Francis Henry William Thomas Winifred Brownrigg Peter Welsh Thomson Margaret Jean Caldow /Hodsdon Frederick Edward Senior James Roger Francis Wyman Clark Richard Robertson Patricia Mae Mulligan Joachim Dido

Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Archibald Saunders LAIRD

Born 25 January 1891 in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland [525]
Son of carter and later farmer Alexander LAIRD and Margaret Martin LAIRD [20] [525]
Grew up on Waterside Farm in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland [20]
He was one of at least seven children with older siblings Margaret, John, Robert, Alexander, Thomas and Isabella [20]
Married Elizabeth Hardie ANDERSON in 1925 in Victoria, Australia [54]
Farmhand in Sheep Hills, Victoria, Australia in 1928 [50]
Farmhand for Samuel B. RUDDUCK on Koobabbie Farm in Coorow, Western Australia in 1931 [50]
Died 21 March 1975; buried in Saint Martins, Perthshire, Scotland [425]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Archibald Saunders Laird' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/archibald-saunders-laird [reference list]




Use the below form or email history@carnamah.com.au

Name:
 
Email:
 
Comment, memory or story about this person
Suggested correction or additional information
Question or general feedback
 
 
Please enter this code into the box to confirm your request.