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Etymology of LaidlyWhat does the name Laidly mean? In the annals of Scottish history, few names go farther back than Laidly, whose ancestors go back to the people of the Boernician tribe. The first family to use the name Laidly 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 Laidly familyThe surname Laidly 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 Laidly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laidly 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 Laidly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laidly Spelling VariationsOver the years, Laidly has been written It appears under these variations because medieval scribes spelled names according to sound rather than by any over-arching set of rules. Laidlaw, Laidlay, Laidler, Laidley, Ladlyle and others. Early Notables of the Laidly familyWilliam 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 Hogg and Laidlaw helped Scott with materials for the ‘Border...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Laidly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Laidly familyWhen these Boernician-Scottish settlers arrived in North America they brought little with them and often had restart their lives from scratch. Through time, much of their heritage was lost, and it is only this century through Clan societies and highland games that many have recovered their national heritage. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Laidly family to immigrate North America: David Laidlaw, an "emigrant in bondage," who arrived in America in 1750; Douglas Laidlaw, who arrived in Canda in 1790; James Laidlay, a Scotch-Irish immigrant to New England in 1718.
- 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)
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