice Munro
  • Christopher Robert Laidlaw (b. 1943), New Zealand politician


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  1. Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
  2. Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
  3. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
  4. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  5. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  6. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
  7. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  8. Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
  9. Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
  10. Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
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The Laidlaw Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Laidlaw Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 14 November 2011 at 13:23.

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