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![Show Contents]() Laidler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancestors of the surname Laidler were thought to have been a Boernician family in ancient Scotland. They lived in Selkirk (now part of the region of Borders). "This place, which is of considerable antiquity, derives its name, in the Celtic tongue signifying 'the Church in the forest,' from the ancient state of the surrounding district, which was thickly covered with wood and appropriated as a royal chase." 1 They moved there from Laidlawstiel in Galashiels; however, it seems likely that Laidlawstiel was named after the family, not vice versa. Early Origins of the Laidler familyThe surname Laidler was first found in Selkirk, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. "There is a tradition that the Laidlaws had their origin in England, and the name has been traced over the Border down to the south of England under the variants Laidlaw, Laidley, Laidler, Ladly, and Ludlow. William of Lodelawe was charged in 1296 with concealing a horse from the English." 2 Early History of the Laidler familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laidler research. Another 192 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1590, 1603, 1644, 1650, 1674, 1682, 1780, 1801, 1817 and 1845 are included under the topic Early Laidler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laidler Spelling VariationsBefore the first dictionaries and printing presses went into use in the last few hundred years, spelling, particularly of names, was a largely intuitive matter. Consequently, many spelling variations occur in even the simplest names from the Middle Ages. Laidler has been spelled Laidlaw, Laidlay, Laidler, Laidley, Ladlyle and others. Early Notables of the Laidler familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was William Laidlaw (1780-1845), friend of Sir Walter Scott, was born 19 Nov. 1780, at Blackhouse, Selkirkshire, where his father was a sheep-farmer. In 1801...
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 Laidler migration to the United States | + |
The east coasts of the United States and Canada are still populated by many of the descendents of the Boernician-Scottish families who made that great crossing. They distributed themselves evenly when they first arrived, but at the time of the War of Independence those who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. This century, many of their ancestors have recovered their past heritage through highland games and other Scottish functions in North America. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that many immigrants bearing the name Laidler or a variant listed above:
Laidler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Thomas Laidler, who arrived in America in 1768
Laidler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Laidler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1835 3
| Laidler migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Laidler Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Robert Laidler U.E. who settled in Kemble Manor, Kings County, New Brunswick c. 1784 4
| Laidler migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Laidler Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Ellen Laidler, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Blundell" in 1851 5
- Mr. William Laidler, English convict who was convicted in London, England for life, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 11th March 1863, arriving in Western Australia, Australia 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Laidler (post 1700) | + |
- Harry W. Laidler (1884-1970), American Socialist writer and politician
- Harry Wellington Laidler (1884-1970), American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1918, 1920, 1932; Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1923 7
- Agnes Laidler (1887-1970), American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly, 1930 7
- Keith J. Laidler (1916-2003), English pioneer in chemical kinetics
- Jeremy Laidler (b. 1989), Australian rules football player
- Graham Laidler (1908-1940), English cartoonist, best known for his work on Punch magazine in the 1930s
- David Laidler (b. 1938), English economist and scholar of monetarism
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BLUNDELL 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Blundell.htm
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clyde
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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