NameAgnes LAIDLAW
Birth3 Aug 1789, Yarrow, Selkirk, Sct.
Death27 Jan 1863, Blair Cochrane, Newlands, Peebles, Sct.
FatherJohn LAIDLAW (1744-)
MotherAgnes RITCHIE (~1750-)
Spouses
Birth15 Mar 1794, Stobo, Peebles, Sct
Death21 Apr 1863, Blair Cochrane, Newlands, Peebles, Sct.
OccupationLabourer At Marriage
FatherWilliam SCOTT (~1760-)
MotherMary BRACKENRIDGE (1759-)
Marriage9 May 1817, Penicuik, MLN, Scot
ChildrenAgnes (1818-1869)
 William (1820-1893)
 Helen (1821-)
 Mary (1822-)
 Janet (1824-)
 John (1826-)
 Thomas (1833-)
Notes for James (Spouse 1)
1861 census Blaircochrane Newlands
James Scott/H/Mar/67/Farmer200 acres 8 labs and 3 boys/Stobo Peebles
Agnes/Wf/70/Yarrow Roxburghshire
Helen Scott/Dau/30/Farmer’s D/Penicuik Midlothian
James/Grandson/10/Scholar/Newlands
Thomas ferguson Scott/1/Grandson/Newlands
Mary French/Serv/16/Domestic Serv/Liberton Midlothian
Mary Deuly?/Serv/17/ditto/Douglas Lanarkshire
William Shiel/17/Farm Serv/Liberton
James Harper/Serv/13/Farm Serv/Leith Midlothian
John Higgarns/Serv/12/ditto/Lanarkshire (can’t read)

Parish register says: 1863 James Scott, farmer, widower of Agnes Laidlaw, age 69y died 21/4/1863 at Blair Cochrane, Newlands parish, parents William Scott, farmer and Mary Brackenridge reg by son John Scott, Ampherland, Carnwath.
Marriage: Penicuik OPR 25/4/1817 James Scott labourer in this parish and Agnes Laidlaw in parish of Eddleston were proclaimed and married 9/5/1817
James was a "Farmer of 130 acres"
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