Laird Tree
Introduction
If this is the first time you are using these trees, you are advised to read the general introduction which appears here.
There are nine ministers mentioned in this tree, all of whom were Free Church ministers. Here are the references for them:
Boyd, David, 1864, North, Greenock, B.1.1.
Boyd, Dugald Cameron, Bombay, B.1.2.
Laird, Alexander Oswald, 1833, Ardoch, A.1.1.1.
Laird, David Michael William, 1884, Durris, A.1.1.2.1.
Laird, Henry Moncreiff, 1843, Leslie, A.1.1.3.
Laird, Hugh, 1801, Norrieston, A.1.1.
Laird, John, 1836, Inverkeilor, A.1.1.2.
Swinton, James, 1850, Portmoak: see under A.1.1.4. Christina Drummond Riddell Laird.
Tree
A.1. James Laird, farmer, Houston, Renfrewshire
A.1.1. Hugh Laird (1764-1894) was the son of James Laird, Houston. He was a Free Church minister.
A.1.1.1. Alexander Oswald Laird (1808-1891) was the son of Hugh Laird, minister. He was a Free Church minister.
A.1.1.1.1. Eliza Ann Laird (1840-1922) the daughter of Alexander Oswald Laird. She married B.1.1. David Boyd, a Free Church minister.
A.1.1.2. John Laird (1811-1896) was the son of Hugh Laird, minister. He was a Free Church minister.
A.1.1.2.1. David Michael William Laird (b.1856) was the son of John Laird, minister. He was a Free Church minister.
A.1.1.3. Henry Moncreiff Laird (1816-1852) was the son of Hugh Laird, minister. He was a Free Church minister.
A.1.1.4. Christina Drummond Riddell Laird (1822-1905) was the daughter of Hugh Laird, minister. She married James Swinton, a Free Church minister.
B.1. William Boyd, treacher, married Agnes Cameron
B.1.1. David Boyd (1829-1900) was the son of William Boyd, teacher. He was a Free Church minister. He married A.1.1.1.1. Eliza Ann Laird.
B.1.2. Dugald Cameron Boyd (1832-1898) was the son of William Boyd, teacher. He was a Free Church minister.
B.1.2.3. Arnold Boyd (1870-1958) was the son of Dugald Cameron Boyd. He was a Free Church minister.